44:, who became a prominent landscape architect and gardening writer. Cronin resigned as Principal in mid-1909 to become Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, succeeding Guilfoyle. Unlike his predecessor, Cronin was strictly a horticulturist and did not concerned himself with other matters like landscape design. During this period he built strong links with the gardening public, and carried out experimental breeding of ornamental flowers including
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Born in 1865 in Clune, Cronin began working as a miner in the area, before relocating to
Melbourne in 1886 where he found a job at the Royal Botanic Gardens. His mentor at the Botanic Gardens was W. R. Guilfoyle. After ten years with Guilfoyle, Cronin was hired by the Department of Agriculture as an
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plants. Many of the flowers that Cronin bred, which bloomed in spring and were named after places in
Australia, were released in the 1920s, most of which remain extant, albeit nameless. He was also President of the Victorian Horticultural Society.
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Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens until his death. After a brief illness in early 1922, Cronin relapsed and died in July 1923. He was survived by his wife and their three daughters and two sons.
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