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cannot be overlooked, is its extreme hardiness by 
comparison even with the Carnation. Few cultiva- 
tors have ever taken the trouble to grow it in pots. 
Even the finest florists’ and border varieties are 
rooted and planted out in the open even in the far 
north of Scotland. Whether in beds or borders in 
the squire’s garden or in that of the farmer or 
BORDER PINK PADDINGTON. 
cottager, the plants are summered and wintered in 
the garden. Where slips, cuttings, or division is the 
method of propagation, tne plants are committed to 
the ground in the spring or autumn, as the case may 
be. 
Properties of a Pink. 
THE FLORISTS’ OR LACED PINK should have a 
