Blooms and Plants in Abundance 



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Only one end of a very small house — but think of the dozens of per- 

 fect Carnations you can gather for your tables and rooms, and your 

 friends ! 



give a part of a bench for these fragrant blooms, 

 a dozen or two plants grown in seven- or eight- 

 inch pots will supply a remarkable number of 

 flowers for cutting besides filling the whole house 

 with their spicy perfume. 



If you want to start them in the spring, root 

 some cuttings from old plants or small plants, 

 and grow them out in the garden during the 

 summer, bringing them into the house in July 

 or August, for early fall bloom. 



A moderate temperature — 50 degrees — will 

 answer for Carnations. Set the plants from 8 



