122 THE AURICULA. 



consists of three sorts of varieties, which are distin- 

 guished from each other by the colour of the edges 

 or margins of the petals, which is green, grey, and 

 white. 



The flowers are covered, more or less, with a spe- 

 cies of farina or powder, which has a curious and 

 pleasing effect, and serves, in some degree, to defend 

 them against the rain and sun. This farina is not 

 confined to the blossom only, but is scattered over 

 the leaves of some plants, though not of all. 



A fine green-edged Auricula may be briefly and 

 simply described thus : Every part must be in 

 exact proportion one to another ; the stalk must be 

 proportionate to the leaves, and the pedicles and 

 truss to them both ; the prevailing or ground colour 

 must be bright and distinct; the eye circular, and 

 of a clear white; the border or edging round the 

 petal of a lively green, and all the petals or pips 

 nearly of a size, perfectly level, and disposed in 

 regular order ; the eye, the tube, and the rim, must 

 correspond one with another, showing an exact sym- 

 metry throughout. 



