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the other end into holes made in the 

 support-sticks. These wires should be 

 five or six inches long, and several holes 

 are made in the upper part of tlie sticks; 



full width and extent, the longest un- 

 dermost, and the next longest upon 

 these, and so of the rest quite to the 

 middle, observing that the collar must 



the first at the height of the bottom of: nowhere appear wider than the flower 

 the flower pod, the other above that, an | when it begins to burst, 

 inch or two distant ; and place the wires Continue the care of watering the 

 in the holes lower or higher, that the | pots, which in dry hot weather will be 

 eye or ring may be just even with the necessary every day, being essential to 

 case of the calyx, to support the flower I promote the size of the flowers, and 

 in an upright position ; and by drawing ! increase the strength of the shoots of 

 the wire less or more out, the flower is the plants at bottom for layers. 



And as in June and July these layers 

 will have arrived at proper growth for 

 layering, they should also be layered to 

 continue )'0ur increase of the approved 

 varieties, and so continue layering the 

 shoots of each year's growth at the 

 above season, managing them always 

 as before directed. 



As to the border carnations, i. e., 

 such as you intend shall flower in bor- 

 ders or beds, in the open ground, any 

 of the varieties may be employed ; and 

 their propagation both by seed and 

 layers is the same as already directed. 

 The season for transplanting them into 

 the places of their final destination for 

 flowering, is October or beginning of 

 November, for the autumn planting ; 

 and for that of the spring, any time in 

 March or first fortnight in April ; re- 

 moving them with little balls about their 

 roots, planting them about two feet from 

 the edge of the border; and as to cul- 

 ture, it is principally tying up the flower- 

 stalks as they advance in stature, and 

 to make layers of all the approved 

 sorts annually, in June or July. — Aber- 

 crombie. 



Carnation Pots. — The pots commonly 

 made and used for the purpose of 

 blooming carnations in, are called wide- 

 mouthed twelves. Two plants are put 

 in each pot, and they are made wide at 

 the top for the convenience of layering 

 the plants in. 



Disease. — The " black spot*' on the 

 leaves of carnations, is an infection 

 propagating itself in the same manner 

 as rust in corn, or mildew of plants, 

 each spot being composed of innumera- 

 ble small fungi. 



CAIIOR TRF:E. Ceratonia. 

 CAROLINF:a. Four species. Stove 

 evergreen trees. Cuttings. Rich loamy 



preserved at any distance from the sup 

 port as shall seem necessary to give it 

 proper room to expand ; and if two or 

 three of the like wires are placed also 

 in the lower parts of the support-sticks, 

 placing the stem of the flowers also in 

 the eye of the wires, all the tyings of 

 bass, &c., may be cut away. 



To have as large flowers as possible, 

 clear off all side shoots from the flower- 

 stem, suffering only the main or top 

 buds to remain to flower. 



When the flowers begin to open, at- 

 tendance should be given to assist the 

 fine varieties to promote their regular 

 expansion, particularly the large burster 

 kinds, they being apt to burst open on 

 one side ; and, unless assisted by a little 

 art, the petals will break out of com- 

 pass, and the flower become very ir- 

 regular; therefore, attending everyday 

 at that period, observe, as soon as the 

 calyx begins to break, to cut it a little 

 open at two other places in the indent- 

 ings at top, with narrow-pointed scis- 

 sors, that the openings be at equal dis- 

 tances, and hereby the more regular 

 expansion of the petals will be pro- 

 moted ; observing if one side of any 

 flower comes out faster than another, 

 to turn the pot about, that the other side 

 of the flower be next the sun, which will 

 also greatly assist the more regular ex- 

 pansion of the flower. 



Likewise, when intended to blow any 

 particularly fine flowers as large and 

 spreading as possible, florists place 

 spreading paper collars round the bot- 

 tom of the flower, on which to spread 

 the petals to their utmost expansion ; 

 these collars are made of stiff white 

 paper, cut circular, about three or four 

 inches diameter, having a hole in the 

 middle to receive the bottom of the 

 petals, withinside of the calyx, the 

 leaves of which are made to spread flat CARPINUS. 

 for its support ; and then spread or draw manv varieties. 

 out the petals upon the collar to their, Seeds or layers, 



Three species, and as 

 Hardy deciduous trees. 

 Common soil. 



