Anaconpa, reddish-bronze, large incurved, excellent... Nov. 18 
INDIANAPOLIS BRONZE, tall, deep bronze, inCUrved...iccccnnenen Nov. 20 
Mrs. Davip Roy, bronzy-crimson, incurved, medium size.........- Nov. 20 
MoncoL, golden-bronze, incurved, outstanding....cccnemmnnnncne Nov. 20 
Guiapys Pearson, huge tannish-buff, incurved, fine........emmnn Nov. 25 
OakLear, the bronze sport of Gladys Pearsom...ccu.nnscsnnnnns Nov. 25 
Bronze Fricx, light salmon-bronze sport of Pink Frick............ Noy. 25 
Garnet Kine, deep dark red, very large, outstanding... Nov. 25 
Mouawk Cuier, large deep red reflexed blOOM....mnumnnnnmenn Nov. 30 
Bronze MIstTLeToE, bronze sport of Mistletoe, £000 ...wcmeomnmn Nov. 20 
Muro’s Crimson, deep red, medium size, semi-incurved............ Dec. 5 
(Be sure to include packing and parcel post charges) 
(All varieties 25¢ each, except starred (*) varieties, which are 
30¢ each) 
ENGLISH VARIETIES 
Now about the English chrysanthemums we have been 
hearing so much about. What are their merits and history? 
Well, it seems that they came over from England to western 
Canada years ago, and from there spread over the United 
States. Even as late as 1941 few varieties were outside the 
State of Washington. Since then they have moved fast and 
with ever increasing popularity in the central and northern 
states. This popularity is largely due to the fact that most 
of the English varieties bloom well in advance of the really 
“big” mums seen in the florists’ windows each fall. Conse- 
quently, in localities where the real large mums cannot be 
grown outside (without considerable protection) the English 
strain will often mature blooms, and while these blooms are 
not quite as large as the “exhibition” or “football” types, 
they do afford fairly large blooms in localities where the truly 
“big” mums cannot be grown outside. That, I think, is the 
principal reason for their popularity, as in the far south 
(where exhibition varieties can be grown outside) the English 
varieties are not nearly so popular, I know because I ship 
mum plants all over the United States, and I do not ship 
nearly as many to the extreme southern tier of states as 
farther north. However, since they do fill a distinct need in 
certain sections where earliness is important, I imagine I 
will add a few from time to time and likewise drop a few. 
For reasons stated I am not overly fond of them and will 
never let them replace the old tried and true varieties—such 
as the Turners, Fricks, etc. Another reason against them— 
for some reason I have never been able to figure out—there 
is a swarm of new varieties introduced each year now by 
different growers, and with a complete disregard of logic they 
have been given the same names as our old standard varieties. 
For instance, there is an English Quaker Maid (red) which I 
won’t list as everyone knows the real Quaker Maid is an early 
white standard. Similarly, there are scores of duplication of 
names, and I won’t clutter my catalogue up with duplicate 
names—it is hard enough now to keep varieties separate. I 
wrote and asked one grower about the duplication of names 
and he said he guessed the English just didn’t know any bet- 
ter, but those were the names he bought them under in Eng- 
land. Anyway, you know how I feel about the duplication of 
names. 
ENGLISH 
(All Varieties 25c Each) 
Mrs. T. Riley, large, pure white reflex, early, medium height. 
Alabaster, fully double, tall, incurved white, mid-season. 
Gold Standard, large bloom of deepest yellow, erect growth. 
Leda, large lavender-pink, early, tall grower. 
Lutonia, incurved golden amber, tall, late October. 
Westbourne, very large, rich red, tall, mid-season. 
Indiana, rich velvety crimson, mid-season. 
Indiana, rich velvety crimson, mid-season. 
