. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. eOPYRIQHT /S07 BY MOaACCK/1UGH££ Title Page ot Folder. THE STORY OF PRINCESS HUNI-TU. E are indebted to Japan for so many manifesta- tions of tlie l^eautiful, tliat I sometimes note with re- sret tlie commercialism ot tiie nation. I (ear its peo- ple will lose something from their wonderful sense of the artistic. The Japanese have for centuries been most successful in the scientific cultiva- tion of plants and flowers, and in no in- stance have they been more successful than with the chrysanthemum. Japan, however,
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. eOPYRIQHT /S07 BY MOaACCK/1UGH££ Title Page ot Folder. THE STORY OF PRINCESS HUNI-TU. E are indebted to Japan for so many manifesta- tions of tlie l^eautiful, tliat I sometimes note with re- sret tlie commercialism ot tiie nation. I (ear its peo- ple will lose something from their wonderful sense of the artistic. The Japanese have for centuries been most successful in the scientific cultiva- tion of plants and flowers, and in no in- stance have they been more successful than with the chrysanthemum. Japan, however, cannot claim the honor of being the cradle of the chrysanthemum. The flower probably came from China or from the plains to the north and west. To the Chinese we must give credit for raising it from an insignificant bloom of the field to a beautiful blossom, while the Japanese are responsible for its varied hues and artistic contour. Marco Polo mentions the chrysanthemum in some of his writings on China, during the fourteenth century, but It was not known in Europe until 150 years later. It was first grown in England about 1690 and was brought to America about 90 years ago. In ancient times the chrysanthemum was universally held by the Japanese as a symbol of undying constancy in love. Why, I did not know until half a dozen years ago, when the story was told me by a Japanese friend. I am telling it to you as I remember it. It was along about the year 200 of the Chinese dynasty of the Hote-Kai (whicli, between you and me, means about the year 10 A. D.), and the great Che Hwang- te sat on the throne of China. Japan at this time, although ruled by her own em- peror, a descendant of the sun god, was a vassal of China, preferring to spend her time with religion and art rather than with war. How different was ancient Jap- an from Japan of today! For 50 years the Chinese had waged constant warfare against the Tartars, tne liarbarians of the north, and the Emperor Che Hwang-te had de
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