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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



There are many diseases and insects which trouble the 

 grower, but the evils which attack them may be very much 

 diminished if the grower always keep his plants in pots. Pot 

 culture keeps them healthy, and they are much more under 

 command from the weather than if grown in the open borders. 

 Plants for exhibition should certainly be grown in pots. 



PICOTEES. 



We now come to the Carnation's companion, the Picotee, 

 which is divided into various classes, according to the depth and 

 colour of the markings on the edge of the petal, viz. Red Edge, 

 Purple Edge, KoseEdge, and Scarlet Edge ; these are again divided 

 into heavy, medium, and light edges in each class. 



The heavy-edged flowers should have a pure white ground, 

 and the edges should be heavy, even, and distinct, without any 

 spot or bar on the white ground ; the light-edged flowers should 

 have a thin wire edge on the outside of the petal, and no other 

 marking whatever. There are also medium-edged flowers between 

 the above. The improvement made in the Picotee during the 

 last forty years has been most marked, and scarcely a flower 

 grown then is now retained in any collection. 



Heavy Eed. 



Amongst the best are Brunette, Dr. Epps, J. B. Bryant, and 

 Princess of Wales. 



Light Red. 

 Mrs. Gorton, Thomas William, and Mrs. Bower. 



Heavy Purple. 

 Muriel, Mrs. Chancellor, Zerlina, and Norfolk Beauty. 



Light Purple. 



Nymph, Mrs. Nicholay, Ann Lord, and Baroness Burdett- 

 Coutts. 



Heavy Rose and Scarlet. 



Fanny Helen, Edith D'Ombrain, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Sharp, 

 and Duchess. 



