CARNATIONS FOR SUMMER FLOWERING AND POT CULTURE. 



should be done. After a few weeks 

 of dry weather the growth hardens 

 somewhat and is semi-dormant. It 

 carnations are potted at such a time 

 they will be found to wilt but very little 

 and this is a decided gain. Do not 

 make the mistake of keeping pot car- 

 nations in too high a temperature ; 50 

 degrees to 55 degrees at night will be 

 found best ; in day time 60 to 70 de- 

 grees may be permitted. Well grown, 

 neatly staked, clean plants will reward 

 you with a luxury of dainty, spicy blos- 

 soms. The only insects that may be 

 called enemies are " Green Flies " and 

 the " Red Spider " ; for the latter, spray- 

 ing with water or a moister atmosphere 

 is needed, tobacco smoke or some 

 liquid extract of tobacco will quickly 

 dispense with the Green Flies or Green 

 Aphis. Some fungous diseases now 

 attack the carnation though they 

 are frequently fought with a degree of 

 success where the flowers are grown 

 commercially. It is we think the most 

 satisfactory for the amateur to rely on 

 clean healthy plants to begin with and 

 proper culture during the flowering 

 season. 



Some of the newer largest flowered 

 kinds are unsurpassed as pot plants, 

 when well grown : — Mme. Diaz Albert- 

 ina, pink ; Emily Pierson, scarlet ; Bride 

 of Erlescourt, white ; Meteor, crimson ; 

 are all fine. Flora Hill, one of the very 

 newest and very largest whites, prom- 

 ises well for pots. For summer flower- 



ing it is not the strongest grower nor 

 the largest flowering that should be 

 chosen, free growers and free flowering 

 habit are more necessary features : — 

 Silver Spray, Portia, Wm. Scott, Thos. 

 Cartledge, Eldorado, J. J. Harrison, 

 Mrs. Fisher, Lizzie McGowan, and 

 Pres. Garfield, are all suitable. Pres. 

 De Graw, white, we have found one 

 of the freest of varieties for summer 

 flowering ; it is rather short-stemmed, 

 however, and has been so seldom of- 

 fered of late years, that we doubt if 

 it is now in commerce at all. 



Begin the propagation of plants in 

 February, the larger you have them at 

 planting time the earlier your flowers. 

 Simply pinch the leading shoots twice 

 while still in pots ; it is better to let 

 all the shoots run to flower after plant- 

 ing. If the soil is suitable and well 

 enriched, you will be rewarded with 

 lots of good bloom from July 15th, on. 

 The New Margaret strains which are 

 raised from seed, are really effective 

 summer bloomers. The most carefully 

 saved seed will produce about 80 % 

 of double flowers ; but as it cannot be 

 said till they flower which are the sin- 

 gle flowers, they are somewhat dioap- 

 pointing at times. Some overcome 

 this difficulty by setting the plants rather 

 thickly, so that when the single ones 

 are weeded out, the bed still presents 

 a good appearance. 



Webster Bros. 

 Hamilton^ Ont. 



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