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rough Buck, a fine full flower; Smith’s Whipper-in and Hark- 
forward, Keyne’s Mrs. Herbert, Read’s Jenny Lind, Ellis’s 
Mary, &c. Indeed, it is as easy to select twenty-four varieties 
for a stand now, as it was to exhibit nine a few years ago. 
This must have been evident to those who attended the June 
meetings in and about London. 
Much has been said and written about the wide differ¬ 
ence” which exists between the taste of the northern and 
southern growers of the Pink. An impression formerly pre¬ 
vailed, that in the south we preferred a full flower even to the 
sacrifice of quality ; and this supposition had some apparent 
foundation, from observing in the winning stands such flowers 
as Colonel Baker, Rubens, George Glenny, &c. But this im¬ 
pression is now fast wearing away ; and it does not follow as a 
matter of course, that because these varieties are generally too 
dark and confused in the centre, that they cannot be so 
reduced, by skilful treatment, as to make them acquisitions. 
Our northern friends may be sure such is the case whenever 
they have seen them returned as winning flowers, or they 
would not have occupied so prominent a position, for the 
southern growers have a keen appreciation of the qualities of 
a fine flower. From what w^e have observed, the northern and 
midland growers do not object to, but prefer, a full flower 
with good qualities; and the southern florists do not like flowers 
without such properties. If the subject be examined impar¬ 
tially, a similarity of tastes will be really found to exist, and 
the difference but imaginary. But should any prejudice re¬ 
main, the best way to remove it is by friendly competition. 
Now that railroads have contributed to annihilate both time 
and space,” exhibitors can take a wider range. Let growers in¬ 
terchange productions. The southern florists should attend 
the Manchester and Birmingham shows, and the growers from 
those parts bring their flowers to the south: this, we are con¬ 
vinced, would prove beneficial and satisfactory to all parties; 
and if any difference remained, would tend to correct it, and 
establish that unity of opinion and friendly feeling which is so 
desirable, and which the pursuit of floriculture is so well cal¬ 
culated to foster. 
