cate of tlie offspring of one generation after another ; 
the desired beauty of the flower is associated with 
weakness of the plant, the most beautiful being the 
most delicate. Witness the Carnation, whose deli- 
cate striping continues so long as the plant is kept 
in an artificial state, by reproduction and removals; 
but give it the natural stimulus* of manure, and 
growth without disturbance, the result is exuberant 
vegetation, and as a consequence, a return of the 
flowers towards the original colouring of the species. 
The restraints of civilization are less productive of 
bodily health, than the free action of the wild hunter. 
Perfection of a flower in the estimate of a florist, 
being the offspring of debility in the plant, hence it 
follows, that the more perfect the flower, the more 
delicate the plant, and the shorter its existence. The 
remedy is found in youthful roots. 
This idea has been carried out most efficiently in 
the garden of J. Willimore, Esq., of Oldford, by his 
talented gardener, Mr. Cole, to whom we are in- 
debted for the flower now figured — one from amongst, 
perhaps, twenty thousand — all seedlings — all beau- 
tiful — of every tint and marking of which the species 
can boast ; and producing a splendour difficult to 
imagine. This will the more readily be conceived 
when we state, that in this garden there were thir- 
teen beds, each of thirty feet long, full of luxuriant 
plants, bearing a blaze of colours. 
We intend to publish another flower from the 
same collection, of which a drawing is prepared ; and 
we shall then, through the favour of Mr. Cole, have 
the pleasure of explaining to our readers, his method 
of proceeding in the propagation of seedling plants. 
