158 CARNATIONS [CH. 



The Flakes are Carnations which have stripes of only 

 one colour on the white ground, and so we have Purple, 

 and Rose, and Scarlet Flakes. 



The Selfs are those showing one colour only, white, 

 crimson, purple, etc. The old Crimson Clove is the most 

 familiar type, but we have them now in every shade of 

 colour. 



The Painted Ladies, or, as Parkinson more happily calls 

 them, " Dainty Ladies," have the under side of the petals 

 white, and the upper side a beautiful lake red or purple, 

 so laid on as to appear as if it were really painted. This 

 variety has become so very rare that there are many 

 gardeners who have never seen it. 



The Tree Carnation is a really beautiful pot plant ; the 

 large salmon and rose-coloured Souvenir de la Malmaison 

 is the best known of the family, and from it have 

 come sports of very various shades of colour, so that 

 from Malmaison and its kindred varieties almost all 

 colours may now be obtained, from pure white to bright 

 scarlet. One of these latter shades belongs to Yuletide, 

 an excellent winter Tree Carnation. When planted on a 

 border under glassj these plants will bloom all through 

 winter and spring, when both perfume and colour will 

 be specially welcome. 



It would not be easy in a short chapter to give a list 

 of even a few from the classes of show Carnations and 

 Picotees. Amongst many I may notice a few really 

 good Albert Whale, Duchess of Fife, Kelton Rose, 

 Hotspur, Miss Willmott, Mrs Muir, Rose Celestial, 



