Hardy Chrysanthemums 
Kemp’s Gardens 
BRONZE BUCKINGHAM—Beautiful bronze colored flowers. 
Plants are strong growers and very prolific bloomers. 
EARLY BRONZE—An exceedingly early Pom Pom. Neat, dwarf 
grower. Very desirable. 
LEILAH— Large Pom Pom of bright rose pink Plant is a fine 
bushy grower, and immensely prolific of bloom. One of the 
best for garden and house decoration. 
PINK DOTY—Pom Pom. This is considered one of the best of 
the Pom Pom type. Flowers large, and plant a good grower. 
WHITE DOTY—Pom Pom. Large white flower of attractive 
form and clarity of color. Considered by many as the best 
white Pom Pom Mum in commerce. 
RUTH CUMMINGS—Decorative. Large reddish bronze. One of 
the best in this color and type. 
WHITE NORMANDY—Decorative. A large pure white. Very 
early and especially desirable because of its extreme earli¬ 
ness. 
YELLOW EXCELSIOR—Pom Pom. Brilliant yellow. Plant «i 
good clean grower and prolific bloomer. 
YELLOW QUEEN—One of the hardiest of the garden mums. 
Plant tall, many branched and very prolific of large clear 
yellow flowers. It is late, but so hardy early heavy frosts 
does it very little damage. 
YELLOW NORMANDY—Decorative. Beautiful bronze yellow. 
An attractive mum that you will like. 
Timely Reminders 
The first step of importance in connection with the growing 
of good dahlias is the planting of good healthy stock. Every 
experienced grower is aware of this and practices it religiously. 
This first step not only applies to Dahlias, but to every other 
species of plants. Another thing to remember is, that it is not 
the growers of large acreage nor the one who puts out the larg¬ 
est. and flashiest colored picture catalog, that can supply the 
best stock. Another thing to remember is, the customers must 
pay for all this or bankruptcy is certain to follow. It is not 
possible for the large acreage grower to carefully inspect each 
and every plant of the many thousands he is growing, to rogue 
out the weak and inferior plants,, and much inferior stock is 
dug and placed in storage with the good stock. Consequently 
much inferior stock is unavoidably sent to his customers. 
The small acreage grower can and usually does keep very 
careful check on every plant in his gardens during the growing 
season and all inferior stock is either destroyed or cut down to 
prevent any of it being dug. Every careful grower knows that 
is the only way he can keep his stock healthy and strong. 
Therefore, one can be reasonably certain the stock purchased 
from the small acreage grower is of the highest quality procur¬ 
able anywhere at any price. It costs more to grow carefully 
inspected, selected stock, and is well worth the small additional 
price asked for it. Every experienced grower is well aware of 
this truth. He knows the quality is of the highest, and more 
certain to give satisfactory results. 
But, no matter how good the stock may be, if the purchaser 
fails to do his or her part, there can be no certainty of success. 
Dahlias like every other living thing must be carefully nur¬ 
tured to do their best. 1 hey cannot thrive on naturally wet soil, 
nor in too much shade, nor in soil of low plant food content. 
1 heii feet must be kept reasonably dry, they must have nour¬ 
ishing food and good cultivation, otherwise they cannot thrive 
nor give satisfactory results. Any soil that will produce good 
corn and potatoes will grow good dahlias, and with the addi¬ 
tion of small applications of a high grade potato fertilizer dur¬ 
ing the growing season, supplemented by frequent cultivation, 
blooms good enough to compete in any show can be easily grown. 
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