Mrs. Sam Rotan Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Large, double, russet color. Blooms in October. Here is an outstanding 
Mum; its soft colors and shades are admired by everyone. Blooms freely, 
making a splendid show of autumn tints. Much liked for cutting. 
Olive Longland Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50 
Apricot and salmon tones nicely blended. Like Mrs. P. S. Du Pont III, 
but 3 weeks earlier. Blooms September 15th. Height 20 inches. One of 
the choicer new Mums which should be in every garden. 
Peggy Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
This is probably the most unusual variety that we have. Opens a 
dusky fuchsia-copper-rose blend and changes to peach with gold 
overtones. All of this on the fresh flower. Fully double flowers are 
heavily borne in branching sprays on sturdy stems. 
Red Velvet Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.75 
Finest crimson garden Mum. Shapely, long lasting blooms. Lustrous, 
healthv foliage. Hardiness plus. Full bloom early October. Height 2 ft. 
Renown Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
The double row of milky white petals combines with the pale yellow 
central halo to suggest the play of soft moonbeams. A showier Shasta 
Daisy in effect. Mild, sweet fragrance, remarkably contrasting dark 
green foliage, a fine lusty 21/-ft. plant producing flowers from Septem- 
ber on, equal to the finest greenhouse product, yet unusually frost 
resistant. 
Sawyer’s Giant Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
A very large-flowered Chrysanthemum, in shape and color not unlike 
Lavender Lady, but it is twice as large and the color is somewhat 
deeper, showing more blue. It is a rugged grower with fine, heavy 
stems. Blooms from early to late and is not affected by bad weather. 
This is a fine new introduction 
R Cushion Chrysanthemum 
A group of low-growing Mums, forming mounds of blooms, remind- 
ing one of the old-fashioned Azalea. The plants grow about 10 to 12 
inches high and spread 2 feet or more. They flower quite early. All 
during September they are literally covered with hundreds of flowers 
which last over a long period. With a little straw protection, the 
plants are quite hardy. All are descendents of the Chrysanthemum 
Amelia, more often called Pink Cushion Mums. 
Apricot Glow Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50 
The prize of all the Cushion Mums. Plants are covered with shapely, 
high-centered, double blossoms, 21/4 inches across, from mid-September 
until the end of the season. ‘Its soft bronzy apricot color makes it one 
of the nicest. 
Major Cushion Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50 
A valuable Cushion Mum producing hundreds of bright lavender-pink 
flowers. Habit and character are superb, flowers full petaled, firm and 
solid, and very abundantly carried. Of prime importance is the fact 
that its color does not fade. 
Niobrara Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Another origination of the University of Nebraska and a little beauty 
it is. It grows into a perfectly formed, small tight mound, studded with 
literally hundreds of small, pure white, Pompon-like flowers. Starts 
blooming at North Platte about the 10th of August and continues 
throughout the autumn until early November. Grows not over 10 or 12 
inches high and 18 inches in diameter. Its habit, size and white flowers 
may be compared with our variety Little: Bob. a 
Powder Puff Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
This has proven to be the best of all White Cushion Mums. Intro- 
duced by Bristol Nurseries in 1949. Flowers clean, ivory-white. Nice 
compact growth about 12 in. high and often 24 inches across. Blooms 
early Setptember. 
Spider Mum, Peggy Ann Hoover 
Sincerity Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
The pure white form of Lavender Lady. Produces fine heads of flowers, 
stems branchy; grows about 3 feet tall. It has all the good habits of 
Lavender Lady and will soon be the favorite white garden Mum, 
Tapestry Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Another new shade, or shades, brought into large garden Mums. 
Opening a gleaming rich pink, gently softening to a final lovely ashes- 
of-roses, with golden flush in centers, always gorgeous. Perfectly full 
double flower at least 3 inches across. Stocky 2-foot, low, sprawly 
plant in full bloom September 20th. Sure to be another all-time favorite; 
the beauty of the changing pink shades is quite remarkable. 
