27 JULY 1956, Page 27

CARNATIONS

Carnations, and some pinks, can be propagated by layering, although the latter are perhaps best increased by making cuttings. Non-flowering shoots are selected and a slit made in the stem below a node. Leaves are removed from the part to be pegged down and the stem is then covered with about half an inch of soil. Keep the layering moist and sever from parent plant in six or seven weeks.