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The question is frequently asked, what are the differences between the Alpine 
and the stage Auriculas ? They are these :—The stage varieties have a fine 
white mealy paste surrounding the eye, and many of them, particularly the 
white-edged and seifs, as well as some of the grey-edged varieties, have also 
white foliage, as if the leaves had been dusted with flour. The Alpine sorts do 
not possess this mealy property, but all have green foliage, and the blooms have 
the paste of different shades of colour, but generally yellow. In consequence of 
the Alpines being quite void of all this farina, they are not so susceptible of injury 
from exposure to the weather. They are generally grown in pots, but being so 
very hardy, the most robust-growing varieties might be grown in borders or in 
beds in the flower garden, and, if necessary, after blooming the plants could be 
removed to any shady part of the garden, taking care to plant them in a 
light soil, or they might be repotted and grown on in this way until the following 
spring. Many persons will recollect the fine collections of Alpine Auriculas 
exhibited at the London shows by Mr. Turner, of Slough, to whom we are so 
much indebted for the advance made in this beautiful strain ; but, notwithstand¬ 
ing that they have been so much improved, and are so greatly admired, there is 
at the present time but little competition in this class of flowers, though we may 
hope shortly to see their culture taken up more generally, and with greater spirit. 
As a guide to those who may wish to become exhibitors, I have made a 
selection of a few of the varieties most suitable for that purpose :— 
Jessie .—A fine large flower, of dark colour, 
shaded with violet, the truss large and fine. 
Etna .—Fine bright crimson, very bright 
yellow paste, and a fine large truss. 
Black Prince .—A large flower, very flat and 
smooth, very dark, with a fine bright yellow 
paste. 
Defiance .—Shaded crimson, good bright yel¬ 
low paste, large and fine. 
Novelty. —Dark, shaded with violet, large 
and very distinct. 
John Leech .—Fine rich crimson, very smooth 
and circular, with a good bi’ight yellow paste. 
Landseer .—Dark maroon, very fine, large 
bold truss. 
Princess .—Very dark purple, large and very 
smooth, with a fine white paste. 
Lustre .—A dense rich shaded crimson, very 
smooth and circular, with a fine bright yellow 
paste, quite distinct. 
Selina .—A very fine flower, maroon shaded 
with violet, the eye and paste very circular and 
nearly white. 
King of Crimsons .—A fine large smooth 
flower, rich crimson, very flat, with the paste 
bright yellow. 
Bertha .—Very dark, shaded with violet, the 
paste nearly white. 
Wonderful .—Yery large crimson, slightly 
shaded with violet, fine bright yellow paste. 
Brutus .—Fine large purple, a very smooth 
circular flower, with the paste nearly white. 
Vivid .—Large rich crimson, with a fine 
bright yellow paste. 
As lists too long are sometimes irksome, I have only described a few of those 
that possess the greatest merit, and have been successfully exhibited.— John 
Ball, Royal Nursery , Slough. 
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bf^ERTAINLY one of the most beautiful of deciduous trees, especially in 
autumn, when the leaves turn to a bright red colour, so that the branches 
appear to be decorated with red ostrich feathers. This description, which 
we find in Mr. Anthony Waterer’s excellent catalogue, whence also our 
figure (p. GO) is derived, is by no means an exaggeration, but simply sets forth the 
