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CHRYSANTHEMUM LISTING 
CHEIRANTHUS continued from gage 21. 
—Ivory White. Nearest to White; 187; HHB......... ce sessssessesercencscsessesesserssnenseaeaesses CHER-IE. 15¢ 
—Orange Bedder. Rich orange shading to apricot-yellow; 1’; HHB.......CHER-1N. 15¢ 
—Ruby Gem. Very large and fine ruby-violet; 18”; HBHB...............0. ...CHER-I1R. 15¢ 
—Scarlet Emperor. The best scarlet; UW “ASOGR SW ee ee err ..CHER-1S. 15¢ 
—Vulcan Improved. Rich velvety erimson; 1’; HHB.. ...CHER-1U. 15¢ 
—Blend of Above. Hand made blend of WAI OLLOS* Werrsrereeseetccrcrssascrsbsranersesess CHER-X. 15¢ 
ANNUAL WALLFLOWERS: This strain will flower the first season if started indoors. 
BE PAF ve sec rece oI eI Oe Cac REE eA SO LOI ETE CHER-2G. 15¢ 
DOUBLE WALLFLOWERS: Large double flowered type 
—Dark Brown. CHER-3B. 20¢ 
—Double Mixed. 
CENOPODIUM. 
(kee-no-POH-di-um) Goosefoot. 
Just a few ornamental species and some used for greens and herbs. 
—Boirys. 
CHILOPSIS. (ky-LOP-sis) Bignoniaceve. 
One deciduous shrub or tree, to 20 feet, native of SW in dry regions; along streams. 
Desert Willow. Fls trumpet-shape, lilac, terminal racemes......... CHIL-1. 
—linearis. 
CHIRONIA. (ky-RON-ne-ah) Gentianaceae. 
African plants with pink and purple flowers in cymes; grown in Calif. 
—transvalensis. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. (kris-AN-the-mum) Compositae. 
Large genus of annuals and perennials, of which there is a very large nuumber of 
very pretty ornamentals. They can be divided into five or six classes as follows: 
Cc. CARNATUM: The popular Painted Daisy; plants 214 ft tall, well branched, flowers 
3” across and all with dark eye, surrounded by a narrow yellow ring, then slightly 
larger scarlet ring followed by the dominant color for the variety. Hardy annuals, best 
Space plants 20”. 
in a sunny location and excelent for mass effect or for cutflowers. 
—atrococineum. The Sultan; dark POUT OW access csueesrectececcrecencvovstyeensaesescetassnnsrosnevasnrs CHRY-1A. 15¢ 
—Burridgeanum. Pure white petals, zoned brownish red; lge brown disk..CHRY-1B. 15¢ 
—Hybrid, Double Fringed. Beautiful Enlglish strain of doubles; 2%%’........ CHRY-1H. 20¢ 
—chameleon. Golden chamois, scarlet and yellow zone; 18”...........+ ..CHRY-IC. 15¢ 
—Cocarde. White and crimson with yellow ieita A MSU Yissorssss CHRY-1K. 15¢ 
—Dunneti’s Double Hybrids. Double flowers IN WALIOUS S COLOLS!. jccrecertscsssesse CHRY-I1D. 15¢ 
SCALICE. <.c-c:scececonsesseseonesasercaaeae PRA cana e Ts eee eee Keceor eac CHRY-I1DS. 15¢ 
See whiter Aten . 15¢ 
— —Golden YeHOw. ....ccccececscreesercsesererseseemneseesenes . 15¢ 
—Eclipse. Shading light yellow to apricot, ga . 15¢ 
—Jeuteum. Yellow flOWETS.........cccccsesecesnsemerensensscnonenenercsssneccsssesescsreneransnenanarececs . 15¢ 
_Northern Star. White with dark disk........ . 15¢ 
__W. E. Gladstone. Large purple-red flOWEYS.......-:see. . 15¢ 
_White Queen. Pure white, pale yellow zone, 18” CHRY-1Q. 15¢ 
—Single Flowers Mixed. .......cc.cssscsesssesseesessensseenensenestanencnnsesesesets ..CHRY-1SX. 15¢ 
—Double FIOWeErS Mixed. ......csccccescsesererenensrerspenesensncenssoeeseresosessnenenteneasscncatesenennzesnesetets CHRY-1DX. 15¢ 
—Merry Mixture. A Calirornia grown strain containing all the varieties... CHRY-1X. 15¢ 
numerous and 135-1 inch across. 
following year. 
