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| SMING!S FLOWER FIELDS 
| tard#e cveenthomm Specialists 
3100 LEIGHTON AVE,, LINCOLN, NEBR, 
+ SPRING TRADE LIST OF "MODERN MUMS FOR 1959" 
Once again our trade list features tho extra hardy, carly flowering Uni. of 
Nebraska mms, This yoarts sclections, the first of a now race of Carnation 
- Flowered mums are sure to please that large segment of the gardening public 
which is secking something new. Wie earnestly suggest that orders be placed 
 woll in advance of desired delivery date in order to avoid dissapointment,. 
ae 1953 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA INTRODUCTIONS — 
PATHFINDER (NP 303) The first of a now race of hardy mums which because of 
thoir distinctively scrratcd or notched petals are best déscribed as 
Marnation-Flowered", The very double bright ycllow 2-3" flowers are : 
: borne in clusters of 5-10 on strong upright hedge like plants 22-28" tall, 
Fxecllent for bouquets or corsages, Sept. Sth on, 
- PLRAINSMAN (MP 352) Another "CarnationeFlowered" mum, Very double, hich cent= 
ered flowers of deep rusty, bromze-red shading to buff bronze in vory hot 
weather, Petals are decply notehcd, Strong, upright wind-firm 24-30" 
plants bearing myriads of flowers from carly Sept, on, Frost tolerant, ee 
Rooted Cuttings of above = 920,00 per 100, cue 
‘eas 1952 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA INTRODUCTIONS 
: ARAPAHOE (IP 143) Huge flowors, 3-5" across without disbudding, are produced 
* on long stems from husky 36" plants, The color is rod with recdish=bronze 
roversc, Petals arc long and strap-like with a slight waviness which 
gives a pleasing. informal cffcct. Arapahoe is very frost tolerant, the. 
- . plants having withstood repeated freezcs in the 20ts in the open field 
without significant damage to buds, flowers or foliage. Sopt, 15th. 
- LESHARA ~ Husky 30" heavily branched plants covered with sprays of 4-25" 
double 2-3" flowers from early Sept, until heavy freezes. fhe color is 
o vory pleasing , unusual onc, boing mulberry red on opening and shading ~ 
On age to a softer red with old rose overtoncs, Leshara proved to be 
the most frost resistant varicty in our ficlds last fall, We had two 
carly freezes on sucdessive nights of 27 and 25 degrees. Flowors were - 
sold to florists shortly aftcr these and sfolzewing freezes, A finc 
yaricty for borders, pots or cutting, Sept, 8th on. ; 
ey Rooted cuttings of above < $12,00 per 100, 
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