They wandered in and out of glass-houses, saw lilies swimming in tanks, breathed in the scent of thousands of carnations, and compared their respective tastes in the matter of trees and lakes.
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
On the last day he entertained the farmers to dinner in the best parlor, and afterward they all stood in the front garden, smoking cigars and praising Mrs. Dale's roses and carnations.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
And the bunch of carnations was left forgotten on the trunk of the tree.
"A Vanished Hand"
Sarah Doudney