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much deeper than others; the ends of the serratures are 

 sharp and pointed. 



4. Quilled Light Purple Chrysanthemum. As this agrees 

 in all points, except in the construction of its flower, with 

 the preceding, it is not necessary to repeat their resem- 

 blances. The colour of the florets in the two is also the 

 same, but in this kind they are perceptibly quilled to a cer- 

 tain extent, and this circumstance constitutes the difference 

 between them ; the quilling extends for half or two-thirds of 

 the length of the florets, their mouths are expanded and 

 recurved, but not spoon-shaped ; the florets are rather broad 

 near the base, they enlarge upwards, and do not contract 

 much towards the top, the quilled part of the florets being flat- 

 tened. From this description it will appear that the florets 

 have not the perfectly quilled character ; they are more pro- 

 perly expanding florets united part of their length, from their 

 base. The disc, which is usually shewn, is at first tinged 

 with green, and afterwards, when its florets open, is pale 

 yellow ; occasionally the tubular florets in the outer edge of 

 the disc become purple and are then longer than those 

 nearer the centre, their mouths being regularly expanded in 

 a star-like fashion. 



5. Curled Lilac Chrysanthemum. This is a brilliant and 

 shewy kind, and appears to succeed in the open border, 

 where it blossoms well and freely. The stems grow long 

 and tolerably strong, the wood being rather pale ; the 

 branches spread out, and bear their flowers in clusters at 

 the ends ; they have very short joints. The flowers appear 

 rather before those of the two preceding, and consequently, 

 must be ranked with the early ones ; they have the scent of 



