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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
HEAVY-EDGED, PURPLE. 
Crash's Queen Victoria. I put this first in this class; for, 
though rather thin, there are few, if any, that come up to it. 
The white is pure as snow, the purple good, and belts the edges 
well, not running down into the petals at all. Being a thinnish 
flower, it opens well too. The petals are large and well shaped, 
and in many points it cannot be excelled. 
Dicksons Trip to Cambridge. A very fine variety; would be 
better if the guard leaves were larger; as it is, however, it is a 
very fine flower. There are other flowers sold under the name, 
so I would advise amateurs to go to head quarters for it — 
Dickson, Acre Lane, Brixton. 
Gidderis Miss Hennell. A very tall young lady she must 
be, for the plant throws up a flower stem nearly 4 feet high, 
which is decidedly a disadvantage. The foliage is not pleasing, 
the flower is, however, a good one, not equal to the two already 
named, but still a good variety. 
Kirtland's Princess Augusta. A flower in its growth the 
very opposite of the preceding, being more like a pink, so short 
and small is it. It is however a variety deserving attention. 
LIGHT-EDGED ROSE. 
Barnard's Mrs. Barnard. The finest light-edged rose in 
cultivation, the merits of this flower and its relative value to 
two other fine varieties Dickson s Bride, and Lady Alice Peel , 
are so well described in your August number that I will not 
record my own, as I believe those of your correspondent were 
true; there are some new flowers in this class, but I must 
confess to not having seen them, so my observations would be 
of no service. 
Waine’s Queen Victoria , a pretty flower, but has a pudding¬ 
shaped pod that prevents its opening well, but of those that I 
have seen, it is not the worst. 
With these observations I now conclude; my time is so much 
occupied in my professional pursuits, that I have been unable 
to forward this before, and even now it goes forth in a crude 
and hasty form, wishing your excellent little periodical every 
success. 
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, 
Bray , Ireland , 1844. 
H. H. D. 
