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‘SPRING 1951 SUPPLEMENT 
Weeieret, ; 
To 
1950 — 1951 List 
Of 
COLORFUL CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
By 
METTE NURSERY COMPANY 
8512 S.E. 57th Avenue, 
Portland 6, Oregon 
READ BEFORE ORDERING 
(See also, notes on page one of 1950-51 List) 
NOTE: If you have mislaid your 1950-1951 
List, a postal will bring another one. 
DISCONTINUANCE: Due to the large demand 
for our Early English and Early Hardy (Gar- 
den) Chrysanthemums, we had to discontinue 
our large Exhibition type varieties. Please do 
NOT order any plants from section VII. 
MINIMUM PRICE: The ever increasing cost 
of doing business compels us toraise the price 
of our 30 and 35 cent varieties to 40 cents 
each. These prices include postage and pack- 
ing on orders of $2.50 and up, on orders less 
than $2.50 please add 25 cents for postage, etc. 
ORDER EARLY: If your order reaches us be- 
fore March 15th, 1951, we will include FREE 
another plant. Your early order will help us 
to serve you better. 
NEW CULTURAL INSTRUCTIONS 
A. EARLY HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
PLANT rooted cuttings or rooted shoots 18-24 
inches apart in hole 4-5 inches deep in soil 
containing plenty of organic matter, such as 
rotted leaves, rotted sawdust, well rotted 
manure, etc. Plant 3-4 lower buds below soil 
level to produce bushier plants. 
WATERING. Apply 1-2 cups of water at plant- 
ing time, keep soil moist all during the sum- 
mer. New growth will start in 4-14 days. 
FERTILIZER. A week after planting sprinkle 
3-4 tablespoonsful of Ammonium Sulphate 
around plant in 12 inch circle, or water with 
solution of liquid fertilizer (fish or others), 
following directions. Apply fertilizer about 
once a month after this if necessary. Discon- 
tinue about August Ist. 
MULCH with straw, sawdust, lawnclippings, or 
peat to conserve moisture and save water and 
weeding. 
SPRAY against Aphis with nicotine or rotenone. 
Dust against Red Spider with sulphur, whenever 
needed. When buds begin to form, about Aug- 
‘ust lst, SPRAY with DDT against Leaf Hopper 
and Tarnished Plant Bug, the latter stings the 
buds so that the flowers bloom lopsided. Do 
this about once a week if necessary. 
U.S. Department of Agriculture 
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PINCH. To grow Mums that need no staking 
they have to be pinched two to three times as 
follows. When young plant is 12 inches high, 
cut back to 6 inches. When young shoots have 
grown 12 inches, cut back to 6 inches. In case 
of early planting, favorable weather, and rich 
soil, a third pinching may be needed, When 
second shoots are again 12 inches high, cut 
back again to 6 inches. By now plant is 18 
inches high. This will produce a bushy plant 
with many flowers. 
WINTER CARE. Do NOT cut off old flower- 
stalks until spring, they protect plant. In cold 
climates cover with straw or other LIGHT ma- 
terialas soon as ground is frozen. Do not take 
off until danger of frost is past. In warm wet 
climates provide for drainage if soil is heavy. 
Make adeep trench around the plant, or atrench 
to drain off the water. If Mums grow on low 
ground, take them out and place them in a cold 
frame or box, do notletdry out. Keep slug bait 
around plants all winter. 
Culture in second and following years. Leave 
only 4 to 5 shoots next spring and treat like 
above. If plant gets too big, or grows out of the 
ground, take it out and divide it, and replant 
young rooted shoots, and then treat like first 
year. 
B. EARLY ENGLISH CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
The culture of the Early English Chrysanthe- 
mums is just like above with the following ex- 
ceptions. (This does not apply to pot culture.) 
PINCHING or stopping. Between May 20 and 
June 10 pinch back so that you have about 10 
buds left on the plant. Sometime later you can 
cut off 2 or more of the weakest shoots, so 
that you have from 6 to 8 strong shoots left 
for flowering. You pinch back only ONCE. 
To grow English Mums for the Show you must 
keep rubbing off all laterals that ever after 
appear on your shoots until the time when the 
buds begin to show. As soon as the buds are 
big enough, remove all but the center one. On 
Spray varieties the laterals are NOT removed 
to produce as many flowers as possible. 
STAKING. English Mums have to be staked to 
grow straight and to protect them against wind 
and storm. 
WINTER CARE. For safety sake most English 
Mums should be taken up in fall and overwin- 
tered in a coldframe. Do not let them dry out. 
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