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CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
suits are to be secured as the date of bud has a bearing on the color as well as 
the form of the bloom. The largest flowers are usually secured from early buds 
and are lighter in color than blooms produced from late buds. Some varieties 
that are white from an early or crown bud may be more or less pink if a late or 
terminal bud is reserved and the yellow varieties may be bronze. 
The color of all chrysanthemums, whether grown under glass or out of doors, 
is materially effected by climatic conditions over which we have no control. In¬ 
tense sunlight is the primary cause of fading of color. This is aptly demonstrated 
by the vast differences in color of identical varieties grown in the North com¬ 
parative with those grown in the southern latitudes. Varieties that are bronze in 
the North are often yellow in the South and those described as pink may fade 
to nearly white. White and yellow are least effected by sunlight. 
The originator determines the color as it appears to him in his immediate 
vicinity and slight variations are sure to occur in southern localities. 
Garden Varieties for Color Effect Out of Doors 
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For the garden or hardy varieties including early pompcftis, where the object is 
mass of color for effect rather than perfection of bloom, we should promote as 
many growths as possible. This is accomplished by pinching out the center of the 
growth twice or more during the growing season or up to August 1st for the 
September flowering kinds and August 15th for those maturing in October. Such 
a course will give dwarf bushy plants with abundance of bloom and no staking is 
required. Many people are loath to push back plants for fear of injury. This is 
not the case with the Chrysanthemum for just above the leaf stem is a later bud 
which will break forth as soon as the top growth has been checked. The tall 
toppled over plants one often sees are due to lack of pinching. 
Planting Records 
When the exact location and the varietal names are desired the following 
system should be adopted. Draw a diagram of the space planted and number 
the plants or rows, if all are the same, and keep this record in a file or book. In¬ 
dicate the name of each number. If this course is followed identity is always 
available and lost labels are of no consequence. 
WINTER PROTECTION— The protection of hardy or garden varieties of 
Chrysanthemums is a subject that interests many of our customers. The pre¬ 
ceding year’s growth dies and the underground stems or rhizomes are really what 
should be protected so as to survive and make new growth for the following year. 
It is not so much the severity of the winter that causes the plants to perish as the 
continued freezing and thawing. With this in mind it is best to use some form 
of light protection which will shade the ground and prevent thawing after it has 
frozen. Leaves are satisfactory if not used too heavily so as to smother out the 
plants. If used with some brush on top to keep them in position they will be 
practical. Those having evergreen boughs or cornstalks will find them very 
serviceable for this purpose as they will admit the air and shade the ground. 
When the plants are situated near a building that affords some warmth they very 
often survive the winter without a covering of any kind. 
Keep This Catalog for Reference 
This catalog is really a book of reference, giving the height the plants attain, 
and the best bud to reserve for the many sorts especially so as the time for secur¬ 
ing buds draws near. Every word in this catalog from cover to cover is worth 
reading and may throw light upon some subject important to the recipient. 
