By Joseph Sabine, Esq. 



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the curvilinear iron houses, without the admixture of any 

 other plants, and were continued, by changing the pots 

 and the introduction of the later varieties in succession, in a 

 state of perfection and splendour from the end of October 

 to the middle of December ; thus enlivening the garden at a 

 period when nothing else existed to attract attention. In 

 the season just ended, the great extent of novelties has given 

 additional interest to the exhibition. A description and 

 account of these are the principal objects of the present 

 communication. 



I have before noticed* the expectations that were formed, 

 of considerable accessions to our stock of Chrysanthemums, 

 from the mission of Mr. John Damper Parks, who was sent 

 to China on account of the Society, on board the Lowther 

 Castle, Captain Thomas Baker, in the year 1823. He was 

 instructed to collect, amongst other rarities, as many good 

 varieties of Chrysanthemums as possible. 



Part of his collection was sent home by him, and arrived 

 in the spring of 1824, on board the General Kyd, com- 

 manded by Captain Nairne.-^ The remainder were brought 

 by himself in the Lowther Castle, which arrived in England in 

 the month of May subsequently. The number of distinct 

 living Chrysanthemums received by these two conveyances 

 was twenty ; four of them proved to be sorts previously in 

 this country, the rest are new, and are now to be described. 



* See Horticultural Transactions, Vol. v. page 427. 



f The Society is also under obligations to Captain Naibke for the care of and 

 attention shewn to Mr. John Potts, the Gardener of the Society, who went 

 with him to Bengal and China, on board the General Kyd, in 1821, and re- 

 turned with him in 1822,- bringing home a valuable collection of plants. 



