274 THE FLOWER-GARDEN, [chap. viii. 
blossom, these flowers are in full beauty; 
and Mr. Loudon tells me that he has seen 
the walls of two small street-gardens, one 
belonging to Mr. Xngpen at Chelsea, and 
the other to Mr. Allen, Chapel Street, Edg- 
ware-Road, so completely covered with them 
as to present a most brilliant and dazzling 
appearance. Chrysanthemums may there¬ 
fore be safely recommended as most valuable 
flowers for both town and country; and 
their great number and beauty make them 
particularly interesting. There are, indeed, 
numerous varieties of every possible shade 
of yellow, brown, orange, buff, pink, red¬ 
dish-purple, lilac, and white, but not blue. 
All the different varieties of chrysanthemums, 
and there are nearly a hundred named sorts, 
may be referred to six distinct tribes; and 
these are the following: 1. Ranunculus- 
flowered; 2. Incurved; 3. China-aster, or 
Daisy-flowered; 4. Marigold-flowered; 5. 
Tassel-flowered, or Quilled; and 6. Half¬ 
double Tassel-flowered. The ranunculus- 
flowered have generally small flowers, in 
clusters, like little roses; but the rest have 
large, handsome flowers, particularly the 
