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at 55, but until you have gained experience, better stay with 60 
degrees. 
Many retail growers don’t have a 60 degree house—keep the 
whole place 50 nights, 60 or higher days. We have seen spring 
Mums grown in these 50 degree houses by enclosing the bench of 
plants at night under the black sateen used for shading, and turn- 
ing on a pipe or two under the bench—thus maintaining 60 only 
in the area immediately surrounding the plants. It works OK— 
as long as they are kept at 60. 
Another important point about temperature; during the win- 
ter months and in the northern states, the house temperature 
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must be dropped to around 50 degrees (nights) after buds show 
color and until the crop is cut. We found that Pomps kept at 60 
degrees minimum right thru till cutting were worthlessly soft— 
on crops cut during December, January, February. Incidentally, 
we tried a bed of Asters along with February flowering Pomps 
at 60 degrees nights. The heat ruined them at that time, too. 
Cuttings used for off season flowering must be from lighted 
stock plants. We do have cuttings of suitable varieties available. 
Orders for large quantities must be booked well in advance. 
Write or wire what your general plans are—what colors, how 
many, when to be flowered. 
OFF-SEASON SCHEDULE FOR PINCHED CROPS 
Note: This table gives benching, pinching, lighting (or shading) and flowering dates for flowering 
Mums 12 months a year. For dates, etc., on unpinched (single stem) growing, see pages 27 and 28. 

Ake Bench Lights Lights Start 
Flower Cuttings Pinch on off Shade Varieties 
Jan. 1 Auge lls Sept. | AUC LO) chum None Pompons: Little America, Shasta, Goldsmith, Nosegay, Lollypop, 
Yellow Shasta, Soprano, Linda Lou, Br. Goldsmith, Bitter- 
sweet. 
Standards: Chattanooga, Marketeer, Ind. White, Yel. Mefo, Gold- 
en Pearson, Golden Mrs. Ross, Yel. Chattanooga, Ind. Yellow, 
Feb. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 20 Sept. 1 Nov. 17. None Ed. Seidewitz, Thanks. Pink, Ind. Pink. 
Mar. 1 Depew 2 an © clam Smemoeptay 2 sD ec. lon None Pompons: Little America, Shasta, Wh. Mensa, Golden Mensa, 
Goldsmith, Nosegay, Lollypop, Yel. Shasta, Masterpiece, 
Soprano. Br. Goldsmith, Bittersweet. 
Standards: Chattanooga, Marketeer, Ind. White, Yel. Mefo, Ind. 
Yellow, Golden Pearson, Golden Mrs. Ross, Yel. Chattanooga, 
Ed. Seidewitz, Thanks. Pink, Ind. Pink. 
Nore. il OCime. Oe O yawns a) cto) Ome) ane 15 None Pompons: Wh. Mensa, Encore, Little America, Shasta, Golden 
Mensa, Nosegay, Lollypop, Yellow Shasta, Masterpiece, Linda 
Lou, Beauregard. 
Standards: Mefo, Monument, Ind. White, Yel. Mefo, Golden 
Pearson, Ind. Yellow, Ind. Pink. 
May 1 Dec. 6 Dec iae Deco Feb. 14 Feb. 14 Pompons: Wh. Mensa, Encore, Little America, Shasta, Golden 
Mensa, Golden Herald, Sunray, Lollypop, Yel. Shasta, Master- 
piece, Thyra, Beauregard. 
Standards: Mefo, Monument, Ind. White, Yel. Mefo, Golden 
Pearson, Ind. Yellow, Ind. Pink. 
June 1 Jans 21 Feb iy ane Mar. 15 Mar. 15  Pompons: Wh. Mensa, Encore, Little America, Shasta, Golden 
Mensa, Golden Herald, Sunray, Lollypop, Yel. Shasta, Thyra, 
Linda Lou, Beauregard. 
Standards: Mefo, Monument, Ind. White, Yel. Mefo, Golden 
Pearson, Ind. Yellow, Ind. Pink. 
July 1 Mar. 5 Mat Gee Viaten! Apr. 15 Apr. 15  Pompons: Encore, Little America, Shasta, Mary L. Hall, Sunray, 
Lollypop, Yel. Shasta, Linda Lou, Beauregard. 
Standards: Mefo, Monument, Golden Pearson. 
Auge “Apr 8 Apre29 a Apr. 3 May 16 May 16 Pompons: Encore, Little America, Shasta, Snowdrift, Mary L. 
Hall, Sunray, Lollypop, Yel. Shasta, Linda Lou, Beauregard. 
Standards: Mefo, Monument, Yel. Mefo, Golden Pearson. 
Sept. 1 May 8 May 29 None None June 16° Pompons: Encore, Little America, Snowdrift, Shasta, Constel- 
lation, Mary L. Hall, Sunray, Lollypop, Yel. Shasta, Soprano, 
Linda Lou, Beauregard. 
Standards: Mefo, Monument, Yel. Mefo, Golden Pearson. 
Otel June 3 None None July 18 Pompons: Encore, Little America, Shasta, Wh. Mensa, Constel- 
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lation, Goldsmith, Mary L. Hall, Lollypop, Yel. Shasta, 
Soprano, Linda Lou, Br. Goldsmith, Bittersweet. 
Standards: Chattanooga, Marketeer, Ind. White, Yel. Mefo, 
Golden Pearson, Yel. Chattanooga, Ind. Yellow, Ed. Seidewitz, 
Thanks. Pink, Ind. Pink. 
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