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THE FLOWER GROWERS GUIDE. 



varieties carry their ground colour through from paste to petal outline, while the 

 "edges" add their respective characteristic zone — last, and not least. For proportions 

 of these zones it may be said that no one circle should seem to encroach upon the 

 area due to another, and that approximately they should be of about equal widths, 

 allowance being made for the Selfs in which' two zone-breadths are occupied by one 

 dense, rich, and highly -variable colour — of one shade only in any one variety. 



There is another division of show Auriculas known as " Alpines," separately 

 exhibited, and differing from the edged classes in having no meal whatever upon the 

 flower. They have a golden tube, surrounded by a circle of rich yellow, and then a 

 body colour very richly shaded in some colour, generally of crimson and purple, of 

 which the lighter tints are towards the petal edges. Weaker, as yet, is their sister 

 class, where the centre is pale creamy yellow, and the ground colours of deep to bright 

 purple. Two beautiful new varieties, A. R. Brown and Nellie Martin, raised by 

 Mr. Phillips of Bracknell, were certificated in 1895 and 1896. Lists of established 

 varieties will be appended. 



Standard Exhibition Vakieties. 

 The list of these, judging by those now shown, is not large, as regards the number 

 of those "in commerce." Most exhibitors confine their collections to quantities of what 

 can still win best at the National Auricula Shows. First are appended the names of 

 such varieties as are most in evidence there, and that are generally accessible to 

 " intending purchasers." Then follow some gems of the future, to be obtained when 

 in commerce. 



Current Exhibition Varieties obtainable in Commerce (Mr. Horner's Selection). 



Green-edged. 



Rev. F. D. Horner 



(Simonite). 

 Colonel Taylor (Leigh) 



(scarce). 

 Abbe Liszt (Douglas). 

 Lovely Ann (Oliver). 



Grey-edged. 



George Lightbody 

 (Headly). 



Lancashire Hero (Lanca- 

 shire). 



Alexander Meiklejohn 

 (Kay). 



Dinham (Collier) (scarce). 



White-edged. 



Acme (Read). 

 Heatherbell (Simonite). 

 John Simonite (Walker) 



(scarce). 

 Eeliance (Mellor).. 

 Mi'S.Dodwell (Woodhead). 



Selfs. " 



Heroine (Horner). 

 Mrs. Potts (Barlow). 

 Black Bess (Woodhead). 

 Pizarro (Campbell). 

 Buttercup (Horner). 

 Lord Lome (Campbell). 



Auriculas of the Future. 

 The subjoined list of seedlings show Auriculas proved but not yet in circulation, 

 may be regarded as representing the highest types of beauty yet obtained in their 



