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CurysaANTHEMUM sINENSE (var. 17). Ex- 
_ PANDED LIGHT-PURPLE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
_ Sasine in Hort. Soc. Tr. v. 5. p. 153. 
Syneenzsta Porycamia Superriva. 
_ Recept. nudum. Pappus nullus. Cal. hemisphericus, 
imbricatus ; squamis marginalibus membranaceis, 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
CurysanrHemum sinense ; foliis coriaceis petiolatis sinuato- 
Pinnatifidis dentatis glaucescentibus, radio longissimo, 
caule (sub-) fruticoso. Sabine in Lin. Soc. Tr. v. 14. 
Pp. io. nee: 
Currsanruemum indicum. Bot. Mag. n. 327 et 2042 et 
authorum aliorum. 
a 
Mr. Sazine, in the Transactions of the Linnean Society 
above referred to, has given good reasons for. supposing that 
the Chinese CurysanTHEMUMS belong to a species distinct 
from the C. indicum of Linnzus. With respect to the 
in : ya { hrysanth . : 
tivate oreat Variety and beauty of these flowers, when cul- 
to the perfection of which they are capable, render 
