Plate 290. 
BOSE, BLACK PBINCE. {Wm. Paul.) 
For the subject of this Plate we are indebted to Mr. Wm. 
Paul, of Waltham Cross, Herts. It is one of a series of novel¬ 
ties raised or introduced by him, of which Dr. Lindley, Glory 
of Waltham , Elisabeth Vigneron , Prince of Wales, Lord Herbert, 
Lord Macaulay , Beauty of Waltham, etc., were the precursors. 
Some of these varieties having been for some years before the 
public are already well known, and the most recent are gene¬ 
rally admitted to compare favourably with the best varieties of 
French origin; indeed our English Pose-growers seem deter¬ 
mined that their neighbours across the Channel shall not have 
all the honour connected with originating new flowers. Our 
pages have already borne witness to this in such Poses as 
John Hopper, Lord Clyde, and King's Acre, and we have great 
satisfaction in adding Black Prince to those we have already 
figured. 
Black Prince has been described as “ a very dark Gloire de 
Santenayf and the colours of the flower, black and scarlet, are 
beautifully blended. The form is globular and the depth of 
the flower very great; the foliage is large and handsome, and 
the growth vigorous. It is a fine show Pose, and forces well. 
It was first exhibited before the Poyal Horticultural Society on 
the 20th of March last, and was awarded a first-class certificate. 
Although the stock is at present exclusively in the hands of 
Mr. Wm. Paul, we are informed that the plants will be sold 
during the present month. 
We have had the opportunity of seeing some of the more 
recently introduced French Poses, and we believe that some of 
them will be found to be valuable additions to our lists, although 
