cultivated in England. By Joseph Sabine, Esq. 343 



first they project a little, but afterwards expand flat in the 

 manner of a double Sun-flower ; when the flower is fully 

 blown, a pale yellow disc is apparent ; but before this the 

 small florets in the centre are remarkably folded over the 

 disc ; sometimes the flower is so fully double, as to exclude 

 the appearance of the disc. The flowers grow upright, and 

 do not nod ; the expansion of the largest is full three inches 

 and a half. The florets are entirely ligulate, not being at 

 all tubular; they are of various lengths, even in the same 

 series, and have all a sharp point at their extremity. The 

 leaves are deeply indented, the sides of the lobes nearly 

 touch, and the serratures are sharp and pointed. The stems 

 at the time of flowering are rather bare of leaves. This was 

 introduced in June, 1802, for Sir Abraham Hume, with 

 the Quilled Yellow, as mentioned in the account of that 

 plant. It is the variety a, of both the second edition of the 

 Hortus Kewensis and of Sweet's Hortus Suburbanus, under 

 the name of Aurea with the latter and of Golden Yellow with 

 both, and it is represented in the upper figure of the 4th 

 plate of the Botanical Register ; the backs of the florets, 

 which are characteristic of the variety, are not however ex- 

 hibited in that figure. 



9. The Large Lilac Chrysanthemum, called the Late Lilac, 

 the New Lilac, and Semidouble Purple. It grows high and 

 strong, taller than all the others, except the three Yellows, 

 bearing but few flowers in comparison, for there is frequently 

 only one and seldom more than three on each shoot; their 

 scent is that of strong Chamomile ; they have a variegated 

 appearance arising from the two colours of each of the florets, 

 but they may be described in general as a light purple or 



