. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 126 CASSELL'fS POPULAR GARDEXIXG. SiXGLE-FLOWERED BeGONIAS. Favourite fCanuell). ludia I Chief. Orange Perfection. Crimson King. Glow-wot m. W. E. Gladstone. Eosy IViorn. Earl of Bessborougii. Countess of Bessborougii. Lady Kirk. Mdlle. Tressoueau. Mr. Laing. Garnet. Shirley Hibberd. Countess of Kingston. Ciinison Perfection. Mrs. H. Cannell. Wonder. L'Abbe Froment. Eeve d'Or. Salmon Queen. Jeanne d'Arc. Alba florabunda. Monarch. DOUBLE-PLOWERED Intermedia plena. Leon de St. Jean. Esther, FrauQois Breclmir. Le Grand Citoyen. Blanche Duval. Luc
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 126 CASSELL'fS POPULAR GARDEXIXG. SiXGLE-FLOWERED BeGONIAS. Favourite fCanuell). ludia I Chief. Orange Perfection. Crimson King. Glow-wot m. W. E. Gladstone. Eosy IViorn. Earl of Bessborougii. Countess of Bessborougii. Lady Kirk. Mdlle. Tressoueau. Mr. Laing. Garnet. Shirley Hibberd. Countess of Kingston. Ciinison Perfection. Mrs. H. Cannell. Wonder. L'Abbe Froment. Eeve d'Or. Salmon Queen. Jeanne d'Arc. Alba florabunda. Monarch. DOUBLE-PLOWERED Intermedia plena. Leon de St. Jean. Esther, FrauQois Breclmir. Le Grand Citoyen. Blanche Duval. Lucie Lemoine. Grandville. Comtesse H. de Choiseul. Madame Comesse. William Bealby. Mons. Lea-ouvp. Gabrielle Legros. Louis d'Or. Marie Lemoine. M. Paul de Vicq. Eosamonde. Gloire de Nancy. Sir Bealby. Mons. Bauer. Carnation. Carnations and Picotees.—The Carnation and Picotee are varieties of Bianthus Carophyllus, though some have as- serted that the Picotee is a distinct species. These flowers, as well as the Pink, are said to have "been introduced first into England from Italy, and have derived their names in the English language from their colour—Pink, Carnation or flesh-colour. The Carnation was also, as well as the Clove, styled by the old English florists, Clove-GilUfloiver, from its blooming in July. Ca'i^nations are diAdded into two main divisions, Bizarres and Flakes. There are tkree classes of Bizarres—Scarlet, Crimson, and Pink and Purple ; and there are Scarlet, Purple, and Pose Flakes. Bizarre is an epithet borrowed from the French, imphdng something fantastic, and there must be three distinct tints or shades. Flaked flowers have stripes or flakes of colom- on a white ground. In order to make the distinctions of the florist as clear as possible, we refer to the accompanying diagram. In all cases of what are termed the "show" varieties of Carnations and Picotees the ground-colour of the petals is white. This is flaked and barred with colour; and in
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