ON TttE CTtlTURE OF THE RANUNCUITTS. 81 



44. HalfdoiihU Qiiilied H'Ai/*; Scm!<lmihlc QiilUed While, Hort. Trans, v. 5, 

 p. |.J8. A very tall, robust variety. 'Ilic flowers are among the latest 

 varieties, and more inclining to be single than usnal, yet o( too late 

 occurrence to ripen seeds with us. They are very large, and the narrow 

 qnilled petals are very singularly waved, and as if pursuing each other 

 from risht to left, making a pleasing and almost animated appearance. 



4J. HalJ doubh Quilled Pink ; Semidoubk Quilled Pink, Hort. Trans, v. 5, 

 tab. 17,* (inferior figure) p. 157, and v. 4, p. 42'i, and v. 6, p. 351. — 

 This variety grows rather tall, and flowers latish, bnt its flowers, although 

 but half-double, and cniy of the middle size, possess a degree of graceful 

 elegance and lovely hues peculiarly their owa. It is at present a rate 

 variety. 



1C. Half double Bronze Buff; Pale Buff, Hort. Trans, v. 6, p. 334. Also 

 called the Scmidouble Hale Burt', and Reeve's Pale Buflf, and Quilled 

 Burt; and the Buff. It is a very tall aud free-growing variety, and its 

 half-double buft" large flowers, which in their early stages are much 

 bronzed, though of coarse hues, make a showy appearance, and stand 

 the weather better than all others, opening rather early, and coutiuuiug 

 late, until all the bronze is gone, having faded to a dull bull'. 



47. Half double Quillid Orange ; Semiduuble Quilled Orange, Hort. Trans. 

 V. 5, p. 412 and p. iii, and v. 5, tab. 17** (left-hand hgure), aud v. 6, 

 p. 362. A tallish i)lant, with but few large and almost single, and also 

 some nearly half double flowers, of good size, but making a poor show, 



48. Half double Pale Quilled Oraiirjc ; Siiuidmible Quilled Pale Orange, Hort. 

 Trans, v. fi, p. 337. Also called Semidouble Deep Yellow. Of the 

 middle stature, with few and late flowers, of good size, but eomparativcly 

 poor appearance, ou loosely drooping footstalks. 



P.S. — The author has rejected the hybrid word scmidouble throughout the 

 Paper, and given the pure English one of half -double instead of it. 



All the above enumerated plants are capable of growing very freely from 

 cuttings, taken from any part ])rior to the full expansiou of their most beau- 

 tiful flowers, if planted even in the open air, duly watered, and shaded from 

 the sun only until they strike roots. But after blooming, very few cuttings 

 will succeed unless taken from near the crown of the root, nearly the whole 

 of which cuttings will grow well except when the ground is frozen. Never- 

 theless, I would recommend cuttings, intended to perpetuate sporting plants, 

 to be struck under a frame or bell glass, iu the usual way. 



A. H. Hawortii. 



[Nearly the whole of the above very valuable Paper on Chrysanthemums 

 has been published iu the last Number of the Gardener's Magazine. Our 

 opinion of its value was such, that we wrote to A. H. Haworth, Esq., 

 its author, to allow us to publish it in our Magazine. That gentleman 

 had given the Paper to J. C. Loudon, Esq., conductor of the Gardcn^fs 

 Magazine, who, on being applied to, most generously gave us permission 

 to insert the article entire, l-'ur the favour we beg to tender our best 

 thanks to the above Gentlemen. A supplementary article on some other 

 sorb of Clir}'santhemums will ajipear iu a subsequent Number.] 



ARTICLE U.— On the Culture of the liammculm. By 

 Mr. Ja.mes Mile.s. 



Obscninj; the Vfintuks of Mr. Caur on the Cultmc! of tlic 

 Kaminciiliis in your second Numb*r of the FloncuUurul Cabinet, 

 I bt•^ leave to oHcr you iny motlu of ])Iiiiirmg mid nuinu^ing that 

 k-uutiful HowiT, Iiuvhiy cullivuled il for the last twenty ycurs. 



