Floralies
Floralies
Ghent was one of the centers of a thriving horticultural industry, and the Floralies there began in 1809 at the Frascati Inn where 50 plants were arranged around a bust of Napoleon. In 1814, it is believed that John Quincy Adams and other U.S. delegates visited the flower show; they were staying in Ghent during negotiations preceding the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. The Floralies in LiÅge have been held since 1830.
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