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in their colours, as is the case with all the rest. 

 Pink bizarres, are so called when the pink colour 

 abounds: Purple bizarres, when the purple 

 abounds. Crimson bizarres consist of a deep 

 purple and rich pink. When the pink flake is 

 very high in colour, it is distinguished by the 

 appellation of rose flake ; but some there are so 

 nearly in the medium betwixt a pink and scarlet, 

 that it can scarcely be defined to which class they 

 belong." — Madd. 



Compost. — All our experience proves that the 

 carnation requires a simpler combination of sub- 

 stances to flourish in than most other stage flowers. 

 Fresh maiden loam, not too adhesive, rotten or 

 old hot-bed dung, and sand, are the ingredients. 

 The proportions are : three barrowfuls of loam ; 

 two ditto of rotten dung ; and one ditto of drift, 

 sea, or river sand. 



These, put together in September, turned 

 several times during the winter, and sifted or 

 screened previous to the potting season, is all 

 the preparation necessary. 



This is nearly what Mr. Hogg recommends. 



