“Carnations, Picotees and Pinks” is a 1910 guide to planting and growing a variety of carnations, with a comprehensive list of varieties and a description of common pests and diseases. This timeless guide contains a wealth of useful information and will be of considerable utility to gardeners wishing to grow carnations in their gardens, pots, or hanging baskets. Contents include: “History and Classification”, “Propagation”, “Culture in Borders”, “Culture for Exhibition”, “Exhibiting Carnations”, “Marguerite Carnations”, “Carnations as Annuals”, “Carnations in Window Boxes”, “Perpetual Carnations”, “History of the Type”, “Propagation”, “Culture”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.