Douhle-Jloiwered Chinese Chrysanthemums. 22 1 



form, and the rudiments of a flaked flower ; its broad-edo-ed 

 border, base, and tips, often leaving, when well blown, a com- 

 paratively huge single flake of red in the central length of 

 every petal. We must try the seeds, whenever we can pro- 

 cure them ; and their unequalled sportiveness will reward us 

 for the trouble of rearing them, by countless numbers of new 

 forms, faces, and colours, surpassing all we at present know. 



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

 old plants, are well known, and capable of being propagated 

 and perpetuated ; 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 the following gentlemen and nurserymen, for livino- 

 roots of nearly the whole of the plants which compose this 

 paper ; who, on hearing I was studying Chinese chrysanthe- 

 mums, generously offered me anj-^ part of their nearly com- 

 plete collections, which I thankfully accepted : — 



The Rev. Mr. Ellicomb, Bitton Vicarage, near Bristol; 

 Mr. Ingpen, Wellesley Street, Chelsea, who has nearly a 

 complete and well-named collection ; Mr. Tate, nurseryman, 

 Sloane Street, Chelsea ; and Mr. Dennis, nurseryman. King's 

 Road, Chelsea, who has very nearly a complete and accurately 

 named collection. 



I remain. Sir, yours, &c. 

 Chelsea, Jan. 1833. A. H. Ha worth. 



A nemo Arrangement of Douhle-Jlffwered Chinese Chrysanthemums. 

 * Ranunculus-flowered. 



1. Yellow Indian, Hoi't. Trans, v, 4. p. 330. tab. 12. and v. 6. p. 346. Of 



short stature (in its group), with very late and double, but small, 

 flowers ; and forms, with the next, a distinct species. 



2. White Indian, Hort. Trans, v. 6. p. 347. Shorter than the preceding, 



with very late and similar, but white, flowers, 



3. Warratah Yellow, Hort. Trans, v. 6. p. 344. Flowers very late, with 



the preceding, and of similar size, but has much more entire leaves, 

 and larger flowers, which make it a distinct species. 



4. Spanish Broivn, Hort. Trans, v. 4. p. 486. and v. 5. p. 420. Of short 



firm stature, and rather early and beautiful flowers, the size of the 

 preceding, and with smallish leaves a little more pinnatifid, and pro- 

 bably a distinct species. 



5. Blush Kanunculus-flowered, Hort. Trans, v. 6. p. 328. Of short firm sta- 



ture, and fine-formed early flower, of a blush colour, and peculiar 

 neatness of form. I think I have two variations of it. 



6. Small Deep Yelloiu ; ParFs Small Yellow, Hort. Trans, v. 6. p. 327. 



Taller and weaker than the last, early and small-flowered, with small 

 and blunt pinnatedly-lobate leaves. Perhaps it may be a distinct 

 species, from its small leaves and flowers. 



7. Small Pale Yellow ; Small Windsor Yelloiu, Hort. Trans, v. 5. p. 415. 



and V. 6. p. 335. Also called Alton's Yellow. Of short stiff growth, 

 and early flowering, and but little merit. 



