. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. CARNATIONS IN VARIETY THE CARNATION AND PICOTEE. By James Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham. TAKE for a motto for this article the lines of Shakespeare—"The fairest flowers of the season are our ; Nearly 300 years ago these words were written, and at that time the Carnation w as grown well in English gardens. We do not produce larger double Carnations in our gardens in these days than those figured in Gerarde's "Herbal" in 1508, or in Parkinson's "Paradisus" s
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. CARNATIONS IN VARIETY THE CARNATION AND PICOTEE. By James Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham. TAKE for a motto for this article the lines of Shakespeare—"The fairest flowers of the season are our ; Nearly 300 years ago these words were written, and at that time the Carnation w as grown well in English gardens. We do not produce larger double Carnations in our gardens in these days than those figured in Gerarde's "Herbal" in 1508, or in Parkinson's "Paradisus" some thirty years later; moreover, Gerarde informs his readers that he was the first to grow Carnations with flowers of a yellow colour, these being introduced to London gardens through a merchant, named Nicholas Leete, from Constantinople, which is evidence that the cultivation of the Carnation was widespread. The yellow ground Ficotee and Carnation was cultivated in England early in the seventeenth century, as we learn from Parkinson's " ; Doubtless neither the form of the flowers nor the markings on the petals would pass muster in a meeting of experts in these days ; but the rapid development of the Carnation as a garden flower in England is well attested in the pages of the old authorities. The Carnation therefore may w ell be considered to be one of the finest of garden flowers. It would be easy to verify this claim from the days of Elizabeth down to the end of the present century, but no useful purpose would be served by parading the writings of old authors or quoting tlie names of flowers no longer in existence. The Carnation is now held in as great esteem as ever it was, and valued by all who love flowers for their sweetness and beauty. Carnations are mostly of delicate perfume, and are also very attractive in the garden by reason of their rich and varied colours, and the list has been greatly added to during the last few years. 1 have been an admir
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