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the others'; at the same time, there is no doubt the rose on white is 

 most pleasing to the eye. 



In the distribution of the colour it is considered a fine rich sharp 

 feather, as it is termed, (which is so named from the resemblance it 

 has to the feather part of the quill, but by the French florists called 

 the moustache,) commencing on the edge of the lower part of the 

 petals, a short distance from the staminae, — and continuing com- 

 pletely round the top, where it should be deepest, to the other side, 

 with each petal alike, — and leaving the remainder of the flower of 

 the clear ground colour, without any spots or specks, as the most 

 perfect and beautiful character. Next to this comes the flamed 

 flower, which has, besides the feather, a rich beam up the rib of each 

 of the petals, branching off on either side, and the points meeting 

 the feather ; at the same time preserving a sufficiency of the ground 

 colour between the flaming to display jit to the greatest advantage. 

 There is also another kind 'of flame, which is a flame beginning at 

 the lower part of the petals, and branching upwards without any 

 feather ; this gives a beautiful star-like appearance when the flower 

 is expanded. There are other distributions of colour, such as a 

 single stripe up the rib of the petal, &c. ; all the petals however 

 should be alike, or as nearly so as possible, and in all cases there 

 should be a circle of the ground colour round the staminae. 



Whatever the shade of colour is, it should be well defined and 

 clear, and the flower free from the breeder, that is the original 

 colour ; and if there is a second shade, which is sometimes the case 

 in the flamed variety, it should be bordered with the darker colour ; 

 which prevents its flushing or running. The flushing or smearing 

 of the colour is at all times very objectionable. 



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We have raised this season, and which, with several others of the 

 most distinct and beautiful character, we shall offer for sale early next 

 spring. Our object has been to raise kinds, where the colours of 

 the sepals (outer part of the flower) and corolla (inner part) should 

 be as strikingly different as possible, to give the most distinct 

 contrast, and our efforts have been amply repaid by raising numerous 

 kinds of the most delicate white, flesh, fink, and rose sepals, having 



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