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Chrysanthemums 



Annual Varieties 



The single-flowering annual Chrysanthemums or Painted Daisies are showy 

 and effective garden favorites, extensively grown for cut flowers. The foUowing 

 hardy annuals are summer-flowering border plants (growing about 2 feet high), 

 bearing in profusion large daisj'-like flowers on good stems (see cut), and quite 

 distinct from the hardy perennial and autumn flowering varieties. ^^^ ^^^ 



1921 Burridgeanum. Pure white petals with zone of rich brown- 

 ish red and inner zone of yellow surrounding the dark brown 

 disc, i oz., 25 cts SO 10 



1922 Eastern Star. Clear yellow zoned deeper yellow, dark 

 disc, i oz., 25 cts 10 



1923 Morning Star. Petals canary yellow, with halo of deeper 

 yellow; disc dark yellow. J oz., 25 cts 10 



^ 1924 Northern Star. Very large dais3'-like flowers, 3 inches 

 across, with pure white fringed petals wdth canary-yellow 

 zone around a dark brown eye. J oz., 25 cts 10 



1925 Chameleon. Light yellow to tawny apricot, garnet band 

 with yellow zone around dark disc, j oz.,^2S cts 10 



1926 Evening Star. Rich sunflower yellow, the disc slightly 

 deeper yellow. J oz., 25 cts 10 



1929 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 varieties 40 



1928 Collection of J oz. each of the above 6 varieties 1 25 



1930 Single Mixed (Painted Daisies). Many colors, i oz., 20 cts.; oz., 

 50 cts 10 



1931 Coronarium, Double Mixed. Yellow, white, etc. J oz., 20 cts.; 

 oz., 50 cts 10 



1935 Inodorum Plenissimum (Double White Mayweed). Makes a 

 bushy plant about 2 feet high, with fine feathery foliage, and pure 

 white, densely double flowers, which are produced from mid-summer 

 till frost; splendid for cutting, i oz., 40 cts 10 



Chrysanthemum Manual. A complete guide to the culture of this 

 popular flower. This is the latest edition of this valuable work, and which 

 has been brought right up to date. $1.50 per copy, postpaid. 



Single AN:^fUAL CHRYSANTHEMV.^:^ 



Chrysanthemums 



Perennial Varieties per pkt. 



1944 Japanese Hybrids. Our stock of this comes to us direct from Japan and is saved 

 from a magnificent collection of over one hundred varieties, and cannot fail to pro- 

 duce satisfactory results. Seeds sown in spring will produce flowering plants by fall. . SO 25 



1945 Double Early-flowering. A race which perfect their blooms in the open ground 

 before frost. Easily grown from seed which may be expected to produce a fair 

 percentage of double-flowering plants in a large range of colors 25 



1951 Hardy Pompon. A fine strain of the old-fashioned hardy faU-flowering 



sorts, with double button-like blossoms. Mixed colors 25 ■^. I v, 



1946 Maximum King Edward VII (Moonpenny Daisy). Considered the , 

 finest of all, with flowers of extraordinary size, of purest white, perfect form, ""^^ ^■ 

 and exceedingly free-flowering. A splendid addition to this useful hardy 

 perennial. J oz., 30 cts \ 10 



Shasta Daisies ^ 



(Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) 



1948 Alaska. A splendid hardy perennial variety with flowers rarely less than - ' -_ t 



5 inches across, of the purest glistening white, with broad overlapping petals, ^ '^•^ ^ajj^ 



and borne on long strong stems; a beautiful cut flower, remaining in good ' ^ ' ^ 



condition a week or more; 3 feet, j oz., 75 cts 25 '''» ^b- j, 



1950 Shasta Daisy Mixed. A general mkture saved from extra choice hybrids, ^^Jj 



and certain to produce varieties of merit; 3 feet, i oz., SO cts 15 



Clarkia Elegans i^-'W^ 



This pretty and easily grown annual has been much improved in recent years, and the varieties " ' ~" ^ 



offered below are now seen as cut flowers in most of the large cities of Europe; they do well 

 either in sun or shade, growing 2 to 2 J feet high, with leafy racemes of double flowers, which 

 all open in water when cut. (See cut.) 



1981 Alba Fl. PI. Very double, pure white, i oz., 40 cts SO 10 '. 



1984 Brilliant. Rich crimson scarlet; very double, i oz., 40 cts 10 



1982 Salmon Queen. Extra double, salmon pmk. J oz., 40 cts 10 



1983 Vesuvius. A brilliant orange-scarlet, i oz., 40 cts 10 



1989 Collection of a packet each of the 4 sorts, 30 cts. '-^ 



1990 Double Mixed. A fine mixture containing all the colors, i oz., 30 cts 10 



Clarkia 



You will find a very interesting offering of Novelties and Specialties on pages 48 to 60 



