We wish to point out particularly that August 1st is an advantageous date to 
start the shade in more ways than one. Note that the use of the cloth for this 
starting date is finished August 20-25. Also that excellent results were had starting 
shade on other lots after setting buds on the first and as late as September 10th. 
This suggests use of the same cloth for two crops in a season. Next year our 
earliest shading date will be July 20th on stock grown in open or sash houses. 
Cloth used on this will be easily and advantageously used on a later lot. 
For our latitude we would not recommend shading before July 20th, for the 
flowers are in limited demand earlier than mid-September. Also, the occasional 
early September hot spells we are subject to frequently cause loss thru spotting 
of the large flowers. Pompons are safer for early shading. Difference will be 
found in hardness of large varieties. We find Ambassador spots easily in high 
temperatures, and shouldn’t be in the first early shading. The old Uvalda was, 
or is, very soft. Silver Sheen we find an excellent white for forcing. 
The most satisfactory cloth for shading is black sateen, tho any material will do 
that produces a fair degree of darkness. We find that if promptly put away when 
finished and stored dry and clean, the sateen cloth is good for 3 years, tho not so 
efficient the third. 
Most every grower’s method of adjusting the cloth over the bed differs in 
detail. The only arbitrary point is that there must be no openings to permit light 
to enter. Usually the cloth is supported by wires stretched over the bed 8-10 in. 
apart and unrolled over the wire from a round pole. For the sides, one edge of 
the cloth is fitted with rings with which the cloth hangs from the top wire and is 
adjusted as wanted. The cloth is pulled in place for darkening at 6:00 o’clock 
in the evening and left on until 7:00 o’clock the following morning. 
In conclusion, remember that the demand for mums is limited thru most of 
September, especially early in the month, because of much summer stock,- so 
don’t overdo the mums at this season. 
Large Orders 
Have you ever figured the cost of producing mum cuttings, — the space used for 
stock plants, the continual fight to keep them clean, cuttings lost in the sand and 
sometimes loss in not having the stock when wanted. 
The production of mum cuttings is a specialized business and it is done more 
economically and better by the specialist. 
If you are interested in large lots of mum cuttings and can place your order in 
January, we are in a position to quote closer prices. 
“Enclose Your Mum With Your Seed Order” 
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