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PREFACE 
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A number of years ago 1 became enamored with the stately, large 
incurved types of chrysanthemums as grown by the florists, and began 
experimenting with growing these big-flowering varieties in the open 
garden here. This soon developed into quite a hobby, and finding it ex¬ 
pensive to be constantly acquiring new (to me at least) varieties to try 
out, I found it not only expedient hut necessary that I dispose of my sur¬ 
plus plants each Spring at popular prices, to help make my hobby self- 
supporting. This explains the little advertisement of mine which you 
perhaps have noticed. 
I found that 1 can grow them fully as large as the average hothouse 
grown mum, but with not quite the ‘ finish” that is possible under glass. 
This I have done now for several years in my own garden here, right out 
in the open. I have grown practically all of the better known varieties, 
and many of the newer ones, and honestly believe I have as good a pri¬ 
vate collection of these varieties as can be found in the Southeast. 1 
have had worlds of pleasure and satisfaction in producing these big 
blooms in the open garden, but found out that many new and highly 
recommended varieties did not always come up to expectations; that it 
is hard to improve upon such grand old varieties as the Turners, Pock- 
elts. Snow Vvnite, Pearsons, and many others, and still retain their size 
and other good points. This I believe is because this type of chrysan¬ 
themum is much further along in its stage of evolution, and while all 
varieties have features that could be improved upon, the higher a va¬ 
riety is in the scale of evolution the harder it is to obtain a better hybrid. 
For this reason additions to the truly “big” class will be small. 
On the other hand, however, the new pompons, buttons, singles and 
other hardies offer an almost endless field for the hybridizer, and in ad¬ 
dition even to these, the anemone types add the possibility of marvelous 
color combinations due to their inclination to have the disc one color 
and the ray florets another. I will constantly add to these classes. 
Of course the latest and greatest advance in the chrysanthemum field 
is the Korean Hybrids. They combine considerable hardiness with new 
color possibilities, and will within the next few years become the favor¬ 
ites over the central portion of the United States for garden culture. 
From year to year I will add the best of these varieties to my collection. 
Three years ago 1 obtained from Japan some of the mountain or 
cascade types and grew them the past three years. They are the last word 
in daintiness—the stems being long, slender and bend easily. They make 
ideal plats when grown in pots or boxes, and the foliage trained to hang 
down. To obtain the best results though, it is better to “assist” the 
plant a little to get the maximum “hanging” effect. I have prepared de¬ 
tailed directions on how to hondle them so as to get the desired cascade 
effect, and will gladly mail a copy to any one requesting same and send¬ 
ing a stamp for postage. A copy of these instructions will be included 
in every order that includes any cascade varieties. I might add, too, 
that without any special attention they make a nice clump when several 
are planted close together in the garden and just given ordinary treat¬ 
ment. 
