Gey yzethiums— 
Loy ainted Daisies 
Enthusiastic reports received from 
those who have grown our Pyrethrums 
show that our twenty-five years of work 
with this flower justifies our thought of 
years ago that Painted Daisies had been 
neglected by plant breeders. From all 
over the northern part of the United 
States and up into Canada come these re- 
ports—and not a single “squak” that we 
have made balahoo claims for our varie- 
ties. 
All named varieties have long stems 
and fully double flowers. They bloom in 
late May and early June at a time when 
good cutting flowers are scarce. They 
continue blooming all through the sum- 
mer, but most varieties produce semi- 
double or single flowers after the first 
crop is harvested. 
Plants are three to six “eye” well rooted 
and will bloom this year if planted early. 
Orders received too late for spring plant- 
ing will be filled in June—a good time 
to transplant them. Pyrethrums do not 
like too much fertilizer, neither do they 
like wet feet in the winter. They last for 
years and may be split up for replanting 
when the crowns get crowded. 
We have a large number of varieties 
not listed here—stocks are not yet large 
enough. Come to the nursery in early 
June and see them. We have fair to large 
stocks of the following varieties: 
Purity. This is our pioneer, the first 
double to show up in our plantings. 
Some folks prefer its wide open, rounded 
white center to the ball like Snowball. 
50c. 
Pauline. The oldest of our reds, also 
the earliest to bloom. Main color a rich 
medium red with an orange overcast. 50c. 
Phillip. Son of Pauline, even a stronger 
and a deeper red with some purple tones 
and center petals tipped white. 50c. 
Phyllis. Light and medium pink in a 
high-crowned large flower. A touch of 
cream at ends of petals. 50c. 
Caroline. The largest and best of the 
light to medium pinks. Very strong grow- 
er, finely cut center petals and it has the 
added. attraction of usually producing 
fully double flowers until the end of the 
season. $1.25. 
Cynthia. Not so robust a grower as the 
others, but a dark red that leads some 
folks to call it the black red. Resents mov- 
ing so plant where it can be undisturbed 
for several years. Our customers place it 
first in reds. $3.00. 
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