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              A Taste of the Orient  
             
             
            A Japanese style lacquered bowl lined with tropical 
              leaves protects a dozen copper-coloured chrysanthemum blooms. The 
              whole lies on an improvised mat of stems. The Japanese revere the 
              chrysanthemum, their national flower, and have a special day of 
              celebration, Chongyang, on 9th September, in its honour.  
             
            the taste of 
              the orient   bamboo 
              bouquet   fruit 
              bowl   fruits 
              of the forest 
            nest in bloom   sparkling 
              wine   starlet   twin 
              towers   woodland 
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              the whole collection    information 
              on flowers used in this trend 
            autumn 2000 
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