New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
TIE CHRYS1NTHENCA IN FRINCE.
CAPTAIN BLANCHARD BROUGHT THE fiRsi 'N'
AS PRESENT TO MARIE ANToINErrE'

CAPTAIN BLANCHARD BROUGHT THE FIRST "Ns
AS A PRESENT TO MARIE ANToINErTE
Paris November H.
The one-hundred-and-ffth anniversary OF the IN
PRODUCTION OF the chrysanthemum into Europe Is "
ing celebrated by a special exhioitioh' ".S. ~.
President OF the Republic and Nine. Casimr-re's
opened The flower first appeared on this cohuhe".
the wear OF the Revolution A Captain Biancnaia
had received a commission some years previously
,,om Touis XVI TO seek for remains or the "a
p.rouse expedition. Blanchard presented himself AZ
Versailles soon after the States General met '"e'e
He had come TO give an account OF MS eApio''"s
mission TO the King. who was jealous OF the reho"n
OF Captain Cook and OF the pearls OF great price
which he had added to George HIS crown b!ahen'
ard had not taken possession OF any group OF fdche
islands. All he brought back were two enrysah'ne-
NUNS one was red and the other yellow lie Kne"
OF the passion OF unfortunate Marie Antoihe''e o'
landscape and flower gardening. and intenaed Ms
fires, chrysanthemum as GIFT which ne ie'' sure
she would welcome. Her eldest son. the Dauph'n'
died some hours after Blanchard was admitted -
an audience with the King and Queen The plant
presented by Captain Blanchard was handed over
TO the head gardener at the Trianon
In the following month OF october the queen went
10 her gardens. there to look 10 the state u ne'
flowers. TIE chrysinthemum was In b'oom S".
gathered the blossoms and returned to the Fa'aee
OF Versailles which she found In state OF upros.
marched out there bring back as hostages for me
Revolution the King. Queen and heir apparent
whom they irreverently called the baker me oaAe
ess and the kneading boy. The troops were ds.osA
The assembly into which all national force hau o''
drawn was tired OF staying In the regal '"P"
created by Louis XIV. and wanted 10 remove -, ~
Paris and to be- in the midst Of the pleasures an.
exctements OF the Paais Royal so next u';, a." nm.
the sack OF the Palace by the hshwomen. 'ne ,hs
fortunate royal family went as pris9nssI, I,nsn-
Tuleres. Marie Antoinette had placed het Sap Re-
csc flowers In a I'm her small sitting room, I'M
fore she set out the 10 Paris she TOOK I'M ~
did so that they were the last autumn blossoms his
would ever Gull In her dear Tranon nsn az
story from the late Senator de Lafayette VIM ~
II was well authenticated ,.,,,A
The Trianon gardener cultivated MS cniy sal,,s
mum. and had many varieties 10 snow I'' sl Xa-
when she was raised to the imperial purple f a.
poleons wife. She was also great Hover ian' he
and gave important place In her gardehsc sn,an
Blanesard He. on his side cultivated his ye iSSs
variety near Marseilles where Aphonse karr .oys
II up about fHre u yraTs ago ts mercsntile account,
They found that It was extremely hsf az. nnssrei
doomed when most o!her no SHfr,orlnary docy
to the fancies OF the gardener Ehde snd hues and
i could be produced The saSdss ann nodded It
bore being transpanted from climate 10 ah s,n
and however well II throve II had an AR 81 h moor
Japanese exile Indeed. the more prospsrou,, more
conditions secured to i by the ssaddensr and that
tedium OF life which peculiarly weighs on b e
There II also soft grace In the ehiS s'"
Ar the exhibition opened by the Presidens ri a
Mime Casimir Perier there was every s,smrs
known to gardensrs ahn 10 as
srow. and with feathered. huted petals
seemed to intensity the purity OF ther red ones
OF SO deep shade as to approximate to HAS. nas
The oranges. the old gold. The sa ,ns,,yr out Of
seemed to be captured sunshine barsuhs ~ C.
fowery prisons.