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Normandie. Delicate pink, changing to nearly white. One of the earliest. 
Yellow Normandie. A bronze yellow sport of Normandie, which is ample 
proof of its value. 
Jean Cumming. A great improvement on older white varieties. Large 
flowers of purest white, with the softest yellow and blush shading at the cen¬ 
ter of the buds. Growth erect and wiry, height medium. Comes to bloom 
Sept. 15, has exceptional keeping qualities and is undoubtedly the best 
white variety to date. 
Aladdin. Rich bronze pompon. $100 per doz., $5.00 per 100. 
R. Marion Hatton. Decorative pompon type of intermediate size. Free 
flowering and the earliest to bloom. Color is a bright canary yellow, matur¬ 
ing late September. 
October Girl. The most prolific flowering variety, is of vigorous and 
branchy habit. The semi-double flowers are 2 inches in diameter. Pink on 
opening, shading to lavender when fully opened. Matures October 1. 
Wolverine. Very early, flowering early in August, ahead of Normandie, 
but individual flowers are much larger with strong stem. Produces large 
sprays, and is also an excellent variety for pot plants. Color, bright yellow. 
Zaza. Yellow with orange at the base of petals; of dwarf habit, showing 
color the first of October. Flowers 2 y 2 inches in diameter. 
Sonoma. A bronze with golden reverse and gold tipped petals. A profuse 
bloomer, coming into color October 1. Flowers 2% inches in diameter. 
Vivid. A very striking and effective variety, the color of which very 
closely approaches that of the American Beauty Rose, a rosy crimson or 
amaranth shade new to the earlier flowering Chrysanthemums. Flowering 
October 1st, it is extremely vigorous and very free. 
Frances Whittlesey. A very decided improvement in this particular color. 
Habit is stocky and dwarf, averaging 18 inches in height. Color, rich bronze 
and garnet—just right for the fall garden. It commences to flower in late 
September and makes a gorgeous showing through October, having the ability 
to resist considerable frost in the open flowers. 
Yellow Gem. This very neat and attractive Pompon carries many well 
formed small flowers less than an inch across. The color is a bright canary- 
yellow without shading, and the growth is wiry and compact, averaging 18 
inches in height. In full flower in early October. 
Eden. Earliest rosy pink, medium height; excellent for cut sprays. 
Ruth Hatton. An exceptionally prolific variety of vigorous and bushy 
growth. This decorative pompon on opening is very pale pink and fades to 
clear white when fully opened. It should be cut before fully matured. Ma^ 
tures October 10. 
Muldoon. A purplish amaranth in color, flowers somewhat of the pom¬ 
pon type; free flowering and good growth. Matures Oct. 12. Flowers 2 
inches in diameter. 
Ganna. A bright pink in color, strong robust growth, and free flowering, 
coming into color October 1, and fully developed about October 12th. Diameter 
of flower 2% inches. 
Ruth Cummings. A reddish bronze seedling from Normandie. Is of dwarf 
compact growth, coming into bloom about Oct. 15. It is also very valuable for 
indoor growing. 
