COMMERCIAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Commercial Chrysanthemums are grown for the cut-flower market and Florist trade. The earliest of these, such as 
Silver Sheen, Hilda Bergen, Lustre, etc., will flower satisfactorily in the garden for amateur growers. When grown 
outdoors we cannot guarantee them to be entirely hardy, so we would suggest that after flowering, the roots be 
lifted and carried over in a cold frame or root cellar until the following Spring. 
Price: 30e per plant, $3.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. except where noted 
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Apricot Crenza—Pale Apricot decorative with gold reverse; 
flowers about 6 inches across with reflexed tips on the order 
of a Cactus Dahlia. Bud August 10th to 25th, flowers No- 
vember Ist to 15th. Height, 4 to 5 feet. 
Armistice Day—The crimson color is exquisite, as every petal 
reflexes, showing the flower to its best advantage. The re- 
verse is a brilliant gold, with much shading on the tip. Crown 
bud, August 20. Height, 4 to 5 feet. 
Balcombe Perfection—An incurved commercial Chrysanthe- 
mum of maize yellow with lemon yellow reverse on the 
petals. Flowers about 8 inches across on strong stems 3 to 
4 feet in height; dark green foliage; an excellent keeper and 
shipper. Take bud August 20th, flower matures November 
Ist to 15th. Price: $1.00 each, $10.00 per dozen. 
Blazing Gold—A deep golden yellow medium size incurved 
variety flowering October 25th. 
Crenza—Decorative type of Lilac with buff reverse. Flowers 
deeply reflexed with twisted petals, 5 inches across; large, 
heavy, leathery foliage. Bud August 10th to 25th; flowers 
November Ist to 15th. Height, 4 to 5 feet. 
Dorothy Jackson—A creamy white in the bud stage opening 
to a pure white; semi-cactus in type with flowers 7 inches 
across. The broad shaggy petals 1 inch across curl back on 
the edges making an extremely handsome flower; dark green 
heavy foliage. Bud August 15th, flowers October 25th. 
Height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Dora Ramsey—A large decorative Chrysanthemum of Chinese 
lacquer red with a gold reverse shaded cinnamon. A most 
unusual color in Chrysanthemums and on account of its vivid 
coloring attracts everyone’s attention. A grand stiff stem with 
the large double reflexing flower. Height, 3 to 4 feet. Foliage 
of verdant green. Bud taken August 20th matures November 
Ist to 10th. Price: 75c each, $7.50 per dozen. 
Duchess—A decorative rose-pink with silvery reverse. The edge 
of the petals curl considerably making it most attractive. The 
center of the flower is creamy pink and deepens out to the 
edge of the petals to rose-pink. Reflexed in type. Height, 3 
feet. Flowering October 15th to 20th. 
Emperor—Large flowering decorative. Reflex type. Rich henna 
or dark rose with gold reverse. Best disbudded. Excellent 
foliage. Height, 3 feet. Flowering time October 15th to 20th. 
Finale—Unusually fine commercial variety with broad petals 
of Spanish orange overcast henna red; very large incurved 
variety with lower petals slightly reflexed; lovely dark green 
foliage. Buds taken August 15th mature October 25th. Buds 
taken August 25th mature November 15th; an extremely 
long range of good buds. One of the most brilliant colored 
Chrysanthemums introduced to date, good in every particu- 
lar. Height, 5 feet. Unreservedly recommended. Price: 75c¢ 
each, $7.50 per dozen. 
Garnet King—This is one of our very good commercial va- 
rieties, exactly the same color as the old Harvard, a very 
deep velvety red, but a much larger flower. Terminal bud 
maturing November 15th gives the best color. Height, 212 
feet. 
Hilda Bergen—Deep rich mahogany bronze. October 25th. 
Indianapolis Bronze—A buff-bronze incurved Chrysanthemum, 
flowering November 8th. 
Indianapolis Pink—Deep lavender, incurved, flowering Novem- 
ber 8th. 
Indianapolis White—A pure white, incurved. A duplicate of the 
Pink in every way except color. 
Loveliness—A large incurved commercial Chrysanthemum of 
Persian-rose flowers about 6 inches across, medium size 
foliage with broad individual petals. This variety holds its 
color extremely well when cut. Bud August 15th to 20th pro- 
duces flowers November Ist to 10th. Height, 4 feet. 
Lustre—Beautiful shade of laveader pink. October 15th. 
Marie de Petris—A wonderful incurved commercial variety of 
intense yellow, deeper in coler than Golden Glory. Foliage 
right up to the flower. November 1Sth. 
Mrs. H. E. Kidder—A very popular early bright yellow; stiff, 
upright stem. Flowers 7 inches in diameter by October 15th 
from buds selected August 25th. Height, 4 feet. 
Oak Leaf—A standard reddish bronze variety, flowering No- 
vember 25th. Reminds one very much of the coloring of the 
oak leaves in the fall from which it derives its name. 
Orange Gem—A tightly incurved commercial of clear orange 
bronze with nice dark leathery green foliage. An extremely 
strong grower and has the added advantage of holding the 
color in the flower for a very long period, and does not 
shatter at any time. Height, 34% feet. Flowering time Oc- 
tober Ist to 10th. 
Purdue—A lemon yellow large flowering commercial standard 
Chrysanthemum flowering November 20th. 
Queen of Pinks—A lavender pink. One of the small flowering 
commercial types. Maturing November 10th. Splendid mar- 
ket variety. 
Silver Sheen—A pure white variety, medium in height. Flower- 
ing October 20th from bud selected August 30th. 
Sunglow—A bright yellow like Major Bonnaffon. October 10th. 
Yellow Gladys Pierson—Clear yellow sport of the popular 
Gladys Pierson, “blooming for Thanksgiving.” November 
15th onward. 
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