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CAROLINE YOSICK 
(Shelby Floral) 
A small, decorative, lavender pink pompon that flow- 
ers naturally October 20. Caroline Yosick gives a sharp 
and uniform response to black cloth shade and its major 
value is for August and September flowering. It com- 
pliments and completes an important trio for early 
shading—Caroline Yosick, Pinocchio, and Gold Coast. It 
has a very dependable growth habit, does not crown 
like Jewell, and has a much more rigid stem than Jes- 
sie and Pink Dot. The small, decorative flower of 
Caroline Yosick possesses excellent color holding quality, 
and is very satisfactory under even the earliest shadings. 
Its color is not outstanding in natural daylight but bright- 
ens or softens remarkably under artificial lights. We sug- 
gest that you wait to evaluate this variety until the re- 
ports from the wholesalers are received. 

Caroline Yosick 


AN AUTHORITATIVE ARTICLE BY 
Alex Laurie 
PROFESSOR OF FLORICULTURE 
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 
The popularity of the crysanthemum has made it a 
universally grown crop. Practically every grower of miscellaneous flowering crops 
includes the chrysanthemum in his program of rotation. Unfortunately the com- 
parative ease of culture of this crop results frequently in neglect and sloppy 
methods. With competition becoming greater in the post-war period, quality be- 
comes essential and to produce quality the chrysanthemum should not be treated 
as a step-child and given inadequate care. Lack of attention to stock plants, un- 
timely propagation, use of weak cuttings, hardening of plants before benching, 
allowing insects and disease to become rampant, growing plants to too many 
stems, bunching improperly and handling the cut stock roughly, are some of the 
glaring inadequacies of culture 
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The above is a quotation from Prof. Laurie’s book on Mum culture written especially for American Bulb Company. 
White + + « for your copy of this helpful booklet. We will be glad to send you extra copies for your growers, to assist 
them in their culture of this popular florist crop. 
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