PIONEER SEED COMPANY 
DIMONDALE MICHIGAN 
CHER-3X. 
Easily grown. 
Feathered Geranium Jerusalem Oak. Graceful plumes; 2’; HA....CHEN-6. 
Bright pink on slender stems; marshy ground; 214’; TA........ CHIN-3. 
C....CORONARIUM: Tallest of the hardy annuals and if planted in very rich soil may 
need staking. Sow seed as early as possible, usually where plants are to grow; thin lV’. 
C.. INDICUM: Perennials, 2-3 feet tall with soft foliage and much branched. They are 
very showy in masses, blooming in five months from seed. Flowers are in heads, very 
Plant either early in the spring or later for bloom the 
—Double Special Blend. Rich colors, extra CHOICE StLAIM.....cecersersertereenes CHRY-4DX. 20¢ 
_-Saier’s Early Flowering Strain. Very choice single, bright colors............ CHRY-4SX. 25¢ 
Cc. COCCINEUM or PYRETHRUM: Fine cutflowers, especially liked by florists. Flow- 
wers are in daisy-like heads. If kept cut it will flower into the autumn. Flowers the 
second year from seed. Space plants not less than 1 ft; hardy perennial. 
—aureum, Gold Feathere......crccscsssessereseretrenertseneesseseneennaneens eases tae CHRY-SAF. 15¢ 
——Golden Moss. Very dwarf... .CHRY-5AM. 15¢ 
—-—Golden Gem. Dwarf type... ..-CHRY-5AG. 15¢ 
Tom Thumb. Very AWarrF...cccesecercsceseseerssreeererererensessses CHRY-5AT. 15¢ 
—James Kelway. Pright Vermilion-red, yellOW CeNTECT..........cccesssercessnesseeslerees CHRY-5K. 20¢ 
— Giant  Wite......cccccrcccessssecsecenscsscsecerssesseenseneeressoaronteneseecesnsensenses CHRY-5W. 15¢ 
a TOS Oo aos sacsus cn thsscarates Debscstubetenet tbe nee setts swepanceenuaccs¥ Cor dre nerwnck osasasesrcasecdane sas Cenmnnwers¥cNas7o7\se79 CHRY-5Z. 15¢ 
PGE. coccoccscsssesuscecsstoxcvenscceteetegseseseuereccorsersosensunscnsescnscoucarenensceerssazehsfasbesaseversensenseestatantacedttc CHRY-5P. 15¢ 
—Langport Scarlet. Cellent FOL CUtAOWETS.......cecececesesseceereseereneseeneneenersetenenestetes CHRY-5L. 15¢ 
—-roseum, Single and Double. Extra strain....... Joatutantenecerctaseesenessteseteseaceectok CHRY-5R. 15¢ 
—Robinsons Giants. Beautiful single cutflower strain............. CHRY-5B. 20¢ 
_Market Strain. An European double strain for commercial growing.......CHRY-5M. 20¢ 
—selaginoices. Fern-leaf, Bolden yellOw fO]AGE.......recececeereesesesseeseseeerereseeens CHRY-5S. 15¢ 
Prize Double. Choice cutflower blend ..CHRY-5DX. 20¢ 
— Florist Single Blemde........cccccesssssscsesecsenessessssensensensenseneenssscssssnccsscncsnsetcescnscsseresenssassses . 20¢ 
15¢ 
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—Golden Glory. New English single, deep yellow, central disk same; 3’...CHRY-2G. 20¢ 
—Golden Gem. Dwarf double; try in POtSs 175 PLETE... asussccecensedenosecencerereansen> CHRY-2M. 20¢ 
—Golden Crown. Silvery green fol; butter-yellow fis; 245 ft. ..CHRY-2C. 15¢ 
Double Yelow..nscccccsccsceccecroncsorererssacsssoscnsnaseserazeeasseesosonsenseseanerecearscrenesse CHRY-2Y. 15¢ 
Se WHC eaters CHRY-2W. 15¢ 
——Sulphur Yellow . ...CHRY-2S. 15¢ 
—Double Mixed. .........::cesceeeeees CHRY-2DX. 15¢ 
—All C. Coronarium Mixed... See aca eeete are ancsesaneencaecnseanen CHRY-2X. 15¢ 
C....SEGETUM: Plant habit similiar to C. carinatum, 242 ft tall. The flowers are 3” 
across with dark or light eye surrounded by inconspicuous pale yellow disk, then the 
dominant color of the variety. All hardy annuals; best to sow seed where plants are 
to grow and as early as possible in the spring; thin to 12-18 inhes apart. 
