
Never Such Mums Before’ 
Copyright, 1946, Meredith Publishing Co. 
By Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe 
In full flower weeks—even months— L YOU'RE one who likes ‘‘the feel of a good smell,” you 
like chrysanthemums. You associate their clean, sharp odor 
with bright fall days when the sun feels good across your 
ehrysanthemums that successfully defy — shoulders. It’s tied up with football, maybe. Or planting tulip 
bulbs. Or getting back home from a picnic with the good smell 
early frosts. They can pack your borders of wood smoke still clinging to your jacket and hair. 
If you’re one who revels in color, you’re sure to like chrys- 
anthemums. But you’ve moaned that so often the clear yellows, 
ful sprays thru a long, lazy fall reds, whites, and bright bronze of their friendly flowers were 
blackened when at their prettiest by cold weather. Thousands 
of us—maybe millions—have moaned about that. So plant 
breeders in a half-dozen areas went to work. The new chrys- 
anthemum strains they’ve produced for growing in open gar- 
dens show an extended range of colors. Real ruby-reds, cardi- 
nal-reds, and salmon-pinks have been added to the yellows, 
whites, and rose-reds we already knew. There are new shapes 
to both flowers and petals. 
+ Sumumer’s gorgeous final act But far more important—they’ve stretched the chrysanthe- 
mum season at both ends. July sees some good chrysanthe- 
mums now. And August has a fair show, with September and 
October having regularly the lavish displays seen formerly 
only in November in ‘‘good” chrysanthemum years. This is 
possible because many of the new varieties have been selected 
for their high resistance to frost damage to both open flowers 
and well-developed buds. ‘There’s a new day here for chrys- 
anthemum lovers. 
Choose Now. If possible, make out your list of ““must haves’ 
while looking at a good display of the newer kinds. And don’t 
postpone all your enjoyment until next year. Remember, that 
if moved with their roots in an earth ball, heavily budded 
chrysanthemum plants can be shifted without much shock. 
Reset them at once and water—copiously. You’ll get a slightly 
later display, but a lovely one. 
Even if you can’t have the thrill of setting your new plants 
in place all in bloom, give your order. Put down on your plant- 
ing map just where each new one is to go. Then, next May 
when the early bulbs have faded, set your new plants out in 
sunny spots; and after they’re established, feed them well with 
liquid manure or a balanced commercial plant food. 
Among other splendid new chrysanthemum varieties of 
garden types not shown here are: 
Reds: Red Velvet, Ruby Pompon, Burgundy, Robert 
Brydon, and Flashlight; 
ahead of the older kinds, here are the new 
with color and fill your vases with grace- 


Byer SaoarehSisuee ak aie eee Wit cen ms Purples: Chippewa, Dahlia Mum, Violet; 
Lavenders: Lavender Lady, Lavender Lassie, Joan Helen; 
1. Courageous—early dark-red, outstanding new variety Apricot-salmon: Mrs. Pierre S. duPont III, Coral Sea, 
2. Olive Longland—apricot-salmon, 3-inch blooms Peachblow, Song of India, Southwind, Summer Sunset; 
3. William Longland—red-orange medley, a sturdy grower Bronzyoorange: Fred F. Rockwell, Maroon 'n’ Gold, Au- 
f tumn Greetings, Burma, Early Harvest, My Lady, Redgold; 
4, Charles Nye—a great buttercup-yellow with firm petals Bright yellow: Eugene A. Wander, Butterball, King Midas, 
5. Drifted Snow—large, early, white tinged lemon at centers Sunape, Mme. Chiang Kai-shek; 
6. Zantha—Canary-yellow, ball-shape blooms, long season Light yellow: Summer Gold, Harbor Lights, Bambi, Pale 
7. Primula—yellow daisy-type, graceful and free-flowering AOU: : : 
; : White in effect: Avalanche, Calcite, Candlelight, Igloo, 
8. Autumnsong—early, unusual shade of rose near carmine Little Eskimo, Martin’s White, Purity, September Cloud, 
9. Heatherbloom—very double blooms match pink heather in Silver Moon, Snowball, Eggshell; 
color Pink in effect: Betty, Pink Spoon, Pygmy Pink, September 
10. Tussore—orchid-pink of daisy-type. Nice for cutting Dawn, Tiffany Rose, Carnation Rose, Pink Lustre. 
Reprinted from Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, September, 1946 
