204 CARNATIONS. 
that is to fay, free from notch, fringe, or 
indenture. 
The calyx fhould be at leaf! one inch 
in length, terminating with broad points, 
fufficiently ftrong to hold the narrow 
bafes of the petals, in a clofe and circu¬ 
lar body. 
Whatever colours the flower may be 
poffefied of, they fhould be perfeftly 
diftinft, and difpofed in long regular 
ftripes, broadeft at the edge of the 
lamina, and gradually becoming nar¬ 
rower as they approach the unguis, or 
bafe of the petal, there terminating in a 
fine point. Each petal fhould have a 
due proportion of white, i. e. one half, 
or nearly fo, which fhould be perfedlly 
clear, and free from fpots. 
Bizards, or fuch as contain two colours 
upon a white ground, are efteemed rather 
preferable to flakes, which have but one, 
efpecially 
