. Dreer's wholesale catalog for florists and market gardeners : 1942 winter spring summer . Cydonia The Public's Choice During the past few years we have invited flower lovers and the general public to view our Chrysanthe- mums at the trial grounds at the Dreer Nurseries at Riverton, New Jersey. On these occasions we asked the visitors to vote for their favorite varieties. The result of the latest ballot was overwhelmingly in favor of the twelve varieties listed below. Autumn Lights. Semi-double coppery bronze blossoms with a gleaming orange overcast. The compact vig- orous bushes are simply c
. Dreer's wholesale catalog for florists and market gardeners : 1942 winter spring summer . Cydonia The Public's Choice During the past few years we have invited flower lovers and the general public to view our Chrysanthe- mums at the trial grounds at the Dreer Nurseries at Riverton, New Jersey. On these occasions we asked the visitors to vote for their favorite varieties. The result of the latest ballot was overwhelmingly in favor of the twelve varieties listed below. Autumn Lights. Semi-double coppery bronze blossoms with a gleaming orange overcast. The compact vig- orous bushes are simply covered with flowers in late September. 1% ft. Avalanche. A marvelous new pure white of extra large size. The densely double flowers are high crowned and of almost ball shape measuring 4 to 6 Inches across as grown in our fields without disbudding. Flowers in early October and carries its magnificent blooms on strong wiry stems. Burgiindy. Most remarkable among the double Korean Hybrids. Rich cerise-crimson with deeper center. Chestnut Burr. Deep chestnut red. Lovely double blooms resembling a Chestnut burr. Cydonia, Double flowers of a brilliant orange-mahog- any. One of the brightest in our collection. Golden Charm. Very double, deep yellow blooms com- pletely covering the dwarf compact plants. Lavender Lady. One of the newest double Koreans. Vigorous plants producing a great abundance of deli- cate double lavender flowers. Muldoon. Large purplish amaranth. Very much like Burgundy but not as tall and very compact. Quite double. Mrs. Sam. P. Botan. Produces perfectly double flowers of brilliant golden yellow shading to orange. Compact and free. Oconto. Large white. Vigorous upright grower. Rapture. Very colorful, vigorous, and free. The double flowers are a deep orange-bronze with a suffusion of carmine. Silver Tips. A very unique, free flowering variety. The double blooms are bright carmine with the tips and reverse of the petals silvery white. Any of the above: in 2-inch pots
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