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purely a florist's distinction. The carnation has the marks 

 on its petals, from the centre to the edge, in flakes or 

 stripes of colors, on a white ground. The picotee has a 

 white or yellow ground, the edges of the petals being 

 fringed with various shades of red and purple. 



Carnations are divided into five classes, namely: 

 1. Scarlet Bizarres ; 2. Pink or Crimson Bizarres ; 3. Scar- 

 let Flakes ; 4. Rose Flakes ; 5. Purple Flakes. 



Bizarre is derived from the French, meaning odd or 

 irregular. The flowers in these classes have three colors, 

 which are irregularly placed on each petal. Scarlet Bizarres 

 have that color predominating over the purple or crimson ; 

 but the Pink or Crimson Bizarres have more of these colors 

 than the Scarlet. Scarlet Flakes are simple white grounds, 

 with distinct stripes or ribbons of scarlet. Rose and Pur- 

 ple Flakes have these two colors upon a white ground. 



Picotees are divided into seven classes : 1 . Red, heavy- 

 edged ; 2. Red, light-edged ; 3. Rose, heavy-edged ; 

 4. Rose, light-edged ; 5. Purple, heavy-edged ; 6. Purple, 

 light-edged; 7. Yellow ground, without any distinction as 

 to the breadth of the edge color. 



Pinks, both picotees and carnations, are of little use as 

 house plants until well into the spring; if, however, they 



