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Hardy Chrysanthemums 
N the dull November days, whep every other flower in the garden has succumbed to the 
frost, the hardy Chrysaitfh$mums hold full sway, with a wealth of rich, oriental coloring 
unaffected by ordinaav freezing. Their subdued, somber shades of yellow, mahogany, 
bronzy red and brown* lightened by their pure whites and soft pinks, have all the soft, 
rich coloring of an old tapestry; the last grand finale as the color symphony of the garden 
ends under a mantle ob^now. 
The small-flowered or Pompon varieties are the hardiest, requiring only a very slight 
protection of eorgese litter or straw to bring them safely through the winter; but there is 
a race of early, large-flowered varieties which are every year becoming more and more popular, and which 
are nearly as hardy. Recently, $riany very beautiful, large, single-flowered varieties have been introduced, 
that can al^tbe successfully flowered out-of-doors; most of them, however, bloom a little later, and should 
be plantedr im#'sheltered position shielded from the first frosts. All these classes may be allowed to bloom 
naturally in Clusters or, by disbudding, large, specimen blooms may be obtained. For the best results the 
soil shdttfd be well enriched with manure and highly cultivated. Young plants set out any time before the 
first of July will make strong, blooming plants the same season. I have discarded the very late varieties, 
my list containing only such as can be bloomed in normal seasons out-of-doors. 
All varieties, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100. Not less than 6 of one kind at the dozen rate 
Hardy Pompons 
ACTO. Very large-flowering; bright rose; in¬ 
curved petals. Extra fine. 
ALENA. Dainty pink; reflexed petals. One of 
the best and earliest. 
ALMA. Very large; beautiful soft pink. 
AMELIA. Golden yellow, tipped garnet. 
BOHEMIA. Deep golden yellow; narrow petals. 
Extra. 2 feet. 
CONNIE DICK. Sometimes called the “Yellow 
Doty.” A very full, large, yellow flower. 
DINZULU. Very large; clear pink. 
EDNA. Large; incurved; creamy white. Early. 
ELVA. Large; incurved; white, shaded blush. 
Very early. 
EXCELSIOR. Best very large yellow. 3 feet. 
FAIRY QUEEN. Beautiful shell-pink. 
FIRELIGHT. Carmine, shaded garnet. 
FLORA. A new variety with rich garnet flowers. 
FRAMFIELD WHITE. Loosely built; pure 
white; semi-double. One of the earliest to flower. 
FRANK WILCOX. A fine, new, bronzy red. 
GERMANIA. Large; straw-white. 
IDA. Bright yellow, changing to bronzy shades; 
early. 
INGA. Very large; mahogany-scarlet. 
IRENE. Earliest; pure white, shaded flesh. 
JESSIE. A new variety of the Doty type; white 
with a flush of pink. 
KADAR. Bronzy red; unique color. 
KING PHILIP. Deep cerise-pink, small yellow 
center; very large. 
KLONDYKE. Deepest brilliant yellow. 
LILLI A. A gorgeous new variety with good-sized 
red flowers. 
LILLIAN DOTY. Beautifully formed; shell- 
pink; extra fine. Early. 
LULA. White, yellow center. 
LYNDHURST. Scarlet-bronze. 
MARIANA. A new variety; not large; smooth, 
white flowers. 
MAY SUYDAM. Medium height; semi-double; 
quilled petals; rose-pink. 
NIZA. A very early, delicate pink variety, ma¬ 
turing October 10; medium dwarf. 
PRESIDENT. Rich purple-crimson. 
PRINCE VICTOR. Claret-red. 
QUEEN OF WHITES. Very large, fine white; 
medium late. 
RUFUS. Bronzy maroon. 
SALEM. Silvery rose; long, quilled petals. 
ST. CROATS. Creamy white, shaded pink. 
SUSQUEHANNA. Midseason; yellow; good. 
WHITE DOTY. A large, white-flowered Lillian 
Doty. 
WINDLASS. Rich orange-yellow; large-flowered. 
ZENOBIA. Best very early; golden yellow. 
Small Button-Flowered Pompon 
Chrysanthemums 
BROWN BESSIE. Mahogany-brown; fine. 
GOLDEN WEST. Similar to Baby, but larger. 
Will produce excellent sprays for cutting. 
MODELE DE PERFECTION. White, outer 
petals shading to rose. 
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