One of the Granite series chrvsantheniunis. 



well as hundreds of plants, many with beautiful flowers, which did not prove 

 fully winter hardy. 



After this rigid selection for hardiness the following ten clones having 

 attractive blossoms were named and introduced by the New Hampshire 

 Agricultural Experiment Station in 1955 as the Granite Series. The first 

 seven are long stemmed varieties suitable for cut flowers while the last 

 three have low-growing plants. 



Granite Glow — Single, yellow flowers having two rows of petals markedly 

 resistant to fall frosts. 



Granite Buttercup — Burnt gold pompom flowers. 



Granite Harvest — Light orange, semidouble flowers with yellow center. 



Granite Ranger — Semi-double, brick-red flowers. 



Granite Promise — A single flower with several rows of brick-red petals. 



Granite Enchantment — Intermediate pompom flowers, orange in color. 



Granite Gem — Strong-growing, cushion type plant, with double lemon- 

 yellow flowers. 



Granite Bronze — Double flowers, resistant to frosts. 



Granite Pageant — Very floriferous with rusty, red, single flowers with 

 long narrow petals. 



In general the Granite Series of varieties at Durham, N. H. have had 

 good foliage even though neither fungicides nor insecticides have ever been 

 used in their cultivation. 



Two additional selections meeting the requirements for winter hardiness 

 of the Granite Series were named March 22, 1957. One (NH #LR) having 

 brick-red color with a 2''^-inch fully double flower has been called Granite 

 Pleasure. The other, an early-blooming double white (NH 4^W-9) has been 

 named Granite Truth. It is not fully frost hardy in the fall but starts flower- 

 ing August 15 and gives at least one month of garden beautification before 

 heavy frosts. Plants of the Granite Series are available from nurserymen. 



