CHRYSANTHEMUM indicum var. 

 Semi double quill d pink Chrysanthemutn. 



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Class and Order. — ^Syngensia, Polygamia, Superflua. 

 Syn. Semi double quill'd pink Chrysanthemum. Hort. Soc. Trans. Vol. 5. p. 422. 



Stem tall, erect, leafy, branching — lower leaves large, bi-pinnatifid, lobes 

 deeply indented — becoming smaller as they approach the flower- 

 flower terminal slightly pendant — calyx squamose — florets quill'd of a 

 beautiful pale pink, shaded off to white — disc yellow — large. 



The first introduction of the Chinese Chrysanthemums into this 

 country, was about the year 1764; — the beautiful varieties now seen in 

 our gardens, became known at a much more recent period, and from 

 the g-reat facility that attends their cultivation, and their very desirable 

 season of flowering-, they are universal favorites; — new varieties are 

 frequently imported, the only means we possess of obtaining them, as 

 we are ignorant of the mode adopted by the Chinese for their increase ; 

 and we are led to suppose that we do not yet possess some of their 

 finest kinds : — most of the varieties will g-row well out of doors, and if 

 trained against a south wall, with a little protection to shield the 

 flowers from inclement weather, will make a beautiful and gay appear- 

 ance in the months of November and December. The Chrysanthe- 

 mums are increased either by cuttino;s or suckers taken from the parent 

 plant in the spring ; — the var. here figm*ed is a very beautiful one, and 

 blossoms rather early and freely — the flowers have a deeper color when 

 grown out of doors, and the plant altogether acquires more strength ; — 

 in a green-house this var. is apt to grow weak and tall. 



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