THE 
FLORIST’S JOURNAL, 
September, ] 845 . 
ON THE PINK. 
WITH AN ENGRAVING OF NEVILLE’S MONITOR. 
The Pink is a favourite of such long standing, and has been so 
universally cultivated, as to be altogether beyond the need of 
our praise ; in fact, to say any thing of its beauties would be as 
superfluous as to speak of its culture, both points having been 
discussed, and we dare say definitively settled, long before we 
were born. The fancy has, however, descended through several 
generations somewhat in the manner and even condition of an 
old heir-loom, respectably antiquated, and we fancy a little too 
much out of fashion to suit the present advanced taste. Unlike 
the position of our forefathers, we are surrounded by novelties 
in such 4 pleasing and varied forms, that each one seems to 
demand the entire attention, and, under such circumstances, it 
appears hardly possible for any particular portion of the art 
to maintain its former standing, without embracing the general 
onward movement. It is not enough that the flower, be it ever 
so old a favourite, should be only as good now as it used to be ; 
it, like all other “ forms of the florist,” must be improved, and 
the Pink-fancier will do well to look about him for the most 
desirable changes he can hope to introduce. In a few years, 
rose-leaves, as they are termed, or petals with perfectly even 
margins, will be indispensable; this, with more substance, and 
a greater variety and regularity in the disposal of the colours, 
VOL, VI. no. ix, s 
