Our Fall Mum Show 
“The Mums are blooming” has become a long-awaited and 
familiar greeting to thousands of Mum-lovers here in Minnesota 
and throughout the United States. When the days cool down and 
the leaves begin to turn, thousands of people all over the country 
take their scheduled trip to Faribault to see the Mums in all their 
glory. They are never disappointed, for each year many new va- 
rieties have been perfected and placed on display. This year “the 
Mums were blooming” from September 14 to November 2, and 40,000 
people joined us in enjoying this feast of flowers which is set up 
and maintained entirely for your pleasure and at no cost to you. 
Here at The Lehman Gardens in Southern Minnesota you can 
see 100,000 Mum plants in our large, unprotected fields. During 
the late fall these fields are transformed into ribbons of colors 
and are a magnificent sight. However, it is not every year that 
we are favored with a late fall. To beat the elements, we have 
constructed ten very large beds in which we grow five plants each 
of over 500 varieties. These beds are protected and maintained 
through the entire show. Here you can see all varieties blooming 
side by side and can check heights, blooming dates, etc. Our very 
first varieties begin to bloom about mid-August. By mid-Septem- 
ber a great many of the earlier kinds are in full bloom. Between 
September 25 and October 10 is usually when the flowers are at their 
best. We suggest that you come at the time you would want your 
Mums in full bloom and check the varieties that are in full bloom 
at that time. Also in these outdoor beds are many of our seedlings— 
the Mums of Tomorrow—in different stages of selection. Each 
variety that is selected from a planting of seedlings is grown and 
tested for four or five seasons to be sure it is worthy of naming and 
introduction. 
In case of bad weather (and we have it in Minnesota), we main- 
tain a bounteous display of Mums in our five greenhouses. The 
first two greenhouses are replete with rows of tables running the 
full length of the buildings. On these are displayed thousands 
and thousands of beautiful Mum plants In every conceivable color. 
A sign advising “Don’t Miss This!” directs one to the third green- 
house. Here, indeed, is a breathtaking sight! The entire greenhouse 
has been transformed into an outdoor living room. A graveled path 
winds its way around a pool with sprays of bubbling water and 
floating Mum blossoms, past huge beds of Mums of all colors to 
the east entrance where tal] cornstalks surrounded with pumpkin 
give a festive autumn air to the scene. Placed at intervals along 
the garden path are gaily striped canvas-covered love seats where 
one may relax and enjoy the beauty of the place. Nearly 3,000 
Mums have been planted on the three levels. The effect is startling, 
for great care has been exercised in the blending of harmonizing 
colors. All varieties are labeled, and many folks come each fall to 
pick out their varieties for the next season. 
No matter the day or the weather—any time between September 
15 and November 1 ts the time to come to see the Mums. The 
display is maintained entirely for your pleasure, and we hope you, 
too, can come when “the Mums are blooming.” 
Kodachrome Slides 
We have a set of Kodachrome Slides of Mums that makes an 
excellent free program for garden clubs, flower societies, study 
groups or church organizations. We gladly lend them to any reliable 
group entirely free of charge. This set contains more than 100 
35 M.M. or 2-inch Kodachrome Slides, all about Mums. Pictures 
included are individual flowers, borders, garden and field scenes, 
and other pictures pertaining to Mums—all in full color. A short 
descriptive text accompanies the slides, which makes the showing 
time about one hour. The organization using the pictures need only 
supply the screen and projector. 
If your group would like these slides for a future program, 
write us at least 30 days in advance, specifying the date of your 
meeting, and, if possible, an alternate date. You will receive a 
confirmation of your reservation. The slides will be mailed to reach 
you ahead of your meeting. We ask that you return them promptly, 
so that the next group may get them on time. Labels and postage 
for returning them will be supplied by us. 
NDOOR SHOW 
Here is what people who have seen the 
slides have told us: 
Arthur, Ill.: They provided one of the most interesting meetings of the year for 
our garden club.—Mrs. R.H.D. 
Pittsburgh, Penna.: I can say without hesitation that these were the nicest slides 
I have ever shown. Everyone with whom I talked thought they were beautiful. 
—D.B.V. 
Camden, S. C.: The slides were very lovely and provided us with a most enjoyable 
and profitable program. On behalf of our club, I would like to thank you for your 
generosity and courtesy in lending the slides to us.—Mrs. L.A.S. 
Sharon, Penna.: The pictures were so colorful, unusual and such a bright spot 
on our November program.—Mrs. C.E.W. 
We are sure that your organization would enjoy a program on 
Mums. For your reservation write to— 
E. C. LEHMAN 
The Lehman Gardens 
Faribault, Minnesota 
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