markable regularity, and when obtained in good condition no 
doubt holds the position assigned to it. All lovers of the Auri¬ 
cula, who know the kind and genial spirit of Mr. Headly, and 
the high position which Mr. Lightbody holds as a grower, will 
rejoice that two such names are associated with a flower which 
will long hold a high place in the favour of Auricula growers. 
Southern Star was exhibited as a seedling by Mr. Holland, 
gardener to S. W. Peake, Esq., Spring Grove, Isleworth, before 
the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, and 
received a label of commendation. It is a flower of peculiar 
brightness, a light purplish crimson, and will make a striking 
novelty on the stage. The paste, as the white portion around 
the eye is called, is not sufficiently solid, and therefore we can 
hardly regard it as a first-class exhibition flower; but it will be 
a favourite, for the sake of contrast, on the home stage. 
