GEO. K. GROFF 746 New Holland Avenue LANCASTER, PA. 
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Large Flowering Commercial Varieties—Continued 
BRONZE and RED 
Price per 100 
; : Blooming 100 
Name and Description Size Date 500 to 50 
up 450 
Indianola, light bronze ale siaisieleveumisieididiv Gia Wsi6 O68 ada ein nie ¥e\nie'e peer e.0|p.e:8 Int. Semi Incurv. Oct. | 5 4 50 5.00 5.50 
*Hilda Bergen, mahogany bronZe...............cseceeseeeeees S. Incurved Octe 22 4.50 5.00 5.50 
=Detroit* News, reddish DIONnZe.descssc.-vecdsceeessdanccses cans Int. Incurved Nov. 5 4.50 5.00 5.50 
*+ Indianapolis Bronze, buff bronze............:.:00:seeee P Incurved Nov. 8 4.50 5.00 Saou 
Bronze Orchid Queen, apricot buff...............:eseeeeeee ee eincarved Nov. 10 5.00 5.50 ~ 6.00 
* Anaconda, deep Coppery Tedi........0iscesscescnsvecssessuees Int. Incurved. - Nov. 10 4.50 5.00 5.50 
* Mrs. David F. Roy, Crimson BOA OSI A PARAR OD ade CHOC OOS Int. Incurved Nov. 15 5.00 5.50 6.00 | 
Garnet Ki mig caring te ditch cis occa ac geal oc coslin Fase ternaanl Int. Reflex. Nov. 15 5.00 5.50 6.00 
Galeri iente redgish HocOnz ec iiwa een cheng. tintin ridsectael Int. Incurved Nov. 25 4.00 4.50 5.00 
PDLONZE EYICK  slieMb OLONZE vice sey stnuyenesss cpetdeges sects dee Int. Incurved Nov. 25 4.50 5.00 £5.50 
Gladys) Pearson, jieht buff bronzes:....s.sc6se-s.+- +0000 Int. Incurved Nov. 25 4.00 4.50 5.00 
als Meatireedren bY ONZE ci ices creche a sceensales¥isecaesaae> Int. Incurved Nov. 25 4.000 4.50 5.00 
Bronze Mistletoe, buff bronze.....iiii...cccvesscdscconessenee Int. Incurved Dec. 10 4.00 4.50 #£5.00 
+ Suitable for pot culture 
* Suitable for shading 
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Most growers are aware of the approximate pinching dates of varied 
varieties, but for natural blooming varieties, the following schedule can be 
applied— 
Approximate Last Pinch Dates Pompons, etc. Standards 
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Varieties blooming between Oct. 20th and Nov. Ist, pinch ..............0.00eeeeees July 5 July 10 
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Varieties blooming between: Nov. 20-25 pimnch........cc.ccccccssscevetoeestacensensseres July 25 Aug.  |- 
Varieties blooming between Dec. 10 & later pinch..............cccceeeceeceeeeee eens use Aug. 10 
When shading with black cloth it is recommended by the specialists, that the majority of Pompons 
should be pinched 35 to 45 days prior to the application of shading, and Standards should be pinched 
30-40 days prior to the application of black cloth. However, some growers use a method of pinching quite 
to the contrary of the above dates, and get very satisfactory results. 
The object of all pinching in Standards—is to eliminate the long necks and poor color that result from 
a crown bud that appears too early, and also to eliminate the small open centered flowers that result from a 
terminal bud that appears too late. 
On Pompons and singles the purpose of pinching is to eliminate the long awkward sprays (so hard to 
bunch) that are a result of the stems forming crown buds. It is also the purpose to eliminate closely clus- 
tered flowers on a stem of Pompons or singles that are the result of delayed bud formation. 


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