Twilight Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Fuchsia-purple with silvery reflex, fully double flowers in great pro- 
fusion. A most unusual and brilliant autumn color. Goes well with yellow 
shades. 
Waku Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50 
Originated at the Cheyenne Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, 
Wyoming. The best and purest white outdoor Mum. The petals are long 
and twisted, giving the flower a fluffy effect. It starts blooming in late 
August and looks fine throughout the entire autumn. Its unusual early 
flowering and winter hardiness will make this variety very popular. 
Wychwood Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Everyone wants this stunning yellow Mum. The flowers are perfectly 
formed and vary in color somewhat from golden to canary-yellow. A 
lovely blending of shades. It grows 2 ft. high and starts blooming 
about September 15th. Definitely an outstanding variety. 
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Red Cloud as Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50 
This is considered one of the best red Cushion Mums. Makes a nice low 
growing plant which in late September is completely covered with shapely 
21-inch flowers of rich velvety red. It is very showy and bright. 
White Cushion Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50 
At opening shows a delicate pink, turning pure white as the flower 
develops. 
Yellow Cushion Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. 5.50 
Pure golden yellow, very brilliant, hundreds of blooms. Early flowering 
and long lasting. 
Collection of Cushion Mums—1 each of 7 varieties listed above, 
for $4.00 
Little Bob Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
A charming low-growing garden Chrysanthemum of English origin 
which will surely be grown by everyone interested in Mums. The plant 
spreads to about 24 inches in diameter and develops into a perfectly 
symmetrical mound. In early autumn hundreds of small, mahogany- 
bronze, double, button-like flowers appear on short, stiff, wirelike 
stems. When in bloom its foliage is almost invisible. One sees nothing 
but a mound of the handsomest blooms. Its appearance is far more 
orderly and formal than the Cushion Mums. We are sure you will like 
Little Bob because of its hundreds of little perfectly formed button- 
like flowers. 
THE CARPET MUM 
Golden Carpet Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
A startling new Mum destined to become very popular. It is perfect 
for bedding, edging, for fall bloom in the rock garden or for hanging 
over low stone walls. It creeps along the ground, grows about 2 feet 
across and when in bloom it is hardly ten or twelve inches high. 
Looks like a golden rug made from glittering fully double, golden 
Pompon-like flowers about 2 inches or more across. There is just 
nothing like it. Very hardy and blooms from September 15th on. A 
fine new Bristol introduction. 
Gactie Flowered Chrysanthemums 
RARE NEW MUMS WITH NEW STYLE FLOWERS 
Bronze Cactus Each $1.00, Three $2.55, Doz. $7.25 
(Patent Applied For.) Our 1950 addition to the Cactus Chrysanthemums 
and visitors to the nursery say it is the best in this group. The flowers 
are large, fully double, composed of sharply pointed petals. Color is 
clean and unfading !ndian-copper-bronze with subtle salmon shadings 
and a lovely iridescent sheen. Excellent for cutting as well as a choice 
plant for the garden. Starts blooming in early September and keeps on 
until frost. About 214 feet high. 
Lavender Cactus (Touslehead) Each $1.00, Three $2.55, Doz. $7.25 
(Plant Patent No. 1020.) The handsome, fully double, Cactus-shaped 
flowers are true lavender; no trace of mauve, pink or magenta appears 
under any light_conditions. The silvery lavender, shapely pointed petals 
form into fine Cactus-like flowers which grow in open clusters. It Is one 
of the hardiest. Good bushy plant, about 30 to 36 inches high. Lavender 
Cactus is a fine garden plant and outstanding for cutting. 
WAS S250 
4 Cactus Chrysanthemums—2 of each kind—for 
FOOD FOR THOUGHT—As Well as For Your Flowers 
What your plants need is a balanced organic food, not just a stimu- 
lant. They need one containing in right amounts those things that make 
plenty of strong roots, produce sturdy stalks, thrifty foliage and an 
abundance of good sized blooms. That's exactly the kind of Plant Food 
we use at Wayside. Much of our success in growing such unfailingly fine 
plants is due to it. Turn to Page 111 and get the full facts about it. 
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