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FLORA HISTORICA. 



expressive of some circumstance in the flower or 

 plant "*. 



These singular people have ever been celebrated 

 for their love of floriculture, and it is sa-id that 

 they cultivate as many as fifty varieties of this 

 species of Chrysanthemum, many of which we see 

 pictured in the representations of their saloons and 

 trellised virandas ; and, as they are usually painted 

 as growing in ornamental vases, we naturally con- 

 clude that the Chinese hold this flower in high 

 estimation. It is also cultivated with no less 

 care through the whole empire of Japan ; and the 



* Clu-ysantliemuin Indicum. 

 AVhiie velvet do. 



"White silver-needle do. 

 Yellow do. 

 Sliining yellow do. 

 Golden -fringed do. 

 Golden-feathered do. 

 Horse's ear yellow do. 

 Tiger's claw do. 

 New tiger's claw do. 

 Dark hrown do. 

 Tall dark hrown do. 

 Carnation do. 

 Cochineal do. 

 Shining red do. 

 Red embroidered do. 

 Tall strong-scented do. 

 Imperial do. 



Pak tseen yong hole fa : this 

 is agreeable to the pronunciation 

 of Canton, hut in the dialect of 

 Pekin we understand the final Jc 

 is softened in i. 



Ngun chuJi pak kok fa. 



Wong tot tso kok fa. 



Yung shan wong, k. f. 



Kum peen^ k.f. 



Knmfung moic^ k.f. 



Ma yee tvong, k.f. 



Fii choiv 2vong, k.f. 



Sin too chin, k.f. 



Tsoo ling., k. f. 



Tsoofung koiv, k.f. 



Kgoiv sik keen, k.f. 



Ngalaxi'., k.f. 

 Yung shan hong, k.f. 



Hong sou hae, k.f. 

 Chun hoang kotv, k.f 



Yu ee u'ong, k. f. 



