424 Description of new Chinese Chrysanthemums, fyc. 



tended, those which became deeper coloured by exposure are 

 the Purple, the Changeable White, the Large Lilac, the Spa- 

 nish Brown and the Semi-double Quilled Pink ; on the con- 

 trary, the Rose or Pink, the Quilled flamed Yellow, and the 

 Early Crimson, lost much of their brilliancy ; whilst some 

 others did not appear to be much altered by the difference of 

 treatment, especially the Superb White, the Large Quilled 

 Orange, the expanded light Purple, the Quilled light Purple, 

 the Curled Lilac, the Superb Clustered Yellow, and the 

 Paper White. My opportunity of examination did not extend 

 so completely to all the kinds, but that future observations 

 may probably enable me to make additions to each of the 

 classes noticed above. The varieties which flower very imper- 

 fectly or very late in the open air are not fit objects for cultiva- 

 tion, except under glass. The changes of colour I have here 

 observed on, are distinct from that which takes place chiefly 

 on the exterior florets of some kinds, more particularly the 

 Quilled White, Sulphur Yellow, and Superb Clustered Yel- 

 low, when exposed to a colder atmosphere than they are na- 

 turally formed for. 



I am induced to bring these changes in the appearance of 

 the flowers particularly into notice,because they have often 

 caused persons who are not fully aware of them to imagine 

 that they possessed new varieties, or, as has much more fre- 

 quently occurred, to suppose that the different kinds were 

 liable to vary in the character of their flowers, when the alter- 

 ation was solely the consequence of difference of situation, 

 and temperature. Some changes certainly do take place in 

 the blossoms of Chrysanthemums, even when the plants pro- 

 ducing them are under apparently similar circumstances ; 



