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been able by any means to know its name, althongh I have asked every gar- 

 dener and Horist whom I have met with. They all say that they never saw 

 one of the sort before, and that it is really a very beautiful flower. I hope 

 that I shall in return for my trouble have the pleasure of knowing the name 

 of a plant which I so much admire, and which delights every one who has 

 seen it, as much by its delicious perfume as by its beauty and rarity. It has 

 a large bulbous root, and is seven years in coming to perfection from the time 

 the seed is sown ; for before that time the root bears uo flower. The leaves 

 grow directly from the root to the length of from three to four feet, the shape 

 of which :s represented in the drawing I send you. On a stalk which grows 

 higher than tlic leaves, and which is about two-thirds of an inch in diameter, 

 ar<3 situated the same number of flowers as there are leaves to the plant, which 

 are in general six or seven ; I think this is very remarkable. These flowers 

 are of the same shape as the common white lilly. Their colour is white with 

 two beautiful scarlet stripes in each petal, and have six stamina and one 

 pistil. I hope that the drawing which I have sent you will give you a better 

 description of this beautiful flower, than 1 have been able to do by words. I 

 should not have intruded on you had it not been for an advertisement which I 

 saw to your correspondents in your Magazine, in which you say you would be 

 glad if any of your florist friends would forward to you correct drawings of 

 any new and good flowers. 1 have been wishing for a long time to bring for- 

 ward this flower, which is I assure you a most splendid one, and which my 

 pencil can badly imitate. If you have ever seen a plant of the sort, and heard 

 its name, you will oblige me by an early answer. 



I should wish to know from you direct, or through the medium of your 

 magazine, tlie method of cultivating that beautiful flower the Auricula, whe- 

 ther you or any of your readers think that liquid manure is advisable, and of 

 what I should compose my manure. I hope I have not been trespassing on 

 your time; but I thought you would be glad to have this communication, and 

 would like to notice any new and exotic plants. I have a seedling which I 

 have raised from the seed of my old plant, and it is now about four years old: 

 iu three yeai-s more 1 hope it will flower, and is at present iu a very flourishing 

 condition. Auricula. 



Launceston, Atigttst 2lst J 833. 



[Note. — We have an engraving of the Lily iu hand. — Conductor.] 



On the Properties of the Heart's-ease, or Pansv. — 1. The flower- 

 stalk should be strong, straight, and of a proper height, so that the flower may 

 be above the foliage of the plant. 



2. The flower should be large, formii g a circle; the petals should be large, 

 flat, substantial, and as round as may be consistent with their peculiarly beau- 

 tiful figure; their edges should be perfectly entire, without notch, fringe, or 

 indenture. 



3. The eye should be rather small, the stigma filling the open part of the 

 eye. 



4. The colours should be clear and distinct when diversified in the same 

 flower, or brilliant and striking if it consists only of one colour, as purple, &c.) 

 the colours should be permanent, and the eye not deeply pencilled. 



REFERENCE TO PLATE. 



Mimiilus fiimlaris, var. Younyii. — Young's Rivulet Monkey Flower, was 

 raised by Mr. I'lrr, gardener to Rouekt (ioDwiN Hicketts, Es(|. 'I'wyford 

 House, Winchester, llumpshire, and was received from Mr. Pitt by Messrs. 

 Yov.Nr.'s, ICpsom, Surrey, in whose possession the stock of |)lants now are, and 

 which, we undirstand, is considerable. The plant is an liyhred, raised between 

 Miniulus rivularis and Miniiilus variegatus, but j)artakis more of the habit of 

 the former — like it, the present variety is a most profuse flowering plant, bnt 

 of a more dwarf and compact habit. We have heard of another variety, viz. 

 Miniulus rivularis var. .Smithii, which is something similar to Messrs. YotNc'u, 

 but on comparison, Mr. James Vouno informed us that the vai-iety at Epsom 



