“Flower Seeds 

for Florists” 
all 
WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
Forctug 7, (continued) 
BRONZE 
‘Tr. pkt: 
@ Afterglow. Bright orange-bronze; still widely grown... .$1.00 
Barbara. (New.) HYBRID. Large flowered bronze with 
pink throat. Ready early July. % tr. pkt., $1.75..... 3.00 
Bronze Christmas Cheer. 1% tr. pkt., $1.25........... 2.00 
@Glorious. Bright reddish bronze for spring........... 1.50 
Ideal Improved. Blend of rose, orange and yellow....... 1.50 
Jubilee. (New.) HYBRID. Light golden bronze. Habit 
similar to Goldrush. Ready early July. % tr. pkt., 
At IY as oe ee rarer ma nyae tree! ao Cee ae 3.00 
Kirkwood Beauty. Orange-bronze...................- 1.00 
@Lady Dorothy. Bright orange-bronze. The best in this 
color class for mid-winter. 1 tr. pkt., $1.75......... 3.00 
Miss Wooster. 
Schlegel’s Early Bronze. 
Spring flowering, golden orange........ 1.00 
An improved Bronze Christmas 
Cheer, with better flowers and habit............... 2.00 
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Talisman Imp. Double and semi-double golden bronze ... 2.00 
MIXTURES 
@Ball Forcing Mixture. Carefully blended by formula 
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Standard Early Mixed. All varieties................. Ths) 
SOME CULTURAL 
Are you a retail grower?—or do you grow for market? Winter 
or spring? Do you want 3 ft. stems or heavier production? By 
carefully planning your sowings, and varieties used, you can make 
your Snap crop produce what you can sell and when you can move 
it. Here are several suggested plans based on our experience—and 
that of other growers. Sowing dates are for the Middle West. They 
can be of help to the fellow with limited experience. Nothing can 
equal, though, what you learn by growing Snaps several seasons 
on your own place—and keeping records. That’s important! 
For the retail grower: Sow July 10; transplant to 2 in. bands 
when ready; bench 8x8 in. on raised bench Aug. 27. Pinch when 
about 12 inches high, leaving four pairs of leaves (for heavy pro- 
duction). First crop, early varieties (Christmas Cheer) for Thanks- 
giving; later ones (Peggy Schumann) for Christmas. Second crop, 
March through Easter. Benches clear for spring stock. 
Early spring Snaps for market: (Best market prices most sec- 
tions Feb. 1 through Easter.) Sow July 30. Transplant seedlings 
to raised bench 3x3 in.; dig and bench (ground bed) 8x10 in., 
Sept. 21. Pinch Oct. 4 leaving 3 pairs of leaves. Prune, leaving 
best 4 shoots (for quality). Flower: Good long spikes early March 
to Easter, one crop only. Follow with Pomps. 
Two crops a year for market: Sow July 2; transplant to flats 
as ready; bench transplants to ground beds; pinch after benching. 
First crop Dec. 1 through Feb. 1. Prune plants back to four best 
shoots for good quality second crop March 1 through April. Fol- 
low with Carnations. Dates for central Ohio. 
Single stem: The latest wrinkle!—especially for market grow- 
ers. You can bring a crop in 3 to 4 weeks sooner, cut one good 
spike per plant, clear bench for next crop without waiting for 
Production about equal to 7x8 in. spacing pinched; 
quality usually better. Sowing dates: Better have a succession of 
sowings coming along. It’s hard to hit a holiday. Suggested sow- 
ings dates (not guaranteed!), all single stem: 
stragelers. 
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Here’s how Sykoras of Batavia, Ill. (top-notch growers—by the way) 
handle their Snaps. Seedlings are transplanted to raised benches 3x3 in. 
At about the height pictured above they’re ready to dig and bench— 
unpinched. This encourages those strong bottom breaks (see inset) 
rather than weak top breaks which would result from early pinching 
while plants were still close spaced. See story below for method of 
handling after permanent benching. 
DO'S AND DON’T’S 
Sow To Flower Sow To Flower 
Aug. 10 December Nov. 1 Early April 
Sept. 1 February Dec. 15 May 
Sept. 16 Early March 
These dates are based on medium-early varieties (Ball Yellow 
Hybrid No. 1, Dorcas Jane). An example: A Sept. 1 sowing flow- 
ered Ball Yellow Hybrid No. 1 February 10 single stem. Ball Red 
Hybrid No. 7 (an extra early) flowered Jan. 10 from the same 
sowing. ; 
Troubles, troubles! Most serious are the several diseases: 
Case No. 1: Plants rot off just below the ground shortly after 
benching. It helps to sterilize soil, but give it several weeks cur- 
ing plus leaching before benching. In ener set plants just 
deep enough to bury roots—no deeper! Avoid susceptible varie- 
ties. Have extras to replace the casualties. 
Case No. 2: Worst in mid-winter—plants just start drying and 
rotting back from leaf tips. For help, carry more air on houses, 
drop night temperature to 45°, keep plants on dry side. Sterilized 
soil helps, also raised benches help harden growth. Best cure: 
drop varieties that trouble you this way. Remove affected plants 
promptly. 
Case No. 3: Stubby spikes—again a mid-winter trouble. Some 
varieties this past winter developed as few as 2 or 3 florets on a 
spike during early January. Weather records from New York to 
Seattle showed about half normal sun this past January. Cleveland 
with least sun (23%) had most stubby spikes (see “Talks” March 
50). It’s the kind of thing that happens one winter in ten—or less. 
You can drop the affected varieties, but the one you drop might 
prove a winner next winter. 




PLANTS? 
to early March most of 
greenhouses in 
cliable “Ball? Pak.” ” See page . 

indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. = 
