CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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EARLY HISTORY OF THE CARNATION, SWEET WILLIAM, 



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CHAPTER II 

 THE CARNATION IN THE GARDEN .... 8 



CHAPTER III 

 THE BORDER CARNATION 14 



CHAPTER IV 

 THE PICOTEE WHITE AND YELLOW GROUND . . 31 



CHAPTER V 

 THE MALMAISON CARNATION 39 



CHAPTER VI 

 THE TREE OR PERPETUAL-FLOWERING CARNATION . 47 



CHAPTER VII 



CARNATIONS FOR EXHIBITION : A YEAR'S WORK . 54 



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