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Garden Varieiie-^. — These are prized on account of their hardi- 

 ness, their free flowering propensities, and the fact that they re- 

 main a goodly period in bloom ; the flowers are not wantiug in 

 attractiveness, and the odour of few other hardy pla.nts is more 

 generally acceptable. They produce an abundance of bloom, and are 

 grown in large quantities to supply our markets. It is thought by 

 many that the Old Crimson is the only one of the race that is 

 odoriferous, but it is not so, and although it should have a 

 prominent position among sweet-scented flowers, there are others 

 that ought to be associated with it. These are J\Irs. Mattlieics, pure 

 white flowers of fine form, and delightfully fragrant ; Rosa Bon- 

 heur, a beautiful variety with pink flowers ; Geant des Batailles, a 

 grand scarlet flower; King of the Yellows, Prince Arthur, purple; 

 Blush Clove^ a blush variety of the Old Crimson Clove ; Gloire de 

 Nancy, with pure white flowers, which are clove-scented ; Miss 

 Ellen Terry, white ; Mrs. F. Watts, white ; Lord Hillingdon, yel- 

 low and red ; Falstaf, crimson scarlet ; M. Allcot, white striped 

 rose ; General Steicart, deep crimson ; Buccleuch Clove, rose and 

 white ; Mary Morris, rose pink ; Murillo, bright red ; Paid Engle- 

 hearty crimson ; Windsor Bride, pure white ; Cantab., bright rose ; 

 Empress, pure white ; Leander, yellow ; Elsie, yellow and white ; 

 Alfred Ash, rose ; Dr. Pari:, deep pink ; Lady Henry Grosvenor, 

 Miss Mary Godfrey, white ; The Bum Seedling. 



Tree or Perpetual Varieties.— A most interesting and useful 

 group. As a section they must be considered unique, and if 

 properly cultivated they are invaluable for conservatory decoration 

 during autumn, winter, and at a time when flowers are scarce. 

 The Malmaison class are grand Carnations belonging to the per- 

 petual flowering section. Varieties with delightful scented attrac- 

 tions are Mrs. L. de Rothschild, rosy pink ; La Belle, George Fry, 

 Queen of Roses, Countess of Paris, Iver White, Uriah PiJce, dull 

 scarlet ; Mrs. A. Hemsley, deep crimson ; and Dul:e of YorJc, dark 

 crimson. Of Pinks the best representatives are Her Majesty, 

 white ; Clove PinJ:, deep rose ; Anne Boleyn, dark rose ; Mrs. 

 SinJcins, white ; and Stanley, white. 



It has been remarked in the pages of The Garden that Carnations 

 are in danger of losing one of their greatest charms, namely, their 

 delightful scent. It is important to urge that they should be 

 scented, because by far the majority of present day kinds — I allude 

 chiefly to garden Selfs, whether English or French — are as scentless 

 as the Baroness Rothschild Rose. It is true that these fine kinds 

 appeal to us strongly through other channels, by reason of such 

 merits as vigour, freedom of flowering, fine form, rich colour, etc., 



