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Floral Illustrations of the Seasons / Consisting of the Most Beautiful, Hardy and Rare Herbaceous Plants, Cultivated in the Flower Garden

Chapter 32: CHRYSANTHEMUM indicum var.
By Margaret Roscoe
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A series of hand-drawn and engraved botanical plates paired with succinct Latin classifications and practical cultivation notes, arranged to follow the seasons. Each entry describes plant form, varieties, propagation and soil or exposure preferences, and suggests garden uses for hardy herbaceous ornamentals. The preface frames the volume as an accessible guide intended to encourage aesthetic appreciation and botanical study, particularly among women, by combining accurate description with visual representation.

Plate 50. Superb White Chrysanthemum. Early Crimson.
Drawn from Nature by M.R. Engraved by R. Havell Junr.

CHRYSANTHEMUM indicum var.

Superb White Chrysanthemum.

Class and Order.—Syngensia, Polygamia, Superflua.

Syn. Superb White Chrysanthemum. Hort. Soc. Trans. Vol. 5. p. 420.

Stem erect, leafy, branching—leaves bi-pinnatifid, lobes deeply indented,—flower terminal, drooping, white, tinged with yellow towards the centre—calyx squamose, obtuse, florets ligulate, outside florets occasionally quill'd—apex entire.

This variety is a very desirable one for growing out of doors, from its long continuance in bloom, and the flowers being so very large and fine—the foilage is luxuriant, and if the plant be trained against a wall, it will grow very tall, and make a beautiful appearance until a late season;—the Chrysanthemums like a strong soil.

CHRYSANTHEMUM indicum var.

Early Crimson Chrysanthemum.

Class and Order.—Syngensia, Polygamia, Superflua.

Syn. Early Crimson Chrysanthemum. Hort. Soc. Trans. Vol. 5, p. 155.

Stem erect, leafy, much branched—leaves bi-pinnatifid, lobes very deeply indented—flowers pendant—growing in clusters, semi-double, of a fine crimson—florets ligulate, emarginate—disc small.

This is a newer var. than either the superb white, or quill'd pink; the plant grows low, and rather bushy, and makes a very brilliant appearance when in full flower—the varieties of Chrysanthemum Indicum are so endless, that is difficult to make a selection; some of the most beautiful and latest imported are the following:—

Purple. Blush Ranunculus flowered.
Quill'd white. Tasselled lilac.
Tasselled white. Two colored red.
Sulphur yellow. Starry pink.
Golden yellow. Two colored incurved.
Buff or orange. Golden Lotus flowered.
Quill'd flamed yellow. Brown lilac.
Curled lilac. Early blush.
Pale pink. Paper white.
Parks' small yellow. Changeable pale buff.

Pl. 50.