—_Eastern Star. Bright yellow with Gar Kacey Gye le tit zeecerersencccaccassenseneewersreoaseraresass CHRY-3S. 15¢ 
_Fidorado. Deep canary yellow with black center, pretty; 114 ft.. ..CHRY-3E. 15¢ 
—Golden Glow. Double Golden VOM OW. senecesssessercrcsssececececsencecssessecnsnenesonstenes CHRY-3L. 15¢ 
—Goria. Double yellow flowefrs............. CHRY-3G. 15¢ 
____White. A white selection Of ADOVE.......srrreees CHRY-3GW. 15¢ 
—Morning Star. Large yellow with black center; 18” CHRY-3M. 15¢ 
—Yellowstone. Double  yellow.......cecccscssceerneerssesstsreeesees ..CHRY-3T. 15¢ 
— Zebra. Flowers striped and PlOtched.........secseccseeecreeeneseseesssneesscsesenscesseeeanerss CHRY-3Z. 15¢ 
— Blend. All the above Varieties... seececsesreessereerereereesessecssseerssseseesessssselersserancsescees CHRY-3X.15¢ 
AMERICAN DAISY. 
Centaurea americana. A new novelty cut 
flower, somewhat resembling the Shasta Daisy 
Chiffon, this cousin of the well known Bach- 
elor Button is available in either white or 
lilac. 
The flowers are 4” in diameter, borne on 
long, stout stems. Plants grow DPE? sin 
the midwest, slightly taller on the Pacific 
Coast. 
A summer annual, thriving in the hottest 
weather. The flowers carry well when cut 
in the bud, opens in water to a ring of 
feathery petals. Plant it in your 1951 flower 
garden. Approximately 8,000 seeds per OZ. 
Large Pkt. 25¢; Ounce 75¢. 
A SOUTH RHODESIAN LETTER. 
(Mrs. Ingle gathers flower seed for us in 
Rhodesia and we think our readers will enjoy 
one of her letters. Mrs. Ingle had the mis- 
fortune of losing her husband two years ago, 
which we mention because it will make some 
of her remarks clearer; was left with a rather 
large plantation and the labor problem is 
also a problem there too!) 
Dear Mr. Saier: 
Your letter was very welcome and pleased 
you can use still more flower seeds; plant hunt- 
ing is such a joy and there is also the financ- 
ial side of it. 
I have given up tobacco growing as I can- 
not afford a manager’s salary. Unless rain 
comes quickly my maise crop will be a com- 
plete failure. Only wish I was strong enough 
to drive the tractor. 
In October the working oxen were still suf- 
fering from poverty, a terrible winter grazing 
and water shortage. I fed the cows and 
calves the best I could with hay sweetened 
with molassas, ground sunflower heads,major- 
das (cattle melons) and later, spineless cactus 
sliced up to help quench their thirst. 
But the oxen had to exist on just herbage. 
When drought broke at last and my lands 
just right for ploughing, no petrol!! Then 
heavy rains all November and December; 
nearly 22 inches in two months, both small 
dams broke but the large one held and I am 
so thankful it is still well filled. 
What looked as being a wonderful year for 
flower seed has now come to naught. Glad- 
iolus Melleri only made one effort, just a solit- 
ary flower stalk, no more! and I thot they 
would be so lovely this season, so no seed was 
collected. Tragic, isn’t it? 
There are a few pretty “Spear Heads” of 
Gladiolus psittacinus var. Rhodesian Flame 
and such a deep rich color. And one of my 
lands with black soil gave me such a fascinat- 
ing picture of an army of very yellow 
“Parrot’s Beak” or G. psittacinus. Why the 
flowers appeared all in one color this year in- 
stead of the usual, I’ve not the slightest idea. 
A tortoise wandered into my house on New 
Years eve, heavy rains drove it from the 
brush I suspect. I have never seen one in 
Rhodesia before and only one down in the 
Union, so hope the creature would not re- 
turn to the brush but I was unlucky for it 
vanished on the third day.. 
Barbara Ingles 
SEEDS WANTED: 
Nasturtium (Tropaelum) in the following 
species: T. pelophorum, T. speciosum, T. 
polyphyllum, T. minus, T. tuberosum, T. 
pentaphyllum, T. tricolor, T. azureum, T. 
brachyceras. Either seed or tubers wanted. 
Success can not be honestly gained on a 
forty hour week. 
