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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the ;rear 1874, by Henry T. Williams, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 
Price 12 Cents. 
NEW YORK, JULY, 1874, 
By Henry T. Williams, 
mer. Toward spring they seemed to grow tired of 
doing and being well, and “broke out” with a very 
measles of red spiders, which first flushed and then 
bleached their foliage, and blighted every bud. Show¬ 
ering or red pepper had little effect in dispersing them, 
but as soon as the 'weather permitted I set them 
on a piazza, where they had plenty of air and sun¬ 
light. 
As they are hardy and able to bear it, I made alt 
haste to get them in the ground, and now they adorn 
my garden borders and are 
in bud. 
Q I * They bear a name ap- 
jv a pertaining to royalty, and 
fijlv j tll£ T y# de ‘ 
|f\| serve it—they 
are Flora’s 
“ Diadem.” 
“Ho! every 
sA iff IfitI "’ one that 
thirsteth” for 
plants to cul¬ 
tivate, secure 
~ < r - ~ Pinks of every 
^ grade and 
Ttvif.- m IMlHjHS i llllf every color; 
they are good 
looking, have 
good habits 
^ jm0m and good old- 
%_s{*» time associa- 
J1H& tions. Notone 
of them is in- 
significant, 
; Y1 - : ;; Y .~ . U. and many are 
BBSSHPbrilliantly 
beautiful. 
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are always favorites; they are easily raised from seed 
or cuttings, and if started in early summer from slips 
will bloom in our window gardens in winter. 
The seeds of the Diadem Pink, which were given 
last year as a premium with the Floral Cabinet, in 
the results justified their selection for that purpose. 
We planted ours in June in only moderately good soil, 
but they came up in good order and grew thriftily. 
In August and September they were covered with buds 
and blossoms of diversified colors, all very beautiful, 
It has always perplexed us to account for the name 
of this family of plants. It seems a misnomer to call 
them by the distinctive name of a color, especially as 
they are so diversified in shade. It is without doubt a 
mistake to mention a white Pink, but we are obliged 
to, or not speak of it at all. But they are so bright 
and endowed with so many winning charms that we 
will not quarrel with their name if it is inappropriate. 
After all, “ What is in a 
name.” They smell very 
sweet with their present ap- 
pellation; they would be just - Jit, 
as fragrant lT\ AJy' 
with any other. 
The old- W ^ 
fashioned mot- 
tied and fring- 
ed Pink, Pink 
(there you see Jtyfifilit 
how awkward ill a iMijf W' 
that is,) that ^ 4^ .<J 
always figured 
iu our grand- 
mother’s gar- 8 
dens, are still 
stan d i n g i n 
more modern 
and are jW\J* 
ones. 
worth cultivat- JKP* 
ing,for they are 
always clothed . . . m&M&l 
with abundant #9 a1K 
blossoms. The ,- A-H 
single white WMip 
and red Pinks ^ • 
are very scent¬ 
ful, and have Iron 
not been altogether displaced by the imported beauties 
from China and Japan. What is commonly called 
Perpetual Pink is very richly shaded, from a soft 
scarlet to a deep maroon, and is very velvety in ap¬ 
pearance, and of itself brightens up a plot of flowering 
plants. This species is perpetuated by division of the 
roots. 
The Carnation recommends itself to all flower lovers 
by its spicy odor and full blossoms; the clove-scented 
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