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reach the hands of our censors in good condition. These have the 
means of comparison at hand. Any thing that reaches us of supe¬ 
rior character, in addition to being noticed in the usual manner, will 
have a coloured memorandum taken of it, and at the close of the 
season from these memorandums we shall choose the subjects for 
our illustrations, taking care to select those of the greatest merit. 
This plan appears to us the most likely one to effect the desired end. 
—Editor.] 
The proposition of J. H. G. in your number for March, in reference 
to the appointment of florist referees, appears to me to be of such 
vital importance to the cultivators of florists’ flowers, and the science 
of floriculture in general, that I beg most earnestly to urge its imme¬ 
diate adoption. 
J. H. G’s. arguments, though brief, are conclusive, and need no 
iteration. One remark, however, I think may be well added,—the 
exceeding desirability of a uniform standard, and how may this be 
so readily effected as by the appointment of a general referee, a man 
of “ mark and likelihood ?” 
J. H. G.’s conditions appear well adapted, but these may be 
safely left to the referees themselves ; in the hands of intelligent men 
the system will speedily elucidate itself. In conclusion, as you wdll 
doubtless wish to have some indication from the several growers of 
their confidence in the parties elected, I beg to propose Mr. Charles 
Turner as the referee for the flowers I chiefly cultivate, viz. the 
Carnation, Picotee, and Pansy, subject of course to that gentleman’s 
acceptance of the office, other flowers may no doubt be added for 
the same gentleman’s care; but these I leave to the nomination of 
their respective growers. E. S. Dodwell. 
RE-POTTING AURICULAS. 
The plant being removed from the pot, take nearly the whole of the 
old soil away and examine the tap root ; if it be long, and of more 
than two years’ growth, cut one year’s growth away, and if any 
disease is apparent, cut that away also, and apply a little pounded 
charcoal to the wound. Shift the young plants that are fit, into the 
blooming-sized pots ; very little soil need be taken from them. Pro¬ 
vide a quantity of potsherds ; put to the depth of one inch and a half 
into each pot, and fill with the new compost sufficiently to receive the 
plant, so that the shoulder be an inch or so below the rim, and as 
you add the remainder of the compost, gently lift the roots with a 
small stick, that the compost may get between them, for if left one 
on the other, they will not thrive so well; this done, give the pots 
one or two gentle taps on the potting-board, to shake the soil well 
to the roots ; fill up to the shoulder of the plant, and press the soil 
down moderately. The rooted offsets taken at this time may be put 
into separate pots, or if small, several round the sides of a 6-inch 
pot; give a little water, and remove them to a shady border under 
a hand-glass, where they may remain till established. 
