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flowers on each. The best soil for Pseonies is a light loam 

 with a little sand, and no plants flourish with less care. 



Note. By reference to the catalogue, it will be seen that 

 the collection now amounts to about 40 varieties, combining 

 a great diversity of colours and shades. An airy exposition 

 and a fresh loamy soil suits all species, and they will flourish 

 and increase annually the number of their showy flowers. By 

 recent experiments, it is ascertained that the varieties of the 

 Shrubby Pseony, or Moutan, will stand our winters ; but as 

 they are generally considered as Green-house plants, they 

 are treated of under that head. 



Chinese Chrysanthemum, or Chrysanthemum sinense.- 

 This plant is sometimes called Artemesia. The first va- 

 riety was introduced to this country about the year 1798, 

 having been carried from China to Europe in 1790. This 

 was the Dark Purple, and was imported by John Stevens, 

 Esq. of Hoboken, New-Jersey, a gentleman distinguished 

 for his love of botany, as well as for other departments of 

 science. About the years 1814 and 1815, many other varie- 

 ties were introduced ; but it remained for the last four years 

 to present to the view the rich accumulation of splendid va- 

 rieties which had doubtless been cultivated for ages in China,, 

 unseen and unknown to the rest of the world. 



The numerous varieties of this, and of other plants which 

 have recently been obtained from China, have excited much 

 astonishment; and have proved incontestibly,fhat the Chinese 

 are not only very able and experienced horticulturists, but 

 that this taste must have existed for a very long course of 

 years to bring it to its present state of perfection. The num- 

 ber of varieties of the Chrysanthemum already obtained from 

 that country exceeds 50, among which are many of very 

 great beauty, and others possessing striking peculiarities. 



Many persons have an opinion, that all the varieties 

 change into each other, but I have only found this the case 

 with the Pale Buff changing to pink, the Lilac and White 

 to plain lilac and plain white, and with one other variety. 

 Although the great facility with which they are increased 

 quickly renders them the appendages of every garden, still 

 they should not be the less valued. 



I consider the entire collection of this plant to form as in- 

 teresting an assemblage in point of beauty and variety of 

 form, Sec. as can be found in Flora's domain, particularly as 

 they fill up a period of the year to which are allotted 

 few of her charms, and afford a most brilliant display at a 



