The MUM of the YEAR 
Yellow pAAvalaucke 
Greatest discovery in a decade 
Everyone loves the fleecy whiteness of Avalanche, the Queen of all 
Hardy Mums. Now we have something even better. The big Mum 
news of the year is Yellow Avalanche, in soft, blended golden yellow 
that will give a “lift” to all Mum plantings. Nothing we have ever 
grown has created the excitement that this new flower has. Just 
imagine 4-inch, fluffy, soft golden yellow Mums in bloom by early 
September in your own garden! You cannot afford to be without this 
excellent, long-stemmed, cutting variety. A “must-have” in every 
garden! 
e Luxuriant color 
@ Early blooming 
© Fast, vigorous and dependable grower 
e Perfect cut flower 
© Clean, strong, attractive foliage 
@ An All-American favorite. 
HISTORY OF YELLOW AVALANCHE 
Three years ago, while checking a planting of 5000 white Ave 
Ianche growing in our fields, our Chrysanthemum grower, Mr. 
Charles Nye, noticed that one plant in the block produced flowers 
that were a soft golden yellow instead of the usual cream-white. 
The plant was staked and carefully watched day after day, and Io 
and behold!—the yellow color became more pronounced and fixed 
as the buds Pet Credit for the discovery of a new flower belongs 
to this observing gentleman. A bud sport or mutation is one of the 
mysteries of nature. The Golden Delicious apple is a well-known 
example of such a phenomenon. 
Each 75c 3 for $2.00 
12 for $7.00 
THE MARCH OF MUMS 
In order to fulfill our slogan, “The Mums of Tomorrow— 
Today,” and to keep our collection modern and up to the minute, 
we try out every new kind we hear about. Many of these new de- 
velopments are good; a few are superior to existing kinds. Progress 
is being made toward more beautiful and useful Hardy Chrysanthe- 
mums, and in order to keep step with this development we have this 
year discarded the following, which have definitely been super- 
seded by newer and better kinds: 
UNIS ONCE sore 5 falshe dite eons. » Replaced by........ Autumn Sunlight 
Antu Glory st adslais «ae Replaced by........ September Cheer 
Aurora..... io Sine Soe Replaced by. ....... Apricot Glow 
Champion Cushion......... Replaced by........ Early Harvest 
Commander, .:...........- Replaced by. ....... Redwood 
WOUCANLE MP sotto 5 >> « Replaced by........ Betty 
Exeterstaiewrres ;....-.. Replaced by........ Burma 
Geronimo, FPO Ase... Replaced by........ Harbinger 
Golden Cushion............ Replaced by........ Bronze Gold 
Goldemopoon.f2..52....-. Replaced by........ Yellow Spoon 
ECU oc oi eer Replaced by........ Louise Schling 
DG ree i. Sy Ay’. 2 -- Replaced by........ Pepita 
PPA W Se ns cose oe naa oss Replaced by........ Vulcan 
IMOCRINGI STAT... 5 os4u - os = Replaced by........ Harbor Lights 
MSE PethGen wis ferent bes Replaced by........ Challenger 
Miskogeewu': ms! ds Ps 24. Replaced by........ Murmurs 
Nancy Copeland........... Replaced by........ Valiant 
Pink, Spoomitirs <2fea wre bie. s Replaced by........ Orchid Spoon 
Robert’Brydon) 222. 2..0.. Replaced by........ Courageous 
OSE SDOCMEE Tats. sis bes. Replaced by........ Orchid Spoon 
Salmon Glow........ ae Replaced by........ Coral Sea 
Sse ee Replaced by........ Fireglow 
SROWDAN Se eases sss. Replaced by......-. Glacier 
UC Shee exe Replaced by........ Martin’s White 
SU INESOR EULA E sais coc «i -0.s Replaced by........ Stalwart 
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SEEING IS BELIEVING 
Over 25,000 flower-loving people visited our Mum fields and show- 
room last fall. We maintained a constant display of more than 300 
varieties of the better Mums. The overwhelming majority of these 
folks fell in love with the following varieties as the best things they 
saw at our Gardens. 25,000 people can’t be wrong! 
20 Leaders 
Autumnsong Heatherbloom 
Avalanche Lavender Lassie 
Betty Martin’s White 
Candlelight Olive Longland 
Charles Nye Pink Radiance 
Chris Columbus September Dawn 
Courageous Tangerine 
Eggshell Valiant 
Fred F. Rockwell Vulcan 
Glowing Coals Yellow Avalanche 
Special 
O-BLOOM PLANTS 
$12.95) FOR 
20 we $49.0 
FROST-RESISTANCE OF FLOWERS 
In the past few years more attention has been paid to the damage 
done by frost to both buds and petals of different varieties. Some 
kinds—especially the white and lavender sorts—are damaged by the 
first light frosts, while others show no damage even when the tem- 
perature goes below freezing. Many varieties just keep right on 
blooming as though nothing had happened, while others are com- 
pletely killed. We found the following varieties still in excellent 
condition in our fields on November 2 after four or five early freezes 
had spoiled most kinds: 
Glowing Coals 
Heatherbloom 
Apricot Glow 
Autumn Greetings 
Autumnsong Lavender Lassie 
Autumn Sunlight Maroon ’n’ Gold 
Betty North Star 
Bonfire Olive Longland 
Coral Sea Peachblow 
Courageous Red Gold 
Cydonia September Bronze 
Drifted Snow Thalia 
Eureka Giant Tussore 
Fred F. Rockwell Zantha 

BUDDLEIA (Butterfly Bush) 
Easy-to-grow and very popular flowering shrubs, often called 
Summer Lilacs. They grow from 3 to 5 feet tall and are in con- 
stant bloom from June to October. We offer strong-growing 
plants in pots, guaranteed to bloom freely this season. 
THE FINEST BUDDLEIAS 
50c each; 3 for $1.25. Any 6 for $2.00, except where noted. 
Charming. An exquisite pink. 
Dubonnet. Compact spikes of Dubonnet-red. 
Royal Purple. Very dark sparkling purple. By far the best dark- 
colored variety. 
White Cloud. Pure white with tiny bright yellow eyes. Try it. 
75c each; 3 for $2.00; $7.50 per doz. 
