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is the grand object and effort of the auricula, as 

 well as that of all other plants. If, therefore, 

 they have a season of rest, it must be after the 

 latter event, not the former. For this, among 

 other reasons, I am decidedly of opinion that 

 the end of July, or the beginning of the month 

 of August, is the most natural as well as the most 

 proper for shifting the auricula, in order to afford 

 them full time to be re-established in their flower- 

 ing pots. It is at the same time necessary to 

 add, that as the auricula is almost an ever-grow- 

 ing plant, and less affected by the change of sea- 

 sons than most other plants are, the individual 

 state of each should be at all times attended to. 

 Some individual plants, from inherent vigour or 

 from peculiarly favourable circumstances, ad- 

 vance before the others, and may require shifting 

 from a smaller to a larger, or from a shallow to a 

 deeper pot, at other than the regular season. A 

 luxuriant-growing plant may require to be di- 

 vested of its slips and repotted two months be- 

 fore or immediately after flowering; so that in 



