76 NEW ARRANGEMENT OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



the florist requires yet another colour or colours to be distinctly 

 depicted upon the first or ground colour of every petal, to consti- 

 tute his favourite Hakes, hizarres, and picotees. 



This grand desideratum in Chinese chrysanthemums will, how- 

 ever, be finally accomplished through the seeds of well-formed 

 half-double or double flowers, particularly those of my first section, 

 called ranunculus-flowered ; one of that section, the above-men- 

 tioned Gold-bordered Red, having already a fine form, and the 

 rudiments of a flaked flower ; its broad-edged border, base, and 

 tips, often leaving, when well blown, a compai-atively huge single 

 flake of red in the centi-al length of every petal. We must try 

 the seeds, whenever we can procure tliem ; and their unequalled 

 sportiveness will reward us ior the trouble of rearing them, by 

 countless numbers of new forms, faces, and colours, surj^assing all 

 we at present know. 



The sports of colour in the flowers, by casual branches from old 

 plants, are well kno\vn, and capable of being pi-o]iagatcd and per- 

 petuated ; and I shall notice them in my arrangement below, in 

 every instance, as far as known. 



In closing this paper, I beg leave to return my grateful thanks 

 to tlie following gentlemen and nurserymen, for living roots of 

 nearly the whole of the plants which compose this paper ; who, 

 on hearing I was studying Chinese chrysanthemums, generously 

 oilered me any part of their nearly comjjlete collections, which I 

 thankfully accepted : — 



The Rev. I\Ir. Ellicomb, Bitton Vicarage, near Bristol ; Mr. 

 Ingpen, Wellesley-street, Chelsea, who has nearly a complete 

 aTid well-named collection ; Messrs. Young, Nurserymen, Ejisom, 

 near London, who have a very fine collection ; jMr. Tate, Nur- 

 seryman, Sloane-strcet, Chelsea; and Mr. Dennis, Nurseryman, 

 King's Road, Chelsea, who has very nearly a complete and accu- 

 rately named collection. 



I remain. Sir, yours, &c. 



C/ielsea, Jan., 1833. A. H. Hawokth. 



A new Arrangement of Douhlc-Jlowcred Chinese Chrysanthemums. 



* RANUNCULUS-FLOWERED. 



1. YcUow Indian, Ilort. Trans. \. i, p. 330, tab. 12, and v. (i, p. 31G. Of 

 slifirt stature (in its group), with very late and duuljle, but small, Mowers; 

 and forms, vith the ntNt, a distinct species. 



2. Whih: Indian, Hort. 'I'rans. v. (>, p. 317. ShurLcr thau Ihe preccdiug, 

 uilh \ery Utc and iiiiiilar, but ivliilt-, (lowers. 



