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as scarcely to be discernible : but it would be 

 considered a very desirable object to obtain them 

 perfectly rose-leaved, i. e. without any fringe at 

 all. 



" The broadest part of the petals should be 

 perfectly white and distinct from the eye, unless 

 it be ornamented by a continuation of the colour 

 of the eye round it, when it would be called a 

 laced pink ; and this lacing should be well de- 

 fined, leaving a considerable proportion of white 

 in the centre, perfectly free from any tinge or 

 spot. 



" The eye should consist of a bright or dark 

 rich crimson or purple, resembling velvet ; but 

 the nearer it approaches to black, the more it is 

 esteemed; its proportion should be about equal 

 to that of the white, that it may neither appear 

 too large or too small." — Madd. 



Although specific directions have been given 

 for the cultivation and treatment of the several 

 kinds of flowering plants herein-before men- 

 tioned ; each being described as coming into 



