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Etienne Méchin (1815-1895)

Chenonceaux France

Biographical sketches

chapter BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

mechin, etienne, was born in 1815 and died in 1895. M. Méchin was contemporary with Modeste Guerin, Verdier, and Calot. He made his first plantings of peonies about 1840 and his collections were well known in 1860. Until he died, M. Mechin was a passionate lover of those beautiful flowers that he cultivated during fifty years. During this period he was continually adding to the value of his collection.


PEONIES, The Manual of the American Peony Society, ed. by James Boyd, Copyright 1928 by American Peony Society: Tree Peony Check-list.

Etienne Mechin, Chenonceaux, France (I. & L.), 1815-1895.

Souv. de Chenonceaux. (Mechin, 1889.) offered by Barbier 1903; Dessert 1899, 1905; Paillet 1889.

Souv. de la Couvellerie. (Mechin, 1889.) offered by Lemoine 1904; Dessert 1899, 1905; Paillet1889; Barbier 1900; Old Farm Nursery 1924. (Presumed to be in commerce, 1927.)


Mechin, Etienne, France, 1815-1895, Grandfather of Auguste Dessert. Founded nursery in 1848.



Geschichte siehe: Guérin

Breedings & Introductions

Armandine

(Mechin 1888)

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Armandine Mechin

(Mechin 1880)

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Madame Auguste Peltereau

(Méchin 1880)

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Madame Ducel

(Méchin, 1880)

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Madame Méchin

(Méchin 1880)

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Mademoiselle Reneé Dessert

(Méchin 1880)

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Mathilde Méchin

(Méchin 1890)

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Mlle Reneé Dessert

(Méchin 1880)

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Raphael

(Méchin 1882)

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Souvenir de Chenonceaux

(Méchin)

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Souvenir de la Couvellerie

(Méchin, 1889.)

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Souvenir de L'Exposition du Mans

(Méchin, 1880)

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