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BORDER CARNATIONS 



on or potted, and planted out early the next Spring, 

 when they will flower in Midsummer. It should be noted 

 that the less vigorous seedlings almost invariably give the 

 best type of double flowers and represent the choicest 

 varieties. Very strong, broad-leaved seedhngs usually 

 yield an abundance of single flowers. In Philadelplaia and 

 southward the plants may be protected in Winter by straw. 

 Seventy-five to eighty-five per cent, of a good strain of 

 double Border Carnations will give true doubles from seed. 



The following is a list of the best modern varieties 

 of Border Carnations in general commerce: 



Alcinous. Lemon yellow, marked 

 purple. 



Angela. Yellow, edged purple. 



Benghazi. Crimson red. 



Brigadier. Scarlet self. 



Coronation. Apricot and madder 

 red. 



Delos. Yellow, margined red. 



Diana. Pure white. 



Distinction. Yellow, edged purple. 



Doreen. White, marked helio- 

 trope. 



East Anglia. BufF, edged purple. 



Elfrida. Terra cotta self. 



Enceladus. Red, suffused crimson. 



Eros. Yellow, edged and veined 

 pink. 



Fireflame. Rich crimson. 



Felicity. White, striped helio- 

 trope. 



Graham-White. Yellow, edged 

 rose. 



Hampton. Fancy yellow, mar- 

 gined red. 



Harmony. Buff, edged and suf- 

 fused rose. 



Helvetia. Yellow ground, mottled 

 heliotrope. 



Honora. Apple blossom self. 



Isis. Bright apricot. 



John Guy. Deep sulphur yellow. 



Leading Lady. Yellow, marked 

 pink. 



Lord Roberts. Deep sulphur yel- 

 low. 



Lord Tennyson. Yellow, edged 

 rose. 



Lavivia. Yellow, margined soft 

 pink. 



Meteor. Madder red. 



Marathon. Bright madder red. 



Morocco. Blight crimson. 



Mrs. Lesmoir Gordon. White, 

 feathered heliotrope. 



Nora. Yellow, edged crimson. 



Paderewski. Heliotrope self. 



Premier. Sulphur yellow. 



Queen Alexandra. Pale buff yel- 

 low. 



Queen of Spain. Madder red. 



Rosamond. Bright rose self. 



Roy Morris. Brilliant scarlet. 



Snowdon. Pure white. 



Sabrina. Maize yellow. 



Snow-Elf. Pure white. 



Trojan. Pure white. 



Violet Lloyd. White, edged rose. 



Volunteer. Bright scarlet. 



Yellow Hammer. Pure yellow. 



