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purpose the old fimbrlata and fimbrlata alba (the White 

 Shock) must not be overlooked. It is advisable, too, that 

 those who are called upon to produce much material for 

 cut flowers should devote space to a selection of these. 

 Mrs. Sinkins and the newer forms being annually produced 

 possess a distinctly perpetual habit, and flower from June 

 to October, so that at any moment we may have in 

 our hands a new plant of incalculable value for garden 

 decoration all through the summer and autumn months. 

 Because established plants flower more profusely than 

 young ones, it would be a mistake to replace beds 

 still floriferous by those filled with yearlings. As a fact, 

 they partake greatly of the nature of perennials, and, as 

 an instance, I have a clump of Her Majesty that is at 

 least ten years old. It must be added that Pinks of all 

 kinds are easy to produce from seeds, the management of 

 the flowers as to seed-production being the same as detailed 

 for Carnations. They do well sown in the open ground, 

 though the protection of a frame will, as a rule, yield 

 more certain results. 



