SEPTEMBER. aa rize 
should describe. it, as-a,.green’ Ne. plus Ultra, Maria; showoishallbol 
describe: her. beauties ?.. IT fear, alas,.that-she with me put forth-all: her: 
rigour for a last.effort;. for:the plant now looks queer; butvit)was a 
grand. bloom, the. grey, so decided, and, the, unapproachable:coloun of the 
ground so loyely;..,. Jodo, not, wonder that: Mr. Andrews:did not succeed: 
89, happily as, usual; for, it ,ig..a most}, difficult flower! to pourtrayy 
smith's. Ne plus ,,Ultra;,white,.\was- nothings very «partreular|; : and - 
Gairns’ Model, another white, with a lovely. foliage,! is:dfar too!small 
ever to be valuableyy Campbell’s Lord Palmerston would be good but 
for its watery eye; Ivdo not mean that its lachrymal duct’ is out of 
order, but that the''colour, of the eye is of a dull green, a defect fatal to 
a first class flower,, With regard to older flowers, 1 should. place in 
order of excellence (forthis season only), in greets, Colonel Taylor, 
Duke of Cambridge,, Matilda (which threw itself above ‘the foliage 
better than I have ever seen it), Lady Wilbraham, and. Champion ; 
in greys Maria, George Lightbody, Lancashire, Conqueror of’ Europe, 
Ne plus Ultra ; in whites, Glory, Conqueror, Countess of Dunmore ; 
in selfs, Hannibal, Blackbird, Metropolitan, Ms. Sturrock, and Meteor 
Flag. _ With regard” to the future, I have made, myself, an alteration 
as tothe sizeof the pots, and have potted my stock into much larger 
ores thanever T'uséd ‘before’ the ‘sight of Dr.’ Plant’s magnificent. 
colleétion ‘induced Me to’ do this?’ of course at’ first the appearance is 
agaitist the plan“ there is’ so mttch pot2robm that the plants are busily. 
occupied’ ny making ‘roots, and’ do not throw so much vigour into the 
foliage bit I’ Hope that when they ‘havé done'this, they will be. ready 
In Spring to make vigorous start; some would say let well alone, but. 
lam fond of “experiments, if theré be any reasonable ground for going | 
oft; 'thiotigh not’ at ‘all disposed to adopt the wise saws of every charlatan 
who faticies he knows’ a little of everything; and when one has such a 
proof ofthe result of’ it'as the’ Monkstown collection, it seems to me to 
bé'télerably ‘safe’ cround' to go upon; greater care will doubtless be 
néeded that' the ‘pldnts'do not get soddened, and all rains studiously 
kept ‘fron them, for the’ presence of damp seems to be the cause of 
nfostlifriot all’ the’ maladies of the Auricula. Moreover, Ido not think 
that? shall’ keep ‘my frames in the northern aspect that I did last year, 
bit'shalF turn them ‘to. the west) whérea wall at a few, feet distance 
will) hope, 'sHiiéld them from ted mitch sun. Whether these altera- 
tidis Will benefit’ the plants or not time alone can tell. I last year gave | 
a déséription of some of thé sorts'that had then bloomed well with me. 
In agort of tabular’ arrangement, 1 now do the same with a few others. 
I 4ifust°at the'same timé add’ that I cannot answer ‘that this will be a. 
trite désé#iption of ‘the flowér under every circumstance, but only that. 
‘ites, Xo fads mind are'concerned. Locality, soil, method of manage- 
méntmay all’ moré or léss’'influence them; and I think it would be 
very ‘intéresting if wé ‘could get blooms from the various. growers, | 
amatéurand professional, to compare. I hope ere long this may be 
podsiblé| for evidently the cultivation of them, and demand for them,, 
is increasing) and the difficulties of distance and difference in climate . 
may jperliaps be got over ; and I shall be gladif the efforts of ‘Tota ” 
“@, Hiyself and others to encourage florists to cultivate this flower are 
successful. _ 
