266 ON THE CULTURE OF CARNATIONS. 



The first introduced species, F. Hopeana, is now found in many 

 collections of greenhouse plants, and for its heauty and fragrance 

 deserves to be in all, and being to be had at 1.?. or \s. 6d. per plant, 

 we strongly recommend it to our readers. The present species far 

 exceeds the former in beauty : its brilliant violet-purple blossoms, 

 produced in such profusion, give it a most imposing appearance, and 

 render it one of the most beautiful flowering plants. It flourishes 

 well and blooms freely in the greenhouse during summer, and if 

 placed in the plant stove in autumn will bloom through the autumn 

 and winter. We received a specimen of it from Dublin, where it 

 has bloomed in the Botanic garden under the care of Mr. Moore. 



Both kinds grow freely, well drained, in a compost of heat and 

 loam, and are readily propagated by cuttings inserted in sand, 

 placed in moist heat, under a glass. 



ARTICLE II. 



FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON THE CULTURE OF THE CAR- 

 NATIONS. 



ByE. H., Stirlingshire. 



I was gratified by finding my observations on the Carnation were 

 deemed so useful as to be inserted in the June Number of the Flo- 

 rtcultural Cabinet ; and should you consider the continuance of 

 those observations worthy of a place in any of your future Numbers, 

 I should feel much pleased thus to contribute to the interest of the 

 readers. I have, in the June Number of the Cabinet, page 128, 

 noticed the soil which is considered by florists best for growing the 

 Carnation in, and also the manner of propagating it by seed sowing 

 and by layers ; and I have mentioned that, after the layers are taken 

 off and potted, they are to be placed on tiles or slates, and they 

 are to be placed in winter-quarters in October. Now before giving 

 directions for the wintering and winter-quarters of this plant, let me 

 first say a few words about piping or cutting. The usual mode is to 

 wait until the flowers are in bloom, that it may be seen whether the 

 flowers are in their right colours or not. But this greatly lessens 

 your chance of success, as the shoots get too hard and woody, and do 

 not strike so readily. Hogg says, " the operation of piping ought to 



