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serrated, and the ends of the serratures are sharp and pointed. 

 In the open air against a wall this kind succeeds apparently 

 as well as under glass. 



16. Brown Purple Chrysanthemum. This kind was brought 

 home by Mr. Parks in the Lowther Castle in 1824, but 

 did not shew its flower till the present season. The plant 

 grows very tall, producing many flowers in small loose 

 corymbs at the ends of the branches ; it is later in blossoming 

 than any kind yet described in this Paper, coming out about 

 the same time as the Superb White. The expansion of a 

 good flower is about three inches and an half, but it appears 

 less, from the great irregularity of its circumference, which is 

 caused by a few of the florets there considerably exceeding 

 the others in length. The florets taking a horizontal direc- 

 tion, the blossoms appear quite flat, and are fully double 

 without any apparent disc. The general colour of the front 

 of the florets is a brownish purple ; their backs are grayish- 

 purple, which is very striking when contrasted with the front 

 colour, it is however but little seen except when the edges of 

 any of the florets are turned forwards. The florets are of 

 different lengths, those of the circumference irregular, as 

 before noticed, but from the circumference to the centre they 

 diminish very uniformly ; a few of them are quilled a con- 

 siderable part of their lengths, but the quilled parts are not 

 visible without examination, except in those florets which are 

 at the back of the flower ; the florets are flatly expanded, their 

 ends are obtusely pointed, and their edges after a time become 

 slightly recurved ; but those towards the middle part are 

 incurved, whilst the flower is in perfection. The leaves are 

 small, flat, palish green, not very deeply lobed ; the lobes 

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