1 6 THE BOOK OF THE CARNATION 



to-day as the Old Clove is quite distinct from the " old " 

 one, the latter having been a small flower of neat form. 

 The Painted Lady section is now cultivated by very few 

 in Great Britain, but in Germany it is not at all un- 

 common. The flowers in this section are composed of 

 petals whitish underneath and coloured above. 



At present the Carnation is divided into several sections, 

 of which the following are names and descriptions. 

 Bizarres are distinguished by white petals marked length- 

 wise with two colours, or shades. These are scarlet, 

 crimson, and pink-and-purple respectively, and all Bizarres 

 are included under one or other of these designations. 

 It has been customary of late years to disparage the 

 artificiality of these flowers, but, especially the scarlet 

 and the pink-and-purple, Bizarres are really beautiful. 

 Flakes differ from Bizarres in having only one colour 

 disposed on a white ground. The colours are scarlet, 

 rose, and purple, and by these names all Flakes are 

 defined. Of late years Selfs and Fancies have nearly 

 ousted the above types from gardens, or it might more 

 truly be said, they have forced their way into gardens 

 where formerly Carnations were hardly to be found. 

 Selfs have long been cultivated and very much appre- 

 ciated on the Continent, more especially in France, 

 and thirty years ago, and even more recently, a 

 varied collection of Selfs could be procured only from 

 across the Channel. Now, however, English varieties 

 are equally popular with exhibitor and gardener, and all 

 colours it is possible for the Carnation to assume are 

 common. "Self" is equivalent to the French "Uni," 

 one colour or shade only in one flower. "Fancies" 

 include a large variety of flowers, with markings and 

 colours of the most diverse kinds, and as a section it may 

 be said to include all those varieties that cannot be 

 classed in the other section, or with Picotees. Some of 

 the sorts are no doubt bizarre and uninteresting, but 



