Flower grower's guide . e,heavy-edged ; (4) rose, light-edged ; (5) purple,heavy-edged; (G) purple, light-edged; (7) yellowgrounds, without any distinction as to the breadthof the edge of colour. Fancy Carnations andPicotees include varieties that by reason of thearrangement of their colours cannot be admittedin any of the other recognised classes. If theground colour of a Carnation or Picotee disap-pear, the variety is said to have sported,while if the white ground of a Picotee change to pink, that is also a case of sporting. All such are classed as fancies and find manyadmirers. Heavy-edged
Flower grower's guide . e,heavy-edged ; (4) rose, light-edged ; (5) purple,heavy-edged; (G) purple, light-edged; (7) yellowgrounds, without any distinction as to the breadthof the edge of colour. Fancy Carnations andPicotees include varieties that by reason of thearrangement of their colours cannot be admittedin any of the other recognised classes. If theground colour of a Carnation or Picotee disap-pear, the variety is said to have sported,while if the white ground of a Picotee change to pink, that is also a case of sporting. All such are classed as fancies and find manyadmirers. Heavy-edged flowers should have a pure white ground, without spot or bar, andthe edges of colour be heavy, even and distinct. In the case of light-edged flowers,there is a thin wire of colour on the margin of each petal and no other marking;medium-edged flowers are also admitted in this class. The Picotee is cultivated inexactly the same manner as described for Carnations, and it only remains now to indi-cate meritorious Fig. 149. Picotee. Selection of Picotees. Heavy red-edged. Brunette (Kirkland).Countess of Wilton (Holland).Dr. Abercrombie (Fellowes).Dr. Epps (raiser unknown). Ganymede (Douglas).J. B. Bryant (Ingram).Mary Dodwell (Anstiss).Ne Plus Ultra (Lakin).John Smith (Bower).Princess of Wales (Fellowes). Light Gorton (Simonite).Ada Mary (Smith).Thomas Williams (Flowdy).Mrs. Bower (Bower).Princess Mary (Fellowes). 3^8 THE FLOWER GROWERS GUIDE. Eobert Scott (Flowdy).Miss Turner (Taylor).Violet Douglas (Simonite). Heavy (Turner).Gertrude (Dodwell).Mrs. A. Chancellor (Turner).Muriel (Hewett).Norfolk Beauty (Fellowes).Eev. J. B. Carnm (Fellowes).Zerlina (Lord).Picco (Jackson).Jessie (Turner). Light (Lord).Ann Lord (Lord).Baroness Biudett Coutts (Payne).Clara Penson (Williams).Hero (Dodwell).Her Majesty (Addis).Mary (Simonite). Mildred (Dodwell). Minnie (Lord). Nymph (Lord). Princess of Wales (Kirkland). Mrs. Langtry (
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