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particularly so if it is a character of the kind of tulip. I have often 
had flushed or partly run flowers admired by persons not acquainted 
with the properties of the Tulip; but there can be no doubt which 
is the most beautiful,—the feathered flower having the appearance 
of a fine engraving, each stroke of which is sharp and brilliant, 
and the whole producing an elegant effect; whereas the other is 
like a drawing upon which water has been spilt, and blended all the 
colours together. Having extended the present remarks on the 
properties of the Tulip beyond what 1 expected, 1 will defer any 
account of the cultivation until another period, as I fear I 
already have occupied too much of your work. 
T am, sir, your obedient servant, 
H. GROOM. 
Walworth, June 15, 1840. 
Prince Albert, our illustration for this month, is a fine deep 
feathered bizard, with a peculiar pale, but clear straw ground, and 
expetal form ; raised from seed by Mr. H. Groom, of Walworth ; 
which broke for the first time last year, and blooms the present 
season in his extensive bed, retaining the same beautiful feather¬ 
ing with which it came on its breaking. It has the double 
advantage of being suited to the country as well as the London 
taste, feathering so correctly as to please the most fastidious. It 
was named by Mr. Groom in compliment to his Royal Highness. 
COMPARISON OF THE SELANTHI WITH OTHER PLANTS. 
BY THE EDITOR. 
Though the grand division of the vegetable kingdom to which 
this name has been given are certainly not “ Florists’ Flowers,’’ 
nor have they been cultivated by man, yet they are, perhaps, 
more exclusively flowers than any plants whatever, excepting, 
perhaps, some of the fungi, which are usually considered as having 
no flowers at all. Besides this, one of the greatest advantages 
of floriculture is the tendency which it has to produce a desire 
for knowledge in every department of the vegetable kingdom ; 
and when once this desire is properly excited, it will feel its way 
to the knowledge of all nature, and of all subjects whatsoever; 
