CULTURAL SUGGESTIONS 
COMMERCIAL AND EXHIBITION TYPES 
SOILS AND FERTILIZER— It is advisable io prepare the bed early by spading in large quantities of 
well-decomposed manure. As the chrysanthemum dees better under slightly acid conditions, a certain 
amount of leaf mold or peat added to the soil will bs beneficial. A few applications of commercial ferti¬ 
lizer are necessary during the months of July and August, stopping when the buds are formed. 
When the plant is about 6 inches tall, the center or the main growth is nipped off, as in Figure (1) 
of Cascade Culture on page 9. Then the plan should be restricted to two to three shoots in order to 
obtain larger blooms. For the late blooming varieties, the main growth of these shoots may be nipped 
again around July 15th in order to regulate the height, allowing a similar number of new shoots to re¬ 
main to a plant. For the large anemones and pompons, allow 6 to 8 growths to a plant. Other cultures 
for these being similar with larger types. 
DISBUDDING (see drawing above)—Commencing when the plant reaches about 10 to 12 inches tall, 
the side laterals should be removed very close to the base (see lowest lateral of Figure 1 above) at reg¬ 
ular intervals of about once a week. At the same intervals the basal shoots should be removed as they 
appear. The procedure of "taking buds" depends very largely on the variety and no fast rules can be 
given, but we recommend the selection of buds forming after September 10th on. The final selection 
should not be made too hastily nor when buds are very small (see Figure 1). It is advisable also to 
allow an alternate bud (see Figure 2) to remain until one is certain of all defects when final selection is 
made (see Figure 3 above). This procedure will enable you to concentrate the entire plant's energy in 
the development of the bloom. 
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