200 Remarks on the Pink Family. 



varieties may always be expected, which may be worthy of propagation. 

 Choice German and ItaUan seed is much less expensive, and often produces 

 very handsome fragrant double and semi-double flowers of many colors 

 which are admirable for the borders. 



The carnation, in its most perfect state, is known to florists in three 

 principal forms ; viz., the flake, the bizarre, and the picotce. Flowers of 

 one color are called selfs. Flakes have only two colors : their stripes are 

 large, going quite through the petals. Bizarres (from the French bizarre, 

 "odd, irregular") are variegated in very irregular spots and stripes, with no 

 less than three colors. 



Ficotee (from the French piqiidtd, •' pricked," or " spotted ") differs entirely 

 from the foregoing. They are usually bordered with a narrow margin of 

 some dark color, or are dotted with a great number of minute spots. The 

 flowers are usually smaller, and the plants much hardier, than the flakes 

 and bizarres. " The edges of the flowers in picotees are generally ser- 

 rated, or cut ; though, in the finest specimens, they are often nearly even. 

 This class affords the greatest variety, both in the ground and the spots 

 and pencillings, — yellow, purple, lilac, white, crimson, &c." 



J. F. C. Hyde, Esq., President of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 has been very successful in raising some distinct pinks as described below, 

 which have been very much admired by amateurs. Three of them are 

 selfs ; the other a regular picotee, according to the rules laid down for a 

 perfect flower. They are now in possession of William C. Strong, Esq. 



" The seedlings alluded to have received the highest commendations 

 as exhibited in the horticultural rooms ; and are undoubtedly the most 

 vigorous, hardy, profuse, and perfect-flowering varieties produced in this 

 country and adapted to our climate. All these will endure our winter 

 with a slight covering of litter or boughs. 



" Sally Lcc. — Flower very large and double, two and a half inches in 

 diameter ; petals large, round, smooth ; centre full and bold ; never bursts; 

 color a brilliant magenta; fragrant; stalk two feet high; grass most 

 abundant, giving a remarkable profusion of bloom. 



" Emily. — Flower large, two to two and a half inches across ; double and 

 full, with good outline ; pure white ; very free, hardy, and vigorous ; stalks 

 eighteen inches high ; very valuable for the florist. 



" Mrs. Bishop. — A beautiful picotee, large, well shaped ; petals large, 



