ON THE 
cultuhb and management 
OF 
THE AURICULA, 
^C. 
Of the Auricula^ its Name, Classification, and 
Place where it was supposed to have been 
first discovered^ 
This plant has been named the Auricula 
Ursi, or Beards Ear, from the fancied resem- 
blance of its leaf to the ear of that animal. It 
has been classed by Linnaeus among the Pri- 
mula Veris, foliis serratis glabris, and it must 
be allowed to have all the characteristics of 
that tribe of flowers: he has pronounced it 
to be a native of the Alps, in Switzerland. 
