418 THE PLEASURE, OR [June, 
Pinks. 
Your superb pinks, during the time of bloom, should be defended 
from the sun by an awning of some kind, and the soil ought to be 
kept regularly moist by soft water, administered between the plants, 
carefully avoiding to wet the blossoms. 
The most approved method of propagating pinks, is by piping 
them as directed for carnations; they seldom fail to strike sufficient 
root, in two or three weeks: when well rooted, they may be 
transplanted into an open part of the garden, on a bed ot common 
garden mould, fresh dug up, where it will in a few weeks, be easily 
discernible, which are the most proper to place on the best bed for 
bloom. The time to pipe pinks is immediately previous to, or 
during the bloom, or indeed, as soon as the new shoots are grown 
of a sufficient length for that purpose. They may also, be propa- 
gated by slips, taken off now, or in the spring or autumn. 
New sorts of pinks are produced from seed, but this should be 
gathered from such as have superior properties. 
«# Description of the properties of a fine Double Pink. 
The stem should be strong and erect, and not less than twelve 
inches high. The calyx rather smaller and shorter, but nearly si- 
milar in form and proportion to that of a carnation, as well as the 
formation of the flower, which should not be less than two inches 
and a half in diameter. 
The petals should be numerous, large, broad, and substantial, and 
have very finely fringed or serrated edges, free from large coarse 
deep notches or indentures; in short, they approach nearest to per- 
fection, when the fringe on the edge is so fine, as to be scarcely 
discernible: but it would be a very desirable object to obtain them 
perfectly rose-leaved, that is, without any fringe at all. 
The broadest part of the limina, or broad end of the petals, 
should be perfectly white and distinct from the eye, unless it be or- 
namented by a continuation of the colour of the eye round it,* bold, 
clean, and distinct, leaving a considerable portion of white in the 
centre, perfectly free from any tinge or spot. 
The eye should consist of a bright, or dark rich crimson, or pur- 
ple, resembling velvet: but the nearer it approaches to black, the 
more it is esteemed; its proportion should be about equal to that 
of the white, that it may neither appear too large nor too small. 
Carnations. 
The calyx of many sorts of carnations, contains a great number 
of petals, which, as they increase in bulk, will distend and burst it, 
if not timely prevented: this will generally happen a few days pre- 
* When the corolla consists of petals of this description, it is denominated 
% Laced Pink. . 4^ . 
