forward by prepaid parcel post (large orders at special 
prices will go by express, COLLECT). To cover this 
expense I am asking each customer to add 5Uc to the 
total of the order when the same is $5.00 or less to 
cover transportation and packing costs. In eases where 
the order runs from $5.00 to $10.00 please add 75c to 
the order, and $1.00 when the order amounts to more 
than $10.00. I practically always include a few plants 
gratis with each order, so you will be well repaid for 
this small additional charge. 
If interested in quantity, most standard and not-too- 
scarce varieties can be furnished in lots of 25 or multiples 
thereof of one variety at around 12% cents each, but 
please write me first the varieties you want and how 
many of each variety, before you order in quantity as 
some varieties are slow propagators and * could not 
supply them in quantity at any price. Similarly, dozen 
lots can usually be shipped at 15 cents each—that is at 
least a dozen of one variety, but again I must know in 
advance what varieties you wish a dozen plants of. 
Now about the English chrysanthemums we have been 
hearing so much about the past year or two. It seems 
they came over from England to western Canada a 
few years ago, and from there spread over the United 
States. Even as late as 1941 few varieties were outside 
the State of Washington. Since then they have moved 
fast and with ever increasing popularity in the central 
and northern states. This popularity is largely due to 
the fact that most of the English varieties bloom well 
in advance of the reaily “big”? mums seen in the florists’ 
windows each fall. Consequently, in localities where the 
real large mums cannot be grown outside (without con- 
siderable protection) the English strain will often mature 
blooms, and while these blooms are not quite as large 
as the “exhibition” or “football” types they do afford 
fairly large blooms in localities where the truly “big” 
mums can not be grown outside. That I think is the princi- 
pal reason for their popularity, as in the far south (where 
exhibition varieties can be grown outside) the English 
varieties are not nearly so popular. I know because I[ 
ship mum plants all over the United States, and I do 
not ship nearly as many to the extreme southern tier 
of states as farther north. However, since they do fill 
a distinct need in certain sections where earliness is 
important, I imagine I will add a few from time to time 
and likewise drop a few. For reasons stated I am not 
overly fond of them and will never let them replace 
the old tried and true varieties—such as the Turners, 
Fricks, etc. Another reason against them—for some 
reason I have never been able to figure out there is a 
swarm of new varieties introduced each year now by 
different growers, and with a complete disregard of 
logic they have been given the same names as our old 
standard varieties. For instance there is an English 
Quaker Maid (red) which I won’t list as everyone knows 
the real Quaker Maid is an early white standard. 
Similarly, there are scores of duplication of names, and 
I won’t clutter my catalogue up with duplicate names— 
it is hard enough now to keep varieties separate. I 
wrote and asked one grower about the duplication of 
names and he said he guessed the English just didn’t 
know any better, but those were the names he bought 
them under in England. Anyway, you know how I feel 
about the duplication of names. 
During my over 15 years experience in dealing with the 
public I have found only rare instance of dishonesty— 
practically all people who grow flowers are scrupulously 
honest, but in order to protect myself in these rare 
instances I wish it distinctly understood that I give no 
warranty expressed or implied, as to description, quality 


