214 BRIEF REMARKS. 



Are not flowers the stars of the earth, and are not flowers the stars of 

 heaven ? One cannot look closely at the structure of a flower without 

 loving it. They are emblems and manifestations of God's love to the 

 creation, and they are the means and ministrations of man's love to his 

 fellow creatures ; for they first awaken in his mind a sense of the 



beautiful and the good The very inutility of flower, is their 



excellence and great beauty ; for they lead us to thoughts of generosity 

 and moral beauty, detached from, and superior to all selfishness ; so 

 that they are pretty lessons in nature's book of instruction, teaching 

 man that he liveth not by bread or from bread alone, but that he hath 

 another than an animal life. 



TiGRiDiA CONCHIPLORA. — Last year all the first flowers of this 

 showy bulb came up crimson, resembling in appearance the old Tigridia 

 (Ferraria) Pavonia, when, having been in flower for a fortnight or 

 three weeks, all the latter flowers in a fine bed of them came up true, 

 the petals being fine yellow spotted v/ith crimson. They are doing 

 exactly the same this year, after having been in flower for about a 

 fortnight. Can an explanation of this sporting be given ? — Eliza. 



Best Carnations and Picotees. — Mr. Edwards has recently 

 applied to a number of the general Florists throughout the kingdom to 

 furnish him with a list of 12 of the best of each class of the above 

 flowers. That number is greater than amateur growers require, we 

 therefore extract the best three of each, as that will comprise three 

 dozen. 



Carnations.— •<S'ca?-Ze/ Bizarres. — Admiral Curzon, Lord Rancliffe, 

 and Martin's Splendid. 



Crimson Bizarres. — Lord Milton, Thomas Hewlett, and Cart- 

 wright's Rainbow. 



Pink Bizarres. — Sarah Payne, Puxley's Prince Albert, and Prin- 

 cess Royal, 



Purple Flakes. — Beauty of Woodhouse, Squire Meynell, and Earl 

 Spencer. 



Scarlet Flakes. — King of Scarlets, Simpson's Queen Victoria, and 

 Firebrand. 



Rose Flakes. — Flora's Garland, Ariel, and Lorenzo. 



Picotees. — Heavy-edged Red. — King James, Marris's Prince of 

 Wales, Isabella. 



Light-edged Red. — Gem, Duchess of Sutherland, and Jenny Lind. 



Heavy-edged Rose. — Wilmer's Princess Royal, Headley's Venus, 

 Green's Queen Victoria. 



Light-edged Rose. — Mrs. Barnard, Lady Dacre, and Lady Alice 

 Peel. 



Heavy-edged Purple. — Marris's Prince Albert, May's Portia and 

 Jessica. 



Light-edged Purple. — May's Juliet, Lorina, and Cox's Regina. 



The first name is the best flower in each class, &c. 



