MARGUERITE CARNATIONS 179 



The following are less expensive, but good: 

 Elizabeth ShifFner. Rich orange Nene Beauty. Yellow, marked 



self. 



rose. 



Farthest North. Pure white. Orpheus. Soft sulphur. 



Florence Holderness. Deep helio- Primrose Queen. Pale yellow. 



trope shaded old rose. pi^t pg^rl. Bright pink self. 



Golden Ram. Yellow, edged Sylvanus. Terracotta. 



Jean Douglas. Scarlet self. Scarletta. White ground, edged 



King George. Crushed strawberry „ ^^.^^.^ "■,,11 , t • 



gg[f Sunlight. Yellow, edged crimson. 



LadyGreenall. Rosy red, shading The Muse. White, edged pink and 



to blush. purple. 



Lan^ton. Yellow, margined helio. Venice. Reddish terra cotta. 



Marjorie. Bright yellow self. Vedrines. Apricot and madder red. 



Melody. Yellow, edged rose. Wanda. Crimson self. 



Mont Blanc. Pure white. White Lady. Pure white. 



The French Grenadin can be raised from seed like- 

 wise. The flowers of this strain are double, sweet 

 scented, and bright scarlet. There is another type, called 

 the Early Vienna Carnation, noted for its dwarf character 

 (12 in.), which also can be treated as a biennial; the colors 

 are very varied. Thirdly, there are the Marguerite Carna- 

 tions, interest in which began to be apparent about the 

 year 1889 in France, and since then this remarkable strain, 

 which can be treated perfectly as an annual, has gained 

 great favor in England and also southern Europe. From a 

 sowing made in gentle heat (60 deg.) in January or Feb- 

 ruary, in shallow boxes, afterward being shifted into larger 

 boxes, and finally planted out in their Summer quarters in 

 April or May at latest, the plants will flower by August. 

 There is no doubt about their merits; they simply smother 

 themselves in bloom, yielding armfuls of nice, double 

 flowers in practically all colors. These flowers are mainly 

 fringed, though some are smooth petaled. 



At least one well known seed firm, has developed 

 an early-flowering strain of the Perpetual Carnation, 



