. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgoi. The American Florist. 693 eight, including four sports originated in England. The result from tlie first hybridizing done in Europe was seen in 1827 whenCapt. Bernet produced several new varieties and for this he has been called, in France, "The father of the ; Not until 1832 was anything done in England toward pro- ducing new varieties. In that year Messrs. Wheeler, Short and Freestone succeeded in adding varieties to the ranidly increasing list, and in 1846 it was admitted by Robert
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgoi. The American Florist. 693 eight, including four sports originated in England. The result from tlie first hybridizing done in Europe was seen in 1827 whenCapt. Bernet produced several new varieties and for this he has been called, in France, "The father of the ; Not until 1832 was anything done in England toward pro- ducing new varieties. In that year Messrs. Wheeler, Short and Freestone succeeded in adding varieties to the ranidly increasing list, and in 1846 it was admitted by Robert Fortune, the most noted introducer of the time, that the varieties originated in England were superior to those known in China. In the same year Fortune introduced the pompons, which for a time caused con- siderable furor. Up to this time the varieties known in Europe were entirely of the Chinese type. In 1862 the first Japanese chrysanthe- mums were introduced by Robert Fortune. As the Chinese type, at that time, difiered very greatly from the Japanese, the new type was hailed with delight by all. However, after these novelties were generally known interest in them began to flag. The English growers, being accustomed to spherical flowers of the Chinese type, would not be reconciled to the less formal appearance of the Japanese type, but in later years this prejudicewore away. During this time interest in the chrysanthemum had fallen ofi' considerably in France. Their culture was confined to a com- paratively few men, among whom the name of M. Deleaux stands out prominently. Unlike the English, the French disliked the formal Chinese type and preferred the loose and more graceful Japanese varie- ties, but to the English chiefly belongs the credit of developing the chrysanthemum in Europe. One of the chief factors in the development of the chrysanthe- mum in England was the chrys- anthemum exhibition. As early as 1836 records show that a chrysanthemum exhibition was held at Birm
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