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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
moved from the ground in the autumn of the year they can hardly he ex¬ 
pected to do this. 
It may he added to complete the history of the plant, that it has won 
First-class Certificates at the exhibitions of the Eoyal Botanic Society and 
the Royal Horticultural Society, and, also at the Great International Horti¬ 
cultural Exhibition of 1866. 
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NEW AURICULAS. 
The spring of the present year has been somewhat singularly pro¬ 
ductive of new Auriculas. For some years past there has been a compara¬ 
tive lull in the production of new varieties, which is not to he wondered at, 
seeing how little variation there is in the Show Auricula, and how many of 
the seedlings annually bloomed must of necessity be hut a repetition of what 
is already known. Indeed, it is said that that veteran Auricula-grower and 
raiser, Mr. Geo. Lightbody, of Falkirk, deems himself fortunate if he should 
succeed in getting one first-class flower from among a thousand seedlings. 
The area of the cultivation of the Auricula is also one of limited extent. It 
requires a floral enthusiast to some extent, to make a successful Auricula- 
grower ; and probably if any one would desire to see a manifestation of this 
kind of enthusiasm, pure and simple, he could not do better than attend the 
annual meeting of some Auricula society, where he could not fail to be 
touched by the genuine earnestness of many of those who make the culti¬ 
vation of this flower “ a hobby.” 
Foremost among the new flowers stand two fine grey-edged varieties, 
raised by Mr. Turner, of Slough. The first, Charles Turner , has a well- 
defined ground colour of violet crimson, the eye yellow and well formed, 
clear white paste, stout and smooth, and narrow grey edge, the pips finely 
formed and stout, the truss erect and bold, and the habit excellent. The 
second, Colonel Champneys, has a ground colour of bright rosy purple with 
regular narrow edging of grey, a good eye, and clear smooth white paste, the 
pips well formed and stout, forming a bold truss; the habit also first-rate. 
These received first-class certificates at the second spring show of the Royal 
Botanic Society, Regent’s Park. Other new flowers in this division are Annie 
and Eliza, seedlings raised by Mr. John Pink, Coburg Road, and awarded 
first-class certificates at the recent meeting of the South Metropolitan 
Auricula Society.' The first, Annie, has a well-defined ground colour of 
rosy purple with narrow grey edge, clear white paste, smooth and regular, pips 
stout and well formed, of fine quality and great promise. Eliza has a very 
dark brown ground colour with broad edging of grey, white paste, clear and 
smooth, and pips of fine form and substance. Another notable new grey- 
edged flower is Mrs. Butcher , raised by Mr. John Butcher, of Camberwell, 
and awarded a first-class certificate at the South Metropolitan Show. The 
ground colour is dark crimson, well-defined and regular, with broad grey 
edge, clear white paste, very smooth, pips large, of great substance, and 
forming a bold and erect truss. 
At the same meeting a similar award was made to Miss Oliver (Pink), a 
white-edged flower of considerable promise, the ground colour dark crimson 
with deep edging of white, and clear white paste. 
Of self flowers, Mr. Turner had two very fine representatives of this 
division, which were awarded first-class certificates at the Regent’s Park 
Show—namely, Cheerfulness, rosy purple ground colour, with smooth white 
