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attractions throughout the season, which will gratify all visitors, but 

 which no one can sufficiently appreciate without actually cultivating 

 them for himself. If he does this, he will no sooner have ceased to 

 luxuriate over the splendour of one bed, than the regret at its decline 

 will be speedily turned into pleasure by the near approach of its 

 successor to perfection, which, in its turn, will give rise to feelings 

 of the purest nature, and then be passed over for the inspection of 

 the next. For my part, I think that all who feel anxious to prolong 

 summer — and who does not? — should devote a bed or two to Carna- 

 tions and Picotees, in order to keep up a succession of flowers in their 

 gardens at that season of the year when a majority of Nature's 

 beauties have shed their summer perfumes and sunk into temporary 

 oblivion. 



I shall commence my present list with— 



Ely's Jolly Dragoon, 

 which, in my opinion, is one of the sweetest scarlet bizarred Car- 

 nations in cultivation. When I first saw it in 1840, I was truly 

 delighted with the brilliancy of its colours and distinctness of its 

 striping"; and I instantly resolved that, if I lived another year, I 

 would cultivate it myself. I, therefore, ordered a pair from Ely 

 himself, and have this last season had the pleasure of seeing it 

 bloom in my own small collection. It seems to me to be one of 

 the few carnations that will gratify almost any florist, the white 

 being remarkably pure, and the brilliant scarlet alternating very 

 regularly with the dark maroon colour, which gives it a very at- 

 tractive appearance. It possesses a good long pod, not apt to burst, 

 and, in my opinion, will be a successful show-flower wherever it is 

 exhibited in good order. It is but little known in this county as 

 yet, but I am sure there are few amateurs, who see it once well 

 grown, that will not be anxious to add it to their collections. 



Hogg's Sylvia. 

 Hogg's Sylvia is a truly magnificent rose flake, and gets to a very 

 superior size. It possesses an excellent white ground, and the fine 

 bold broad flakes of a beautiful rose colour give it a very showy ap- 

 pearance. Its excellent pod and vigorous habit are additional 

 recommendations to the amateur who is in want of rose flakes, who, 

 I am sure, cannot well purchase a better than Hogg's Sylvia. 



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