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a certain sign of its being unhealthy, and the disease is often found 

 to arise in the main root. Keep the plants during summer in a 

 cool shaded situation during the day, giving them water occasion- 

 ally. Be careful to keep them from being exposed for any length 

 of time to heavy rains, or under the drip of trees. Place them 

 under cover open towards the south by the beginning of November, 

 Guard against damp by giving as much air as possible at all times. 

 Let them have water very sparingly until February, when you 

 may give it more freely. See that they are not exposed to any 

 drip of water from any deficiency of the covering of the frame, 

 whether of wood or glass. Keep the plants rather warm during 

 the winter and spring months, which will add greatly to the expan- 

 sion of the pips. Remove any damp decayed leaves from the plants, 

 but suffer those leaves that are dry to remain until the time for top 

 dressing. By the beginning of March add a little fresh soil to the 

 surface of each pot : give water freely during' this and the two fol- 

 lowing months. Protect well from severe frosts. Thin out pips, 

 leaving from five to nine on each plant according to its strength. 

 Allow but one flower stem to each plant. Contrive to give them 

 all the air possible. Shade them from the sun when they are in. 

 full bloom by placing the front of the frame to the north. 



LIST OF AURICULAS. 



Green edge. — Hedge's Britan- 

 nia 



Green edge — Booth's freedom 

 Howard's Lord Nelson 

 Mather's Brilliant 

 Ryder's royal Sovereign 

 Lee's Colonel Taylor 

 Fletcher's ne plus ultra 

 Smith's Lord John Rus- 

 sell 

 Pollit's standard of Eng- 

 land 

 Pollit's ruler of Eng- 

 land 

 Dawson's George Can- 

 ning 



White-edge. — Campbell's Ro- 

 bert Burns 

 Lee's Earl Grosvenor 

 Hugh's pillar of Beauty 

 M'Donald's Miss Arkley 

 Smith's Jupiter 

 Ditto freedom 



Pearson's Badajoz 

 Page's Champion 

 Vallington's Nottingham 



hero 

 Chillot's Britannia. 

 Coldham's Blucher 

 Clough's Dolittle 

 Barlow's King 

 Moore's Jubilee 

 Bearliss's superb 

 Streeche's Alexander 



Ditto Venus 

 Pott's Regulator 

 Taylor's glory 

 Ditto Princess Royal 

 Ditto favorite 

 Wood's delight 

 Lee's bright Venus 



