Many Varieties of Carnations
There were 3000 different varieties of carnations. The flower was known to exist as far back as 1463, as there was a picture extant of King Edward IV with a red carnation in his buttonhole, said Dr T. Fletcher Telford when he gave a 'talk on carnations and lilies to members of the Riccarton Garden Club.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 77, Issue 6974, 4 October 1948, Page 4
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60Many Varieties of Carnations Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 77, Issue 6974, 4 October 1948, Page 4
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