THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



OCTOBER 1st, 1845. 



PART I. 



EMBELLISHMENTS. 



ARTICLE I. 



TURNER'S MASTERPIECE, PINK. 

 This variety was raised by Mr. Turner, Florist, Chalvey, and was 

 exhibited by him on the 2nd of July last at the Royal Botanic So- 

 ciety's exhibition, Regent's Park, and received a prize. 



It is a very good flower, the white being pure, the lacing regular, 

 and the petals, as will be seen by our figure, are not much serrated 

 on the margiu, and are well rounded, which latter are two of the 

 most necessary qualities, and of which the generality of pinks are 

 much defective in. We believe it will shortly be offered for sale, 

 and the cultivator will find it well worth adding to his collection. 



ARTICLE II. 



ON THE CULTURE OF THE CYCLAMEN PERSICUM. 



BY FLOUA. 



I no not remember ever to have met with (but perhaps you may 

 attribute this to a very limited research) any specific directions for 

 the treatment of that beautiful plant, the Cyclamen Persicum. 



Hung myself an admirer of this plant, not only on account of its 

 general elegance of growth, but from its producing its flowers at a 

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