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cut-edged "American" section to favour), but we have 

 secured increased size and a larger range of colours. 



A brief description of the various sections may be of 

 interest. 



A Bizarre is a flower the clear ground colour of 

 which is marked radially with two or three other 

 colours. According to the predominant colour in the 

 flaking, it is a Scarlet, Crimson, or Pink and Purple 

 Bizarre. 



A Flake is a flower the clear ground colour of which 

 is marked radially with one other colour ; the shade of 

 the mark decides whether it is a Purple, Rose, or Scarlet 

 Flake. 



A Self \s a flower with one colour only. 



A Malmaison is a large-flowered sub-section of the 

 Tree or Perpetual Carnation, flowering in spring and 

 early summer. The original variety was blush-coloured, 

 and was raised in France. Its full name was Souvenir 

 de la Malmaison. The reader hardly needs to be re- 

 minded that La Malmaison was the chateau occupied 

 by Napoleon and Josephine, and he may suppose, if he 

 pleases, that the Malmaison Carnation was grown and 

 admired by these remarkable beings, but its origin can- 

 not be traced. Josephine certainly loved Carnations, 

 and grew the best varieties of her day. The Malmaison 

 Carnations are self-coloured, and distinguished by their 

 powerful clove fragrance. The stems and leaves are 

 more vigorous than those of other Carnations, and the 

 plants can be distinguished readily, even when not in 

 bloom. 



Tree or Perpetual Carnations have a tall, upright 

 habit of growth. They are winter and spring bloomers, 

 and self-coloured. 



American Carnations are large-flowered Perpetuals 



