The Chrysanthemum has been cultivated in China since at least 500 BC. The first to arrive in Europe was a simple, semi-double form called Old Purple. It was introduced at Kew Gardens in London in 1790 and illustrated in Curtis’ Botanical Magazine. By the mid-19th century at least 50 varieties had been developed from new strains sent from China. Their forms ranged from single, double, quilled, anemone-flowered, to pompom