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They are really hardy garden plants, and like a medium clay loam, with 

 a moist subsoil in summer. The fanciers grow the finer varieties in flower- 

 pots, and when this is done they require similar treatment to the Show 

 Auriculas, but as neither the foliage nor the corolla has any farina upon 

 it, the plants do not suffer from rain, and they can have what both 

 sections appreciate greatly abundance of fresh air; and they suffer 

 but little from frost winds. The late Mr. Charles Turner of Slough was 

 the first to produce choice varieties. Other cultivators have further 

 improved the garden varieties, and there are now many choice and 

 distinct kinds in cultivation. The best at the present are as follows : 

 Dean Hole, maroon, shading to crimson ; Duke of York, crimson maroon, 

 shaded crimson ; Firefly, fine form distinct, deep crimson, shading to 

 red ; Mrs. Harry Turner, maroon purple margin, shaded ; Admiration, 

 purple, shading to blue ; Argus, dark plum colour, shading vinous red ; 

 Claud Halero, centre rich yellow, margin maroon crimson ; Dazzle, 

 white centre, shading purplish maroon ; Mrs. Douglas, centre round and 

 white, deep purple shading to paler tint ; Phyllis Douglas, maroon, 

 shading to reddish purple ; Prime Minister, centre round and gold, 

 shading to maroon ; Uranie, blood red margin, shaded pale red ; Rosy 

 Morn, bronze yellow gold tube. 



Auriculas in the Border. Those who are unable to grow the Show 

 Auriculas in pots, and these are only adapted for this form of culture, 

 should raise seedlings of the alpine varieties. A good selection will give 

 many beautiful forms, and one may regard them in the same way as 

 seedling Primroses, reserving only those of pure, strong colours, and 

 rich fragrance. Deep purple, clear crimson, yellow, orange, and similar 

 shades are those that tell best in the garden. Freedom of growth and 

 bloom must be considered also, and these border kinds when grown in a 

 frame or in the greenhouse, are welcome for their sweet fragrance. In 

 many gardens the Auricula is used with advantage as an edging, perhaps 

 to some shrubbery border or in the spring bedding. Seeds may be sown 

 as soon as ripe (early summer) in pans of light soil and placed in a 

 cold frame. When the seedlings are of sufficient size plant them out ; 

 they soon grow. Seeds may also be sown in gentle heat in the early 

 year. 



Canterbury Bells. The beginner frequently forgets that the old- 

 world flowers the Canterbury Bell, Pink, Carnation, and other things, 

 are the most satisfying and ornamental. How rarely is the Canterbury 

 Bell (Campanula Medium) grown even in the large garden, where one 

 expects considerable collections of plants. The Canterbury Bells are quite 

 easily managed. The chief point is to obtain good colours. More recent 

 kinds have " cups and saucers " of the breakfast pattern, but these are 

 seldom pleasant. Their size makes them appear coarse and rough. 

 Varieties with bloom of more reasonable dimensions are better, and be 

 wise in the choice of colours. A delicate lavender, snow-white, soft- 

 pink, good purple, or blue are beautiful in themselves, and the Canter- 

 bury Bell is a thing to make a group of where there is sufficient space. 

 Avoid the double forms ; they are not merely unpleasant, but hideous. 



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