Michelles Hardy Perennial Plants 
FOR ROCK-GARDENS, LANDSCAPING, CUT-FLOWERS, AND HOME-GARDENS 
All Perennials Offered on the Following Pages Are Field-Grown Plants, Except Where Noted. 
Use Perennials for Summer Cutting, for Forcing in the Winter, and for Landscaping and Rockeries. 
FIFTY OUTSTANDING HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS for SPRING, 1937 
Aladdin. Warm coppery bronze, overlaid an orange-apricot shade. 
Aletta. Early light pink of aster form. Good for cutting. 
Annie Fletcher. Aster type. Clear yellow, on erect stems. 
Beatrice. Beautiful cerise-red flowers 13d} to 2 inches across. 
Bertha Fairs. Daisy type. Orange-yellow. Tall grower. 
Bronze Queen. Produces large bronze flowers in October. 
California. Single, daisy-like, orange flowers on long stems. 
Cheerfulness. Yellow Pompon with buff center. Fine for cutting. 
Chestnut Burr. Deep chestnut-red color; quaintly formed. 
Cora Peck Buhl. Excellent Pompon. An intense shade of yellow. 
Crimson Splendor. Rich crimson-maroon, golden center. 
Daybreak. Single, soft shell-pink flowers; sweetly fragrant. 
Distinction. Pompon. A pretty bronze, tips of petals yellow. 
Donald Wells. Earliest and most desirable large white variety. 
Early Morn. Large; double; shell-pink. Excellent for cutting. 
Eden. Large, bright lilac-rose flowers. Excellent for pots. 
Enchantress. Large light rose flowers of duplex form. 
Ethel. Superb bronze buttons. Flowers in large clusters. 
Exquisite. Large, semi-double, shell-pink flowers. Fine for cutting. 
Fern Ridge. Single; fiery red, with high orange center. 
Firebrand. Large, duplex blooms of rich crimson-scarlet. 
Gold Coin. Large-flowering Pompon. Golden yellow. 
Gold Mine. True Pompon type. Very bright yellow. 
Gold Standard. Single; deep golden orange, with yellow halo. 
Grenadier. Large; single; crimson-red, with bronze sheen. 
Price of above Hardy Chrysanthemums, 2-inch pot-plants, 
Gypsy Girl. Single crimson flowers, shading to chestnut. 
Halo. Large; single; deep rose, base of petals white. 
Harbinger. Plants dwarf. Lavender-blue, with white halo. 
Harvest. Large, straw-colored flowers. Fine for cutting. 
Indian Maid. Large flowers of a lovely orange-terra-cotta. 
Jean Treadway. Aster type. Soft lilac-pink, shading to white. 
La Vonne. Clear rose-pink with bright yellow center. 
Modesty. Single; lilac-rose, with unique narrow petals. 
Moonbeam. Large, single, white variety that opens pale yellow. 
Moonlight. Large, pale blush flowers with small yellow centers. 
Mrs. Adolph Jeanicke. Crimson-red, shading to bronze. 
Murillo. A beautiful shade of pink; medium size. 
Nellie Kleris. Large, clear pink flowers on long stems. 
October Girl. Clear rose-pink flowers 2 inches across. 
Orange Perfection. Duplex form. Bright orange, golden halo. 
Persia. Semi-double blooms of deep rosy carmine. Compact. 
Princess. Single, pure white flowers with small yellow centers. 
Profusion. Single. Deep orange. Very showy. Free flowering. 
Red and Gold. Autumn red, incurving petals tipped gold. 
Rosy Gem. Aster type. Extra-large, lilac-rose flowers. 
R. Marion Hatton. Decorative Pompon type. Yellow. 
Snappy. Semi-double; red with golden reverse. 
Snowdrift. Aster type. Well named. Height about 18 inches. 
Tints of Gold. Aster type. Golden yellow flowers in clusters. 
Vivid. Color rosy crimson or amaranth shade. Very striking, 
ready April 1, $1.00 per 10; per 100, $8.50; $75.00 per 1000 
Hardy Chrysanthemum, Pink Cushion 
A Real Gem for the Rock-Garden or Border 
One of the most admired Chrysanthemums. It is a solid, compact 
grower, flowering from October 1 until frost. Color a beautiful shade of 
pink. Due to its color and its compact growth we believe at this time there 
is no other variety as effective in rock-garden, landscape or border planting. 
Price, 2-inch pot-plants, ready in April, $1.00 per 10; 
per 100, $8.00; $70.00 per 1000 
The Famous New Korean Hybrid Chrysanthemums 
Apollo. Superb autumn color—a sparkling combination of bronze, red, 
I and gold, suffused with glowing salmon. The flowers are 2 inches 
across and are produced in immense sprays. 
Ceres. A lovely combination of old-gold, chamois-yellow, and soft coppery 
bronze. The mature flower petals appear to have been dusted with gold. 
Daphne. New shade of pink to the Chrysanthemum—an exquisite 
blending of daphne-pink with an underlying sheen of lilac-rose, with golden 
stamens. Flowers inches across. 
Diana. Chatenay rose-pink, mingled with lilac-rose to soft salmon, the 
tones of which vary with the degree of light. 
Mars. Fine for those who prefer depth and brilliancy of color in the gar¬ 
den. Deep amaranth-red, changing to wine-red, overlaid with a velvety 
sheen. 
Mercury. The nicely formed, 3-inch flowers open bronze-red and 
change to coppery bronze as they mature. The sprays when cut keep 
exceptionally well. 
Price, 2-inch pot-plants, ready in April, $1.50 per 10; 
per 100, $12.00; $100.00 per 1000 Chrysanthemum, Pink Cushion 
All plants travel at buyer’s risk. No plants sent C. O. D. No orders filled for less than 25 plants of any one variety, except where noted 
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