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Remarks on the Pink Family. 



scribe them ; and, to give some idea of their beauty, they have been named 

 the ' Diadem Pink.' " Well, I think this is rather a highly-wrought descrip- 

 tion ; but, if the colored plates which were sent with the seed give a true 

 representation of the flowers, they must be truly magnificent. I have 



already (March 16) about fifty plants in a good state of forwardness, and 

 hope I shall not be disappointed when they come into flower : if I should 

 be, it will not be the first time in my life ; for many of the novelties fall far 

 short of what they are trumped up to be. All the pinks of the China and 



