MAIN STALK. 
The stalk which supports the truss, called 
die main stalk, ought to be elastic, straight, 
and sufficiently strong to bear it without droop- 
ing. It is an excellence in this stalk to be 
lofty as well as erect, for thereby the truss, 
and consequently the whole flower, will make 
a more stately and commanding appearance. 
Every Auricula having the before-mentioned 
properties cannot fail of pleasing the curious 
florist; and as upon one hand an Auricula 
may be somewhat deficient in several particu- 
lars of the least consideration, and yet be justly 
esteemed a fine and valuable flower, so on the 
other hand, it will be a further addition to the 
excellence of an Auricula which has all these 
properties, that it naturally stands long in 
bloom, and wears its colours without fading 
or alteration. 
Of Seed. 
In order to obtain good flowers from seed, 
the following directions should be strictly 
attended to, 
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