CROWN JEWEL 
NEW AMERICAN CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
A great deal of work has been done in America on Chrys- 
anthemums in recent years. These are now among the fin- 
est in the world and we take pleasure in offering the fol- 
lowing fine group that we have carefully selected after 
testing hundreds of new sorts for Northern gardens. These 
are superbly hardy and bloom in the early fall when 
Chrysanthemums should bloom in the North. 
Apache (Kraus)—A brand new full double. Brilliant, dark, 
fire-cracker red that overcasts with gold at maturity. Four 
to five inch quilled flowers on a large, spreading, but 
closely compacted bush. September. 
Beacon—Fully double 4” flower of coral-apricot shading to 
flaming nasturtium-orange at center. Stately, well branched 
3’ plants. Early September. 
Biretta (Kraus)—A new, exciting, fully double flowered car- 
dinal red. Fades to pastel and is bright all the way. Tall, 
upright plant, sturdy to any wind. 
Canary Wonder—Breath-taking new color—soft canary prim- 
rose. Perfect 142” pompons in huge sprays on tall 2%’ 
plant. Superb for cut flowers. 
Cecelia—Rich amaranth-purple. Bushy, well rounded plants 
2’ tall completely covered with bloom in early September. 
A superb specimen. 
Cecil Beed—New. Splendid early full double deep pink. 24”, 
freely flowered in branching sprays. Disease and frost 
resistant. 
Crowning Glory (Lehman)—New 1954. Outstanding new 
flower of Spanish-orange overcast with coral, darker at 
center. Strong, upright plant. Blooms September. 25-30” 
tall. 
Crown Jewel (Kraus)—New. 3-inch flat currant-red flowers 
with a brilliant sheen. Strong sturdy free blooming plant. 
September. 
Delight—Great masses of perfectly formed, very double 
flowers of brilliant yellow that fairly glitter in early Sep- 
tember. 
Dragon Lady—A new mum-color too—a satin smooth Chi- 
nese red, more striking than Caliph, deeper than Red Vel- 
vet. Starting mid-September, it bloomed continuously for 
six weeks and didn’t fade a shade. Mature flowers develop 
spoon tips. Foliage is an outstanding deep green, almost 
black, extra large, bright as waxed leather. It is a deco- 
rative growing bush, and a red mass in bloom. 
Early Pastel—A soft appealing amber bronze pastel. A good 
2’ bush carries a mass of flowers in full bloom by Sept. 15. 
Perfect habit, forming a magnificent specimen. 
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Finger Lakes—This fine Chrysanthemum will be a long last- 
ing favorite standard variety. Medium tall in the best form, 
the most pleasing plastic scarlet, giant formal flowers in 
profusion. Sept. 1. 
Fire Engine (Lehman)—Singles are rarely good enough for 
a place in double selections, but this one is. It is a lustrous, 
deep, dark sheened cardinal red. Early. 
Golden Surprise—Excellent, very early, tightly knit, double 
variety. Flowers deep lemon chrome and slightly incurved. — 
Lustrous foliage. 
Jayeff—Flowers are huge, 4 inches and more in diameter, 
fully double, no centers. The color is a lovely salmon pink 
with a dazzling, drifting sheen. No other color or flowers 
form like it. Bushy plant bears straight stems by the doz- 
ens, no pinching. Grows to 2 feet, vigorous and healthy, 
bushy. Flowers appear here from the list of September 
and bear without fading until severe frost. 
CROWNING GLORY 
_Lee Powell—New, very large unusual blend of Chinese yel- 
low and old gold. 4” bloom, flat, full, and perfect. 2%’, 
September, very hardy. 
Leshara—Each branch terminates with a cluster of five to 
25 blooms, 3”, fully double, clear, non-fading burgundy 
red. It has no comparative anywhere that we know of. 
Will stand repeated freezes of 22 degrees without becom- 
ing unsightly. Blooms for 6-8 weeks from early September. 
Malinda Brown—A magnificent orchid pink with strong lav- 
ender undertone. Flowers globular, mounded at center, 
petals strongly incurved and twisted. 2’, Sept. 1. 
Miss Lace—Pert and saucy, this is the glamour girl of the 
new group. True Grandmothers light pink, a bursting 
shower of fully double, 3” blooms sweeping en masse atop 
stately upright stems rising in quantity 214’ in perfect sym- 
metry. Excellent cut-flowers, bloom first week in Septem- 
ber, and the fresh pink flowers do not fade for weeks. 
Misty Maid—Delicate informal and very much a ladies’ favor- © 
ite. Airy 2’ plant loaded with graceful 3” blooms of delight- 
fully soothing shell pink. Quietly assumes gentle hues of 
misty, dreamy white. Lovely contrast of tender pink buds 
and open flowers. Wonderful to cut—one stem is almost 
a bouquet itself. Sept. 10. 
Nabob—A rich, exotic soft purple with a metallic sheen that 
brings it to the “plastique” shades used so effectively in 
modern decoration. There is absolutely no hint of magenta 
either in the prime bloom or the fading flower. It grows 
medium tall and the deep, lush, forest green foliage, grow- 
ing to the ground, is a complimentary frame for the abun- 
dance of very rich flowers. 
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