DESERT CACTUS 
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Cherish front cover 
This shaggy beauty adds a new dimen- 
sion to the Decorative class. In color it’s 
subtle sandalwood-rose to — peach- 
geranium-pink. The full-bodied, 342 to 
4-inch flowers have a lightly twisted 
dahlia effect. Willowy, 2-foot plants. 
Superb to cut, from early October on. 
Can also be disbudded, for larger blooms. 
$1.25 ea.—3 or more, $1.10 ea. 
Good Humor 
Very pleasing, rounded heads of bloom 
about 3 inches wide ... a delicious 
creamy white with an enticing primrose- 
yellow center. (Blooms lighter colored 
than our picture.) Starts to bloom in late 
September. Clean, rugged and lasting, 
about 20 inches tall. 
$1.25 ea.—3 or more, $1.10 ea. 
Pinching 
It’s a good idea to pinch mum plants when they have shoots 
3 to 4 inches long. This simply means that you use your thumb- 
nail and index finger to nip off about an inch of the soft growth 
at the tip of each growing shoot. The purpose is to force the 
plant to grow wider and larger and to bloom more. DO NOT 
PINCH LATER THAN JULY 10. 
Still More of the 
Desert Cactus 
Bright tawny bronze with an unusual swirled 
center. This is a flower of real distinction ... 
very double, 312 inches in diameter, with dura- 
ble color. Desert Cactus forms a broad, vigor- 
ous clump and blooms freely in October. Slow 
to open, very long lasting. 
$1.25 ea.—3 or more, $1.10 ea. 
Volunteer 
Buds are dark burgundy-red, unfolding to deep 
velvety red blooms. Large flowers with a good 
color that lasts well. Fine sprays on upright 
plants, resisting wind and rain. Midseason. 
$1.25 ea.—3 or more, $1.10 ea. 
Chapel Bells 
Dazzling white blooms touched creamy yellow 
at the center. Firm texture and admirable form. 
The sturdy, upright plant blooms in early Octo- 
ber. This is the purest white yet and is absolute- 
ly unsurpassed for cutting. 
$1.25 ea.—3 or more, $1.10 ea. 
VOLUNTEER 
CHAPEL BELLS 
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