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as in many others; the colour is of a pale purple, inclining to red. 

 It is very sweet in its smell. 



The White Shock, which is thus denominated from the whiteness 

 of its flowers, and the borders of the petals being much jagged and 

 fringed: the flower-stalks are eight or ten inches in height. Its scent 

 is not so agreeable as in some other sorts. 



The Pheasant's Eye, of which there are different varieties, and 

 frequently new ones introduced, some of which have very large 

 double flowers; those which burst their pods are the least esteemed. 

 They have firm flower-stems, eight or ten inches high : the flowers 

 large, whitish, or blush-coloured, with dark purple spots in the 

 middle. That sort of Pheasant's Eye called Bat's Pink often flowers 

 again in autumn. 



The Cob Pink, the stalks of which are much taller than in those of 

 the former sorts; twelve or fifteen inches high ; the flowers very double, 

 and of a bright red colour ; it has the most agreeable odour of all the 

 sorts ; flowering from the latter end of May to the middle of July. 



The Old Man's Head Pink, and the Painted Lady, flower in July, 

 at the same time with the Carnation, to which they are more nearly 

 allied than to the Pink. The first, when in its proper colours, is 

 purple and white striped and spotted, but it is frequently of one plain 

 colour, as purple: it continues flowering till the frost in autumn puts 

 a stop to it, and the flower having an agreeable scent renders it va- 

 luable. The latter is chiefly admired for the liveliness of its colour; 

 as it is not so sweet, or of so long continuance, as the other. 



The Clove Pink has a large deep red flower, affording a strong 

 scent of the Clove. 



Martyn thinks it probable that the Red Pinks take their rise from 

 the Carnation, Avhilst the Pheasant's Eye Pinks seem to derive their 

 origin from the fourth. Some give them all as variations of the 

 third ; which is not, he conceives, likely. 



There are single and double flowers of each of these sorts. 



Culture. Though the culture in these ornamental plants is effected 

 without much difficulty, considerable attention is necessary in the 



