8 B. F. Barr & Son 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
LOVELY HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS KNOWN AS HARDY GARDEN MUMS 
_No perennial has increased in popularity as rapidly as has the “Hardy Garden Mums” pro- 
ducing as they do, hundreds of brilliant blooms at so little a cost. They crown the Fall flower 
season, and your summer gardening efforts go out in a blaze of glory. 
CULTURE 
They thrive in any good garden soil and need little care other than guarding against insects, 
and applying a straw mulch in the late Fall for winter protection. To grow nice stocky plants, pinch 
the terminal shoots once or twice during the season to keep the plants sturdy and bushy. First 
pinching when the plant is 6 inches tall to induce lateral branches. When the lateral branches are 8 
inches high, their tips may be pinched out again to produce more branches. Discontinue pinching 
by July 15th. The very early blooming varieties should not be pinched after July 10th. A well 
pinched or topped plant will grow strong and sturdy needing no staking and bloom abundantly. 
Avoid planting them in a shady location. 
Strong plants from pots ready for delivery May 1st through June. 
On order for $5.00 or more, postage prepaid. Orders for less than $5.00, please add 35c 
for packing and postage. 
HIGHLIGHTS IN NEWEST HARDY FINE 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
1948, 1949 & 1950 Introductions 
Fortune. Broad, thick solid blooms to 4 inches 
across bright golden centers set off by outer 
petals gleaming white. Strong upright habit. 
Midseason. 
Patricia Lehman—Sparkling geranium-pink with 
peach center. Strong growth, good for cut 
flowers. 24 inches high. Early October. 
Lee Powell. The mum of the year 1951. Masses 
of fluffy Chinese-yellow flowers with slight 
orange tinge at center. Very similar to large 
greenhouse varieties. Tall upright bush. 
Myrtle Waigreen. New 1948. The mum of the 
year. Rich amaranth purple, underlaid with 
silvery lilac, ageing to a clear mallow purple, 
better than Chippawa. Fine cut flower, mid- 
season. 
Success. Rich crimson bud and blooms, unfad- 
ing and brilliant full blooms 3-4 in. across. 
Superbly clean foliage. 
Any of the above varieties 60c each; 3 for $1.60 
VARIETIES OF SPECIAL MERIT INCLUD- 
ING LATE FINE INTRODUCTIONS 
Avalanche D. The world’s best large, creamy 
white. Perfect blooms covering the plant from 
MAJOR BOWES 
Large Early Flowering mid-September until frost. Early. 
Chrysanthemums Betty SD. (C&P) Splendid upright rose-pink with- 
out a trace of magenta. One of the finest new 
Garden and Greenhouse Large-Flowering Type. pinks. Midseason. 
Each year we have more requests for the large Charles Nye D. (Kraus 1946). The Mum of the 
greenhouse type chrysanthemums. These are not Year. Large 3 inch fully double, rounded 
as hardy as the garden type mums but can be flowers of rich buttercup yellow and firm sub- 
carried over winter very successfully in a cold stance. One of the “Master Six.” lEHarly. 
frame under glass. To produce those big 5-6 inch Courageous D. (Kraus). Bright, dark ruby-red, 
ple O re neoe SAR Er leaving one to large double flowers 3% in. in diameter. Strong, 
upright, healthy green foliage. The most prom- 
We offer only the choicest early varieties: ising new early, dark red. One of the ‘“Mas- 
ter Six’. Midseason. 
Bloomin 
Date ronercet Cydonia D. Brilliant orange-chestnut overlaid 
with mahogany. Free flowering, strong grow- 
Hilda H. Bergen. Bronze. ; ing, garden variety. Midseason. 
Major Bowes. Deep lavender-pink. Oct 20 Bathe stunning: riehe A ster-parple Pe Tats at 
: - — color 
aoe ar Kidder. Deep lemon-yellow, Oct. 15 great strength and purity. Just picture it 
CUnY SC: ; : with yellow or orange for striking effects. 3 
Silver smerpiee Fine cream-white, eee Oh inch blooms on strong, bushy plants. Midseason. 
incurved. ‘ 
Hearthfire. Velvety red flowers showing a small 
Any of the above varieties, potted plants 50c yellow center when fully open. Ideal grower, 
each, 3 for $1.25. and fine cut flower. Late Sept. 
See Chrysanthemums in color on inside back cover. 
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