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than two inches ; they are quite filled up with quilled florets 

 of shortish and unequal length, projecting forward, and gra- 

 dually diminishing towards the centre ; the florets are flat- 

 tened, enlarge upwards, and contract a little at the top, the 

 mouth being wider than is usual in the regularly quilled 

 flowers, occasionally some of the florets open their lips, form- 

 ing small mouths of the extent of half an inch or more. I have 

 observed in the open border, that in some cases, the florets 

 expand quite flatly in the centre of the flower, and then only 

 the outer florets are quilled. The leaves are a fine green, 

 pale underneath, with indentures of no great depth, the 

 lobes overlapping ; the serratures, though broadly rounded, 

 are sharply pointed. 



7. Semi-double Quilled Pink Chrysanthemum. This is 

 remarkable in being nearly single ; it is, nevertheless, a strik- 

 ing and desirable variety ; it is of tall growth, with rather 

 weak branches, the flowers therefore droop ; each separate 

 branch bears several flowers ; its time of flowering corres- 

 ponds with that of the Superb Clustered Yellow. The 

 flowers have a very strong scent of Chamomile, which is 

 probably in consequence of their having such an extent of 

 disc, for that odour seems to arise more from the tubular than 

 the ligulate florets. The florets of the ray are numerous, 

 but appear in regular single series ; each is from one inch and 

 a half to two inches long, being almost, though not quite, 

 uniform in length ; they expand widely, but project a little 

 forward, being slightly striated, and rather flattened ; they 

 are white, irregularly touched with pink, that tint being 

 darkest at the back ; they are slender, and quilled to near 

 the end, and somewhat club-shaped ; their mouths, which are 



