SPRAYING 
We recommend a simple spray program in gardens that have a 
wide variety of plants, which naturally harbor insects and diseases. 
Mums, like many other plants, are subject to attack by aphis or 
plant lice. These are easily controlled by spraying with Nicotine 
Sulphate (Black-Leaf 40), which can be procured at any drug or 
department store. 
One or two dustings during the summer with a 5 or 10 per cent 
DDT dust or spray will eliminate other insects that sometimes attack 
Mums, such as tarnished plant bug, leaf-hopper, leaf-rollers and the 
stalk borer. If you should have fungous trouble on the foliage, one 
or two sprayings with the new preparation called Fermate should 
keep your plants healthy. 
In some parts of the East the foliar nematode has become very 
troublesome the past few seasons. Infected plants will lose their 
foliage, beginning at the bottom of the stalk, and by blooming time 
the entire plant may be defoliated. The dead leaves turn dark brown 
or black, become brittle and hang down along the stem. A half inch 
of tobacco dust mulch has been found effective in checking the spread 
of this pest. 
Perhaps the best insurance against these pests and diseases is to 
be very critical of any newly acquired plant material. We have 
always prided ourselves on the health and vigor of our plants. 
SEEING IS BELIEVING 
Over 30,000 flower-loving people visit our fields and Mum show 
each year. We maintain a constant display of more than 300 varie- 
ties of the better Mums from September to November im our green- 
houses and in outside beds. The overwhelming majority of these 
people fell in love with the following variettes—therefore, we con- 
sider them the best in our gardens. 30,000 people can’t be wrong! 
20 LEADERS 
Avalanche Magenta Spoon 
Beacon Mary Harrison 
Betty Myrtle Walgreen 
Carnival Nokomis 
Charles Nye Orchid Helen 
Ermine Patricia Lehman 
Golden Hours Pink Opal 
Golden Sunset Royal Robe 
Kathleen Lehman Tribute 
Yellow Avalanche 
O SURE-TO-BLOOM PLANTS $ 50 
2 (1 each of above) 
In the past few years more attention has been paid to the damage 
done by frost to both buds and petals of different varieties. Some 
kinds—especially the white and lavender sorts—are damaged by the 
first light frosts, while others show no damage even when the tem- 
perature goes below freezing. Many varieties Just keep right on 
blooming as though nothing had happened, while others are com- 
pletely killed. We found the following varieties still in excellent 
condition in our fields on November 7 after four or five early freezes 
had spoiled most kinds: 
Lee Powell 
Allegro Mary Harrison 
Beacon Myrtle Walgreen 
Betty Pink Opal 
Courageous Pink Princess 
Cydonia Royal Robe 
Echoes Snowfall 
Holiday White Bounty 
Inspiration Yellow Blanket 
Frost-Resistant Collection 
$Q-80 
1 SURE-TO-BLOOM PLANTS 
(1 each of above) 
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KODACHROME SLIDES 
We have a beautiful set of one hundred 35 M.M. or 2-inch 
kodachrome slides of individual flowers of Mums, garden 
and field scenes, window-box plantings and other pictures 
of Mums im full color. These are available without cost 
to Garden Clubs or other reliable groups for use as pro- 
grams. There is a short descriptive reading with the slides. 
Showing time about one hour. Projector and screen to be 
furnished by the organization using the pictures. 
If interested in using these slides, for an interesting 
evening on Mums write to 
E. C. LEHMAN 
—The Lehman Gardens, Faribault, Minnesota. 
THE ABC OF MUM CULTURE 
A — Apple-blossom time is the beginning of Mum planting time. 
B — Bonemeal is an excellent fertilizer for Mums. 
C — Cover with porous light material for winter. 
D — DDT 5% dust or spray will keep bugs off. 
E — Early varieties are not recommended for hot climates. 
F — Fall planting is not recommended in the North. 
G — Give Mums an ordinary good rich soil. 
H — Hardy Mums bloom from August to November. 
I — Ice over the crowns in winter will kill them. 
J — Join the National Chrysanthemum Society. 
K — Keep well watered during hot dry weather. 
L — Leaves are not good cover unless kept dry. 
M — Mums from Minnesota can’t be beat. 
N — Nicotine sulphate (Black-Leaf 40) will kill aphis. 
O — Overhead watering is not recommended. 
P — Pinching keeps plants sturdy and low. 
Q — Quality will improve by cultivation. 
R — Remove all but a few buds to grow those large flowers. 
S — Shade will make plants grow taller and bloom much later. 
T — Transplant [ate varieties into pots before frost and enjoy them 
in the house. 
U — Use a tablespoonful of commercial fertilizer per plant to give 
plants a good start. 
V — Very close planting will make spindly plants. Eighteen inches 
apart each way is sufficient. 
W — Window-boxes are beautiful planted with Mums im fall. 
X — Plant only sure-to-bloom plants. 
Y — Young, vigorous, 2'%-inch potted plants are best. 
Z — Zinc labels are permanent. 
Our Fall Mum Display 
Everyone ts cordially mvited to our annual Fall Mum 
Show. Last season we had over 100,000 plants in our fields 
and well over 1,000,000 flowers. Here you can see growing 
side by side more than 500 varieties of Hardy Chrysanthe- 
mums. Many of these are seedlings—the Mums of To- 
morrow—in the different stages of selection. Really, it 
is a beautiful sight to see. Our very first varieties begin to 
bloom about mid-August, and by early September a great 
many of the earlier kinds are in full bloom. Between 
September 25 and October 10 is usually when the fields 
are at their best. During this time and until early Novem- 
ber we maintain a display of most all varieties in our green- 
houses. This alone is well worth seeing. If you can, come 
and enjoy the MUMS with us. 
