122 THE CARXATION MANUAL. 



for varieties of the Souvenir de la Malmaison type. 

 These, it is true, are largely grown in pots ; but 

 hardly any other variety. 



The very scarce Lady Middleton originated in 

 Scotland about sixteen or seventeen years ago, as 

 a sport from the old " blush " form. I have seen 

 it stated that it is a sport from the deep pink 

 variety, but this is a mistake, the late John 

 Cowe, a most enthusiastic o^ardener, havino^ secured 

 the sport when gardener at Luffness House, East 

 Lothian. 



The deep pink form, known under a variety of 

 names, is also said to be of Scotch extraction, 

 having been procured as a sport a few years later 

 in a garden near Musselburgh ; but I imagine that 

 it has sported at other places. When well grown 

 the true pink and the old blush " Malmaison " are 

 very fine. 



In this garden many more Carnations are 

 cultivated under glass than out of doors, and it 

 will probably be of more interest to detail the 

 particular methods of culture used here than to 

 Avrite more at large. 



Carnations were with us for very many years 

 a difficulty. The cause of failure was attributed 

 to wire-worms : I do not know on what basis the 

 assertion was made, but certainly I failed myself 

 to find any of them. Various methods were tried, 

 but with little success, until several years ago I 



