Plate 74. 
PINKS, DE. MACLEAN AND DELICATA. 
DiantJius Caryophyllus , var. 
Notwithstanding the great difference in appearance between 
the Pink, Carnation, and Picotee, most botanists are agreed in 
regarding them as merely varieties of the Clove-Pink, and to 
it we have referred the subjects of the present Plate. 
Like many other flowers, it has of late years received a great 
deal of attention, and has been much improved both in size and 
beauty of appearance, although at the present moment there is 
a curious difference between the growers of Pinks in the north 
and south of England; the Northerns contending that the 
southern flowers are mops , and the Southerners retorting by de¬ 
claring a Pink with two rows of petals does not deserve the 
name of a flower. Various attempts have been made to recon¬ 
cile this contrariety of taste, but without effect, and in some 
of the Southern lists may be seen some flowers marked with an 
asterisk, with the notification that they are more suited for 
Northern growers. 
The cultivator who has above all others contributed to the 
present advanced position of the Pink, is the veteran florist Dr. 
Maclean of Colchester. A glance at Mr. Turner’s Catalogue, 
or indeed that of any grower, will show that by far the larger 
proportion of the best flowers are of his raising, and it is only 
fitting that one of such superior quality should bear his name. 
We once had the pleasure of visiting him when his Pinks were 
in bloom, and found, as it is with many of our most successful 
florists, that it was not the size of his garden, but his own skill 
and judgment, that had contributed to his success. He then 
said he must retire from the field to give place to younger and 
better men; but we hope and believe his threat will not be 
fulfilled. 
