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CARNATION. 
ther changes, and the days lengthen, give air as before 
until the beginning of April, and a week or two before 
finally removing them, give full air night and day. 
When in pots, and placed in a Greenhouse, they will 
only require the ordinary treatment of Greenhouse 
plants. If it is desired to have them flower in pots, they 
should be shifted in March or April, into pots nine 
inches in diameter, in the following compost, two parts 
of good fresh loam, one part decayed manure, and the 
rest of coarse sand, (and if convenient leaf mould may 
be used,) mixed well together, give them a little water, 
and as soon as frost is over, plunge the pots in the 
ground where they are intended to grow till in flower, 
the rims being just level with the surface of the ground, 
place neat sticks in the pots and tie up the flower stems, 
as they advance in growth, and water them in dry 
weather. When the flower buds begin to open, the 
pots can be lifted and removed where they are wanted 
to bloom, and if they are placed on the Veranda, where 
they are partially shaded, their flowers will last much 
longer, and be finer colored, than if exposed to the 
full sun. 
Those Carnations that have very double flowers, and 
are inclined to burst on one side, should have the Calex 
or flower pod tied neatly with a piece of twine, and the 
opposite divisions of the Calex parted with a sharp 
penknife, that the flowers may expand regularly. 
