cultivated in England. By Joseph S a bi n e , Esq . 349 



last year from China by Captain Deummond, for the Ilor- 

 ticultural Society, as I have already stated. I have called 

 the first the Quilled Flamed Yellozv Chrysanthemum, and from 

 its appearance this season, I am induced to hope it will be 

 the finest of all the varieties we at present possess. It comes 

 into flower soon after the Purple, and will therefore belong 

 to the class of those which are intermediate between the early 

 and the late ones. It seems disposed to be tall; its branches 

 grow upright and compact, they are not very numerous, but 

 bear a sufficient quantity of flowers, which, like most of the 

 others, have the scent of Chamomile. The florets are all 

 quilled, and of various lengths, most of them averaging two 

 inches or more in length ; they are striated, enlarging up- 

 wards so as to appear slightly club-shaped, and their extre- 

 mity is contracted into a very small mouth, the edges of 

 which are serrated ; their general colour is pale yellow suffus- 

 ed with a tinge of pale flesh or flame colour, but those in the 

 centre of the flower have more of the yellow ; at the first ap- 

 pearance of the flowers the flame colour so much predomi- 

 nates, that they might be expected to be all of that hue. From 

 their length, and weakness, the florets hang rather loosely 

 forwards, filling up uniformly the whole interior of the flower, 

 though in some specimens, on close examination, a disc of 

 short yellow tubular florets may be seen in the centre ; the 

 florets are also rather curved, not growing quite straight, 

 and as they all turn in one direction, in its expansion the 

 flower appears as if twisted. The breadth of the blossoms 

 has exceeded five inches, and this, as well on account of the 

 unfavourableness of the last season, as from the want of 

 strength of the plants, will probably be below the usual size 



