352 Account of New Chinese and Indian Chrysanthemums. 



and this forms a beautiful contrast to the pink of their 

 external surface. 



The description and figure of the Semi-double Quilled 

 Orange Chrysanthemum, published in the Transactions* 

 were made from the first flowers produced in this country. 

 The plants having become more established and stronger, 

 now exhibit characters in their blossoms, which require 

 notice as well for the sake of correctness, as to bring 

 under observation one of the most singular variations in 

 the tribe. The florets of the ray are in all cases, when 

 the plants are strong, and especially against a wall, very 

 numerous ; they are however still ranged in the circumference, 

 leaving a very broad disc, but in this disc there are occa- 

 sionally a few long ligulate florets, produced not regularly, 

 but issuing from various parts of the receptacle amongst the 

 short tubular florets ; sometimes, though but seldom, these are 

 so numerous as nearly to conceal the disc. The very slender 

 appearance of the long florets in this kind, makes its general 

 character differ remarkably from all others. 



The Late Pale Purple Chrysanthemum. This variety, 

 which was originally f described as the Large Pale Purple, 

 but has since been more known under the name now given 

 to it, is one that will be but little sought after, except by the 

 general collector, or for the purpose of growing it in the open 

 air. After the mild and frostless Christmas of 1824, it came 

 into flower against a south wall in January. In the last season 

 the flowers were well expanded in the same situation in the 



* See Horticultural Transactions, Vol. v. Plate xvii.** 

 t See Horticultural Transactions, Vol. v. page 413. 



