
BETTER MUMS 
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Crop Schedule— Pot Plant Varieties 
To Flower Last Pinch Shade Varieties 
Oct. 5-14 Aug. 8 Aug. 8 Standards: Gold Lode, Celestra, Mrs. Kidder, Yellow Ambassador, Chris- 
tina, Ambassador, Early October, Justrite. 
Aug. 3 Aug. 3 Pompons: Granite State, White Izola, Pk. Izola, Br. Izola, Red Izola, 
Standards: Blazing Gold, Golden Glory, Snow White, J. W. Prince, 
Ivanhoe. 
July 29 July 29 Pompons: Little America, Thryra, Red Melba. Standards: Cardonia, 
Imp. Honey Dew, Yellow Beauty, Richard Mandel, Queen of Pinks. 
July 23 July 23 Pompons: Sunray, Orchid Beauty, Gypsy, Red Rolinda, Legal Tender. 
Standards: Bonnaffon De Luxe, Helen Frick, Thanksgiving Pink. 
July 18 July 18 Pompons: Yellow Cordova, White Yuletide, Cordova, Beautiful Lady. 
Standards: Sungold, R. M. Calkins, White Frick, Bronze Frick. 
Oct. 15-24 Aug. 18 Standards: Gold Lode, Celestra, Mrs. Kidder, Yellow Ambassador, Chris- 
tina, Ambassador, Early October, Justrite. 
Aug. 13 Aug. 13 Pompons: Granite State, White Izola, Pk. Izola, Br. Izola; Red Izola. 
Standards: Blazing Gold, Golden Glory, Snow White, J. W. Prince, 
Ivanhoe. 
Aug. 8 Aug. 8 Pompons: Little America, Thyra, Red Melba. Standards: Cardonia, 
Imp. Honey Dew, Yellow Beauty, Richard Mandel, Queen of Pinks. 
ANgr m2 Aug. 2 Pompons: Sunray, Orchid Beauty, Gypsy, Red Rolinda, Legal Tender. 
Standards: Bonnaffon De Luxe, Helen Frick, Thanksgiving Pink. 
July 28 July 28 Pompons: Yellow Cordova, White Yuletide, Cordova, Beautiful Lady. 
Standards: Sungold, R. M. Calkins, White Frick, Bronze Frick. 
Oct. 25- Aug. 23 Pompons: Granite State, White Izola, Pk. Izola, Br. Izola, Red Izola. 
Nov. 4 Standards: Blazing Gold, Golden Glory, Snow White, J. W. Prince, 
Ivanhoe. 
Aug. 18 Aug. 18 Pompons: Little America, Thyra, Red Melba. Standards: Cardonia, Imp. 
Honey Dew, Yellow Beauty, Richard Mandel, Queen of Pinks. 
Aug. 12 Aug. 12 Pompons: Sunray, Orchid Beauty, Gypsy, Red Rolinda, Legal Tender. 
Standards: Bonnaffon De Luxe, Helen Frick, Thanksgiving Pink. 
Aug. 6 Aug. 6 Pompons: Yellow Cordova, White Yuletide, Cordova, Beautiful Lady. 
Standards: Sungold, R. M. Calkins, White Frick, Bronze Frick. 
Nov. 5-14 _ Aug. 28 Pompons: Little America, Thyra, Red Melba. Standards: Cardonia, Imp. 
Honey Dew, Yellow Beauty, Richard Mandel, Queen of Pinks. 
Aug. 23 Aug. 23 Pompons: Sunray, Orchid Beauty, Gypsy, Red Rolinda, Legal Tender. 
Standards: Bonnaffon De Luxe, Helen Frick, Thanksgiving Pink. 
Aug. 17 Aug. 17 Pompons: Yellow Cordova, White Yuletide, Cordova, Beautiful Lady. 
Standards: Sungold, R. M. Calkins, White Frick, Bronze Frick. 
Nov. 15-24 Sept. 71 Pompons: Sunray, Orchid Beauty, Gypsy, Red Rolinda, Legal Tender. 
Standards: Bonnaffon DeLuxe, Helen Frick, Thanksgiving Pink. 
Aug 27 Aug. 27 Pompons: Yellow Cordova, White Yuletide, Cordova, Beautiful Lady. 
Standards: Sungold, R. M. Calkins, White Frick, Bronze Frick. 
Nov. 25- Sept. 5 Pompons: Yellow Cordova, White Yuletide, Cordova, Beautiful Lady. 
Dec. 4 Standards: Sungold, R. M. Calkins, White Frick, Bronze Frick. 
A GOOD POT MUM PROGRAM FOR RETAIL GROWERS 
Following program for growing pot Mums has been worked 
Yellow Beauty, Bonnaffon Deluxe, Little America, Gypsy, Queen 
out from past experience by Hans Zoerb of the La Crosse Floral 
Co. It should be a good starting place for any retail grower in 
selection of varieties, dates for potting, pinching and shading. The 
La Crosse Floral pot Mums have been uniformly good. All are 
grown 3 rooted cuttings in a 6 inch pot. 
1ST SHADING starts July 3 (Cuttings received May 10). 
Granite State, Blazing Gold, Gypsy. 
2nd pinch June 13 
_ Ist pinch May 23 
In bloom early September. 
2ND SHADING sstarts July 17 (Cuttings received May 20). 
Blazing Gold, Yellow Beauty, Bonnaffon Deluxe, Gypsy, Granite 
State. 
Ist pinch June 11 
In bloom mid-September. 
3D SHADING starts August 10 (Cuttings received June 10). 
2nd pinch June 29 
3d pinch July 3 
3d pinch July 17 
of Pinks. 
Ist pinch June 21 2nd pinch July 11 
In bloom mid to late October. 
NO SHADING (Cuttings received July 5) 
3d pinch Aug. 10 
Ist pinch 2d pinch 3d pinch 
BlazingiGold i). siaa sees: July 12 Aug. 1 Aug. 21 
Cardonia ees 7a usa eeene July 12 Aug. 1 Aug. 31 
Bonnafion Deluxelae 42 o> July 12 Aug. 1 Sept. 3 
Sune Gold. ct eiian. kt ee July 12 Aug. 1 Sept. 6 
Granite) State eon ae ce July 12 Aug. 1 Aug. 21 
IGYPSY,) Sears joleie coe tara ae July 12 Aug. 1 Aug. 28 
Queen Of Pinkst i mca caee July 12 Aug. 1 Aug. 28 
Beautiful) Lady jo. cassie: July 12 Aug. 1 Sept. 6 
Smith's > Vatew WwW hitese aka July 12 Aug. 1 Sept. 13 
In bloom at natural season (refer to catalog listings). 
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