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Tbo Auricula Bocikty provided one hundred and sixteen 

 prizes for competition, winch wen* divided amongst all classes nf 

 fanciers. The hwiuts of small collections do not compete 

 against tho> r who have larger n muvi -. unless t lu \ wish to do 

 so, and ili. \ sometimes do so when they think they are likely to 

 he successful. 



It was generally thought that the quality of the plants wa- 

 not above the avenge, but my own experience (and I have 

 attended all the Exhibitions ever held by the Society) was that 



they were fully up to it. Tin' collection of twelve show varieties 



which gained the first prise contained some very good specimens, 



notably the grey edged George Lightbody, which was awarded 

 the first pri/c as the l.r t Auricula in the Inhibition. The white- 

 edged Smiling Beauty i Heap) was also very fine. 



Special mention should also he made of the plants exhibited 

 by Mr. llenwood and Mr. Phillips, of Heading. These 

 exhibitors attend to their plants in their spare evening and 

 morning hours, and grow them remarkably well. A plant 

 of Kllen Lancaster (Pohlman), exhibited by Mi. Phillips, a 

 dark self Auricula, was the finest of that variety ever exhibited 

 in the South. 



Tho Ai.i-ink section of At iikti,.vs was well represented. 

 Mr. Turner, of the lioyal Nurseries, Slough, has always held 

 the leading position for these plants, and he retained it on this 

 occasion. Manx persons greatly prefer the Alpines: they are 

 much more hardy in their constitution, and the colours of 

 some of them are of the most brilliant description. Tiny 

 are as regards hardiness fitted for out-of-doors culture, and are 

 well adapted for certain positions in the rock garden. In 

 Mr. Turner's collection, some seedlings, exhibited for the first 

 time, attracted considcrabli attention, notably tin variety named 

 Charles Turner, very distinct and beautiful : it had the usual rich 

 yellow centre, and a dark edge shading otT to cerise. Another 

 good seedling Alpha named Sc. pile had also a tine golden 

 centre and shaded edge. Another class of Auricula which has 

 recently attracted some attention is that comprising the so-called 

 fancy varieties. The show Auriculas have green, grey, white or 



sell edges, and in the case of the green, "ivy and white-edged 

 \aiietu s there i - also a daik /om ol maroon or soim other rich 



