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SEEDLING PICOTEES. 
Nat. Order , Caryophyllace^. 
Generic Character. —Dianthus, Linnaeus. Calyx tubular, 
monophyllous, cylindrical, five-toothed, with two or more oppo¬ 
site imbricated scales at the base. Petals with narrow angular 
claws as long as the calyx; limb fiat, dilated outwards. Stamens 
ten, with awl-sbaped filaments, and oval-oblong, compressed, 
incumbent anthers. Styles two, longer than the stamens, with 
recurved downy stigmas. Capsules cylindrical, one-celled, 
opening at top by four valves, many seeded. Seeds peltate, 
convex above, concave beneath. Embryo scarcely curved. 
Dianthus Caryophyllus, Linnaeus .—Stem branched; leaves 
linear-awl-shaped, with smooth margins, channelled, gkueo is ; 
flowers solitary; involucral scales four, very short, broadly 
ovate, somewhat mucronate ; petals broad, beardless. 
Var. flore-pleno .—Flowers double. This state includes the 
florists sections, Carnation and Picotee, the former having the 
petals striped, the latter margined, with colour distinct from 
the ground colour. 
Picotee —1. Eodivell's Alfred. 
2. Hollyoake’s Duke of Rutland. 
3. Norman’s Mrs. Norman. 
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f NESCRIPTION.—The Picotees here figured may be classed among the very best of the 
J season, and very superior to anything out in their respective classes. Alfred, heavy purple 
edged, is an exquisitely beautiful thing, the white being particularly clear and clean, and the 
edge of colour even, and well laid on. From the number of flowers exhibited during the sea¬ 
son, it appears to be a very constant variety. It was raised by Mr. Dodwell, an enthusiastic 
and very successful amateur culti¬ 
vator residing at Derby, and bloom¬ 
ed for the first time in 1849, its pa¬ 
rent being Wood's Princess Alice; 
it was obligingly communicated to 
us, along with the Duke of Rut¬ 
land, noticedbelow, by Mr. Turner, 
of the Royal Nursery, Slough. Mrs. 
Norman, heavy red-edged, was 
raised by Mr. N. Norman, a well- 
known cultivator of Woolwich, and 
was originated from seed saved 
from 44 Headley’s King James,” 
fertilized with the pollen of 44 Ely’s 
Emperor,” both heavy 
red-edged 
flowers; as was also 44 King James 
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ner 
, another fine variety - sent to 
by Mr. Norman. Mr. Tur- 
and we need no better 
we need no Detter au¬ 
thority, writing of these flowers, 
observes, 44 Alfred and Mrs. Norman 
are the two best flowers of the day.” 
Mrs. Norman is a constant and very 
superb variety; indeed, as a test of 
its quality, we may relate an anec¬ 
dote told us some years back by Mr. 
Rivers, which used to guide him 
in some measure in purchasing 
French Roses. When a flower is 
named after a nurseryman's wife, 
you may depend that it is a good 
flower, for this reason : 44 If she is 
a good wife he would not name a bad flower after her, and if she is a termagant, she will take 
good care that a bad flower does not bear her name.” Judging our Picotee by this test, there 
Can be no doubt it is a first-rate variety. We believe the stock of this flower has been disposed 
of by subscription, and will be sent out in October. Duke of Rutland, heavy purple, is a beau¬ 
tiful flower, raised by Mr. Hollyoake, of Leicester, and bloomed for the first time in 1848. 
DIAGRAM OF A PERFECT PICOTEE. 
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