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overing with the more decayed manure. 
L a rule, the making of the heap twice will 
e sufficient, though some people would make 
t up a third time. After a week or ten 
ays you can certainly make up a bed with 
ne materials you have prepared. Build it 
p square and about 3 ft. longer and wider 
han the frame, so as to leave a margin for 
dding fresh manure to the top, if neoes- 
ary. After it has been made up, and 
ven during the process, you should tread 
he manure firmly, and this will prevent it 
rom heating violently at first and then be¬ 
aming quite cold in a few weeks’time. The 
.ccompanying illustration shows a bed of 
nanure on the top of which a frame is 
)laced, and inside the frame about 6 in. 
!>f soil in which to grow plants. At the 
op and bottom are indications where manure 
las been heaped against the frame to help 
o keep it warm later on, when the bed is 
jooling. You will have to be careful as 
o what you put in the frame for the first 
ew days after the bed is made up. You 
should plunge a piece of stick in the beds, 
;o that you can have some idea of the heat. 
,yt the same time, a little air should be left 
m at the top, to allow the escape of ammonia 
and other gases being given off. When the 
heat has subsided, you can then use the 
frame for raising seeds or any other subject 
you may have in view. 
1614. New Suggestion. 
(W. S.)—We thank you for your letter, 
and will give the matter our consideration, 
but we cannot promise that we will adopt 
the suggestion. You will notice that the 
new Competition is much simpler. 
NAMES OF PLANT8. 
(E. Grey) 1, Not recognised, send when in 
flower; 2, Heuchera hispida or Satin Leaf ; 
3, Lupinus arboreus.—'(Augustus C. Dixon) 
1, Polypodiumj vulgtare sem'ilacerum; 2, 
Cotula dioica (not a Stonecrop, but belong¬ 
ing to the Daisy family and used in carpet 
bedding).— (P. W.) i, Eranthis hyemalis; 
2, Anemone Hepatica; 3, Vinca minor; 4, 
Crocus Sieberi; 5, Cornus Mas. (J. B., 
Sussex) Laurus nobilis or Sweet Bay. - 
(Comus) 1, Cupressus macrocarpa; 2, Cu- 
pressus pisifera plumosa ; 3, Cupressus pisi- 
fera squarrosa; 4, Thuya oriental is; 5, 
Thuya plicata; 6, Juniperus chiensis varie- 
gata—(S. Williams) 1, Pelargonium Ra- 
dula ; 2, Pelargonium denticulatum ; 3, Chio- 
nodoxa Luciliae sardensis ; 4, Scilla sibirica; 
5, Hyacinthus orientalis albulus, the Roman 
Hvacinth.—(A. D. H.) 1, Erica hyemalis; 
2, Solanum Capsicastrum; 3, Daphne odora 
(erroneously named D. indica in gardens). 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
William Cooper, Ltd., Horticultural Pro¬ 
viders, 751. Old Kent Road, London, S.E. 
—Annual Sale Catalogue. 
T. S. Ware, Ltd., Ware’s Nurseries, 
Feltham, Middlesex.—Ware’s Hardy Peren¬ 
nials for Herbaceous Borders and Rock 
Gardens. 
Carnations, 
PICOTEES AND PINKS. 
A New Book 
Just out which 
You should buy. 
I have heard of people who are said to 
dislike flowers. Whether 'or not this is 
a peculiar phase of affectation (or should 
it be disease ?) I cannot decide ; it is hap- 
pilv rare, however, even as an affecta¬ 
tion—or a disease. But I never heard of 
anv lovers of flowers but who placed the 
Carnation on .a very high pedestal in their 
esteem. Indeed, this exquisite creation 
of the florist’s art is held by many to be 
not merely a fitting compeer of the 
Rose, but—and it seems like rank heresy 
—there are those who venture to predict 
that the time is not far distant when “ the 
Queen of Flowers ” will no longer reign 
1 supreme, but will actually suffer a partial 
eclipse by reason of the growing popu¬ 
larity of its beautiful rival, the Carnation. 
Whichever of these two eminently 
favourite flowers will eventually occupy 
the premier place, everyone nowadays 
with the means at command wants to grow 
Carnations. 
And so, in order to foster this laudable 
ambition, the proprietors of The Garden¬ 
ing World have just published a book 
entitled “Select Carnations, Picotees, and 
Pinks.” Ltiias been written by Mr. John 
Fraser,^F.L.S., the editor of this journal, 
a fact which I feel sure will prove a quite 
sufficient recommendation to subscribers 
of this paper to purchase a copy. It deals 
comprehensively with the subject, and is 
thoroughly practical, for Mr. Fraser, who 
has written voluminously on gardening 
subjects, is no mere armchair horticul¬ 
turist, but a practical gardener of many 
years’ experience, w'ho pushed his tvay to 
the top of the profession; moreover, his 
botanical attainments are of a high order. 
