@ HARDY EXCLUSIVE “BIRD 
@ GOLDFINCH. Sparkling 41%4-in. blooms of golden yellow. 
Flower is perfect; strong, stiff, frost-resistant petals. A true com- 
bination of a yellow greenhouse variety and our hardy Northern 
New York strain. Vigorous, 3 to 3)4-ft. plants. Blooms Sept. 15 
to frost. (Pl. Pat. #1166.) 
B ) TOWHEE. Starts red with reverse of petals golden; 3!4-in. 
Aeaaist a lovely red 
bronze. Grows about 2) ft. tall, covered with large, full, pompon- 
shaped flowers. Blooms Sept. to frost. (Pl. Pat. #1169.) 
flowers soften to a gold-tipped maroon an 
‘C) SEAGULL. The giant size and airy grace 
of this new Mum will make it 
an immediate favorite. 4 to 5-in. 
flowers. Compact cream-colored 
centers with pure white outer 
petals. Blooms early Sept. 
Height 24 to 30 in. This new 
variety is one of the largest 
of this new J&P strain of 
Mums. (PI. Pat. #1130.) 
& © SWALLOW. Beautiful 
Wa soft coral-pink opening 
& into a double, buff-colored 
flower, about 4 to 434 in. 
across. Lovely irregular 
petals have a pleasing informal 
effect in all stages. Blooms from 
early Sept. to frost and grows to 3 ft. Ideal 
as a cut flower. (Pl. Pat. #1106.) 
@ GROSBEAK. With its smart pink petals 
and rich bronze centers, this new delicate Mum is 
gd unusual and worthwhile. The combination of 
y two-tone effect and the deep green foliage of 
plant makes an excellent show from Sept. to Oct. 
j Producing 3/4-in. flowers on 3-ft. plants, Gros- 
| ff beak lasts well when cut. (Pl. Pat. #1132.) 
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GROUP No. 555 
Killdeer Robin Wood Duck 
 F ) WOOD Grosbeak Swallow Seagull 
DUCK. Value $6.00 
Wood Duck is Save $1.05 Only.. 
a deep rose- 
pink backed with an intriguing creamy tan re- 
verse. Stiff long stems and dozens of blooms on 
each plant. Individual flowers are easily 414 to 
5 in. across and much larger when disbudded for 
specimens. 21% to 3 ft. tall. (Pl. Pat. #1310.) 
© ROBIN. A new color in the hardy Bird 
Series. Strawberry-red when in bud and partially 
open and warm strawberry-bronze when open. 
The flowers are very double, 414 to 5 in. in diam- 
eter and almost 3 in. through, like a compound 
dahlia type. (Pl. Pat. #1307.) 
© THRUSH. Warm soft peach color with a 
light suffusion of yellow in the center. The full, 
broad-petaled, semi-decorative flower is 44% to 5 
in. across. Excellent for cutting. The foliage and 
stems have a silvery sheen, very decorative. 
Blooms Sept. 15 to frost. 3/4-ft. plants. (Pl. Pat. 
#1168.) 
