. Carnations & pinks. Carnations. PREPARATION OF BEDS 23 should he planted as deep as the base of the lower ones retained. It is a mistake to bury the lower leaves in the soil, because these cause decay, and the decay spreads to other portions of the plant. Plant each layer firmly, and let any tall or unsteady plants be supported with neat sticks. If slugs attack the plants, it is a good plan to dust over the surface of the ground with soot. If sharp frosts set in, place a thin mulch of decayed stable manure amongst the plants. Notwithstanding all the care that may be taken, some of the la
. Carnations & pinks. Carnations. PREPARATION OF BEDS 23 should he planted as deep as the base of the lower ones retained. It is a mistake to bury the lower leaves in the soil, because these cause decay, and the decay spreads to other portions of the plant. Plant each layer firmly, and let any tall or unsteady plants be supported with neat sticks. If slugs attack the plants, it is a good plan to dust over the surface of the ground with soot. If sharp frosts set in, place a thin mulch of decayed stable manure amongst the plants. Notwithstanding all the care that may be taken, some of the layers may get broken, or be in- jured in some other way during the winter. For this reason, it is well to have a number of layers potted up and kept in frames, in order to fill up any blanks that occur in the beds. Two plants may be potted into a 3 J-inch flower-pot, or one layer into the centre of a 2^-inch pot. BORDER CARNATIONS IN POTS Having said this much about border culture, I must point out that the best flowers of border Carnations are. Fig. 2.—Showing how the layers are secured by pegs. (From the Gardeners' Chronicle.). 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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