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Exhibitors cannot be excused for disregarding 

 this suggestion, even if they have a fine thing 

 which they wish to make much of, as if the 

 variety is any good it will tell its own tale in the 

 group without being pushed into prominence. 



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This type, in spite of all that may be said to the 

 contrary in growers' catalogues, is a flower for the 

 richer classes only, as to obtain the best results 

 you must devote a house entirely to their cultiva- 

 tion. They will not even succeed with Perpetual- 

 flowering Carnations, as the proper whiter treat- 

 ment of these would be fatal to Malmaisons add 

 to this fact that a good man must be employed to 

 grow them, an ordinary all-round gardener knowing 

 little or nothing about them, and it must be 

 admitted that it is the Carnation de luxe. 



Once upon a time they could be grown in large 

 quantities for profit, but owing to the great progress 

 which has been made in Perpetual-flowering Car- 

 nations I should not now care to recommend 

 any one to start growing them with this object in 

 view. 



Having for twenty years been in close touch 



