284 , A CHAPTER ON PINKS. 
as settled; but he advocates the white edge beyond the lacing. This 
is a matter of opinion; and where the contrary has been acted upon 
long before the southern florists were great cultivators of the flower, 
I cannot see why custom ought not to prevail: besides, as I before 
stated, the Picotee has no white edging, and it may be termed, with 
strict propriety, a laced Carnation. The size of most southern Pinks 
is attained by long petals, commonly termed in this locality, from their 
narrowness, strap-leaved. 'The Pink named Jones’s Huntsman is one 
that may be taken as a criterion and basis of all improvements in the 
flower. 
“ Having thus given the properties of the Pink, I will now describe a 
few which have fallen under my notice during the present season :— 
‘© Willmer’s Laura.—The moon or circle of this flower is bad, the 
lacing different from the eye, the petals not at all flat, and the edges 
not rose-leaved, the flower large. 
“© Kirtland’s Prince Albert—F lower large, moon deficient, edge 
paler than the centre, rose-leaved, white excellent ; a striking flower. 
“ Kerr’s Harriett—F lower large, moon deficient, lacing lighter than 
the centre, petals good, but do not lie flat. 
*¢ Hodge’s Melona—The flower not large, good moon, not strictly 
rose-leaved, the lacing paler than the centre. 
“© Dr. Moore.—Purple-laced, form and moon good, flower small, 
and better than most that are termed rose-leaved. ‘This variety has 
been disputed as being a seedling; the majority are of opinion that it 
is the one called Mango, and is now Shown under that name. 
“ Kay’s Magnificent.— Flower medium-sized, purple-laced, the moon 
good, and the lacing same colour, the petals equal to most called rose- 
leaved. 
“ Jones’s Albion.—F lower good size, moon good, lacing same colour 
as moon, petals rather narrow, and what are termed spade-pointed. 
“ Young’s XX—This Pink has had more commendation passed 
upon it than any other, and the failure, I think, much greater, The 
flower has size, but at the expense of the petals, which are extremely 
narrow ; the moon very starry, the white and the pod good. 
“ Outrim’s Staffordshire Beauty.—F lower large, moon good, lacing 
same colour as moon, the white uncommonly good, petals extremely 
broad and fine, and equal to most called rose-leaved. 
“ Outrim’s Mrs. Outrim.—Flower not large, moon good, lacing 
colour of the eye, petals good, equal to most called rose-leaved, and 
much resembles Mango in size, &e. 
* Outrim’s Pottery Lass—F lower small, moon not so good as the 
others, petals the same as respects being rose-leaved ; the colour, which 
is purple, does not appear bright. 
‘© Hand’s Pilot.—Flower large, moon good, lacing colour of the eye, 
petals good, and nearly equal to Jones’s Huntsman in every respect. 
* The Pinks raised by Mr. Outrim, a gentleman of Stoke-on-Trent, 
are not yet sent out, and the notes made of them were from a single 
bloom on each plant. The general opinion is, that the first two will 
be an acquisition to the purple-laced class: I have seen blooms of 
them since, after the plants had been taken up and replanted, and they 
fully bore out the remarks made.” 
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