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(Hooper); Juveuta (Hooper), a large variety; Lady Franklin (Thom- 

 son) ; Mrs. Bragg- (Bragg) ; Viceroy (Turner) ; Example (Turner) ; 

 Mr. Beck (Turner). 



If^ite Selfs. — I can report nothing very excellent. Snow-flake 

 (Tl)omson) has shape, but requires smoother edges ; White Sergeant 

 (Cook) was more purple than white, being much mottled ; even mode- 

 rate whites are in request. 



Yelloiv Selfs. — Ophir (AVidnall) ; this flower is by far the best early 

 yellow ; as the season advances it sadly degenerates, and at the pi'esent 

 time its sliape is very deficient ; Emma (Lane) ; Malvern. 



Dark Selfs. — Disraeli (Hunt) j Kainbow (Hall); Lucy Neal 

 (Scotcher) ; Sambo. 



In tlie above list there is variety witli quality in un eminent degree ; 

 and I may safely assert tiiat it would prove impossible to select a 

 number of varieties that in combination could surpass fair-grown speci- 

 mens of the above. If any one inclines to begin the enjoyable pursuit 

 and employment of Pansy-growing, he will require very few beside the 

 varieties liere enumerated ; and further, a stand of twenty-four selected 

 from them would defy competition for quality of flower. That grower 

 who does not possess ei-e;-^ fa?7>(//abo\e mentioned should lose no time 

 in procuring them, although, perliaps, there may be some difficulty in 

 obtaining all of tliem until the autumn. 



On showing Picoteks on Caijds. — At a meeting of several of tiie 

 Oxford florists, held on the 14th of May, 1850, it was unanimously 

 agreed that, in the opinion of the persons present, the system lately 

 adopted of siiowing Pinks, Carnations, and Picotees on cards is con- 

 trary to the true interests of tlie growers of the above flowers ; that 

 the various defects, such as split petals, the quartering of the blooms, 

 down flowers, false pods, and petals partly eaten by insects, cannot 

 be so easily detected, greater facilities of hiding such defects being 

 aftbrded by the use of the card ; and they trust that all exhibiters who 

 have the interest of floriculture and the encouragement of the true 

 property of the above flowers in view, Avill use their utmost exertions 

 against sucii a system. 



(Signed) William Colcltt. Alex. Ivikkpatrick. 



James Maltby. Henry Bell. 



William Plaister. John Payne. 



Thomas Cook. William Wale. 



Thomas Looker. William E. Hobbs. 



CuLTDRE of Lisianthus Russellianus. — This beautiful and much 

 esteemed plant was introduced into tiiis country in 1835 from Mexico. 

 Being found to be capalile of producing ripe seed in abundance, a large 

 slock of plants was soon diffused amongst our best cultivators, who 

 hailed it with delight. Nevertheless, strange to say, its successful 

 cultivation, except in a few instances, still remains a desideratum — a 

 fact amply proved by tiie paucity of really well-cultivated plants pro- 

 duced at our great metropolitan exhibitions. 



Having been somewhat more successful than some of my neighbours 

 in growing and flowering this plant, truly magnificent when well 



