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light-edged, where the colour touches the leaf in an unbroken delicate 

 line. 



Having described the classes, it 'will perhaps he well to name a 

 few in each division which, in this neighbourhood, are considered 

 first-rate. Some time ago, application having been made to an ex- 

 tensive grower in the west of England for a list of the best twenty- 

 four, he gave the following : — Scarlet Bizarres — Roi des Capuchins, 

 Fletcher's Duke of Devonshire, Willmer's Conquering Hero, Strong's 

 Duke of York. Crimson Bizarres — Cartwright's Rainbow, Young's 

 Earl Grey, Wood's William IV., Wakefield's Paul Pry. Pink and 

 purple Bizarres — Stone's Venus, Hooper's Rajah, Chambers's Hebe, 

 Gould's Prince George. Rose Flakes — Brooks's Flora's Garland, 

 Coquette de Paris, Jacques's Phoebus, Clark's Lady Farnham. 

 Purple Flakes — Dr. Franklin, Brooks's Duke of Beaufort, Willmer's 

 Defiance and Queen of Sheba. Scarlet Flakes — Hufton's Magnifi- 

 cent, Brown's Bishop of Gloucester, Addenbrook's Lydia, Fletcher's 

 Beauty of Birmingham. Red Picotees — Martin's Princess Victoria, 

 Ely's John Bull, Prince George, Wood's Ophelia, Willmer's Juno, 

 Martin's Eminent, Willmer's Venus, Russell's Incomparable. Purple 

 Picotees— Jeeves's Moonraker, Martin's Queen Adelaide, Huf- 

 ton's Miss Willoughby, Willmer's Mary Anne, Willmer's Louisa, 

 junior, Gibbons's William IV., and Willmer's Queen. 



These, then, were considered the best of that part of the country ; 

 and I make no doubt, from the extensive knowledge of the gentle- 

 man who supplied the list, that it is correct. However, there are 

 not many of the sorts grown hereabouts; at least, the majority have 

 not as yet come under my observation. 



Before mentioning the sorts which are most in favour here, 

 some of which are seedlings of 1S38 and 1839, I may just observe 

 that I have read in some Floricultural publication, that if a man 

 raised a few good seedlings during a long life, he might consider 

 himself fortunate. 



But whether the air or soil of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, York- 

 shire, Lancashire and Leicestershire is peculiarly favourable, or 

 whether fortune smiles more on the weavers and cottagers of these 

 districts, — one thing is certain, that immense quantities are raised, 

 iiiid good and beautiful flowers have lately been introduced into the 

 fancy ; and it is no|uncommon thing for a florist to raise from two to 



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