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Lancaster, Pa. 
MUMS—HARDY PERENNIALS 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
LOVELY HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS KNOWN AS HARDY GARDEN MUMS 
_No perennial has increased in popularity as rapidly as has the “Hardy Garden Mums” pro- 
ducing as they do, hundreds of brilliant blooms at so little a cost. They crown the Fall flower 
season, and your summer gardening efforts go out in a blaze of glory. 
CULTURE 
They thrive in any good garden soil and need little care other than guarding against insects, 
and applying a straw mulch in the late Fall for winter protection. To grow nice stocky plants, pinch 
the terminal shoots once or twice during the season to keep the plants sturdy and bushy. First 
pinching when the plant is 6 inches tall to induce lateral branches. When the lateral branches are 8 
inches high, their tips may be pinched out again to produce more branches. Discontinue pinching 
by July 15th. The very early blooming varieties should not be pinched after July 10th. A well 
pinched or topped plant will grow strong and sturdy needing no staking and bloom abundantly. 
Avoid planting them in a shady location. 
Strong plants from pots ready for delivery May 1st through June. 
On order for $4.00 or more, postage prepaid. Orders for less than $4.00, please add 35c 
for packing and postage. 
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MAJOR BOWES 
Large Early Flowering 
Chrysanthemums 
Garden and Greenhouse Large-Flowering Type. 
Each year we have more requests for the large 
greenhouse type chrysanthemums. These are not 
as hardy as the garden type mums but can be 
carried over winter very successfully in a cold 
frame under glass. To produce those big 5-6 inch 
blooms they require disbudding, leaving one to 
three flowers to each plant. 
We offer only the choicest early varieties: 
Blooming 
Date to Frost 
Major Bowes. Deep lavender-pink. Oct. 20 
Mrs. H. E. Kidder. Deep lemon-yellow, 
incurved. Oct. 15 
Silver Sheen. Fine cream-white, 
incurved. Oct. 20 
Any of the above varieties, potted plants 50c 
each, 3 for $1.25. 
HIGHLIGHTS IN NEWEST HARDY FINE 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
1949 & 1950 Introductions 
Fortune. Broad, thick solid blooms to 4 inches 
across bright golden centers set off by outer 
petals gleaming white. Strong upright habit. 
Midseason 
Golden Carpet. A glowing gold pompon, a creep- 
ing mound 2 ft. across, 1 ft. high, ideal for 
bedding, edging or rock gardens; perfect little 
globes the full length of each stem. Early. 
Huntsman. Here is a vivid newcomer, a grand 
Fall color for your garden. Vividly brilliant 
scarlet-orange overcast walnut-bronze; 3 inch 
flowers fully double; average 2 ft. lusty and 
hardy; simply breathtaking. Midseason. 
Life. Bright copper-rose with flashes of buff and 
old-gold, on the curved edges of the petals and 
in the center. 3 or more inches across on long 
stems. Midseason. 
Masquerade. Neat, dense, cushion-like one inch 
blooms of gleaming silvery rose, a hardy pro- 
lific bloom. October flowering. 
Success. Rich crimson bud and blooms, unfad- 
ing and brilliant full blooms 3-4 in. across. 
Superbly clean foliage. 
Any of the above varieties 75c each; 3 of any 
one variety $2.00. 
VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT INCLUD- 
ING LATE FINE INTRODUCTIONS 
Edith. Stunning rich Aster-purple—a color of 
great strength and purity. Just picture it with 
yellow or orange for striking effects. 3 inch 
blooms on strong, bushy plants. Midseason. 
Governor Duff. Brilliant orange-bronze, large 
flowering pompom type, a vigorous grower 
named in honor of the Governor of Pennsyl- 
vania. Double flowers. Blooms from Septem- 
ber on. 
Kathleen Lehman. Brightest orange-gold, deep- 
ening to red-gold at center. One of the very 
best new things. Midseason. 
Meditation. Large fully double, firm, two-toned 
flowers of soft light jasper-red and maize-yel- 
low with orange reverse. An excellent cut 
flower. Midseason. 
The Chief. Brilliant, clear scarlet and gold in a 
richly beautiful combination. Semi-double, 
with in-curved petals of red tipped with gold. 
No wonder it is so popular. Early. 
Any of the above varieties 60c each; 3 of any 
one variety $1.60. 
