left very much to themselves. The seed requires to be sown 
in summer, and when the young plants are sufficiently large 
to handle they should be pricked out into a seed-bed, and then 
again removed to the place where they are to bloom. Like 
every other plant, however hardy it may be, it is sure to com¬ 
pensate the grower for any extra trouble bestowed upon it. A 
careful preparation of the soil, and attention to weeding and 
watering, will always ensure a finer bloom; treated in this way, 
it will continue to produce in succession fine heads of bloom ; 
and although deficient in that which many of its allied species 
possess in perfection, fragrance, it yet, by its masses of flower 
and splendour of colour, compensates for this defect. 
The two varieties which we have figured will give a fair idea 
of the sort of flowers which may be expected from Mr. Hale’s 
seed. The colours are disposed with as great regularity as in 
the Auricula, and hence the name has been given to them of 
Auricula-eyed SweetAYilliam. 
