Oh, ye carnations!

It seems to me the roses and carnations have bloomed again since we saw them last in London, when they were drooping from the exposure to night air, candle light, and heated ballrooms.

It was not long before they encountered the roses and carnations growing on every side, which the Major had persistently declared to be mythical.

Let me see," he proceeded, counting the empty bottles, "four bottles between four of you, the contents of at least two bottles here, anddear me, the carnations, too!"

There were no finer geraniums in all Grasmere than Barlow's, no bigger carnations or picotees, asters or arums.

[Sidenote: Les Jeunes Filles] Of course the Baronne had arranged for the Vicomte to take me in; and our table was pink and white carnations.

There were about twelve tables, three of different coloured carnations for the "jeunes filles," and the rest with roses for the married people.

Canes, crysanthemums, umbrellas, flags, carnations, hats, all these and many other things waved frantically above the great bank of crimson as the little knot of gallant knights in moleskin crept back over their recent path of retreat and took the war again into the enemy's country.

These, too, appear to bear flowers, asters, carnations, or roses.

Are they not strangely like your garden carnations?

Mr. Bruce walks across a darkened room to throw the window open for a gasp of fresh evening air, laden with the perfume of pinks, carnations, and moss-roses in the garden below.

Flesh-tints, varying from the strong red tone of Jonah's athletic manhood, through the glowing browns of the seated Genii, to the delicate carnations of Adam and the paler hues of Eve; orange and bronze in draperies, medallions, decorative nudes, russets like the tints of dead leaves; lilacs, cold greens, blue used sparingly; all these colours are dominated and brought into harmony by the greys of the architectural setting.

The roses and the carnations that John had brought to his friend were quietly laid on the table as he caught the first glimpse of the dying boy.

In his management of the orangery, of the bulbous flowers, in budding shoots and growing cuttings from the carnations and auriculas, he might challenge nature herself.

In some of the hothouses tangerines were growing, and in some persimmons, while others were given over to the raising of roses, carnations and rare orchids.

ROETHKE, THEODORE. Carnations.

ROETHKE, THEODORE. Carnations.

In the South, Cape jasmine, in the Far West, the golden California poppies and carnations, are beautiful to use.

Black velvet neckbands, powdered curls, and "nosegays" of small pink carnations in lace paper holders quite carried out the lovely effect.

The Moment you turn either to the Right or Left, you are in a Forest, where Nature presents you with a much more beautiful Scene than could have been raised by Art. 'Instead of Tulips or Carnations, I can shew you Oakes in my Gardens of four hundred Years standing, and a Knot of Elms that might shelter a Troop of Horse from the Rain.

To set himself free from these incumbrances, one hurries to Newmarket; another travels over Europe; one pulls down his house and calls architects about him; another buys a seat in the country, and follows his hounds over hedges and through rivers; one makes collections of shells; and another searches the world for tulips and carnations.

While she watered her stocks, or tied up her carnations, she was enabled to throw an occasional keen glance in at the open doorway on either side of her; she knew precisely what Mrs. Barnes had for dinner, and how large was Mrs. Frizzel's wash.

There were beds of red and white carnations, heavy with perfume.

Make pipings and layers of Carnations.

Make pipings of Carnations.