PERPETUAL-FLOWERING CARNATIONS 67 



*Marmion. A most malmaisonish Perpetual. Some growers 

 catalogue it with Malmaisons, which is not fair to 

 the raiser who gives its pedigree ; moreover, it flowers 

 on every growth throughout the year, and not in 

 one crop as a true Malmaison does. 



^President. A most reliable and useful crimson. 



*Rose Dore. A beautiful bit of colour as it was shown by 

 the raisers, Messrs. Dodd and Lancashire, but the 

 English growers seem to lose the golden terra-cotta 

 colour, and get it almost red. 



John W. Riley. A yellow Perpetual which will be warmly 

 welcomed if it is all that is claimed for it. I have 

 seen three poor blooms, but after a journey in cold 

 storage from America they did not convey much to 

 me except that the colour was good. 

 Jessica. A pretty fancy which should be in all collections. 



*Ceres. A very lovely fancy, but not of great value to 



florists ; no collection, however, should be without it. 



Lady Nora Brassey.} These are very useful breaks in 



* Royal Purple. j colour, and have many artistic possi- 



bilities. When good yellow Borders such as Cecilia 

 or Daffodil are procurable what lovely vases or table 

 decorations could be made by using them with either 

 of these purple ones. 



Rival. A large free -pe tailed, broken-edged variety of 

 Rose Dore colour. Mr. Allwood, one of our keenest 

 experts and raisers, thinks very highly of this variety, 

 and his opinions are not formed hastily. 



* These form a perfectly representative collection, up to 

 date, 1910. 



** I strongly advise amateurs who cannot give Perpetual- 

 flowering Carnations a house to themselves not to grow many 



