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these flowers can give in the open garden. Hither- 

 to the effect of the Carnation in masses has been 

 mostly judged of from the Clove Carnation. Fine 

 and precious as this is, it is, I think, not so good as 

 many varieties now obtainable, which are better, 

 stronger, flower longer, and are finer in form. The 

 following are the best kinds tried by me without 

 protection of glass at any time : " Murillo," " Carolus 

 Duran," " Comte de Melbourne," " Francois La 

 Charme," " Veronica," " Madame Roland," " M. 

 Andreoly," " M. Bergendi," " Paix d' Amiens," 

 "Marquis de Dampierre," "Mdlle. Rouselle," "Jenny 

 Lind," and " Mrs. Wood." 



These represent the Carnation of our own day 

 in its finest form, as far as I know — perfectly hardy, 

 if layered in the summer and early autumn, and 

 planted early. Rooting well before winter in easy 

 and bold groups, they afford pretty effects of colour 

 from foliage alone, and even in winter time adorn 

 the garden. 



A good garden Carnation should be a vigorous 

 grower, a free bloomer, with strong flower spikes 

 and stalks, that carry their flowers erect. Above 

 all things it should not burst its calyx. There are 

 many Carnations that will have to be discarded 

 because of this defect. The extent of the evil is 

 not so apparent to those who grow a few plants 

 only, and these, perhaps, in pots. They put bands 

 upon the calyx or tie it round to keep the flower 



