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over them. Mr. Horner states that Ashwortlis Regular^ a fine white-edged variety 
(miscalled “Regulator” on p. 137, 1875), in the list of the varieties composing 
the Premier Six Auriculas, shown by the Rev. F. D. Horner, at the annual Exhi¬ 
bition of the National Auricula Society at Manchester, on April 27), is a very 
bad rooter, and that offsets of this variety need to be rooted before being re¬ 
moved from the plant. The same remark holds good of a fine yellow seedling 
named Miss Simonite. 
I can scarcely conceive that any Auriculas can look better than those of the 
Rev. F. D. Horner. At the time of my visit they were in small wmoden frames, 
under a north wall covered with Ivy, and there were some fifteen or sixteen of 
these frames all filled with Auriculas. He has something like six hundred plants 
in remarkably fine condition, and among them some very choice varieties that 
have not yet found their way southward.—R. Dean, Ealing. 
KUSSELIA JUNCEA. 
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TRULY beautiful plant, well deserving a place in every collection. As a 
basket-plant, for suspending from the roof of a house, it is most valuable, 
and as it produces its trumpet-shaped scarlet flowers in great profusion, it 
has a very striking and effective appearance. It is easily grown, cuttings 
strike freely in bottom-heat; these when rooted, if potted off and kept in heat, 
will soon make nice plants. It likes a good loam, mixed with about one-third 
peat and a little sand. It should have plenty of pot-room, and when growing 
should be well watered. It will succeed well in an atmosphere intermediate between 
that of a stove and greenhouse. When in a growing state the plants should be 
frequently syringed, to keep them clean and free of insects. Good strong plants 
should be put into the pots in which they are intended to flower in spring, and 
be suspended from the rafters. As the season advances they will make free 
gi’owth, and towards the latter part of the summer the rich profusion of their 
scarlet flowers wull well repay any little labour bestowed on them.—M. Saul, 
Stonrton. 
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FLOWERS. 
4D^0W that open weather occurs after a long three weeks’ storm of snow, the 
W- V rearranging of hardy flowers in the flower garden may continue. Tliose 
fine late-flowering Asters., such as A. cassiarahicus., A. Amelins major., and 
A. loiigifolias should not be overlooked, but divided and rearranged in 
bold, prominent positions ; these Asters remain in beauty long after the first 
frosts in December, when most other flowers are no more. Prominence should 
also be given to Pgrethrum seroiiimm, a handsome single white Chrysanthemum¬ 
like flower, which continues on long into November, and is always much admired 
in its simple singleness. All beds should be well dug 18 in. deep, and if flat, or 
the soil partially worn out, they should be elevated and made good by an addi¬ 
tion of fresh soil. Cuttings of Pansies, Achillea wnbellata, dwarf Santolinas^ 
