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Chrysanthemum Indicum. Indian 



Chrysanthemum. 



Clafs and Order. 



Syngenesia Polygamia Super flu a. 



Generic Characler. 



Recept. nudum. Pappus marginatus. Cal. hemiiphaericus, 

 imbricatus : fquamis marginalibus membranaccis. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM indicum foliis fimplicibus ovatis G- 



nuatis angulatis ferratis acutis. JJ/ju. 

 Syji. Vegetal, ed. 14. Murr. p. 773. 

 Spec. PL 1253. Tbunb. Jap. p. 320. 



TSJETTI-PU. Rheed. Mai t. 44. 



Matricaria finenfis. Rumph. Ami. p. 259. t. 91. 



MATRICARIA japonica maxima flore rofeo live (have 



rubente pleno elegantiflimo. Breyn. 

 Prod. p. 66 r 1 



KlK, KIKF, vel KIKKU. Ktmpf. Aman. Ex. p. 875. 



We rejoice in die opportunity afforded us, of prefenting our 

 readers with the coloured engraving of a plant recently intro- 

 duced to this country, which, as an ornamental one, promifes 

 to become an acquifition highly valuable. 



This magnificent fpecies of Chryfanthemurn, which we have 

 hitherto feen only in the collection of Mr. Colvill, Nurfcry- 

 roan, King's-Road, Chelfea, began to flower with him early 

 in November laft, 1795 ; and as there were many buds on the 

 plant, at that time, yet unopened, it appeared as if it would 

 continue to flower during the early part of the winter at leaft. 



It is a plant of ftrong growth ; the ftem rifmg to the height 

 of two or three feet, fomewhat woody, much branched, befet 

 with numerous leaves, having fome refemblance to thofe of 

 Mugwort, of a greyifh hue ; the flowers, on being fmelt to, 

 difcover an agreeable fragrance, they are produced on the 

 fummits of the branches in a loole fort of clufter (thofe which 

 terminate the main ftem, grow to the fize of a large carnation) 

 °f a dark purple colour ; they are, it is to be obferved, double, 



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