DIAN'THUS CARYOPHYL^LUS. 
CARNATION. 
Variety : Strong's Duke of York. 
Class. Order. 
DECANDRIA. DIGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
CABYOPHYLLEjE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Inhabits 
Eoglaad. 
feet. 
June, Aug. 
Perennial. 
Walls. 
No. 301. 
Dianthus, from the Greek Dios, anthos, Jove’s 
flower; or divine flower. C ary ophy Hits ; from its 
scent being like that of the caryophyllus, or clove. 
We devote our present article to the elucidation 
of the florist’s manual operations. 
The laying of Carnations should not be deferred 
after the first flower has opened, and shown the plant 
worthy of increase. In the first place, a little rich 
loam should be put round the plant ; then from the 
lowermost shoots trim off the leaves to the second 
joint from the top, and make an incision through 
that joint as shown in figiu'e a; and cut off the por- 
tion of the tongue represented by dots, immediately 
below the joint. With a hook, placed just behind 
the incision, this part should now be fastened nearly 
an inch beneath the soil, with the end of the shoot 
turned as much upwards as it Yvill bear without 
injury. Water occasionally, and in six weeks the 
layers may be cut off where the incision was made, 
and removed, with the soil about their newly formed 
roots, to a pot or the border. 
We give sketches of the Florist’s implements. 
The first of these is the petal card, h, c, which is usually 
76 
