Dreer’s Hardy 
Garden Chrysanthemums 
For A Glorious Autumn Display 
Even as few as a dozen plants of these Hardy Garden Chrysanthemums will provide 
during the late fall a lavish profusion of colorful flowers just at a time when other plants 
are beginning to fail. 
covered with leaves or loose litter during the winter. 
They are reasonably hardy if planted in a well-drained soil and 
Our list includes all the worth- 
while varieties for garden planting and as newer, better, and hardier varieties appear 
we are obliged to discard older ones that have been superseded by these. 
strong young plants. 
Extra-Early 
Double Large-Flowered 
These deserve the gardener’s particular 
attention not only because they embrace 
a splendid range of fine colors and well- 
*formed double blooms but particularly 
because they flower from 1 to 2 weeks 
earlier than the general collection. The 
bushy plants are very free blooming. 
22-001 Abundance. A wonderful new 
salmon-red with golden reverse. 
22-135 Aglow. Elegant double blooms 
of deep bright orange color. 
22-003 Carrie. A most satisfactory deep 
canary yellow of vigorous habit. 
22-005 Glorietta. 
shaped light pink blooms. 
free flowering. 
22-006 La Somme. 
mauve-pink blooms. 
22-011 Tasiva. Large free-flowering 
pure white of compact growth. 
Dwarf and 
Showy bright 
Any of the above: 
25c each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50. 
22-502 The set of six, one each, 
value $1.50, for $1.25. 

Very double ball- | 

We offer 
Large-Flowered 
Double or Decorative 
The flowers measure from 2 to 4 inches 
in diameter. They come into full bloom 
by the middle of October. 
22-216 Bronze Cydonia. Sensational 
double orange-mahogany with brilliant 
bronze petal tips. 
22-031 King Midas. Soft yellow with 
faint bronze shadings. Always admired. 
22-020 Lilian Doty. Splendid ball- 
shaped pure rose blooms. 
22-007 Lorelei. An exceptionally fine 
yellow variety. Blooms very freely. 
22-021 Mrs. H. E. Kidder. Anelegant 
large yellow with incurved petals. 
22-023 Murillo. Large old rose flowers. 
22-224 Pure Gold. Perfectly formed, 
bright golden flowers. 
22-146 Saladin. Oriental red shading 
to coral with copper reverse. 
22-029 White Doty. An old favorite 
with large ball-shaped white flowers! 
22-030 Yellow Doty. Fine bronzy 
yellow blooms. Vigorous and profuse. 
Any of the above: 
25c each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50. 
22-504 All ten, one each, 
value $2.50, for $2.15. 
The Unique New Spoon Chrysanthemums 
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profusely during the late fall. 
A charming new type of hardy garden Chrysanthemums covered with 
showy blooms of interesting form. The individual flower petals are quilled or 
tubular except for the tips which open out in spoon-like fashion. They bloom 

Five Novelties of 1941 
Illustrated in the picture on the opposite page 
22-173 Jasper Spoon. Long straight tubular petals with straw yellow tubes and 
jasper red spoons at the tips. Very unusual and appealing. 
22-174 Rose Spoon. Large single flowers of luminous old rose. The tubes rise 
upward from the center forming a bowl-shaped flower. 
22-175 Orchid Spoon. Elegant large double blooms of an appealing orchid 
shade —very light pinkish lilac. Vigorous and very free blooming. 
22-176 Golden Spoon. Compact plants simply covered with masses of medium 
sized semi-double blooms of glistening bright golden apricot-yellow. 
22-177 Silver Spoon. Vigorous plants with pure white tubular petals and a 
small yellow center. Of needle or spider-like effect. 
Any of the above: 35c each; 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.50. 
22-525 Set of 5 New Spoons, one each, value $1.75, for $1.50. 
The Three Original Spoons of 1940 Vintage 
*22-181 Pink Spoon. Very large.semi-double lavender-pink. 
22-184 White Spoon. Double white flowers with creamy center. 
22-186 Yellow Spoon. Double blooms of very brilliant yellow color. 
Any of the above: 30c each; 3 for 85c.; 12 for $3.00. 
22-527 Complete set of 8 Spoon Mums, value $2.65, for $2.25. 
Chrysanthemum and its Culture (White). A complete guide 
for garden and greenhouse culture. 


Novelty for 1942 
22-147 Debutante 
An appealing new variety bearing 
great masses of light lemon yellow 
flowers exquisitely suffused with soft 
peach and light rose. 50c each; 3 for 
$1.40; 12 for $5.00. 
12 Favorite 
Large-Flowered 
Hardy Chrysanthemums 
Among the large-flowering Chrysanthe- 
mums displayed at the Dreer Chrysanthe- 
mum Festival at Riverton, N. J., Oct. 18 
and 19, 1941, these twelve received the 
highest number of votes from the visitors. 
22-212 Autumn Lights. Semi-double 
coppery bronze with orange cast. Of 
compact growth. 
22-214 Avalanche. Extra-large, densely 
double, pure white blooms. Strong 
wiry stems. 
22-161 Burgundy. Splendid large 
double sweet-scented rich cerise-crimson 
flowers. 
22-015 Chestnut Burr. Quaint, fully 
double, Chestnut red blooms. 
22-016 Cydonia. Brilliant orange- 
mahogany blooms of double form. 
22-018 Golden Charm. Very double 
deep yellow flowers. 
22-171 Lavender Lady. Startling pure 
lavender with silver sheen. 
22-138 Mrs. Sam P. Rotan. Brilliant 
gold, shaded orange. Extra fine. 
22-022 Muldoon. Dark purplish ama- 
ranth. Large and well-formed. 
22-024 Oconto. 
22-139 Rapture. Pastel orange-bronze 
with soft carmine suffusion. ; 
22-028 Silver Tips. 
with silver tips. 
Large white blooms. 
Bright carmine 
Any of the above: 
25c each; 3 for 70c; 12 for $2.50. 
22-531 Collection of 12 Favorites. One 
plant of each variety, value $3.00, for 
$2.50. 


85 
Postpaid for $2.00. 
