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Our taste here in the North is at variance with that of the Southern growers, 
in regard to the colour of the lacing and centre. Here both centre and lacing 
must be of one shade, whether red or purple; while many of the Southern 
varieties have a dark centre, with pale rosy, or rosy-purple lacing. The Southern 
flowers are, moreover, often fuller than agrees with the canons of our Northern 
florists ; for here we require the centre or moon to be clearly seen, and the 
darker the colour the better. Defiance (Partington) is considered a model in 
the red class, and Victory (Norris) in the class of purples. It is true, we have two 
flne pinks which are much admired, both of them Southern varieties, namely, 
John Ball and Device ,—but whether those in the list kindly forwarded by Mr. 
Turner will suit our Northern fancy I cannot say. In Scotland they admire 
those varieties most which have a white fringe round the edge, while here the 
colour must come to the edge, and there must be no fringe. I am not so very 
particular, I admit, for I admire all if good, and regret that this charming and 
fragrant flower should have been so much neglected. I should indeed be glad 
to see a revival of its culture. 
The Northern amateurs have always admired the black and white, or plain 
pinks, as they are termed in some localities, and these have always figured in the 
pans and classes with the reds and the purples. The pans of six usually have two 
in each class, and the black and white run the same length as the others in the 
classes. In Scotland these are not tolerated at all, but I must say that I admire 
them, the black centre with the pure white they generally possess, forming such 
a thoroughly good contrast. 
I will close this note with a list of six varieties of the best in each class :— 
Purple-Laced Pinks. 
Emily. 
Victoiy (Norris). 
Mary (Auckland). 
Lord Palmerston. 
Huntsman. 
Mango. 
—John Walker, Winton, 
Red-Laced Pinks. 
Defiance. 
Bertha. 
John Ball. 
Vesta. 
Mrs. Enfield. 
Anna Maria. 
Manchester. 
Black and White Pinks. 
Miss Jessop. 
Beauty of Harwood. 
Mrs. Frost. 
Mrs. Bradley. 
Beauty of Home. 
Mary (Kay). 
WATERING SEEDS AND PLANTS. 
S I HE season has arrived when we are generally busy sowing the different 
D varieties of seeds, and as watering will sometimes be necessary to assist the 
f germination of some particular sorts, especially the very minute ones, if the 
weather proves dry after they are sown, as well as to assist the growth of 
the plants after they are up, due precaution should be observed as to the time of 
performing the operation. As a safe rule, neither seeds nor plants should be 
watered except when the sun has gone down ; because its rays act suddenly upon 
the moistened plants, and sometimes destroy their leaves, as if by frost. Upon 
moistened ground, where the seeds have not yet appeared, the effect of watering 
in sunshine would be to draw forth the moisture from the place watered, and 
