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kept ill pots, especially for the greenhouse. Some cultivators plaiit 

 out their whole stock iii beds, because they do better so treated, 

 and lift thein and i^lace them in pots towards the end of Sep- 

 tember. 



Forcing. — When properly prepared. Pinks submit readily to 

 forcing; the cuttings should be struck early from plants which 

 have been forced. They shoidd be planted out when large enough, 

 and be lifted in September ; they will not, of course, bear a strong 

 heat, but in a light position in the greenhouse they will flower 

 early enough to be exceedingly useful ; or, if necessary, after they 

 have been in the gTcenhouse a few weeks, with the advancing 

 light of the new year they will stand an increase of temperature. 

 In the annexed list are good standard varieties, which may be pur- 

 chased at a reasonable price. 



Varieties of Carxations — Scarlet Bizarres. — Achilles, 

 Dreadnought, Duke of Grafton, Garibaldi, George, Lord Derby, 

 and Prince of Wales. 



Crimson Bizarrets. — Alderman, Chairman, Eccentric Jack, Isaac 

 AVilkinson, Sybil, Laura Hiuchinbrooke, W. Henfield, Esq. 



P^u'pk Flakes. — Ada, Miss Miles, Mayor of Nottingham, Lord 

 Sandwich, Squire Trew. 



Rose Flakes. — James Merry weather. Lady Florence, Lady Jane 

 Repton, Lady Mandeville, Miss West, Mr. Woodrutt'e, Mrs. 

 Hurst, Pallida, Rosabel, Rose of Stapleford. 



Scarlet Flakes. — Adrian, Douglass, Guy Mannering, James 

 Cheetham, Splendour, Superb. 



Varieties of Picotees — lied Edged. — Ada Mary, J. B. 

 Bryant, Delicata, Forester, Duchess of Bedford, Lizzie, Minnie, 

 Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Ormsby, Wm. Summers. 



Purple Edged. — Edmund Papworth, Lady Elcho, Mary, Lady 

 Sandwich, Mrs. Little, Mrs. Summers, Robin Hood. 



Rose and Scarlet Edged. — Beauty of Plumstead, DoUy Varden, 

 Edith Dombrain, Mrs. Fordham, Rev. H. Mathews. 



Yellow Ground. — Prince of Orange. 



Varieties of Pinks. — Attraction, Ai-abella, Beauty of Bath, 

 Bertram, Brilliant, Charles Tui'ner, Criterion, Device, Donald 

 M'Bean, Endora, Emily, Excelsior, Fanny, John Bidl, Lady Clif- 

 ford, Marian, Modesty, Mrs. Hobbes, Minnie, Oliver Cromwell, 

 Prince Imperial, Xiuon, Wm. Paul, Victory. 



Border Carnations, Picotees, and Pinks. — These are a 

 very useful class for producing cut flowers. Of late years the de- 

 mand has led to more attention being given to them, with a con- 

 sequent increase in theii' numbers. I ajipend a short selection : — 

 Acme, Ariadne, Bijou, Corsair, Buttercuj), Duchess, Fancy Queen, 



