Laced and Border Pinks. IQI 
the practice of putting the nursery label to a plant 
and allowing the name to get obliterated is far too 
common. 
Weeds will grow apace in spring, but they must 
be kept down by frequent hoeing. In gardens where 
the soil is dry and sandy a mulch of some sort will 
prove serviceable, if put on about the beginning of 
June, if the weather is any way hot and dry. When 
the season happens to be cold and wet no advantage 
will be derived from mulching. Well-decayed farm- 
yard or stable manure, or even cocoanut fibre will 
answer, if required. The latter is the least offensive 
to the eye, but it affords no sustenance, and merely 
retains the moisture, keeping the ground cool. 
Staking is seldom given or required. The flower 
stems may be disbudded as early as possible if large 
flowers are required. The largest blooms often re- 
quire the calyx to be tied or banded, as in the case 
of Carnations, but this is seldom attempted on any 
large scale. It can only be practicable in the case 
of a few choice flowers for a given purpose, such 
as for exhibition. Her Majesty and Mrs. Sinkins 
are very liable to this defect when grown strong. 
Enemies of the Pink. 
The Pink is liable to be attacked by most of the 
enemies which prove troublesome to Carnations. 
The principal of these are wireworms, leather 
jackets, slugs, aphides, thrips, hares, and rabbits, all 
of which will be found described in the chapter on 
“Insect and Other Pests.” eather jackets, wire- 
worms and slugs are very difficult to deal with, and 
trapping and searching for them are_ laborious. 
Vaporite has been found effective in driving them 
away. 
SELECT LIST OF PINKS. 
Border Pinks. 
Albino.—Flowers large, very double, well-formed, 
smooth in petal and pure white. 
Anne Boleyn.—Rosy purple with darker centre; a 
very useful old favourite. 
Clove Pink.—An early flowering, very fragrant rose 
self. 
Fimbriata alba plena—-Pure white, finely fringed. 
Her Majesty (Hooper).—F lowers large, very double 
and pure white ; one of the most popular whites. 
