PLAN AND DESCRIPTION OF A HOUSE FOR STRIKING CUTTINGS. 
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The proportions of a good polyanthus are nearly the same as those of auricula, 
but the outline should be more circular; the eye must be perfectly round, the ground 
a dark rich crimson, or scarlet velvet, which must be in proportion to the size of 
the pips ; the edge a bright gold line, clearly and distinctly marked down to the eye, 
which must also be a clear bright yellow. 
The following is a selection of the most popular flowers, furnished us by Mr. 
Revell of Sheffield ; and although numbers of seedlings are raised every year, many 
thousands may be raised before these can be surpassed, particularly Pearson’s Alex- 
ander, George the Fourth (figure), Formosa, Crownshaw’s Invincible, Cox’s Prince 
Regent, &c. &c. 
Seed- 
ling 
Pans. 
CLASSES. 
Total. 
/ 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
\ 
8 
Pearson’s Alexander 
7 
13 
3 
4 
1 
28 
Cox’s Prince Regent 
1 
3 
3 
4 
2 
2* 
i* 
1 
17 
Buck’s George IV. 
2 
3 
3 
3 
2 
1 
i 
15 
Collier’s Princess Royal . 
1 
4 
2 
2 
2 
1 
12 
Clegg’s Lord Crew 
2 
T 
2 
3 
2 
10 
Nicholson’s Bang Europe 
1 
1 
3 
i 
2 
1 
9 
Eckersley’s Jolly Dragoon 
1 
.2 
2 
1 
2 
8 
Turner’s Princess . 
2 
1 
2 
V 
2 
8 
Sir Sydney Smith 
T 
2 
2 
1 
6 
Crownshaw’s Invincible 
1 
• • . 
Y 
2 
1 
1 
6 
Fletcher’s Defiance 
3* 
2 
5 
Waterhouse’s George IV. 
1 
T 
1 
3 
Lord John Russell 
i 
i 
1 
1 
... 
4 
Beauty of Coron . 
i 
1 
1 
3 
Biddle’s Elizabeth 
i 
i 
2 
Clegg’s Commander 
l 
... 
.»s 
1 
2 
Revell’s Buckingham . 
... 
i 
... 
1 
Rock’s Mary Ann 
T 
... 
1 
Chilwell Hero . 
7 
1 
Revell’s Othello . 
i 
1 
Buck’s Huntsman 
i 
1 
Burn’s Formosa . 
i 
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1 
PLAN AND DESCRIPTION OF A HOUSE FOR STRIKING 
CUTTINGS. 
AT THE NURSERY OF MR. RONALDS, BRENTFORD. 
Almost all the plants with which we are acquainted, may be increased by 
cuttings ; and in order to perform this successfully, two things are requisite to be 
known, the best time to take the cuttings from the plants, and the best manner of 
keeping them alive until nature has formed roots to support them. It would 
be impossible to lay down any rule for the first, without making an entire list of 
