THE FLORIST. 39 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 



A summary of the several times certain varieties of Carnations and 

 Picotees were displayed in the leading collections at the Horticul- 

 tural, Botanic, South London, and Slough exhibitions in 1848, and 

 reported in The Florist, Vol. I. It is compiled from fifteen stands 

 of Carnations, each 12 blooms, and five stands of 24 blooms each, 

 exhibited by amateurs and dealers; — Picotees: six stands of 24 

 blooms each, and fifteen of 12 blooms (amateurs and dealers). 



Carnations. — Flora's Garland, 16; Beauty of Woodhouse, 14; 

 Prince Albert (Hales), 12; Ariel (May), 11 ; Count Pauline, 10; 

 Hamlet, 9 ; King of Scarlets, 9 ; Admiral Curzon, 8 ; Brutus, 7 ; 

 William Penn, 7; Lord Hardinge, 7; Prince Albert (Puxley), 6; 

 Sarah Payne, 6 ; Duke of York, 5 ; Duke of Bedford, 5 ; Lorenzo, 4 ; 

 Duke of Wellington, 4 ; Rainbow, 4 ; Harriet, 4 ; Prince Arthur, 4 ; 

 Prince of Wales, 4 ; Lord Milton, 4 ; President, 4 ; Cardinal Wol- 

 sey, 3 ; Caliban, 3 ; Hotspur, 3 ; Lydia, 3 ; Edgar, 3 ; Princess 

 Royal (Puxley), 3 ; Queen Victoria (Simpson), 3 ; Orlando, 3 ; 

 Georgiana, 3 ; Bright Phoebus, 3 ; Squire Meynal, 3 ; Defiance, 3 ; 

 Earl Spencer, 3 ; Hero of Middlesex, 3 ; Squire Trow, 3 ; Vernon 

 Smith, 2 ; Mrs. Burkhill, 2 ; Achilles, 2 ; Earl of Errol, 2 ; Splen- 

 did, 2 ; Lady of the Lake, 2 ; Omnium Primus, 2 ; Princess Royal 

 (Sealey), 2; Prince of Wales (Ely), 2; William the Fourth, 2; 

 Royal Chancellor, 2 ; Duke of Sutherland, 2 ; Roi du Capucins, 2 ; 

 Double X, 2 ; Lovely Ann, 2 ; Village Maid, 2 ; True Briton, 2 ; 

 Lord Rancliffe, 2 ; Premier, 2 ; Telemachus, 2. The varieties shewn 

 but once are purposely omitted. 



Picotees.— Mrs Barnard, 17; Mrs. Bevan, 16; Isabella, 15; 

 Jenny Lind (Edmonds), 12 ; Venus, 11 ; Princess Royal (Willmer), 

 10; Amy, 9; Enchantress, 9; Regina, 7; Portia, 7; L'elegant, 

 7 ; Jessica, 6 ; Fanny Irby, 6 ; Lady Dacre, 6 ; Juliet, 5 ; King 

 James, 5 ; Duke of Newcastle, 5 ; Sebastian, 5 ; Ne-plus -ultra, 5 ; 

 Prince Albert (Crask), 5 ; Sir W. Middleton, 4 ; Queen Victoria 

 (Crask), 4 ; Delicata, 3 ; Vespasian, 3 ; Rosalind, 3 ; Beauty, 3 ; 

 Lady Chesterfield, 3 ; Nulli Secundus, 3 ; Lady A. Peel, 3 ; Olivia, 3 ; 

 President, 3 ; Miss Desborough, 3 ; Queen Victoria (Green), 2 ; 

 Lady Smith, 2 ; Yorkshire Hero, 2 ; Princess Alice (Wood), 2 ; 

 Ernest, 2; Gem (Youell), 2; Teazer, 2; Princess Augusta, 2; Lord 

 Hardinge, 2 ; and Mr Cobden, 2. The varieties shewn but once are 

 purposely omitted, such as Charles Stanford, Mrs. Trahar, General 

 Jackson, &c, with older sorts. 



It will be found that in both classes the new flowers have taken 

 a very conspicuous place ; thus of the 249 Carnation blooms, a third 

 were of new varieties ; and the same may be said of the 236 blooms 

 of Picotees ; clearly demonstrating, that exhibitors, to be winners, 

 must keep pace with the times. In doing so, they must have been 

 rewarded for the past ; and may it be so for the future say we. We 

 have nothing to report upon Yellow- ground Picotees. We sincerely 

 hope that our valuable contributor, Dr. Horner, may be the means of 

 arousing attention to this class, and developing their latent beauties. 



J. E. 



