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CARNATION CULTURE FOR EXHIBITION 

 IN A SMALL GARDEN. 



By J. J. Keen. 



To the florist, the subject of the particular flower 

 he loves to cultivate is at all times an engrossing 

 and enticing theme ; so much so that, whenever I 

 meet my brother florists of this town, the con- 

 versation is rarely of anything else but our mutual 

 hobby — " the Carnation." 



It is upon this subject I have been desired by 

 the Committee of the National Carnation and 

 Picotee Society to write my experience, as " a 

 smaU grower," for publication in the " Manual." 



I would like it to be understood by the reader 

 that I am " a small grower " from two causes — 

 first, the want of spare time from my business, 

 Avhich necessitates my absence from home early 

 and late ; and secondly, the want of space in my 

 garden wherewith to grow more than a certain 

 number of plants. I am not " a small grower " 

 from inclination, for, had I time and space at my 

 disposal, I should grow largely. 



I am a grower of the Carnation simply and 

 solely for exhibition ; exhibiting is, in my opinion. 



