A Special Message to You 
OU WILL find many new and lovely varieties of perennials and Chrysanthemums for your garden offered 
in this our twenty-second annual catalog. Since we cannot talk to each one of you individually, we wish 
to take this opportunity to say ‘‘Thank you for your patronage” and to wish you a happy and successful 
garden year; also to tell you a little about some of the newer varieties that we have been growing at our nursery. 
You are welcome to come to our nursery and see the plants when they are in bloom. 
Chrysanthemums are probably the most popular garden flowers today. We grow many of them. Their ease 
of culture and abundant bloom in the fall make them excellent plants for a triumphant close to the garden 
season. The Minnesota strain of early-flowering garden Chrysanthemums originated by Dr. Longley at the 
University of Minnesota is still in the lead for our climate. Many of the fine varieties originated in the East 
cannot be depended upon to bloom here before killing frosts. 
We have been growing all of Dr. Longley’s introductions for a number of years and they have never failed to 
give us a crop of flowers. Practically every visitor to our nursery last fall praised and selected Maroon ’n’ Gold 
(U. of M. 1945) as one of the newer Chrysanthemums to be planted in his garden this year. Its large attractive 
flowers are maroon on the upper side of the petals and golden beneath. Butterball, Chippewa and Glacier (see 
page 4) are three of the earlier introductions that should be given space in your garden. 
The six varieties of the Chicago strain (U. of C.) we grew, did well. Many of our customers liked Robert 
Brydon for its garnet-red flowers. With us it is one of the last to bloom and its buds and blooms are quite 
frost-hardy. Zantha, with its stately large button-type, canary-yellow flowers, was especially pleasing to us. 
Among our other varieties of Chrysanthemums, Avalanche is an outstanding white and should find a place 
in every garden. Its growth and appearance are similar to the annual branching Asters and it makes an ideal 
cut flower. Chris Columbus, tried last season, is a new, tall-growing, white pompon Mum with nice firm, fully 
double flowers fine for cutting. It may be a little late for our climate some years. 
We have two varieties of Chrysanthemums especially suited for edging, namely Pygmy Gold and Little 
Eskimo. Autumn Sunlight and Gold were two good yellow Mums in our test gardens. Peggy is rose colored, 
quite similar to Heatherbloom but darker. The two varieties from New Hampshire, Nashua and Sunapee, were 
both very early. 
Last August we visited a number of nurseries in the East and found some fine new items, several of which 
are not available in quantity. However, we have been promised a limited supply of the following, which we are 
offering, and feel certain that you will enjoy trying some of them: Catananche coerulea major; Coreopsis, 
Golden Shower; Lythrum, Morden’s Pink; Nierembergia rivularis; Pentstemon, Ruby King; Salvia, Vatican 
Variety; Shasta Daisy, Chiffon, and the patented Viola, Purple Heart. 
Very large Shasta Daisies are popular now and we are offering Edgebrook Giants, said to have flowers 7 
inches in diameter on established plants. Another good-sized, slightly double one is Double Supreme. 
For some time we have been interested in Daylilies (Hemerocallis). They need very little care and will add 
brightness and grace to your garden. Two of the newer large-flowered varieties, J. S. Gaynor and Moonbeam 
(page 3), are excellent. Hyperion is very fine and is highly recommended. 
We greatly regret that we must omit Roses again this year. We are making plans to offer all curtailed 
items again as soon as stock is available. 

BORDER OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
2 PATRICIA IS AN EXCELLENT DAYLILY 
