flowers, they require careful watching, but not that mixture of 
materials which it w T as once considered necessary to grow them 
in ; and we are glad to see that the veteran florist, Mr. George 
Glenny, has raised his voice against the monstrous quackery 
which did more than anything else to discourage amateurs from 
growing it. More common-sense views now prevail; no gar¬ 
dener, worth the name, thinks of keeping any in formation to 
himself, but is glad through the columns of the various periodi¬ 
cals devoted to gardening interests to make it known to the 
world; and thus all become benefited by the experience of 
others. 
Princess of Wales is one of that class of beautiful blue self- 
coloured flowers which is ever attractive, especially to those 
who are not influenced by the many considerations which guide 
the mind of the florist, with whom the edged varieties are per¬ 
haps greater favourites. Spalding's Metropolitan , Richmond's 
North Star , and Smith's Formosa are all of this class, and de¬ 
servedly admired. It will be seen that the colour is very bril¬ 
liant, the form excellent, and the paste, as the white portion of 
the flower is technically called, very solid; this oftentimes is 
not the case in self-coloured flowers, , (we might instance Oxonian 
and Volunteer as instances to the contrary,) and therefore ma¬ 
terially increases the value of the flower. It is in the posses¬ 
sion of the raiser, Mr. Turner, and it must be (owing to the 
slow manner in which the Auricula increases) some years be¬ 
fore it comes into the hands of the public, but we cannot do 
better than advise those who derive real pleasure from the 
contemplation of beautiful flowers to attempt the culture of 
a tribe so beautiful and chaste in its appearance as the Auri¬ 
cula. There are many varieties of moderate price which even 
the rarer and high-priced kinds do not excel, and these we 
should recommend to be grown in the first instance, and when 
their cultivation is seen not to be difficult, the more expensive 
sorts can be obtained. 
