Did you know that carnations are among the most common commercial cut flower? They have been in production over 2000 years! Check out these beautiful carnation seed catalogs images from the 1800s that are part of our horticultural artifacts collection. Video description: multiple covers of seed catalogs. The catalogs have pink, red, white, and yellow carnation flowers on them. 📷: Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.#SmithsonianGardens #Carnations #PublicGardens #SeedCatalog

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What do you think about carnations? Carnations sadly have gotten a bad rep in current years for being...well...cheap. It's so sad because they are so intricate and beautiful. Red carnations are a symbol of pure love, deep love and affection.They are one of the oldest cultivated flowers. It was said that carnations bloomed where the Virgin Mary shed tears for Jesus on the cross. Leonardo De Vinci used a red carnation in his painting Madonna of the Carnation. The scientific name Dianthus stands fo