Chrysanthemums Shee ee 
Here is a collection of superior Mums. Some are so new 
that few have seen them. Yet they have been thoroughly 
tested and found to be outstanding. We guarantee them 
to please you. They start blooming in mid-September 
just when their richly colored flowers are so welcome. 
Not injured by ordinary frosts. All Mums Postpaid. 
M 812 Betty. Large fully double 314-inch flowers of 
lively pink with no trace of magenta. 3 feet. 
M 819 Crowning Glory. This lovely new 1954 variety 
from Lehman is almost identical with Beacon but blooms 
10 days earlier. Very large fully double flowers 4-inches 
across, enchanting coral-apricot shading to nasturtium- 
orange at the center. Husky plants 3-feet tall. Starts 
blooming mid-September. ...............Each $1.00 
M 875 Early Crimson. New, very fine, very hardy, 
originated by Lehman, America’s great Mum expert. 
Hundreds of rich crimson flowers from mid-September. 
Sturdy, bushy plants 26 inches tall. 
M 855 Ermine. Fully double, wide  petaled, 
blooms, snow-white with ivory center. 28 inches. 
M 828 George McLeod. Very large, incurved florist- 
type flowers of golden-yellow. 24 inches. 
M 835 Leshara. A Viehmeyer, Nebraska creation which 
will bloom freely even after 22 degrees temperature. 
The mulberry rose-red flowers completely cover the 
plant, hundreds of flowers, 2 to 21% inches across and 
fully double. Starts blooming in mid-September and con- 
tinues for weeks. Very hardy. Makes a bushy rounded 
plant 30 inches tall and almost as wide. 
M 856 Patricia Lehman. Very large, 4-inch fluffy in- 
curved petals of captivating geranium-pink with peach 
center. 30 inches. 
M 839 Purple Waters. A new 1955 Mum from Lehman 
that is the best purple we know, earlier and better than 
Royal Robe. Large, double 3-inch flowers of richest 
purple completely cover the bushy plant over 2-feet 
tall. Very striking in the garden and fine for cutting. 
Starts blooming in mid-September... ......Each $1.00 
Your Choice of All Mums on this Page except 
Crowning Glory and Purple Waters, 
Alike or Assorted, Postpaid 
Each 60c, 3 for $1.60, 6 for $2.95 
3-inch 
GIANT MUM SPECIAL 
1 Crowning Glory 1 Patricia Lehman 
1 George McLeod 1 Purple Waters 
MM 886 All 4 for $2.45 Postpaid 
Free 1 Apache worth 60c 
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M 810 Apache. Introduced Spring 1953, this new Mum by Dr. Kraus, 
is rated one of the finest grown today. A blaze of color from mid-Sep- 
tember to freezing. Ordinary frosts do not hurt it. Makes a large, 
sturdy, well-branched plant 2-feet or more tall, completely covered 
with large flowers, 3 to 4-inches across. If you dis-bud them, they will 
be 5 to 6-inches across. The petals are somewhat quilled, a fire-cracker 
red with golden-copper tinge. 
Each 60c, 3 for $1.60, 6 for $2.95 Postpaid 
FAVORITE MUM SPECIALS 
MM 889 1 Each of All 8 Mums Pictured Above 
All 8 for $3.95 Postpaid 
Free 1 Golden Thrill worth $1.00 
MM 888 1 Each of All 13 Mums on pages 56 and 57 
All 13 for $5.85 Postpaid 
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