March 1, 1909 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS—SOME AMERICAN PRIZE WINNERS. 
MRS. J. J. MITCHELL. 
Mrs. J. 3. Mrrcnern—A. very high 
built, Japanese. incurved, petals 
irregularly incurved. Cream — colour 
Certificate C.S.A. 
¥F. J. Taccarr—The most striking 
Chrysanthemum Centenary. 
It is just one hundred years ago that 4 
French sailor, liviug near Marseilles, went 
up to taris by diligence, guarding with 
the utmost care two precious little flower 
pots in which he had specimens of a 
His name was Pierre 
Strange plant. 
Blaneard and on his arrival in Paris, in 
November, 1808, he obtained an interview 
with the Empress Josephine, who was 
devoted to flowers, among other things- 
Blancard had frequently sailed to China 
and Japan, and there had been struck by 
the beauty of the flower which was held 
in such high esteem in the Far East. He 
had the greatest difficulty in getting his 
_ specimens out of Japan,end in bringing 
them home safely in the slow sailing 
vessels of those days; but he succeeded, and 
“inanaged to grow the piant in his garden 
at Aubagne, a suburb of Marseilles. The 
chryanthemums now flourishes throughout 
Europo, and is held in as great esteem as 
itv is in the Far East, where it was known 
certainly as long ago as the ninth century 
before the Christian era, 
The ‘American Florists Exchange.’ 
F. J. TAGGART. 
novelty of recent years. The best of all 
the hairy or plumed type. Colour light 
yellow, flowers as large as 8 inches in 
diameter and fully double. Winner of 
$150.00 prize and gold medal at Kansas 
City show. 
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H.W. Bucksrr (Mrs. Trenor L. Park 
x Nagoya)—An improved Nagoya. A 
little brighhter in colour and more dwarf 
in growth. A very beauciful yellow, 
C.S.A. certificate and S. A.F. bronze meday 
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