THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
13 
Marguerite 
Garnation, 
— Dressing Blooms. — 
’ Lstrongly object to this practice. It is 
Exhibit 
the flowers as you have grown them; it 
is’ more satisfactory to your neizhbor, and 
not sportsman like to do so 
to your eredit and honor: 
~ Carnation growing should not be 
brought down to making the flowers. 
Keep the cultivation of the Carnation as 
a hobby ; the game will last much longer, 
and the competitions will be most keen 
and sought after, 
= Pruning, — 
This is a very important item. Take 
away all dried shoots and flowers, keep 
young wood going, aud your plairts will 
be very little trouble. After spring 
flowering season most work will be 
found, 
— Propagating. — 
The Perpetual varieties will strike root 
‘readily from cuttings taken from the 
flower spike. Pull the cuttings off and 
‘take away the lower leaves, place in 4 
box about seven inches deep containing 
sharp sand half its depth, cover the box 
with glass, and keep in a shady place, 
keeping the sand moist. Dry the glass 
‘daily, and remove the same when the 
cuttings begin to grow. 
‘Spring flowering varieties will give the 
best results from Jayers. Choose healthy 
young wood for the purpose. Choose 
healthy young wood for the purpose, 
elean away all dr7 leaves, etc., make a 
slit underneath about one inch long, and 
pin the same- down, covering the layer 
with sand or light soil. 
: : W.-D, ROBINSON. 
Highgate, South Australia. 
| Scarlet Flake Carnation. 
ere 
K Deadly Blossom. . 
The ‘death plant? of Java has flowers 
which continually give off a perfume so 
-powerfnl as to. overcome, if inhaled for 
any length of time, a full-grown man, 
and which kills all forms of insect life 
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