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The flowers and gardens of Japan (1908)

Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella · London : Adams & Charles Black · leaf 396

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uring theMku month from my chrysanthemum hosts. Onescene especially seems to have remained graveninto my memory, in that land of surprises. A friend offered to take me to see someespecially fine chrysanthemums ; their owner, hesaid, was celebrated for their culture; and he ledme through the whole… … THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 205 the owners face beamed with delight, for surelyhere was a fellow-enthusiast, even though she isa foreigner, come to admire his beloved flowers.He signed to me to thread my way past the some-what unappetising-looking fish, and, as though atthe touch of a fairy wand, the scene…

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