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Upon the beauty of the form, and just association 

 in the colours and proportions of the above parts of 

 the Auricula's inflorescence, florists found their judg- 

 ment as to either the excellence or inferiority of varie- 

 ties, and of these the edged are universally considered 

 the best. Mr. Emmerton was the first to have en- 

 larged and correct opinions upon these points ; others 

 corrected where he had slightly erred, and the collec- 

 tive judgment of the floricultural world, with some 

 judicious emendations by Mr. Glemny, were arranged 

 and published by him as a code. With some slight 

 additions it was as follows : — 



The properties of the Auricula may be divided into 

 two series ; namely, those of the single pip, and those 

 of the single plant. 



The Pip. — 1. Should be round, large, with petals 

 firm, fleshy, smooth at the edges, without notch or 

 serrature, and perfectly flat. 



2. The centre or tube should not exceed one-fourth 

 of the diameter of the pip ; it should be of a fine 

 yellow or lemon colour, perfectly round, well filled 

 with the anthers or thrum, and the edge rise a trifle 

 above the paste or eye. 



3. The paste, or eye, should be perfectly circular, 

 smooth, and a dense pure white,* without crack or 

 blemish, forming a band not less than half the width 

 of the tube, and encircling it. 



* Yellow in the alpines. 



