CULTURAL POINTERS 

Chrysanthemums a? Year Byles 
SCHEDULE FOR FLOWERING CHRYSANTHEMUMS THE YEAR AROUND 
Apply 
Planting Pinching Additional Apply Blooming 
Date Date Light Black Cloth Period 
January | January [5 Jan. | — Feb. 15 March | on April 15 — 25 
February | February 15 Feb. | — Mar. 15 March I5 on May 15 — 25 
March | = March 15 Mar. | — April 15 April 15 on June 15 — 25 
April | = April IS April | — 15 May 15 on July 15 — 25 
May | = May 15 None June 15 on August [5 — 25 
June | Natural Flowering Period 
July | | Natural Flowering Period 
August | = August I5 Aug. 15 — Sept 15 None November 15 — 25 
September | September 15 Sept. | — Oct. 15 None December 15 — 25 
October | October 15 Oct. | — Nov. 15 None January 15 — 25 
November | November 15 Nov. | — Dec. 15 None February 15 — 25 
December | December 15 Dec. | — Jan. 15 None March 15 — 25 
| USEFUL HINTS 
I—Regulate the daylength according to the schedule. 
2—Maintain a minimum temperature of 60 degrees for bud initiation. 
3—Plant rooted cuttings directly, which have been grown specifically for this type 
of culture. 
4—Pinch the established cutting 15 days after benching. 
5—Allow 30 long days for elongation period after pinching before applying short 
. day treatment. 
6—Select early flowering varieties for April, May and June flowering periods. Use 
naturally late flowering varieties for January, and February flowering. 
7—Standards, Pot-Plants and Pompons respond alike to this flowering treatment. 
8—Be careful that the light from the bench treated does not light a bench nearby 
that is not treated. 
9—Use opaque cloth from March to July 25. 
10—Follow proper cultural practices found elsewhere in this manual. 

