. Carnations & pinks. Carnations. 22 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING also kills the Carnations. The only plan is to carefully pick out the wireworms by moving the soil over ; but even then many are missed during the process. Fibrous turf in a well-rotted condition is certainly the best material for form- ing Carnation beds, if the staple soil of the garden is not suitable ; and, as turf is very seldom free from wireworms, the loam should be treated in the following manner:— Make a heap of the fibrous loam as it is delivered, add- ing to every four loads of loam a load of fresh stable manure, mixing
. Carnations & pinks. Carnations. 22 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING also kills the Carnations. The only plan is to carefully pick out the wireworms by moving the soil over ; but even then many are missed during the process. Fibrous turf in a well-rotted condition is certainly the best material for form- ing Carnation beds, if the staple soil of the garden is not suitable ; and, as turf is very seldom free from wireworms, the loam should be treated in the following manner:— Make a heap of the fibrous loam as it is delivered, add- ing to every four loads of loam a load of fresh stable manure, mixing the two to- gether. The manure will cause sufficient heat to be generated to destroy all pests contained in the soil, in- cluding the wireworms, and the compost will be ready for use in five or six months. If Carnations are planted in beds, four rows of plants in each bed will be suffi- cient. If the bed is 6 feet wide, the first two rows should be planted 6 inches from the edge ; the rows may be 16 inches apart, and 16 inches should be allowed between the plants in the rows. Autumn-planting begins at about the middle of September, but it may be carried out even as late as the middle of November in ordinary seasons. A few of the lower leaves may be removed from the plants, say one or two pairs, and the layers. Fig. i.—Showing how a layer is notched before it is pegged Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, T. H; Douglas, James. joint author; McLeod, J. F. , joint author. London, Edinburgh, T. C. & E. C. Jack
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