THE "CLOVE" CARNATION 5 



the standard of excellence in this class for sixty years. 

 Seventy years before Curtis started the Botanical Magazine, 

 Broadley named and described the several sections of 

 Carnations ; the present long-calyxed type was introduced 

 from France about 1740. The Clove Carnation was con- 

 sidered a variety by itself, as is the case to-day, "sweetly 

 clove scented, and of a deep red or crimson colour/' 

 There has generally been a white Clove, but it is of some 

 interest to know that the plants have always exhibited a 

 weak constitution. 



I have raised one variety named Bookham White 

 Clove, which is very rich in the peculiar Clove perfume, 

 but it will not last many years if exposed to the vicissi- 

 tudes of our climate in the open border. On the contrary, 

 white Carnations with but little scent are quite hardy and 

 thrive well from year to year out-of-doors. One of the 

 best is Trojan ; certainly not inferior in hardiness of con- 

 stitution to any border Carnation. 



Flakes and Bizarres formed another class. Picotees had 

 also come into existence under the name of Piquettes, or 

 as in the modern name of Picotees ; but at that time, and 

 for half a century later, they appear to have comprised 

 varieties which would be placed in the category of border 

 or "fancy" Carnations. Painted or Dainty Ladies were 

 much esteemed in those days. They are not much sought 

 after now, but nevertheless they make a very bright feature 

 in any collection of Carnations. The petals of these Dainty 

 Ladies are rose or scarlet on the upper side, and whitish 

 or of a pale rose or red colour on the under side. 



Soon after the commencement of the nineteenth century, 

 Carnations were shown at the public exhibitions, although in 

 the earlier years the Peninsular wars, and the almost con- 



