BORDER CARNATIONS 55 



strongly denounced the then existing way in which 

 flowers were dissected and shown in paper collars 

 on flat show-boards. Having thus lightly touched 

 on this section, I will go at once to the Border 

 Carnations. 



BORDER CARNATIONS 



My reason for placing this section first in the 

 chapter on Carnations is that practically every one 

 who has a garden can grow them ; even those who 

 have only small gardens, near towns, and in smoky 

 districts can cultivate them with success, as they 

 are less affected by polluted atmospheric conditions 

 than almost any other choice flower which comes 

 to my mind. In this family we have a range of 

 artistic colours from palest blush to almost black, 

 and there are also many beautiful white ones. 



They are of easy cultivation, and even in severe 

 winters require little protection, and none at 

 all in the western and southern counties. They 

 thrive, too, quite near the sea, and brilliant displays 

 of them can be seen in positions where the sea- 

 spray must blow over them when the wind 

 is in their direction. If there is any fault 

 to find with them, it is that they flower so late 

 in the summer that they are not much good to us 



