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TOTTY’S ’MUMS, MADISON, NEW JERSEY 
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MRS. HARRISON CRAIG (See page 27) 
Hardy Garden Section 
The types of Chrysanthemum that follow in the succeeding pages are ail Hardy, and 
can be depended on to flower most satisfactorily in all the States from New York, south, 
and many of them, such as the New Early Flowering varieties, give splendid results even 
into the Northern New England States. 
The types we recommend are the Early Flowering, the Singles—saving the Late Flow¬ 
ering sorts and the Pompons. The Early Flowering are the most tender, but they give 
live to six weeks of perfect satisfaction outdoors in an ordinary season, which is more than 
any of the other varieties will do. 
The Singles are so hardy that in many cases they seed themselves in the garden, and 
many amateurs are producing splendid varieties without the aid of a greenhouse; Mr. 
Francis H. Bergen, who gives us the splendid Miss Ruth S. Bergen, and Mr. W. H. Waite, 
the producer of “Charlotte Waite,” being two of the most notable growers in this respect. 
We are informed that Outdoor ’Mums are not satisfactory in the Mid-western states, as 
the first frost comes often by September 20th, but we are convinced that much of the trouble 
is due to the wrong varieties being planted; such as greenhouse sorts, which are too ten¬ 
der to withstand such conditions. A temperature of 22 degrees will blast the open flowers, 
but it will not injure the unopened buds in any way, and as a rule, after the first frosts have 
gone, there are weeks of lovely “Indian Summer” weather when the outdoor Chrysanthe¬ 
mums can be enjoyed to their fullest extent. 
If customers will write us regarding selections, we will be pleased to giveadvice regard¬ 
ing the best sorts to grow. 
