THE HILL FLORAL PRODUCTS CO., Richmond, Indiana 
Chrysanthemums 
Commercial and Exhibition Varieties 
First date indicates time to bud; last date, blooming time. Please refer to pages 19 and 20 for prices. 
AMBASSADOR. We consider this fine white in a 
class by itself. The bloom is large and of fine 
texture, borne on a strong stem with perfect foli¬ 
age. Aug. 20; Oct. 20. 
BRONZE CHIEFTAIN. Our sport of Yellow Chief¬ 
tain. Fine commercial bronze. Aug. 30; Nov. 5. 
CARRIE BEINECKE. (Exhibition) Type of Ma¬ 
jestic. A fine grower. Color a warm bronze. 
Stem and foliage just right to carry the big, hand¬ 
some bloom. Aug. 20; early November. 
CELESTRA. Globular; golden yellow; stem rigid. 
Tall from early planting. Beautiful foliage. Very 
valuable early. Sept. 10; Oct. 15. 
CHADWICK IMPROVED. Pure snow-white, noth¬ 
ing finer for its date. Grand old variety. Sept. 
10; Nov. 20. 
CHATTANOOGA. The late white commercial. Me¬ 
dium height. Sept. 20; Nov. 30. 
CHIEFTAIN IMPROVED. Commercial pink; round 
and smooth as a pearl in finish. Ours is a selected 
strain of deeper tone of pink. Aug. 30; Nov. 5. 
DETROIT NEWS. Choice bronze, golden reverse. 
Has remarkable keeping qualities. Opens in globe 
form and gradually reflexes, showing the bronze 
tone. Aug. 30; Oct. 25. 
DISTINCTION. A fine pink for Thanksgiving. Take 
terminal bud. 
FAVORITE. Glistening snow-white; beautifully 
rounded. Comes in a trifle before Timothy Eaton 
finishes. Good stem. Nice foliage. An easy va¬ 
riety to grow. Sept. 5; Oct. 30. 
FRIENDLY RIVAL. An exceptional yellow. Very 
popular variety. Sept. 15; Nov. 15. 
GARNET KING. (Exhibition) A perfect, reflexed 
bloom, smooth and velvety; shows no reverse. 
Beautiful tone of garnet. The finest of its color 
to date. Sept. 20; Nov. 15. 
GLADYS PEARSON. The standard bronze for 
Thanksgiving. A brilliant combination of buff- 
apricot and orange; beautiful incurved form. 
Sept. 30; Nov. 20. 
GOLD LODE. A golden yellow seedling of Como- 
leta but twice as large and ten days earlier. A 
valuable early commercial; also good for pot cul¬ 
ture. Aug. 25; Oct. 10. 
GOLDEN CELEBRATION. Descendant of Timothy 
Eaton through its sport, Yellow Eaton, and as vig¬ 
orous as its forebears. A bright golden yellow, 
exceptionally fine Thanksgiving variety. Sept. 10; 
Nov. 20. 
GOLDEN CHADWICK. A fine late commercial yel¬ 
low. Still unsurpassed as a late yellow. Sept. 5; 
Nov. 20. 
GOLDEN GLORY. A perfect commercial in every 
point. Flower full big, of globular form, smooth 
finish, and shining gold color. Height 4 ft. Sept. 
5; Nov. 1. 
GOOD NEWS. Yellow sport of Detroit News. 
Aug. 30; Oct. 25. (See color plate page 10.) 
HILDA BERGEN. A deep rich mahogany-bronze. 
We strongly recommend it as being excellent in 
type, quality, and productiveness. Can be grown 
with three or four flowers. Aug. 10; Oct. 25. 
HONEYDEW. (Exhibition and Commercial) Canary- 
yellow of shining, satin-like finish; large, round, 
and smooth. Height 314 ft. Strong stem. One 
of the best. Sept. 20; Nov. 5. 
INDIANOLA. Another early commercial. A won¬ 
derfully beautiful combination of old-gold and 
bronze, with handsome foliage. Aug. 25; Oct. 10. 
JOHN R. BOOTH. (Exhibition) A pure golden sport 
from Nag-ir-Roc, with lower petals falling down¬ 
ward in slender curls. The earliest “Big One.” 
Aug. 15; Oct. 15. 
JOHN S. BUSH. (Exhibition) Seedling from Louisa 
Pockett, having all the good traits of the family 
in size and make-up. Pure white from early buds; 
soft lavender from later buds. Aug. 15; Oct. 15. 
JOSEPHINE LAWLER. A perfect early pink of a 
tone always in demand. Very popular. Take any 
bud; Oct. 20. 
LUSTRE. Extra-fine early pink with lavender shad¬ 
ings. Bench in early June. As blooms mature 
they will need shading to prevent them from 
bleaching. Aug. 25; Oct. 8. 
MARIE DE PETRIS. Large-flowered, deep golden 
yellow. Incurved. Aug. 20; Nov. 15-20. 
MISS MILLICENT ROGERS. (Exhibition) A sport 
of Nag-ir-Roc. Bronzy pink with golden shad¬ 
ings—color of a Mme. Butterfly rose; curling, re¬ 
flexing petals. Aug. 25; Oct. 20. 
MISS RITA MITCHELL. (Exhibition) Salmon- 
bronze with fawn reverse—very striking in color. 
Enormous in size. Unique for exhibition. Aug. 
25; Nov. 5. 
MONUMENT. A good white to follow Snow White. 
An excellent shipper and all-round substantial va¬ 
riety. Sept. 10; Nov. 10. 
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