INDEX. 195 



Helminthospor-ium Echinulatum, 175. 

 History, Early, of Carnations, 128, 138. 

 Hybrid, First Carnation recorded, 134. 



Layering. Time and Method of, 15, 43, 44, 53, 54, 61, 62, 86, 93, 



106, 115. 



, Pot Plants, 16, 86, 93. 



, Best Method of Propagating Border Carnations, 24, 42. 



Layers, Importance of Early AutunMi Planting, 25, 45, 46, 117, 



121, 123. 



, Peserve of, to replace Losses, 26, 49, 50, 55, 144. 



, To he kept well Watered, 54, 62, 106. 



, Preparation of Border for, 21, 23, 41, 42, 59. 



, Treatment if badly Pooted, 59, 60. 



, Wintering in Cold Frames, 60, 116. 



, Spring Planting of, 60. 



, Pot Culture of, 64, 79, 80, 116. 



, Procedure when Stock too Fine and Small to Layer, 108. 



Maggot, The Carnation, 171, 182. 



Malmaison Carnation, The, 149. 



Manui-e, Opinions on the Subject of, 23, HI, 123, 125. 



, Liquid, 52, 85, 147. 



, Chemical, 113. 



, Soot used as, 90, 113, 152. 



, Bones used as, 152. 



Mortar Rubbish, 90. 



Mulching advisable on some Soils, 28, 51, 60 



Organs of Fertilisation in Carnations, 4. 

 Origin of Garden Forms of Carnations, 134. 

 Oyster Shells used broken in Potting Compost, 82. 



Painted Ladies, 128, 133, 134. 

 Petals, Desirable Form of, 3. 

 Pistils, Description of, 4. 

 Plants, Sickly or Weak, 50. 

 Planting, Importance of firm, 25, 45. 



, Danger of moving Plants in the Spring, 29. 



, Early Autumn recommended, 25, 45, 46, 117, 121, 123. 



in Masses or Groups, 34, 37, 38, 132. 



out, Detailed Instruction, 113. 



Pollen of Carnations, 5. 

 Pot-Bound Plants, 158. 

 Pot Culture, Soil for. See under Soil-Composts for Pot Culture. 



, Winter Treatment, 108. 



Pots, sizes to be used, 65, 80, 83, 89, 90. 



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