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Red Gold. Plant medium tall, very stiff and upright. 
Flowers double, 2 inches im diameter, scarlet to 
Brazil-red, resembling pompon dahlias and some- 
what like Early Bronze Mum, but brighter and more 
reddish. Early to midseason or later. 
Redhawk. Plant upright in habit, of medium height. 
Flowers are in clusters on long stems, double, with 
some rays quilled, 2 inches or more in diameter. The 
color is dragon’s-blood-red to Brazil-red. Starts 
blooming in mid-August: 
Red Wing. A low, upright plant with rather long 
stems. The semi-double, Pompeian-red flowers are 
134 inches in diameter and are produced very freely. 

Redwood. A low compact type of plant, bearing semi- 
double flowers 2 inches in diameter. The color varies 
from carmine to oxblood. The season is mid-August 
to frost. 
Snowball. The plant is medium in height and loose 
in habit, with double flowers which are ivory at first, 
later becoming pure white. The blooms are 24% 
inches in diameter. Early. 
Sun Red. Medium tall plants with long stems and 
large, semi-double flowers over 3 inches mn diameter. 
Habit of plant and form of flowers much like Chip- 
pewa but color is bright Brazil-red. Blooms sparingly 
early in the season but very heavily midseason to 
late. An excellent variety to brighten the late 
garden. 
Violet. Plant rather spreading, recumbent the first 
year but very stiff and upright and moderately tall 
the second year. Blooms are fairly abundant. Very 
full, double flowers, dahlia-like, incurved, deep 
amaranth-purple to pansy-purple, 3 inches in diam- 
eter. Midseason to late. 
Waterlily. Plant is upright, narrow, medium tall. 
Semi-double, white flowers with four rows of rays. 
Suggests a waterlily in full bloom. Early. 
Welcome. One of the earliest to bloom. The plant is 
irregularly bushy and rather low. The bright mal- 
low-purple flowers on Jong stems are semi-double and 
measure 134 inches in diameter. 
1947-1948 Introductions 
Bountiful. An upright, spreading type of medium 
height, bearing large trusses of 214-inch, nearly double 
flowers on long stems; rays narrow, somewhat twisted; 
color carmine to oxblood. Early to midseason. Holds 
color well in hot weather and is a very profuse bloomer. 
Each 40c. 
Brilliant. A cushion type, very compact, low and 
flat in growth, covered with a mass of double, flat 
flowers with rather narrow rays, bright Brazil-red, 
2% inches in diameter. Resembles Aurora but flow- 
ers are more double and brighter red. Midseason. 
Each 40c. 
Silver-Pink. Plant upright in growth, of medium 
height. Flowers in large clusters on long stems, 
double, 21% inches in diameter, soft amaranth-pink 
to Tyrian-pink with a silvery sheen. Good cut- 
flower type. Early to midseason. Each 60c. 
COLORFUL CHRYSANTHEMUMS for a Showy Garden 
The Chicago Strain 
Each 40c; 6 for $2.00 
Charles Nye. Plant medium height; deep green foliage. 
Large, 3-inch fully double, rounded flowers of rich 
buttercup-yellow. 
Courageous. Bright dark ruby-red blooms, 314 inches 
in diameter. Sept. 
Early Harvest. Plant low growing, with double flow- 
ers of glowing mahogany-orange, 214 to 3 inches in 
diameter. Aug. to Oct. 
Glowing Coals. A good early red. Bright cherry-red 
with orange reverse. Sept. 
Harbinger. Double flowers with incurved petals of 
primrose-yellow. Flowers borne in clusters. 
Heatherbloom. Plant vigorous, of medium height. 
Flowers double, 214 inches in diameter, heather-pink. 
Murmurs. Early. Opens amaranth-pink, aging to 
mallow-purple. Petals broad and incurved. 
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Olive Longland. A grand double flower with petals 
slightly incurved; apricot toned salmon-pink. Sept. 
Polar Ice. Clear, glistening blue-white flowers 214 to 3 
inches across; upright stems 20 inches tall. 
Robert Brydon. Double, dark garnet-red flowers 244 
inches across. Plant has a dense bushy habit 18 to 
20 inches tall. Free blooming. 
Southwind. Sturdy branched plants bearing many 
Chinese-red flowers. Sept. 
Tangerine. A 1947 introduction. Double; brilliant 
Spanish-orange. 
Wychwood. A lovely yellow Mum. Flowers fully 
double, globular, rich clear canary-yellow. Good 
plant habit. 
Zantha. Attractive canary-yellow, ball-shaped flowers. 
SAINT PAUL 9, MINN. 
