oil CARYSANTHEMUMS 
HE Chrysanthemum is one of the world’s oldest cultivated flowers. 
in China, “The Mother of Gardens,”’ 
inch in diameter, they were taken int 
Originating 
as tiny pink and yellow daisies, less than an 
o gardens, and, through centuries of breeding 
and selection by painstaking plant-lovers, have been developed into the glorious exhibition 
and garden varieties we have today. 
There are several distinct types in cultivation today, the most important of which 
we offer. 
The so-called Oriental or Exhibition type, grown under glass in the North and in 
gardens in the South, requires care and good culture to produce the mammoth flowers 
so desired. 
The Hardy Garden Chrysanthemums, the Pompons, Buttons, and Singles are truly 
everybody’s flower, blooming in splendid sprays. They are easy to grow and furnish 
quantities of long-lasting cut-flowers, brightening the garden for many weeks. 
Vy Hardy Garden Chrysanthemums 
BUTTON TYPES 
Ail plants, 20c each; 3 for 50c; 12 for $2.00, postpaid 
Annette. A small Pompon only 114 inches across. 
The delicate pink flowers are fully double. See 
color illustration on page 16. 
Clare. Free-flowering Button of the purest white. 
A splendid keeper. Blooms about November 15. 
Crystal Jewel. Tall-growing Button of pure white 
which blooms about November 20. 
Dainty Maid. One of the most perfect in form of 
the Buttons with blooms of pearly white. Blooms 
about November 1. 
Early Bronze. Great clusters of small golden 
bronze flowers. October 15. See color, page 16. 
Fez. A large Button of rich, deep bronze. Medium 
tall. Blooms about November 10. 
Irene. Neat, dwarf plants with clusters of pure 
white flowers about November 1. 

Norine. A Button from Christmas Gold and similar 
to it in color but larger in size and earlier. 
Nuggets. An early yellow Button type with small 
flowers in big sprays about November 10. See 
color illustration on page 16. 
Penguin. Free-blooming popular variety of pure 
white. Blooms about November 10. 
Pink Dot. Delightful white Pompon with a pretty 
pink center. Fine for cutting. 
Red Riding Hood. Bright red Button Chrysan- 
themum only 10 inches high. Fine rockery 
specimen. See color illustration on page 16. 
Varsity. Medium-sized Button type, almost glob- 
ular, of bright yellow. Blooms about November 10. 
See color illustration on page 16. 
DAISY-FLOWERING TYPES 
All plants, except where noted, 20c each; 3 for 50c; 12 for $2.00, postpaid 
Absolute. This is a splendid bronze single with 
petals of great substance. Develops gorgeous 
blooms when disbudded. Blooms November 10. 
Apollo. A _ free-blooming variety with gorgeous 
daisies of bronze-red and gold. See in color 
page 17. 
Bronze Buckingham. Single, daisy-like flowers of 
glistening light bronze. Blooms about November 5. 
Ceres. Lovely combination of old-gold, chamois- 
yellow, and soft coppery bronze. 
Crimson Splendor. Low-growing plants just cov- 
ered with big, shaggy flowers of rich crimson- 
maroon. Blooms about November 10. See in 
color page 17. 
Dazzler. Scarlet-crimson. November 10. _ / 
Diana. A pink flower made up of rose-pink, Iilac- 
rose, and soft salmon. 

Golden Mensa. Single yellow daisy of delightful 
grace and daintiness. Blooms about November 10. 
Joan Piper. Beautiful amber-bronze flowers on a 
short plant. Blooms about October 20. 
Mensa. A very large, single flower of snow-white, 
borne in graceful sprays. November 10. 
Mrs. William Buckingham. Flat, daisy-shaped 
flower of soft shell-pink. November 5. See in 
color page 17. 
Radiant. An exceptionally brilliant red single 
flower. A generous bloomer. 
White Spoon. Interestingly formed white flat 
flowers with quilled petals flaring out to spoon 
ends. Nice branching plants blooming freely in 
late fall. Adds distinction to the garden. See 
color illustration on page 17. 25c¢ each. 

The little Button Chrysanthemums are lovely late flowers 

JOS. W. VESTAL & SON, Box 871, Little Rock, Ark. 15 
