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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
December 26, 1908. 
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A few years ago those who desired to 
have Carnations in winter were practi¬ 
cally limited to our own strain of tree 
Carnations. Many of them were certainly 
beautiful, but since the American strain 
was freely introduced they have more or 
less completely put the tree Carnations 
in the shade, both for size, brightness of 
colour and freedom of bloom. The 
American Carnation is really of the same 
nature as our own tree Carnation, but 
is a different strain, which has been de¬ 
veloped along separate lines for a good 
many years past in America. 
The Carnation show of the Perpetual 
Flowering Carnation Society, held on the 
9th inst., showed a wealth of bloom which 
one could scarcely have imagined a few 
years ago. All this should go to prove 
that the plants are of easy cultivation, 
even in our unfavourable climate during 
winter, and that there is a large public 
for them at which we need not now be 
surprised after seeing the various shows 
of this Society, as well as numerous ex¬ 
hibits at practically every period of the 
year at Westminster. 
Amongst the varieties which take a 
leading place is Enchantress, the most 
popular of the blush varieties. It took 
the leading place for a variety of its 
colour in two of the more important 
classes. White Perfection and Lady 
Bountiful are the best amongst the whites. 
Amongst pink varieties Mrs. Burnett and 
W insor may be said to divide the honours 
between them, but there is a wide dis¬ 
tinction between them in colour. The 
former may be described as soft salmon- 
pink, while the latter is a warm rosy 
pink. 
There are numerous rose varieties now 
in cultivation, including the 30,000 dollar 
variety, Mrs. T. W. Lawson, which gave 
such an impetus to Carnation culture and 
raising some years ago in America. It 
is usually classed as a deep pink and 
although cultivators in this country were 
a little doubtful at first, nearly all Car¬ 
nation growers at the present day vie 
with each other as to who shall grow it 
best. Winona is a rose-pink of recent 
introduction and fine form that is now 
Amongst the Vetchlings or species of 
Lathyrus we have plants of all sizes, from 
dwarf subjects suitable for the rockery 
up to tall growing climbers, such as L. 
latifolius. Each of them fills its own 
niche for gardening purposes. L. fili- 
formis is a hardy herbaceous plant'Sel¬ 
dom, if ever, exceeding 12 in. in height, 
while it may be dwarfer and therefore 
suitable either for the front line of the 
border or for the rockery, w'here it would 
be, perhaps, most at home on account 
of its dwarf habit. 
Although described as long ago as 1837 
it seems to have been neglected in cul¬ 
tivation until recently; even yet, it has 
only got into a very few trade lists of 
hardy plants. The leaves consist of a 
pair of very narrow leaflets densely cloth¬ 
ing the stems and from the axils of the 
leaves, on the upper part of the stem, 
racemes of beautiful purple flowers arise. 
likely to prove a rival to several already 
in cultivation. The flowers of this, as oi 
several others, such as Winsor, seem more 
durable in a cold room than in a warm 
one after being cut. Several scarlet 
varieties are elbowing one another foi 
the foremost place, including Victory, 
Robert Craig and Britannia. The first- 
named took the lead in its colour in one 
class, as well as the Society’s special 
prize for the best vase of Carnations, 
selected from fifteen classes. 
Lathyrus filiformis. 
As the blooms pass their prime the) 
assume a violet colour, which is even 
more distinct and pleasing than the col¬ 
our when it first expands. The accom¬ 
panying illustration represents a small 
patch in the corner of a circular bed in 
the herbaceous ground at Kew, where it 
bloomed during the month of June. 
Seeds, if they are produced, would 
form a natural means of propagation, 
but even in the absence of fruit the plants 
can readily be increased by the under¬ 
ground crowns Or stems forming the 
patches or clumps of the plant. The 
best way would be to lift the whole piece 
and carefully separate those pieces with 
crowns by the hand. Although it grows 
freely enough, it does not become ramp¬ 
ant or weedy at any time. This opera¬ 
tion could be carried out about the end 
of March, when the plant is about to 
commence fresh growth. 
Lathyrus filiformis. 
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