Carnation

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ON (1 AC MM 5F MONACO 16-5-59 CEILLET PRI ICESSE CAROLINE JOUR DEMISSION MINNE SERRES

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NATURAL COLOUR J. Arthur Dixon PC. 18 PHOTOGRAVURE CARNATION. Latin name Dianthus caryophyllus. Family Caryophyllaceae. The wild progenitor of the cultivated carna- tions has its home in Central and Southern Europe, and came into English gardens in the sixteenth century or earlier. Cut blooms of modern varieties are marketed in enormous numbers all the year round. A Natural Colour Photograph Ltd., Newport, I.W. Printed and Published by J. Arthur Dixo