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were in his possession when he published his work ; 

 and we hope to hear that both Mr. Hogg's treatise 

 and collection of plants may induce, not only ama- 

 teur florists, but market-gardeners, to bestow more 

 attention on the propagation of these delightful 

 flowers, as they will be sure to find not only praise, 

 but a price in the market. And let them not be 

 deterred, althougli they be not quite perfect, ac- 

 cording to the rules laid down to guide our admi- 

 ration, which say, of a perfect Carnation, " The 

 stem should be strong, tall, and straight, not less 

 than thirty, not more than forty -five inches high ; 

 the foot-stalks supporting each separate flower 

 should be strong, elastic, and of a proportionate 

 lencjth. The flower should be at least three inches 

 in diameter, consisting of a great number of large 

 well-formed petals ; but neither so many as to give 

 it too full and crowded an appearance, nor so few 

 as to make it appear too thin and empty. The 

 petals should be long, broad, and substantial, par- 

 ticularly those of the lower or outer circle, com- 

 monly called the guard-leaves ; these should rise 

 perpendicularly about half an inch above the calyx, 

 and then turn off" gracefully in a horizontal direc- 

 tion, supporting the interior petals, and altogether 

 forming a convex, and nearly hemispherical, corolla. 

 The interior petals should rather decrease in size, 

 as they approach the centre of the flower, which 



