from the tip of the petal for about half its length down the centre, but 
is partially hidden by the other petals covering it; this stripe, however, 
is not permanent, as it disappears when the flower is fully expanded, or 
at least becomes slightly coloured with red. The centre of the flower is 
cupped, and the arrangement of the petals is precisely the same as in the 
flowers of the double-white. 
Representations of it are occasionally met with among Chinese draw¬ 
ings; but the annexed, is the only one which has yet been published of 
it in this country. 
A plant of it was first brought from China, in 1824, by Mr. John 
Damper Parks, for the Horticultural Society. An institution .which we 
consider to be of national importance, and which we hope will profit by 
the very proper inquiry that was recently made into its proceedings, so 
as to become as celebrated for the liberality and fairness of its distribu¬ 
tions, as it formerly was notorious for injustice and partiality. Then, 
and not till then, can such an institution merit, or expect to receive pub¬ 
lic support. 
