that, as this year I am reasonably certain there will be an 
unusually heavy demand for plants to replace those that died 
during the drought, and since my surplus will be sharply cur- 
tailed, I am sincere when I urge anyone desiring to grow 
mums in 1955 to get their order in pronto, PDQ, or even 
sooner than quick; also, if at all possible, please give a num- 
ber of acceptable substitutions when ordering, just in case 
some varieties you want are exhausted by the time your order 
is received. 
WARS PIVIGY: 
P, O. Box 574, Montgomery, Alabama 
P. S.—As a personal favor to me, after you have signed 
your name, PLEASE print your name immediately under- 
neath the written signature. I have lost far too much religion 
trying to figure out people’s names, and I am sure you will 
agree that no one has any religion to lose. 
P. P. S—I have received a world of comment on the above 
postscript, but I still stick to my guns that nothing makes me 
lose my religion quicker than trying to figure out a half-leg- 
ible signature. I guess I will never know why a person will 
very carefully print out the variety RA YONANTE 
(and often describe the bloom too), and then when the order 
is finished sign it with a signature that looks just about like 
a hen’s scratching. It apparently never occurs to them that 
all I need to identify the variety RAYONANTE is the first 
few letters; whereas I will need to know every letter of their 
name or the package may not reach them. However, such is 
human nature, and I don’t suppose it can be changed, so just 
for my sake PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRINT YOUR NAME 
BENEATH YOUR WRITTEN SIGNATURE. 
NOTE: The few descriptive words I have used following 
each variety name in the lists below are not intended to be a 
real description of the variety—it would take a number of 
lines to do this and the printer’s bill would be “a whopper”. 
They are merely intended to be just a “guide” to those not 
familiar with the different varieties. ( Fortunately, a majority 
of my customer-friends are reasonably familiar with many 
different varieties, and for those just the variety name is 
sufficient.) 
LARGE-FLOWERING ( standards, commercials 
and exhibitions) 
White 
(All Varieties 25¢ Each) 
Blooming 
date 
Variety (approx.) 
Quaker Main, very early, incurved 6” bloOMsescoc00 Oct. 15 
CHRISTINA, very early, medium size bloom, low-growing................. Oct. 18 
Silver Sheen, the “old reliable,” incurved 7” bloom... Oct. 25 
Waite Ampassapor, largest early white, incurved, tall................... Oct. 30 
CAMILLA, new, outstanding exhibition, incurved, 
mediums hei ght ioe of 7s. cai eee en ae ene ee ae Oct. 30 
Mrs. Henry Rosinson, 6” incurved, blooms for 
AIL. DAinis Day cake nek ak Oke See aeee ee Lene Nov. 1 
Mrs. Henry R. Rea, new, huge incurved white... Noy. 1 
ALBATROSS, very large, incurved, round ball... Nov. 5 
ALABASTER (English), large incurved formal bloom-stalizeeuee Nov. 5 
Oconto, very large, perfectly round ball, formalstall ese Nov. 5 
Giant Bersy Ross, a larger and improved Betsy Rosa eee Nov. 10 
WiLiiAmM Turner, 8” incurved exhibition, excellent... ccc... Nov. 12 
WittiAM ALEXANDER, very large open bloom, yellow centet......... Nov. 12 
Wuirte Pockertt, 8” irregular incurved exhibition, excellent....Nov. 15 
Snow WuitE, 8” exhibition, perfect round ball... Noy. 15 
InprAnapotis Wuite, 8” semi-incurved, good commercial, tall..Nov. 18 
CrystaL Wuirte, new, 8” bloom, sport of Orchid Oucenae Nov. 20 
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