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Greystone. A iR-aiiiil'ul sh.uk' ni (■li,iiiini>-l)rcin/f; 

 dwarf habit. \\V can rccomini'iul it lur put- 

 plant growing and it is an rxi i'llrnt \arirt\ when 

 grown to single stems. Rcllcxed lypv. Ilnwer 

 very distinct. Matnrcs ( )ci()li(.r '2.')ih m N(i\ cin- 

 ber Isl. Rccjiiires little head-room, throe and 

 one-half feet being sufticicnt. Can be plinled 

 close. 



Hamburg Late White. A late-flowering pure 

 white sport of Maud Dean. 



Harvard. Ja])anese refle.Kcd; \er\- dark crimson. 

 Is in i)erfectiun \o\enilHT l.")tii and later and 

 is of sjx-cial \cdiie to those who desire red Chr\s- 

 anthemiims lor the closing da\ s of the football 

 season. Three and one-halt leet high. 



Lynnwood HaU. A late, pure white, noted for 

 its purit> of color. Excellent, if well grown and 

 mature- late in November. 



Major Bonnaffon. The variety which is the stan- 

 dard for commercials; incur\ed; golden \ellow. 



Marigold. The most phenomenal early yellow 

 e\-er offered. Nine inches in di imeter. Maturing 

 October 1.5th. Buds secured .Auguest 15th to 

 20th give best blooms. It nuist be planted early 

 and the first crown bud taken for the best results. 



Maud Dean. Late pink, following Chieftain. 

 One of the oldest and most reliable. Xo\'eniber 

 10th to 2()th. 



Mistletoe. A commercial incurved variety ma- 

 turing at Thanksgi\ing or later. White tinged 

 with pink. 



Miss Elizabeth Smith. An incur\ed flower, 

 orange-bronze in color. Good stem and foliage. 

 One of the best of the new varieties. 



Mrs C. C. PoUworth. A deep yellow; incurved 

 sport of Chrysolora. 



Mrs. M. R. Morgan. Deep yellow, rcflexed sport 

 of Yellow Eaton. By far the best of all the Eaton 

 family. 



Mrs. W. T. McNeice. .\ nice shade of deep pink 

 in color and \aluable in that it comes into flower 

 between Pacific Supreme and Chieftain. Re- 

 flexed in form. Grows easily, handles well, and 

 ships well. 



Oconto. A white Japanese incurved of large size, 

 with strong, rigid stem and perfect foliage. 

 October 15th. Height 4 feet. Best bud .August 

 30th. 



October Herald. I rum the early buds of this 

 \ariet\ , we ^ni a fldwcr e(|u<d in size to exhibition 

 blnom, but l.u king in --tein. From the late luids 

 .1 iH-amifulK t-olurid (lower of nudiimi -i/r \\a- 

 nbtaine(l; cinu' tu m.Uurilx ()(l(ibtr l lic 



coK.r is ,1 Mifl shade of ' bronze. We befiexe 

 October llei<U(_l an acciuisilion to the list of good 



Pacific .Supreme. The most wideK' grown earlv 

 pink. Matures October IDth to 2l)lh. 



Polly Rose. An earl\ , pure w hite \ariet\-; dwarf 

 hal)it. 



Richmond. The phrase "An early Bonnaffon," 

 ilescribes this variety. -A bright golden yellow 

 that has e\er\- promise of making a name for 

 itself. Perfect in form and perfect in color. 



Smith's Advance. Pure white in color; very 

 early. 



Smith's Imperial. We consider this the finest 

 early mid-season white we ha\-e exer grown. 

 It was read>- to cut when (_)conto finished and the 

 blooms are perfect for commercial selling. The 

 general habit, .stem, foliage and perfect flower 

 all combine to place Smith's Imperial among the 

 finest of the commercial varieties. 



Tiger. A strong, sturdy, grower coming with a 

 perfccth' finished tlower with ordinary culture. 

 Keeps splendidh' when cut. Color, rich shade 

 of yellow. A first -class %ariety, maturing the 

 last week of Octolier. 



Timothy Eaton. Strong and \ igorous with large 

 white bloom. It has been the leader in its class 

 for \ears. 



Tints of Gold. One of the choice \arieties for 

 early October. Incurved flower of ,i soft golden 

 bronze. 



Unaka. A strong grower with inTfeci stem and 

 foliage. -A fine incurved bloom ol <i pleasing 

 shade ot pink. Matures the first wxek in ( )ctober. 



White Chieftain. A sport from the well-known 

 pink variety. The first crown bud- show a linge 

 of pink; late buds, pure white. It i> ide.il in 

 form and one of the best whites for culling ,ibout 

 November 1st. 



Yellow Charles Razer. .A sport which originated 

 with us. Light yellow but a strong, healthy 

 grower. The flowers are well-formed and, like 

 its parent, it is an easy \ariety to grow. 



Yellow Eaton. Owing to its strong growth and 

 large bloom, Yellow Eaton is a general fa\orite. 



Yellow Polly Rose. .A clear yellow sport of Polly 

 Rose. 



POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



There are sexeral hundred named varieties of these popular flowers. We h<i\e tried mo-i ot ihem 

 and selected the ones we believe are the best. In offering the following list ol fort\-six \arieties, we feel 

 confident lhat there are no names in the list which should not be there, and also that the list comprises 

 all the best \<irieties in their respective colors, types, season of bloom, etc. 



NOVELTIES FOR 1920 



There are several novelties offered this season and we have given every one of these a thorough trial 

 before offering them to the Inning pifljlic. 