Although he would probably prefer I did 
not mention these facts, still I do so be¬ 
cause they are a guarantee that whoever 
buys this book will receive splendid value 
for the money. 
No averagely intelligent person can fail 
to grow excellent Carnations with this 
book as a guide. The veriest tyro will 
find success easy, so plainly-worded and 
fully given are the directions, each step 
in the several stages of cultivation, from 
propagation by seed, cuttings, or layers, 
to the perfect blooms for flowering in the 
border, or in pots for decorative or exhi¬ 
bition purposes, being very carefully de¬ 
scribed. The possessor of this book who 
cannot grow Carnations, and grow them 
well, too, will never grow them though he 
possess all *the books on the subject, and 
had better confine his attention to cab¬ 
bages, and that preferably after they are 
cooked. 
But get a copy and participate m tne 
delightful pastime of growing your own 
Carnations, whilst enjoying the allowable 
pride of showing your friends what you 
can do; for after ail, if the instructions 
given in “Select Carnations, Picotees and 
Pinks” be faithfully followed, you are 
bound to reap a very large measure of 
success. Gumption, not genius, is all you 
require in order to grow these lovely and 
fascinating flowers. 
Mr. Fraser devotes the first chapter of 
the book to an admirably-written history 
of the Carnation, showing when it first 
came into notice, the various names under 
which it has figured from time to time, 
the characteristics of many of the varieties 
grown during the past two or three hun¬ 
dred years, and giving an account of the 
labours of the old gardeners and the 
modern florists in developing; the dis¬ 
tinguishing features of this charming 
flower and bringing it to its present high 
state of beauty and perfection. There 
are chapters dealing with the various sorts 
of Carnations at present in cultivation, 
accompanied by very ample cultural 
directions, and also instructions on how 
to dress the blooms for exhibition. Other 
chapters concern the growing of Carna¬ 
tions in town, the sporting or running of 
Carnations, and the fungoid diseases and 
insect and other pests which are liable to 
damage the plants and blooms. Of course 
Picotees and Pinks are fully dealt with. 
A feature of the book which will un¬ 
doubtedly be much appreciated is the 
calendar of operations for each month in 
the year. The number of varieties of the 
Carnation is so large that it would have 
made the book unwieldy to have at¬ 
tempted to name them all, and, under the 
circumstances, would have served no use¬ 
ful purpose, but the author supplies care- 
fully-selected and descriptive lists of the 
best in each section—lists which will prove 
invaluable to the amateur more especially. 
Finally, the book is well printed and pro¬ 
fusely illustrated, and is provided with a 
copious index. 
This, then, is the book to have if the 
reader contemplates growing fine speci¬ 
men Carnations, for after all it is as easy 
to grow good blooms as inferior ones, 
and so much more satisfactory. This, in 
short, is the book for those who for the 
first time are taking up the cultivation 
of this incomparable flower, as well as 
those who intend to grow something better 
than they have hitherto done. 
Buy it, “ G. W.” readers, and be happy 
ever afterwards! 
Peter Penn. 
-♦+>- 
Winter Flowering Carnation Society. 
The list of members, copy of rules, and 
schedule of the prizes to be offered at the 
second show of this society, to be held at 
the Royal Botanic Gardens, London, on 
March 13th, may now be obtained from the 
hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. Hayward 
Mathias, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants. All 
lovers of these beautiful flowers should be¬ 
come members of this society, and so help to 
encourage the extended cultivation of winter 
flowering Carnations. At the forthcoming 
exhibition first, second and third prizes will 
be offered for the best collections of cut 
Carnations on table 10 ft. by 4 ft., with or 
without decorative plants or foliage for 
effect. There will be 18 classes open to all 
members, and classes open to amateurs only, 
and in addition Certificates of Merit will be 
awarded to meritorious new varieties en¬ 
tered for the same. 
West Hartlepool Gardeners. 
At the last meeting of the West Hartle¬ 
pool and District _ G.M.I. Society, Mr. F. 
Overill, gardener to Sir C. Furness, Tun- 
stall Court, read a paper on Euphorbias. 
Mr. Overill, who gave a splendid paper 
on the culture of these fine decorative 
plants, was most heartily thanked by the 
members present. T. Smith. 
