52 CARNATIONS AND PINKS 



is the most troublesome pest ; it is easily destroyed 

 by fumigation. Careful watering and cleanliness in 

 the house throughout will ensure success if the above 

 instructions are carried out. 



VARIETIES TO GROW 



It is not necessary to grow a large number of 

 varieties. For a small collection six are sufficient, 

 and the six I would recommend are America, salmon- 

 scarlet ; Countess of Warwick, crimson ; Lady Carlisle, 

 bright pink ; Mile. Therese Franco, delicate pink ; and 

 William Robinson, rich scarlet. 



If twelve are wanted add General French, a large 

 crimson flower ; Duchess of Devonshire, the colour is 

 denned as crushed strawberry ; Lord Roberts, the best 

 yellow, but it is not a true perpetual ; Mrs. Thomas 

 Lawson, pink ; Lizzie McGowan, white, very free ; and 

 Sir Redvers Buller> rich scarlet, large flowers. 



It would be a mistake to omit to mention the 

 varieties raised in America. They are very numerous, 

 and in a recently published work on the American 

 Carnation no less than 720 varieties are enumerated. 

 Three of those I have named were raised in America, 

 namely, America, Lizzie McGowan, and Mrs. T. 

 Lawson. There are a great many raisers of Carna- 

 tions in the United States, and scores of new varieties 

 are annually introduced. The type of Carnation pre- 

 ferred is the fringed petalled. Governor Roosevelt is 

 a recent addition ; the flower measures four inches 

 across, and the margin of the outer petals is like a 



