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Carminea, double, carmine, fine 



Crassinervis Semi, double, ligbt red 



Eliza, double, fine white, very good. 



White Marratah, Knight's double white. 



Lindleyii, double, light rose, good. 



Masterii, double, red. 



Pictorum rosea, double fine rose, good. 



Rubro pleno major, double, red, large and good. 



Speciosa rosea, double, fine rose, good. 



Helvola, double, red. 



Credoca, double, fine red, white spot or stripe, fine. 



Thompsonii, double dark red, good. 



Eleala Cunninc/hamis, double, red, very good. 



Grandijiora alba, double, large white, good. 



Amanda, double, fine red, large flower. 



Rosea Denholuis. double, light rose. 



(To be continued.) 



ARTICLE IV. 

 ON WINTERING THE CARNATION. 



BY AN OLD FLORIST. 



As the health and vigour of the Carnation depend greatly upon 

 the method in which it is treated during the winter months, if the 

 following method which I pursue is worthy of a place in your 

 Cabinet, it is at your service. For several years I tried different 

 methods of treatment, and I will here mention one or two of my 

 first attempts to shew how much may be gained by persevering to 

 attain any object you may have in view. After I had potted my 

 layers and they had taken root, I prepared a bed which I consid- 

 ered suitable for my purpose, the sides and ends of which I board- 

 ed from eight to ten inches high; at the bottom of this bed I put 

 cinder or rough ashes, filled even with sifted ashes ; into this 

 bed I plunged my pots, and made an arch of hoops over them 

 covered with mats to protect them from th« inclemency of the 

 weather, during the frosts of winter. The mats were joined to- 

 gether with a pole, sown to the ends of the mats on each side to 

 enable me to roll up the covering which rested on the top of the 

 arch, when the weather was fine, but during severe weather they 



