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flower, paste good, and the eye pale yellow ; a very striking stage 
flower, and one which is sure to attract the eye at once. 
Mr. Finch (Chapman).—Another flower of the same raiser as the 
Sisters Maria and Sophia; not certainly equal to the former of 
these, but a very fine flower; the eye large and yellow, the paste 
solid, the ground colour a beautiful violet, somewhat similar to 
the two just named; edge a good grey, the pip large, and the 
flower altogether a good one, wanting, indeed, the refinement of 
Maria, in which respect that lovely flower is still unequalled. 
Rev, George Jeans (Turner).—A worthy tribute to that enthusiastic 
Auricula grower, who has done so much to bring the flower into 
vogue. The flower is a very good grey edge, somewhat in the 
style of Sykes’ Complete; good eye, edge decided grey, and the 
colour a deep black; it received a label of commendation from the 
Floral Committee of the Horticultural Society at their meeting on 
the 10th of April. 
Mag (Clark).—A very excellent flower, good grey edge, something 
like Lancashire Hero, ground colour intense lampblack, the eye 
pale orange. 
Ladg Sale (Smith), good grey, fine paste and eye, but deficient in 
ground colour. 
Miss Brightly (Spalding).—Another flower of the raiser of Black¬ 
bird, Bessy Bell, &c., and somewhat in their style; the colour 
is good, a dark purple and the foliage white; the flower is, how¬ 
ever, rather crumpled, and has (despite of 4») the great defect of 
his other flowers, throwing up the thrum above the eye. 
Brixton Farewell (Chapman), rough, the colour good, thrum-eyed, 
and a second-rate flower altogether. 
No. 138 (Traill), a pretty light purple flower, somewhat rough in its 
pretty state, and requires to be grown another year or two before 
anything positive about its merits can be said. 
No. 83 (Smith’s), grey edge, splendid circular, paste of great solidity ; 
it will require proving before it can be fully decided on. 
Richard Cobden (Smith), a plant of large and vigorous growth, a fine 
lively green, paste good, and a large quantity of ground colour, 
the eye, if anything, rather too small; but it is a most striking 
stage flower, and will for that reason find its place in every good 
collection, and from its habit is likely to increase quickly. 
White Rival (Traill), white edge, coarse in texture, and with a great 
deal of colour ; at present it is by no means a rival to Glory. 
Mrs. Sim (Smith), white edge, though rather greyishly inclined, 
ground colour dark; a neat-looking flower. 
Metropolitan (Spalding).—What a pity that raisers will persist in 
giving names to their flowers already held by others. Here is a 
third Metropolitan amongst so limited a class as self-Auriculas. 
It creates great confusion, and answers no end that I can conceive. 
This flower was of a good colour, light blue; but not so good as 
North Star, either in shape or colour, though somewhat resem¬ 
bling it. 
Lord John Russell (Smith), good lively green edge, with abundance of 
