Description of new Chinese Chrysanthemums, $c. 413 



flowers at their extremities, nodding from their weight. The 

 blossoms open rather later than the middle of the flowering 

 season, and their scent is strong like chamomile. The expan- 

 sion of a good flower is full five inches. The florets of the ray 

 are placed in regular order round the margin of the flower, and 

 are of various lengths, the longest being about two inches, and 

 the shortest not exceeding an inch. Their colour is a very 

 deep red orange, but they are yellow at the base ; their 

 shape is peculiarly slender, being also flattened, and much 

 channelled in the upper side; they project forwards, and 

 spread out, forming a flower more or less open according to 

 their expansion ; the florets are completely quilled, having in 

 most cases a very narrow mouth, but sometimes the opening is 

 more enlarged, though not much so. The disc is yellow, large, 

 as before stated, and semi-globose. The leaves are pecu- 

 liar, being short, thick or fleshy, shining, and usually some- 

 what concave ; the indentures are deep, the lobes approach, 

 and sometimes over-lap each other ; the edges of the leaves 

 are rather incurved, the serratures are bluntly rounded, and 

 have very little appearance of points at their tip. 



The next variety was before briefly described* as semi-dou- 

 ble, with half-quilled lilac florets. This will be hereafter 

 known as the Large Pale Purple Chrysanthemum. The 

 stem is strong, and straggling, producing few shoots, and those 

 do not bear many blossoms. The scent I have not noted, but it 

 is probably that of chamomile, as in the other kinds. This 

 variety blossoms very late. The flower buds are large, and 

 of a reddish purple ; when opened they are semi-double with 

 a large disc ; their expansion is four inches, and in good sea- 

 sons will probably be much greater. The radial florets 



* See Horticultural Transactions, Vol. v. page 159. 



