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doubles are Early Blush, pink self; fimbriata alba major, 
white, with fringed petals; Her Majesty, large white; 
Lizzie Duval, rose pink, fringed pe'tals ; and Mrs. Sim- 
kins, white, large and fragrant. There are also Show 
or Laced Pinks, which are chiefly grown for exhibition. 
These have the centres of their blooms one colour, with a 
marginal lacing of a different tint or colour. The old 
Pheasant’s Eye Pink is a semi-double kind with a maroon eye 
and white fringed petals ; a very fragrant old kind. There are 
likewise hybrid pinks with an elegant habit of growth that 
flower profusely all the summer, and bear single and double 
flowers of various shades of white, rose and carmine. Pinks 
like a well-drained soil with which has been mixed plenty of 
rotten manure. Damp, low-lying borders and heavy soils do 
not suit them. A sunny position is also desirable. The best 
time to plant is in September or October, or in March. Choice 
kinds would be better wintered in a cold frame and planted 
out in March. In April top-dress the bed with a layer of well- 
rotted manure, and in dry weather give an occasional good 
watering. Plants may be allowed to grow into very large 
clumps, and they will often flower most profusely thus, but it 
is a good plan to rear a few young plants annually from 
pipings to make sure of getting really fine flowers. Pipings 
are strong shoots 3m. or so long, cut off close to a joint in 
July, with the lower leaves removed for an inch or so and the 
tips of the leaves cut off. A bed should be prepared in a 
shady spot by adding an inch or so of finely-sifted sandy soil 
and a thin dusting of salt. In this insert the cuttings firmly, 
3in. apart, and then cover with a frame or handlight. Shade 
from sun and see the soil does not get too dry. Early in 
September the cuttings will be rooted and ready to plant in 
their permanent positions. 
Carnations are also well-known garden plants, the numerous 
Varieties of which have been derived from D. caryophyllus, a 
naturalised species on old walls in England. The varieties 
grown are classified into several groups : the Bizarres, having 
their flowers striped with two or three colours on a clear 
ground ; the Flakes, with flowers of a groundwork of white 
and flaked with another colour ; Selfs, with flowers of one 
uniform colour; Fancies, flowers with markings on 
coloured or white grounds ; and Yellow-grounds, with flowers 
having a surface colour of yellow or orange, flaked or mixed 
with other colours. Then there are French carnations, note- 
worthy for their strong habit of growth, large and showy 
flowers ; German carnations, of which the yellow self Germania 
is an example ; Marguerite carnations, the result of a cross 
between a Carnation and an Indian Pink, a race easily reared 
