CULTURAL POINTERS 
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DISBUDDING 
Large flowered varieties produce side shoots in the axils of the leaves which should be removed very 
close to the base at regular weekly intervals. 
The chrysanthemum usually produces two distinct types of flowering buds—Crown and Terminal. The 
first bud produced is called the crown bud and is distinguished by being surrounded by other lateral 
leaf buds. The second is the terminal bud and is surrounded by several flower buds. If the plant is 
planted especially early, a second crown bud might appear. In appearance this second crown bud is 
exactly the same as the first. 
The procedure of ''Taking Bud" depends very largely on the variety. Usually the safest rule to follow 
is not to select a bud of early or midseason varieties before August 25. In our list of large flowered 
varieties under "Select Bud" you will find the date on which to select the proper bud. If bud is select- 
ed too early a large percentage of the flowers will be crippled. 
The final selection of bud should not be made when the cluster buds are too small as this will very 
likely cause injury to the stem near the bloom. Likewise it is not advisable to delay selecting the bud 
too long. Some growers like to leave an alternate bud until they are certain that nothing will happen 
to the one finally selected. 
DISBUDDED SPRAYS 
Varieties such as Yellow Doty, Goldsmith, Valencia, Little America, Freida etc., can be grown as 
disbudded sprays. 
The procedure in growing disbudded sprays, is to wait until the crown bud forms, then remove 
all vegetative shoots but three. Later when terminal buds appear disbud each shoot similar to the 
normal disbudding of standards. When the blooms mature there are three flowers on each spray. In 
singles and anemones the size of the blooms will be a trifle smaller in size than when they are grown as 
one flower per stem. Raise three stems per plant similar to straight disbuds. 
Bunch disbudded spray pompons similar to the way used in bunching the regular grown pompons. 
Good Chrysanthemums result from the careful and thorough practice of the basic principles of plant 
growth, plus the acknowledgment of certain differences in the nature of various varieties. Growing 
disbudded sprays is a modification in culture which is very much worthwhile. 
