Red chrysanthemum named Chieftain

Abstract

A new chrysanthemum distinguished by its vivid dark red composite flowers of medium-large size which are borne in a cyme having eight to ten open blooms on a rigid and erect stem. The foliage is large and abundant and the flower color is excellent in hot weather, which makes this plant a very fine red chrysanthemum for year around flowering, and the peduncles are long enough for cutting out individual flowers for various special uses.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct chrysanthemum cultivar substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its medium-large composite flowers having dark red ray florets radiating from a disc having bright yellow and green florets, by its profuse production of open blooms borne on rigid, erect stems, and by its abundant foliage of relatively large size.