Northern G noun C hrysanthemums 
Visit any field or show room where thousands of Mums are on display and we feel sure the varieties 
we are offering this season would immediately attract your attention. We believe if you were selecting 
a list from a field in bloom that the varieties we are offering would appear on your order. 
It is impossible to have color plates to illustrate each variety, but we know the ones we are offering 
in the following collections cannot be surpassed for beauty and dependability. 
VERY EARLY BLOOMING COLLECTION 
All Bloom Before September 10 
An outstanding selection chosen from the very finest 
varieties, and selected especially for NORTHERN 
PLANTINGS. 
AUTUMN BEAUTY. A sparkling reddish chestnut. 
CECIL BEED. A free flowering deep lavender-pink. 
CHIPPEWA. A semi-double aster-purple. 
DAINTY. A silvery lavender aging to soft white. 
DARK RED GOLD. A liveiy blending of red and orange-gold. 
DELIGHT. A large perfect flower of golden yellow. New 1953. 
DR. L. E. LONGLEY. A fully double bright rose-pink. 
GOLDEN HOURS. An outstanding deep lemon-chrome. 
HARVEST BRONZE. A large rich apricot-bronze. New 1952. 
ORCHID HELEN. An orchid-pink with deeper center. 
PAPER WHITE. A dwarf, excellent textured pure white. 
VIOLET. The very best early purple. 
Any 3 of the above for $1.75, postpaid. 
Any 6 of the above for $3.25, postpaid. 
All 12 of the above for $6.00, postpaid. 
MIDSEASON BLOOMING COLLECTION 
All Flower in September 
12 more superb varieties. A more beautiful list can- 
not be purchased. Many of these are 1953 introductions. 
APACHE. A new brilliant firecracker-red. 
APPLE BLOSSOM. An apple-blossom-pink fading to clear white. 
AUTUMN SONG. A large wine-rose fading to carmine. 
CANARY. A compact mound composed of large light yellow 
flowers. j 
CROWN JEWEL. A new currant-red with a brilliant sheen. | 
New 1953. 
EARLY CRIMSON. A grand crimp-petaled bright crimson. New 
LO Des 
EARLY LAVENDER. A pure pearly lavender with a deeper cen- 
ter. New 1954. 
HOLIDAY. A striking bronze-gold. Fine for cutting. 
MYRTLE WALGREEN. A rich amaranth-purple underlaid silver, 
RUTHANN LEHMAN. An immense canary-yellow of fine growth 
habit. 
SEPTEMBER CHEER. A bushy low growing rich cherry-red. 
SHALIMAR. A creamy white with sulphur-yellow center. 
Any 3 of the above for $2.00, postpaid. 
Any 6 of the above for $3.75, postpaid. 
All 12 of the above for $7.00, postpaid. 
SPECIAL OFFER OF BOTH OF THE ABOVE COLLECTIONS 
To cover a long blooming period, take both collections offered on this page. This will give you 
24 Mums blooming from August through September into October. We offer these 2 collec- 
tions for $12.00, postpaid. 
9 NEW 1955 MUMS 
1955 Introductions of America’s Finest Mums 
The 9 new Chrysanthemums we are offering this spring have been thoroughly tested and for garden performance and 
beauty of color, we do not believe they will be excelled by any new variety offered this season. All double—enjoy these 
new Mums this season. 
CROWNING GLORY. A new 1954 introduction that we are offering 
for the first time. A magnificent new flower about 30 inches tall, and 
coming into flower Sept. 25. The color is Spanish-orange overcast 
with coral. 
EARLY KATHLEEN. An early coppery bronze. In color and form an 
exact duplicate of that popular variety Kathleen Lehman. (See color 
page 48). Valuable in the North as it comes into flower about Sept. 1. 
FOOTBALL BRONZE. An extremely early, large flowering, incurved 
bronze. The plant is tall, strong, and an upright grower. In full 
flower through September. 
GEORGE LUXTON. A long lasting early soft bronze 314% inches in 
diameter. A fine cutting variety and we think this is the best of all 
in its color that flowers between Sept. 10th and 15th. Lasts well over 
a 5 week period. 
LADY’S CHOICE. A large ivory-pink with a bronze overtone. One of 
the very finest varieties for flower arrangements. A magnificent 
plant producing flowers 4 inches in diameter. Flowers Sept. 26. 
OLD LAVENDER. A large massive pure lavender self that immediately 
attracts the eye in any fine planting. Flowers are borne on strong, 
sturdy, 34-inch stems. Flowers October 1. 
REAL GOLD. A pure deep golden yellow with long pointed petals of 
exceptionally firm substance. Excellent plant with dark foliage. Com- 
ing into flower Sept. 20. Unlike all other yellows—a real treasure. 
REFLECTION. An extremely free flowering deep rosy lavender that 
completely covers the entire plant with bloom. Excellent, 24-inch 
plants in full bloom around Sept. 26. 
REVERENCE. A very early, large, soft, light chamois-yellow coming into 
flower about September 10. Individual flowers are produced on 6- to 
8-inch stems. Extra fine for arrangements. 
Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75; Any 6 for $5.00; All 9 for $7.50, Postpaid. 
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