WHEELER 
U, S« Department ef Agriculture. 
U6LA 
SPECIALTIES FOR 1937 
Use Hardy Chrysanthemums For A 
Colorful Fall Garden 
This season we have “weeded out” our list of Hardy Chrysanthe¬ 
mums to a carefully chosen number of varieties that have proven to be 
by far the most satisfactory to grow. Of course, there are many varieties 
not listed that give beautiful flowers in certain localities, but the following 
list gives those that we have found by experience to be the best under 
our growing conditions and climate. All plants are strong and healthy, 
carefully packed, and will give excellent results the first season. 
Popular appreciation of the Chrysanthemum has tripled in the past 
year alone. Added hardiness, earlier blooming, the fact that reasonable 
winter protection will keep them growing on year after year, makes them 
an exceptional plant value. But more than that is their helpful habit of 
lusty growth, and the tremendous dividend of showy happy flowers which 
all the good varieties deliver in late Summer and Fall. No other plant 
we know of returns so much for its cost. 
Th ree New Varieties 
ASTRID 
Named for the Viking goddess of love—is the first absolutely fool-proof, 
winter-proof Chrysanthemum! Color — beautiful soft pink, aprciot-shaded, 
with yellow centers. Parentage—an accidental cross with C. arcticum from 
Alaska. Hardiness—may be grown in any perennial garden without covering 
or winter protection. Habit—handsome, leathery leaves, dark green and very 
glossy, beautifully symmetrical all summer; throws up long-stemmed sprays of 
blossoms about October 1. Cut-flowers keep two weeks. 
INDIAN SUMMER 
A new double Korean Hybrid. Vivid, glowing orange flowers about three 
inches across. Very sturdy habit and does not require staking. An excep¬ 
tionally fine variety. 
