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tion. "Admiral Curzon" still held the field, and 

 in a short time " Don John " passed out of existence. 



Amongst the raisers of those days was one 

 whose name still survives in our lists — Mr. Puxley. 

 He Avas a Swansea merchant, and owner of 

 smelting works, for when a copper mine was 

 discovered at Castletown, Berehaven, in the 

 County of Cork (or coast of Cork), of which Mr. 

 Puxley and his connections became owners, the ore 

 raised proved very valuable, and was sent to 

 Swansea to be smelted. Mr. Puxley, moreover, was 

 an enthusiastic florist, particularly devoted to the 

 Carnation, and, finding the soil and climate of the 

 South of Ireland suited them better than Swansea, 

 he moved his plants there, and many excellent 

 varieties were raised, some of which are still to be 

 found in our lists. 



Lancashire, however, was more especially the 

 home of the florists, and most of the new varieties 

 were raised there, while many came also from that 

 enthusiastic grower and raiser, the Rev. Charles 

 Fellowes, of Shottesham, whose flowers passed into 

 the hands of that king of florists the late Mr. 

 Charles Turner, of Slough, for distribution, and 

 the collection there became the largest in the 

 kingdom. No one who has ever seen his splendid 

 collection can ever forget it. It still continues, 

 and many are the pilgrimages made from all parts 

 of the kingdom to see it. 



