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PREFACE 
A number of years ago I became enamored with the stately, large 
incurved types of chrysanthemums as grown by the florists, and began 
experimentiing 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 but 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 I 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 the past 7 or 8 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 never ones, and honestly believe that 
I have as good a private collection of these varieties as can be found 
in the Southeast. I have had worlds of pleasure and satisfaction in pro- 
ducing these big blooms in the open garden, but found out that many 
new and highly recommended varieties did not always come up to ex- 
pectations; that it is hard to improve upon such grand old varieties as 
the Turners, Pocketts, Snow White, Pearsons, and many others, and 
still retain their size and other good points. This I believe is because 
this type of chrysanthemum is much further along in its stage of evo- 
lution, and while all varieties have features that could be improved upon, 
the higher a variety is in the scale of evolution the harder it is to. ob- 
tain 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 aa- 
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. 
Quite recently considerable interest has been evidenced in the 
singles variously known as NORTHLAND DAISIES, BUTTERFLY 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, CALIFORNIA DAISIES, and SPOON CHRY- 
SANTHEMUMS, ranging from true singles to several rows of twisted, 
tubular and quilled petals. I am growing some of these this year— 
1941, and next year can state how they “stack up’’ with me. 
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. 
Several years ago I 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 plants 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 pre- 
pared detailed directions on how to handle them so as to get the de- 
sired cascade effect, and will gladly mail a copy to any one requesting 
same and sending a stamp for postage. A copy of these instructions 
will be included in every order that includes any cascade varities. 
I might add too, that I believe the biggest display for one’s money 
may be obtained by planting these cascade mums in clumps of 8 plants 
to a clump in your garden and placing a stout wire in the center, io 
which they may be tied and yet be inconspicious. In the fall the clump 
will present the appearance of a symmetrical mound (especialiy if you 
have pinched the plants a little from time to time) that will be literally 
covered with the small, dainty blooms so characteristic of the cascade 
types. Such clumps will create as much favorable comment in your 
garden as some of the larger more formal types. 


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