(Paperback - English - 9780548476208)
PREFACE THIS little volume is a companion to Sweet Violets and Pansies, which formed the first of the smaller gardening books in the Country Life Library. It has been written at the request of many readers of Country Life and The Garden, and it is to be hoped that the ripe experience of the con- tributors to its pages, and the simple directions for the growing of the Carnation, Picotee, and the beauti- ful wild Pinks, will have their value. The brave masses of old Clove Carnations in the gardens of our forbears, the sweet drifts of white Pinks, and the warm fragrance scenting the summer air, are pleasant reminiscences. With a greater choice of varieties, the Car ..