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Ruth Hatton. 30 cts. 



Crimson Splendor. 30 cts. 



Jean Treadway. 30 cts. 



Brilliant Hardy Chrysanthemums, continued 



The new winter-proof E^rean HyDrids are offered on inside back cover 



-proof E^rean Hyl 



•granny SCOVILL. Decorative. New. October 10. 18 

 inches. 1 he flowers are over 4 inches in diameter, of a warm 

 coral-bronze, a new shade; they open flat and have shaggy 

 edges. Needs e.xtra winter care. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 



•grenadier. Single. October 10. 30 inches. Flowers 3 

 to 3 1'i inches in diameter, bright chestnut-red with gold-backed 

 petals. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 



•innocence. Single. October 1. 18 inches. Extra hardy. 

 Mound-shaped plants wider than they are high, covered with 

 2-inch, single, pure white flowers, turning to soft pink as they 

 age. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 



•jane SAUNDERS. Pompon. October 20. 3 feet. The 

 3-inch, bronzy orange pompons come in compact clusters on 

 strong, long stems. Perfect for cutting. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 



JEAN GUMMING. Decorative. September 15. 2 feet. 

 Large flowers of purest white, with a very soft yellow and blush 

 shading at the center when first open. We think this the finest 

 white of this type. 30 cts. each. 



JEAN TREADWAY. Decorative. See illustration. October 

 1. 2 feet. When first open the deep rose-pink center is sur- 

 rounded by the clearest sparkling pink imaginable, changing to 

 soft pink shading to white with age. 30 cts. each. 



• MARY JANE. Decorative. New. (Conard-Pyle Co., 1935.) 

 October 1. 18 inches. An exquisite soft pink flower over 4 

 inches in diameter. It opens flat and has an informal appear- 

 ance, caused by the edges of the petals being partly folded; 

 has a sweet as well as the usual Chrysanthemum scent. Healthy 

 plants, very free in bloom. 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.35. 



MAY ELLEN. Anemone. September 15. 18 inches. The 

 only Anemone Chrysanthemum we have been able to find with 

 any great garden value. The pink flowers turn cream-white, 

 the two colors making an attractive combination. 30 cts. each. 



•miss PRIM. Decorative-Pompon. New. (Conard-Pyle Co., 

 1935.) October 10. 18 inches. Ecru is the nearest we can come 

 to the color of this exquisite flower in Ridgway's Color Chart. 

 It is diff"erent and one of the daintiest Chrysanthemums we 

 have ever seen. The flowers are about 2 H inches in diameter 

 and have a delicious sweet scent. Very free blooming. 50 cts. 

 each; 3 for $1.35. 



NUGGETS. Button. October 18. 2 feet. Deep yellow, 1- 

 inch flowers. Free-blooming plants with healthy, light green 

 foliage. Probably the best pure yellow Button. 30 cts. each. 



OCTOBER DAWN. Decorative. October 5. 2 feet. Beautiful 

 soft daybreak-pink, without contrasting tints. 30 cts. each. 



PINK DOT. Porripon. October 15. 3 feet. The 2-inch 

 pompons of pale pinkish straw-color have wine-colored centers. 

 30 cts. each. 



R. MARION HATTON. Decorative Pompon. See illustra- 

 tion. September 25. 3 feet. Its 2-inch flowers of clear canary- 

 yellow are produced in surprising quantities. The best small 

 yellow. 30 cts. each. 



RUTH GUMMING. Decorative. October 10. 2 feet. Lovely 

 blooms of rich terra-cotta-bronze. 30 cts. each. 



RUTH HATTON. Decorative Pompon. See illustration. 

 October 1. 3 feet. The most prolific-blooming Chrysanthemum. 

 Plants produce myriads of lovely 2-inch flowers of clear ivory- 

 white, having a lemon-yellow tint in the center when first 

 opening. 30 cts. each. 



SEPTEMBER QUEEN. Decorative. September 15. 18. 

 inches. Large, shaggy white flowers almost cover the low plants 

 from the middle of September until hard frost. 30 cts. each. 



SILVER BALL. Pompon. October 15. 2 feet. A beautiful 

 flower of silvery white, almost ball-shaped. 30 cts. each. 



•tOPSY. Decorative. New. (Conard-Pyle Co., 1935.) 

 October 1. 18 inches. The 3-inch flowers are the deepest, rich- 

 est glittering gold we have ever seen in a Chrysanthemum. 

 Has a shaggy appearance caused by the outer rows of petals 

 being slightly curled. Blooms freely on low-branching plants 

 with healthy foliage. 50 cts. each; 3 for $1.35. 



VIVID. Decorative. October 1. 2^2 feet. Big, shaggy flowers 

 the color of an American Beauty rose. 30 cts. each. 



WEE DOT. Button. October 18. 15 inches. The half-inch 

 brown buttons have a silvery dot in the center. Low, bushy 



Elants covered with bloom. The smallest Chrysanthemum we 

 ave seen. 30 cts. each. 



YELLOW GEM. Large Button or Small Pompon. October 

 10. 18 inches. Compact blooms, less than an inch in diameter, 

 of bright canary-yellow without shading. Valuable for its 

 earliness. 30 cts. each. 



Chrysanthemum Species 



MAXIMUM, Diener's Giant Double (Double Shasta 

 Daisy). July to September. 18 inches. Long-stemmed, very 

 double flowers, like a shaggy aster. A splendid novelty, and 

 one of the finest white flowers for cutting. 40 cts. each ; 3 for $1 . 



MORIFOLIUM. One of the ancestors of all Chrysanthe- 

 mums, and one of the daintiest flowers in the fall garden. 

 Low plants, with healthy, attractive foliage, send up big, 

 branching bloom-shoots which are literally covered during 

 September and October with masses of single pink flowers 

 less than an inch in diameter. As a cut-flower it is airily graceful 

 as well as unusually beautiful. Not hardy North, but worth 

 treating as an annual where greenhouses or deep frames are 

 not available. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 



OFFER 25. 8 distinctly diFferent Hardy Chrysanthemums — Daybreak, Dazzler, Early Bronze, Frances Whittlesey, 

 Jane Saunders, R. Marion Hatton, Ruth Hatton, and Vivid (value $2.50) for $1.90, postpaid 



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Keep ahead with the newest of the^ ' 

 Hardy Chrysanthemums as marked' 

 Amelia, Autumn, Fujiyama, Granny 

 Scovill, Grenadier, Innocence, Jane 

 Saunders, Mary Jane, Miss Prim, and 

 Topsy (value $4.40) for 



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/ All of the 6 shown in color on pages 24 

 J and 25, Early Bronze, R. Marion Hatton, 



I Frances Whittlesey, Ruth Hatton, Crimson 

 ] Splendor, and Jean Treadway. Also Daz- 

 I zler, Fujiyama, Grenadier, Jane Saunders, 



I Jean Gumming, and Ruth Gumming (value 

 \^$3.90) for 



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