New-York tribune., 1907-11-30
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW
Fine Display Seen an Paris IN the
COurs-Ia-Re
Paris, November T.

way In BarlS just now 1Hey iii tllc vast si'9AN7
of the municipal greenhouses on the quays with
the infinite variety of their form and coloring.
making a resplendent. luminous, bewilderinS
picture on these gray November days. Grouped
together by skilful landscape gardeners under
the auspices of the French horticultural So
ciety these wonderful blossoms might be eA-
pected to deny all kinship with the humble little
perennial of the name which fifty years ago
filled every cottage garden with its 1nconsplcu-
Gus clusters of white or mauve blossoms Inc
cult of the chrysanthemum. introduced from
Japan has given these surprising specimens oi
horticultural skill exhibited to-day in the Cours-
a-Reine
No longer is the chrysanthemum allowed to
grow i'm clusters. one such mammoth poon d.
this great yellow ball, measuring eleven incheS
in diameter is as much as one could expect any
plant to bear yet there are plants, tree shaped
carefully trained and displaying many beautl1u'
blossoms each with a branch to itself TWO
trees in particular attract the eye one Is 1t
two year old plant bearing 10 well shaped ana
handsome. white, incurved blooms. and sun
more remarkable. giant tree. named lie ~
kio. measuring ten and half yards IN cHcuh-
ference which displays no less than seven nun
dred rlauve flowers. each having a Stralsh''
well pruned stem of its OWL Le TOXIC tu'
chef d'oeuvre of French chrysanthemum grow
ing. seems TO De the expression VI AiiS oeN+@0--
homage to the land of origin of the flower that
the West has now made it's own, and a Few
members Of the Japanese Legation who were at
the show on the opening day seemed also to view
the tree in that light, 1t proved 70 he the m'S'
sensa tional item in the collection.
In former years the exhibits at chTysanthe-
mum shows have generally been the outcome o.
the efforts Of growers 10 achieve first size and
then novelties in color and in the arrangement
of the petals. As far size Is concerned, the
present show contains some of the largest specI-
mems ever produced, these being. of course,
among the cut flowers But this year there is
an evident reaction against this tendency 10 sac
rifce a whole plant to the maturing of single
bloom. and the result is a collection of hand
some bushes in which regularity of growth and
elegant and healthy foliage set off to great ad-
vantage fine crop of flowers. Interesting
periments in grating have resulted in some
flower laden trees offering yellow. pink. mauve
and brown blooms with fantastic effect In
one such tree each branch hears flower OF i
different color or tone of color. some incurved
some japanese and some aster-like i'm growth
Another carefully trained background plant on
extraordinarily symmetrical rising plane
holds it's every blossom full in view of the spec
tator
Very freakish are some of the exhibits. Here
y
brilliant yellow. Seen at a distance with the
sunlight falling it through the lofty glass
roof. this trophy seems To be made up Of huge
balls of shavings long. so curly and so irreg-
ular the petals Clustering thick and close
inextricahly mixed i'm the centre of the great
yellow balls. one or two outer petals hang IN
long ringlets. oddly suggestive of the little group
Of curIs Worn by the Empress Eugene forty
years ago on her left shoulder
But If Japan has the credit of being the home
OF this beautiful autumn flower, almost every
country has its own species. and the French
growers have used all in their nurseries The
Paris show contains several specimens of the
African varieties; the better known, large flow
ering plant of the Canaries; the aster-likc flower
OF Portugal, the free towering German and the
ruddy hued plant from the high grounds of the
Caucasus: hut through All the phases forced
upon il by its jealous growers the Autumn
Queen preserves its own special characteristics
Under whatever name IL may he catalogued. the
chrS santhemum could never attain n summer
tints; its tones. though extraordinarily varied
never leave the more sober notes of the scale
it's pinks arc blush and it's reds have a tfuge Of
brown. befits the flower that blooms under
a pale sun.
In the Paris show there are some cleverI,-
placed and filed beds of summer flowers. as If
Ia give standard of comparison and hero
begonias blaze I'm tropical scarletS, fIauked by
cactus dahlias, while a bouquet of roses in
purest warmest PINK stands fragrant memo
rial 10 July's triumphs. And everywhere OF
course are graceful backgrounds of orchids
amid autumn foliage and giant madenhair
looking like flights OF tiny, bright plumaged
birds, while fruits heaped in yellow and
green piles of fragrant pears and apples
This autumnal flower festival indicates that
f1p lrfS In, t1,, ,14,
rations is undergoing a change The great giant
chrysanthemums are no longer in favor. Smaller
flowers of delicate tnts have come into vogue
Such. for instance the pale yellow Santos
Dumont chrysanthemum, the pure white
Duchesse d'Oreans. the dainty roSeate Madame
Curie, the deep red Prefect Lspine and
the russet brown General Drude. Shrubs
bearing these chrysanthemums of moderate d.
mensions are in great demand for dining rooms
and reception rooms Another fayorite is the
beGona tree about a sard and half high with
clusters of dropping begonas of ulauve and
brown tints, called the Glorie Charentaise
The show contains some fine specimens of
dwarf japanese trees OF from twenty to fifty
years of age, but which do not exceed a foot
and half in height. The prices of these dwarf
trees vary from $40 to 800 each and when
placed in ancient porcelain Satsuma pots these
diminutivs vet sturdy oak or linden trees are
<eenly appreciated by Partisan women. who ar
range them appropriately in their salons or
boudoirs. C. r