By Mr. William Smith. 



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Section 11. Buff. 



43. Wells's Fawn-coloured. Flowers about five inches in diameter, compact 

 and double, of a buff and orange mixed, slightly tinged with purple ; florets very 

 numerous, the outer reflexed, and the inner half quilled ; disc with scales. 

 Stem dark brown ; leaves large and coarse, light shining green. The plant 

 grows bushy, from four to five feet high. Flowers early and freely. 



44. Royal Olive. Received from Mr. Van Eeden. Flowers about four inches 

 in diameter, double, of a changeable buff and orange, striped ; florets half quilled 

 and reflexed, rather irregular ; disc with scales. Stem brownish ; leaves dark 

 shining green ; peduncles long erect. The plant grows erect, from four to five 

 feet high. Flowers profusely towards the end of the season. 



45. Camelliceflora. Aurea Nankin. Received from the late Mr. James LbE, 

 of Hammersmith, who procured it in 1818, from Mr. Van Eeden, under the 

 name of Aurea Nankin. Flowers large, very compact and double, of a light buff 

 colour ; florets regular, half quilled and reflexed, forming a globular flower. 

 Stem dark brown; leaves small, dark shining green; peduncles long. The 

 plant grows erect, from four to five feet high. Flowers early and very abundantly 

 during the whole season. 



46'. Henriette. Received from Mr. Van Eeden. Flowers about three inches 

 in diameter, double, of a mixed colour, the outer series of florets a reddish orange, 

 the inner a bright yellow tinged with red ; florets somewhat quilled, but rather 

 crumpled. Stem light green and hairy ; leaves small, smooth, a shining green ; 

 peduncles long. The plant grows from four to five feet high. Flower* rather 

 late. 



Section 12. Yellow. 



47- Sulphurea Grandifiora. Received from the late Mr. James Lee, who 

 imported it in 1818, from Mr. Van Eeden. Flowers from four to five inches 

 in diameter, double, often semidouble, colour varying from light buff to clear 

 sulphur yellow, tinged with buff on the extremities ; florets for the most part 

 regular, somewhat quilled, and entire; disc with scales. Stem, and leaves light 

 green; peduncles sufficiently long to shew the flowers. The plant grows bushy, 

 about four feet high. Flowers well towards the end of the season. 



18. Luteola. Received from Mr. Van Eeden. Flowers about the middle 

 size, compact and double, of a clear bright sulphur colour ; florets narrow, some- 

 what quilled and recurved; disc with scales. Stem, and leaves dark shining 



