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Auricula (During the last few years)
During the last few years considerable improvement has been made in the Show and Alpine Auriculas. A selection of the best sorts is here given: Green-edged. ABBE LISZT, neat plant, truss well formed, tube deep yellow, paste white and dense, black ground-colour, edge light green; AGAMEMNON, a large, bold flower, orange tube, dense white paste, maroon ground-colour, well marked green edge; ATTRACTION, medium green edge, good tube, and white paste, black ground-colour; CYCLOPS, rich yellow tube, good paste, maroon ground-colour; DRAGON, gold tube, white paste, black ground-colour, and deep green edge; EDITH POTTS, yellow tube, good paste, and black ground, with a bright green edge; ENDYMION, red ground and green edge; GREEN-FINCH, neat flower, yellow tube, good paste and ground-colour; KESTREL, a medium flower, yellow paste, good green edge, and well-proportioned; MONARCH, tube bright yellow, good paste, black ground-colour, and fine green edge; PERAL, yellow tube, good paste, red ground, and lively green edge; VERDANT GREEN, yellow tube, dense paste, black ground, and light green edge. Grey-edged. AJAX, a constant variety, with yellow tube, white paste, dark ground, and medium grey edge; ATALANTA, yellow tube, paste good, ground-colour maroon, edge silvery-grey; DEERHOUND, large flowers, with deep yellow tube, black ground, edge broad and decided; GRAYLING, orange tube, pure white, dense paste, black ground-colour, and whitish-grey edge; GREY FRIAR, yellow tube, rather thin, white paste, maroon ground, and broad, grey edge; GREYHOUND, the best new Auricula, well-proportioned in all its parts, orange tube, white paste, black ground, and well-developed grey edge; MABEL, a finely-proportioned flower, with a good tube, white paste, black ground, and greenish-grey edge; MARMION, yellow tube, white paste, black ground-colour, and edge well-proportioned; MERLIN, pale yellow tube, dense white paste, black ground, and greenish-grey edge; SAMUEL BARLOW, good yellow tube, white paste, dark maroon ground, and well-defined edge; SEA-BELLE, orange tube, good white paste, black ground, and silvery-grey edge; SEAMEW, yellow tube, good white paste, black ground, and heavy grey edge; WILLIAM BROCKBANK, clear yellow tube, good white paste, bold black ground-colour, and decided grey edge. White-edged. AMANDA, tube and paste good, bluish ground-colour, and decided white edge; ELAINE, good yellow tube, white paste, black ground-colour, and good white edge; FAIRY-RING, orange tube, white paste, deep violet-red ground, decided white edge; HEATHER-BELL, pale yellow tube, good white paste, bluish ground, and well-defined edge; MAGPIE, orange tube, dense paste, black ground, and well-rounded, pure white edge; MIRANDA, yellow tube, white paste, black ground, edge pure; MRS. DODWELL, yellow tube, white and dense paste, black ground, good white edge; RADIANCE, a well-proportioned flower, good deep yellow tube, dense white paste, black ground-colour, and very pure white edge; RELIANCE, yellow tube, good white paste, black ground-colour, and fair white edge; SNOWDRIFT, a large, circular flower, with gold tube, white paste, black ground, and broad, white edge.
Selfs. BRUNETTE, a rich, dark maroon flower, with good yellow tube and white paste; DUKE OF ALBANY, very dark maroon, yellow tube, very pure white, dense paste; DULCIE, good yellow tube, white paste, and rich maroon edge; FLORENCE, a large, full flower, with good yellow tube, white paste, and reddish-plum-coloured edge; HEROINE, tube bright yellow, paste dense and white, edge rich black-maroon; MELAINE, a well-rounded pip, rich dark maroon, with good tube and paste; MRS. HORNER, yellow tube, white paste, and good violet edge; MRS. POTTS, fine yellow tube, dense, white paste, and bright violet edge; SIR WILLIAM HEWETT, good yellow tube, very round, white paste, and blackish edge.
Alpines. AGNES, white centre, margin shaded violet; AMELIA HARDWIDGE, shaded maroon-crimson; BRIGHT STAR, bright crimson, shaded edge; EMPEROR FREDERICK, crimson, shading to a lighter tint, gold centre; FRED. COPELAND, dark crimson, yellow centre; JOHN BALL, rich crimson, deep yellow paste; KING OF THE BELGIANS, shaded crimson, gold paste; LOVE BIRD, crimson-red, shaded margin; MARINER, shaded purplish-red; MRS. PHIPPS, white centre, maroon margin; PRINCE OF WALES, purplish-red, shaded margin, fine; SENSATION, maroon, shaded margin; TROUBADOUR, crimson margin, gold centre; VICTORIOUS, dark crimson, gold centre.