ALEC HENDERSON, INC., CHICAGO 
NOVELTIES IN LARGE MUMS AND POMPONS FOR 1937 
Our list includes the latest and best introductions of the two well known hybridizers V. R. De Petris and Bristol 
Nurseries. If you want to be right up to date, don't fail to try out some of each variety. We know you will find 
at least two that prove worth while to you, and you won't lose any money on the others. 
CHROME EMERALD 
Anna Kaskas (De Petris) 
A large commercial variety producing full rounded closely incurved 
blooms 6 to 7 inches across when grown two blooms to the plant. 
Its color is a bright shade of golden bronze. 
A good grower with excellent stem and foliage. Its habit of growth 
is vigorous attaining a height of five feet. 
Select second crown or terminal buds Sept. 5th to 10th. 
Matures Nov. 1st to Nov. 5th. 
Rooted cuttings.$2.50 for 10; $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000 
Autumn Glow (Bristol Nurseries) 
Growers of pot plants will welcome this introduction for its luminous 
color which immediately attracts attention. It is a glowing bright red 
on opening, changing to vivid bronze red and remaining attractive 
for a long period. Flowers are 21/2-3 inches across, guite double and 
of excellent texture. The plant is semi-dwarf, requires little pinching 
and particularly adaptable for pot culture. 
Rooted cuttings.$2.50 for 10; $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000 
Avalon (De Petris) 
A large flowered late pompon, producing crisp blooms of coppery 
orange on rigid well formed sprays. 
An excellent grower and producer, which matures for Thanksgiving 
and later. 
Its rich coloring, excellent spray formation and productiveness make 
this variety a welcome addition to the late flowering large pompon 
group. 
Rooted cuttings.$2.50 for 10; $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000 
Carnelia (De Petris) 
A late single of semi-dwarf but vigorous growth. 
Strong stem and excellent foliage. May be grown in sprays or dis¬ 
budded. 
Its color is a bittersweet red and the date of maturity is from 
Thanksgiving into December. 
Rooted cuttings.$2.50 for 10; $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000 
Chrome Emerald (De Petris) 
A late flowering anemone pompon with excellent substance and 
keeping qualities. 
Color, golden orange with gold cushion. 
An extremely free flowering variety producing many strong saleable 
sprays. A sturdy grower with excellent stem and foliage. It attains 
a height of three feet. 
It matures the end of Nov. into early Dec. This variety, too, is 
excellent for pot plants requiring no staking. 
Rooted cuttings.$2.50 for 10; $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000 
Coral Blaze (De Petris) 
A beautiful large anemone suitable for disbuds. 
Color, coral orange, the blooms averaging up to 6 inches across 
when grown 7 to 8 to the plant. 
The plant is vigorous in growth producing strong rigid stems, 40 to 
42 inches high, with leathery foliage. 
Matures in late November. An excellent and very attractive novelty 
for the retail grower. 
Rooted cuttings.$2.50 for 10; $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000 
Mrs. Mary Hooker (Bristol Nurseries) 
A vivid, striking, velvety crimson variety, ready to cut about Novem¬ 
ber 15. The flowers are large, of the decorative pompon type, fully 3 
inches across and are carried on strong branching sprays. Growth 
vigorous, attaining a height of 3 feet under good average culture. 
A first class producer with a color so rich that it appeals instantly 
to the market buyer. 
Rooted cuttings.$2.50 for 10; $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 100 
Sunburst (De Petris) 
Good singles are becoming ever more popular with the retail trade. 
Sunburst is one of the very best singles in existence in almost every 
respect. 
Its color is a brilliant shade of sunburst orange. The many petalled 
blooms are of good size and excellent substance carried on very 
strong stems. 
An unusually healthy and vigorous grower with excellent foliage 
to the bottom of the plant. 
The variety is very productive and matures for Thanksgiving and 
later. Because of its productiveness and its growing habit which 
does not exceed 3 ft., it is excellent both for cutting or for pot plant. 
Rooted cuttings.$2.50 for 10; $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1000 
Red Melba 
Bright red sport of Melba. Holds its color whether disbudded or 
grown in sprays. 
Rooted cuttings, 10 for.$2.00; $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000 
White Jewell 
This sport from Jewell grown normally is white, slightly tinted with 
pink. Under dark cloth it matures pure white. For the latter method, 
we consider it most useful. 
Rooted cuttings, 10 for.$2.00; $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000 
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