Trees. 



Deutsche Brant. 



Duchess Consuelo. 



Lady Carlisle. 



Mrs. L. de Rothschild. 



Uriah Pike. 



Winter Cheer. 



THE CARNATION 



American. 



Alpine Glow. 



Beacon. 



Enchantress. 



Flamingo. 



Mrs. Burnett. 



Mrs. T. W. Lawson. 



White Enchantress. 



Winsor. 



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Garden Pinks. 



Anne Boleyn. 

 Ernest Ladhams. 

 Her Majesty. 

 Mrs. Sinkins. 

 Modesty. 

 Paddington. 



One other section may be alluded to, and that is the Mar- 

 guerite Carnation, which is treated as an annual by being raised 

 from seed every year. It is bright, pretty, and useful for cutting. 



In dealing with the culture of Carnations we may usefully 

 consider them under two heads garden and indoor. 



GARDEN CARNATIONS 



Carnations are beautiful in gardens for beds and borders. 

 Strong plants make very attractive objects, with their tufts of 

 greyish green foliage, large flowers, and 

 brilliant colours. 



Propagation. Useful garden material 

 can be raised from seed, by sowing out 

 of doors in early summer, but the flowers 

 will not possess any marked quality. The 

 best method of propagating good named 

 varieties is to " tongue " the young grow- 

 ing shoots about midsummer, and peg 

 them down on a mound of sandy soil. 

 The operation is very simple, and con- 

 sists of making: a longitudinal slit about 

 an inch in length along the stem with a 



sharp knife, and gently drawing it open, or slipping in a small 

 pebble to keep the surfaces apart. Roots will form on them, and 

 in October the shoot now a separate plant may be severed from 

 the parent. It is common to winter the young plants in a frame, 



MARGUERITE CARNATIONS FROM 

 SEEDS 



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planting out. 



