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Hardy Chrysanthemums 
T HE Hardy Chrysanthemums, Nature’s farewell gift to autumn, are among the most important flowers in the garden. 
Coming into bloom at the end of the season, and lasting long after frosts have killed everything else,, they furnish 
not only wonderful garden coloring, but great quantities of cut-flowers for the house which last longer in water than 
almost any other flower we grow. 
They are easy to grow, requiring only rich soil and plenty of water, have very few enemies, and, being hardy, go through 
winter with a light covering. 
There are several types. The most popular are the Singles, having one or more rows of ray petals; the Pompons, small, 
rounded, double flowers; and the Decorative, or Aster type, double flowers, 3 inches or more in diameter. 
The New Korean Hybrids 
The most interesting development in garden 
Chrysanthemums in many years has been the 
Korean hybrids introduced a few years ago. 
These lovely hybrids, which until this year 
were all singles, brought new shades and new 
tints to the Chrysanthemum family, also new 
Chrysanthemum scents: the old Chrysanthe¬ 
mums had a pungent scent which was not 
agreeable to everyone; the new Korean Hy¬ 
brids have this much modified and, in addi¬ 
tion, sweet fragrance much like modern roses. 
Another virtue of these hybrids is their 
greater hardiness; they will stand many more 
degrees of frost than the old Chrysanthe¬ 
mums; also they bloom more freely than most 
old varieties, a few plants furnishing arm¬ 
loads of long-stemmed cut-flowers. 
Agnes Selkirk Clark. Single, 3-inch flowers 
of a blend of bronzy pink, apricot, and 
salmon — an exquisite autumn color for 
the garden. The 2^-foot plants are in full 
bloom in late September. 50 cts. each; 
$5 per doz. 
Apollo. Bronze, red, and gold suffused 
salmon. Flowers single—fully 2 inches 
across—in very large sprays. The plants 
begin to bloom in early October and con¬ 
tinue for three or four weeks. 25 cts each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Ceres. Soft coppery bronze, combined with 
old-gold and chamois-yellow. The petals of 
mature flowers appear as if dusted with 
gold. October 10. Height, 2 to 2 Y /i feet. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Daphne. A blending of daphne-pink with an 
undertone of lilac-rose, a combination made 
beautiful by the golden yellow stamens. 
The flowers are about 33^ inches across, in 
graceful sprays, mid-October. Height, 2 to 
23^ feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Diana. An unusual and charming color— 
Chatenay-rose-pink, mingled with lilac- 
rose and soft salmon. Three rows of petals. 
Begins to bloom about October 10. Height, 
2 feet. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 
Ember. A fine weather-resisting double 
Chrysanthemum of a combination of coral 
and orange shades that have a bronzy 
appearance, 2 Yi inches in diameter. Mid- 
October. Height, feet. 75 cts. each. 
Hebe. Very fragrant, silvery pink, single 
flowers from late September until frost. 
Plants are about 23d? feet tall and very 
profuse with their bloom. 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
King Midas. A large, double Chrysanthe¬ 
mum, 4 inches in diameter, of a charming 
shade of soft yellow occasionally shaded 
faintly with bronze. Late September. 
Height, 23^ feet. 75 cts. each. 
Indian Summer. This new Korean Hybrid 
is a splendid double, some 3 inches in diam¬ 
eter, of a warm chestnut-orange, a delightful 
fall color, and is just shaggy enough in form 
to be distinct. It is more frost-resistant in 
the flower than any double we can think of. 
Growth is erect and sturdy. 50 cts. each; 
$5 per doz. 
Louise Schling. Large flowers, 3 inches or 
more across, with three or four rows of 
petals, fluffy and distinct in appearance. 
Glowing salmon-red in color, changing to 
soft bronze-salmon. October 5. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz. 
Mars. Possibly the most brilliant of this 
remarkable group. Amaranth-red, changing 
to wine-red, overlaid with a velvety sheen. 
2 to 2 Y 2 feet. Mid-October. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz. 
Mercury. Glowing salmon-red, single flow¬ 
ers. Tall, branching plants. The first of the 
Korean Hybrids. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Nancy Copeland. Flowers 33^ inches across, 
of spectrum-red with an opalescent sheen, 
varying in the autumn light. A delightful 
variety 23^ feet tall. Late September. 
50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Pink Lustre. Single, 3H-inch flowers with 
3 or 4 rows of petals. A delightful shade of 
orchid. Very distinct. Height, 23^ to 3 
feet. In full bloom in late September. 
50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Romany. The second of the double Koreans 
and a beauty—a soft, glowing red with a 
bronzy tone, illuminated by the gold petal 
reverse appearing in the center of the 
flower. Flowers are 33^ inches across and 
last a long time as a cut-flower. 50 cts. 
each; $5 per doz. 
The Moor. The 3-inch, double flowers are 
port-wine-red or amaranth-purple—an in¬ 
tense and very brilliant color in the garden. 
Late September. Height, 2 feet. 75 cts. 
each. 
The Single Koreans 
Aphrodite. Single flowers over 3 inches in 
diameter, of a soft shade of pink, changing 
to tinted ivory as the flowers mature. Low 
plants hidden by the mass of bloom. 
October 5. 
Orion. Brilliant canary-yellow fairly glisten¬ 
ing in the autumn sunlight. The single 
flowers are about 3 inches across and come 
in large, branching sprays. October 5. 
Saturn. A striking variety of sparkling or¬ 
ange and bronze, with an orange ring sur¬ 
rounding the golden yellow centers of the 
3-inch flowers; deliciously fragrant. Oc¬ 
tober 5. 
Venus. Rhodanthe pink—a new shade in 
Chrysanthemums—a charming combina¬ 
tion of lilac, rose, and lavender. The 23^- 
inch flowers are fragrant. October 1. 
Vulcan. Carmine-red, shading to garnet- 
crimson and then to bronzy crimson—a 
real warm coloring. Two rows of petals 
and very sweet. 
The above Single Koreans are 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
Chrysanthemum coreanum Hybrid, Daphne 
WILLIAM C. DUCKHAM CO. ♦ MADISON, NEW JERSEY 
