THE CARNATION FAMILY I3 



ally evolved the fine races of flowers we possess and admire 

 today. 



But all the original types or species were not treated 

 in this way. Many of them remain just as Nature made 



N. J. Ex. Stat. 



Present Day Commercial Type of Double Carnation 



them, or with comparatively Httle change. It often hap- 

 pens that a species does not prove tractable or amenable 

 to improvement, or man's idea of improvement. In that 

 case the plant remains true to its wild type, yet it may be 

 so pretty and charming that it remains a desirable garden 



