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PINKS. 
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which it will be proper to fhelter them, 
both before and after bloom. Such forts 
produce the greateft quantity of feed as 
have long narow pods, the bloffoms of 
which confift of but few petals ; but the 
feed of fuch will not be likely to produce 
fuch large and double flowers as that 
which is faved from forts poflefling 
fuperior properties: it is to be gathered, 
preferved, fown, and treated in all re- 
fpefls like that of Carnations. 
A Defcription of the Properties of a fine 
Double Pink. 
THE Hera fhould be ftrong, eiaftic, 
and ereft, and not lefs than twelve 
inches high. 
The calyx rather fmaller and fhorter, 
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but nearly fimilar in form and proportion 
to that of a Carnation, as well as the 
formation 
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