ALTRINCHAM, MANCHESTER, and BRAMHALL. 27 
" Spied a blossom passing fair , 
Playing in the wanton air." 
— Love’s Labour Lost, iv., 3. 
Show Carnations and 
Picotees. 
Fine Exhibition Varieties, comprising Bizarres, Flakes 
and Picotees. 
6d., 9d. and 1/- each ; 5/-, 6/-, and 9/- per dozen. 
These succeed best in fresh, cool, loamy soil, and but 
moderately rich. They should be planted at the end of 
March or early in April. We always advise our patrons not 
to defer ordering until the end of these months, as by that 
time the best plants have been disposed of ; the earlier the 
orders are placed, the better prospect of success. Our col- 
lection has been most carefully formed from the numerous 
choice varieties in cultivation, and is one of the most select 
in the Kingdom. We do not consider it necessary to catalogue 
a list of names ; customers may rely, in leaving selections to 
us, that they will receive the best possible value for their 
outlay. 
Border Pinks. 
These beautiful, old-fashioned flowers are still among the 
very best for cutting purposes, while their attractive colours 
and sweet perfume make them peculiarly acceptable for 
beds, borders, and rockwork. They are perfectly hardy, 
and require but little attention. They can be propagated 
by cuttings or by layers, the latter method giving the sturdier 
plants. 
When brought on in a cool house and supplied with abun- 
dance of air, they bloom profusely in the spring. Perhaps 
the best for this purpose are Albino and Ernest Ladhams. 
Failure under this treatment is generally due to the tem- 
perature being too high. 
