Plate 484 . 
TREE PICOTEE— PRINCE OF ORANGE. 
The decoration of the greenhouse or conservatory in winter 
is one of those objects which form the especial care of every 
good gardener ; flowers are so much more valuable then than 
in summer, that everything that can add to their number is 
gladly welcomed. Of late years a most valuable addition has 
been made in the Tree Carnations and Picotees, which, for their 
persistence and the fragrance of their blooms, have been greatly 
valued. They are being improved every year, and in the variety 
now figured we have one which, in form and beauty of marking, 
rivals those which have been hitherto recognised as Florists’ 
flowers. 
The culture of the Tree Carnation and Picotee, as carried on 
by our most successful growers, may be stated simply to be 
this : — Cuttings are taken off the plants in February and placed 
in heat ; these will rapidly take root, and, as soon as practicable, 
should be potted off singly in a compost of loam, leaf mould, 
and some well rotted manure ; when the warm weather sets in, 
say about the beginning of May, they should be placed out of 
doors. Some persons prefer growing them on in pots, while 
others prefer planting them out in the open ground ; a stake 
should be placed to each, and the plants as they grow be trained 
to them, for, as it is desirable to get them on to a single stem, 
all tendency to a bushy growth should be avoided. As the 
autumn approaches, the plants should be marked round with 
