NEW GREY-EDGED AURICULA, 
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ARTICLE VIII, 
DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GREY-EDGED AURICULA, 
CALLED WATERHOUSE’S CONQUEROR OF EUROPE, 
With some Observations on the Culture of Auriculas.—By the Conductor. 
This new Auricula is certainly a very splendid variety. It was ex¬ 
hibited, for the first time, at Sheffield, May 8th, 1833, and it was 
confessed that it far surpassed every other grey-edged auricula 
hitherto raised. Its flowers are nearly the size of a crown piece, the 
petals are large and even, each consisting of seven segments, which 
are well rounded, and lay quite even and flat, requiring neither the 
application of an instrument, nor any other correcting than the re¬ 
moval of some of its pips. The markings of the segments greatly 
resemble each other, exhibiting a beautiful symmetry. The tube is 
finely rounded, and of a bright yellow, so also are the anthers; and 
the pistil is pure white. The ground colour is a dark crimson velvet, 
surrounded with a bright green edge, and white border, lightly 
sprinkled with powder. If well grown, it will not fail to obtain the 
first prize, wherever it is exhibited. It was raised by Mr. Water- 
house, Florist Lodge, Lady’s Walk, Sheffield, from whom it takes 
its name. We believe the proprietor has a good stock of strong 
plants, two years old, which, as we understand, he proposes offering 
at thirty shillings each. They are in pots, and as they will be sent 
packed in boxes, they will no doubt be conveyed safely to any dis¬ 
tance. The possessor of this plant is a most excellent grower of 
most florists flowers, and particularly of auriculas. 
Observations on the Culture of Auriculas .—It is evidently as 
important for a cultivator to know the climate and altitude natural 
to a plant, as the soil in which it will grow, for if the latter be ever 
so suitable and the natural temperament be not agreeable, the plant 
will never grow to any degree of perfection. The name Primula 
was derived from primus, first in allusion to its early flowering, and 
Auricula from auris, an ear, on account of its leaves bearing a re¬ 
semblance to the ears of an animal, the ancients fancying that they 
resemble the ears of a bear. Hence they called it Auricula ursi, bv 
which name it was known in Miller’s time. It is a native of the 
mountains of Switzerland, Austria, Syria, and the Caucasus. It is 
a plant of considerable importance amongst Florists, who grow it to 
great perfection. From what has been said on the subject in Vol 1, 
