THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



June the central or " crown " bud being the largest. This 

 16-30 buci makes a much finer flower if the outer buds are 

 picked off than it would do if the whole of the cluster 

 were left. But the grower should only disbud a selected 

 number of show varieties ; to make a general practice of 

 it would deprive Rose gardens of much of their beauty. 



It should certainly not 

 be adopted with dis- 

 tinctly garden Roses 

 like Griiss an Teplitz, 

 nor with climbers. 



Propagating Mai- 

 niaison Carnations. — 

 The Malmaison Car- 

 nation has a large 

 following still, although 

 it may have suffered 

 somewhat owing to the 

 rise of the American 

 section. When grown 

 successfully, the Mal- 

 maisons have immense 

 white, blush, pink, rose 

 or crimson flowers, 

 sweetly scented. 

 Princess of Wales, 

 Mrs. Trelawny, Lady 

 varieties. Growers of 



Fig. 45.— Layering Carnations. 

 a. Part of the old plant. b. The layer. 



c. Stem cut and pebble inserted. 



d. Stem denuded of leaves. 



e. Soil in which the layer is pegged. 



f. Original soil. 



Carlisle, and Thora are good 

 them who have plants may multiply them by layering 

 the young growths on the outside of the old ones. It 

 facilitates this operation if a bed of loam, leaf mould, and 

 sand can be made in a frame, and the Carnations planted 

 in it. A slit an inch long may be made by running a 

 knife along half-way through the stem, and pegging the 

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