of getting together a collection of this character can under¬ 
stand the greatness of the loss, and yet there was nothing to 
suggest such a misfortune. 
Victorious is a flower of bold character; the pip is large and 
well shaped, the paste solid and bright, and the colour of 
the flower a rich shaded brownish-crimson or maroon; the truss 
is large and w r ell formed, and altogether it is a valuable ad¬ 
dition to the hitherto comparatively limited class of Alpine 
Auriculas. 
