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flower, while even less beautiful, is happily as apocryphal as the 

 griffin, and could have been seen, if at all, only in a nightmare. 

 It is opposed to the chief characteristic, to the very genius of 

 the whole Carnation tribe, and of this section of it more than 

 any other — that of variety. Not only is the variation great as 

 between the parent and the seedling, but the proved and named 

 variety, while preserving always unmistakable individuality of 

 feature, is never from one season to another exactly the same. 

 And, be the season what it may, there are always some varieties, 

 and even entire classes of the flower, which seem by their display 

 of exceptional high quality, to be exactly suited by it. Two 

 years ago, when the winter in summer made us fear for the 

 quality of our flowers, to the surprise and delight of all of us 

 we were rewarded with blooms of unequalled richness and re- 

 finement. 



The florist every year, as the season of the bloom approaches, 

 is on the tiptoe of expectation as to how the flowers will come. 

 Many a disappointment has he, but many a more than equal 

 surprise and joy to set against it. 



In conclusion, I would advise every true lover of the Carna- 

 tion not to restrict himself in any narrow way to any one section 

 of the flowers. Let him take the goods the gods provide him. 

 Increasing knowledge will bring with it the truest appreciation 

 of the relative merits of each and ever-increasing admiration 

 for all. 



Subjoined is a list of some of the best varieties of Carnations 

 in the different sections. All are good growers except the few 

 marked with an asterisk, which are given with the rest on 

 account of the well-known merits of their flowers. 



Scarlet Bizarrcs. 

 Admiral Curzon.* 

 Fred. 

 Mars. 



Robert Houlgrave. 

 Robert Lord. 



Crimson Bizarrcs. 

 Edward Rowan. 

 J. D. Hextall. 

 Master Fred.* 

 Rifleman. 



Bizarres and Fla: 



Pink & Purple Bizarn 

 Harrison Weir. 

 Mrs. Barlow. 

 Sarah Payne. 

 Unexpected.* 



Scarlet Flakes. 

 Alisemonde. 

 Clipper. 

 Matador. 

 Sportsman. 



Pose Flakes. 

 Jessica. 

 John Keet. 

 Rob Roy. 

 Thalia." 



Purple Flakes. 

 Florence Nightingale. 

 Gordon Lewis (Dodwell). 

 James Douglas. 

 Mayor of Nottingham. 



