Bee P-L TE oR MUM S 
TO FLOWER NOVEMBER 13 
Pinched Crop 
Single Stemmed 
Unpinched Crop 
PLANT CUTTINGS July 3 July 24 
PINCH July 24 No pinch 
LIGHT PLANTS Aug. 1-28 Aug. 1-28 
2 hrs. nightly 2 hrs. nightly 
SHADE Aug. 28 Aug. 28 
(11 Week schedule) 
VARIETIES (Pompons) 
Only 10 and 11 week varieties should be used with this schedule. 
WHITE Shasta 10W YELLOW Lollipop 11W 
*Little America 10W, Pippin 11W 
very productive *Golden Chord 11W 
*Priscilla 11W *Yellow Shasta 10W 
Moonglow 10W Forty Niner 11W 
*Snowflurry 11W, 
very small button, 
extra productive. 
Masterpiece 10W, 
very productive. 
Soprano 10W 
BRONZE *Beauregard 10W 
*Rubicon 10W 
Festival 11W 
Copperhead 10W 
Paragon 10W 
PINK 
VARIETIES (Standards) 
WHITE Ind. White 10W 
*Mefo 11W 
Ed. Seidewitz 11W 
Dk. Orchid Queen 10W 
YELLOW Ind. Yellow 10W 
*Yellow Mefo 11W 
BRONZE _ Mrs. Roy 10W 
Ind. Bronze 10W 
Detroit News 9W 
PINK 
*Preferred varieties. 
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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
BAO TK. 
TO FLOWER DECEMBER 3 
Pinched Crop 
F- LSOARSIS aes, 
Single Stemmed 
Unpinched Crop 
PLANT CUTTINGS July 16 Aug. 6 
PINCH Aug. 6 No pinch 
LIGHT PEANTS Aug. 1-31 Aug. 6-31 
2 hrs. nightly 2 hrs. nightly 
Sept. 1-10 Sept. 1-10 
3 hrs. nightly 3 hrs. nightly 
SHADE Sept. 10 Sept. 10 
(12 Week schedule) 
VARIETIES (Pompons) 
Only 11 and 12 week varieties should be used with the above schedule. 
WHITE *Wh. Valencial2W YELLOW *Omega 12W 
Good up to Lollipop 11W 
Christmas. Yellow Cameo 13W, 
*Cordova 12W late. 
*Belray 12W *Yellow Valencia 12W 
Snowflurry 11W (Golden Jane) 
Cameo 13W,, late. 
*Valencia 12W 
Dark Valencia 12W 
PINK BRONZE *Apricot Valencia 12W 
Crimson Valencia 12W 
Galaxy 12W 
Holiday 13W 
VARIETIES (Standards) 
WHITE Chattanooga 12W 
Dec. Glory 12W 
YELLOW Yel. Chattanooga 12W 
Golden Mrs. Ross 12W 
Golden Pearson 12W 
Oak Leaf 12W 
Gladys Pearson 12W 
BRONZE 
POT MUMS ‘ROUND THE YEAR 
As with cut flower Mums the “season” for pot Mums is 
gradually spreading. Early shading for flowering thru August, 
September and October is common. This past season a great 
increase was noted in pot Mums flowered during spring and 
early summer. They make a nice plant at this time and are 
not hard to grow. The pot Mums produced this past spring 
in our own trial program were eagerly bought up before they 
were really open—‘‘something different’ is the usual comment. 
Pot Mums during the real winter months (January-March) 
are not so easy to grow, but with more experience, plus bet- 
ter varieties now on the way, they may become a serious 
winter pot plant, too. 
The tables (page 39) are self-explanatory as to dates for 
planting, pinching, shading, etc. We should point out that, 
owing to the rather limited experience and records available, 
these tables may not prove entirely accurate under your condi- 
tions. Our tests this past spring pointed out how much flower- 
ing can be delayed by cooler temperatures. Bob Jung of 
Indianapolis reports that long spells of cloudy weather in 
midwinter will shorten days so much as to advance flowering 
dates substantially. Also, it will result in very short plants. 
Southern growers will find further corrections necessary—as 
with cut Mum schedules. 
Especially on winter and even spring flowering schedules 
where growers have not had previous experience, we recom- 
mend that your first season’s plantings not be too large. 
If you plan to give pot Mums a try, we urge you to keep 
complete records of what you do, flowering dates and height 
at flowering time. Without this information, you will not be 
able to make the adjustments in dates for mext year’s pro- 
gram that will enable you to improve the quality of plants 
you grow. 
Pot Mum culture at the Ernst-Jung range, 
Indianapolis, 
Indiana. Left: cuttings just potted off. Right: Bob Jung dis- 
plays a well shaped Bonaffon DeLuxe with buds set. Year 
round pot Mums with emphasis on spring-summer flowering 
such as this is being carried on by many progressive growers. 
About Shading 
Apply black cloth to all plants on “start shade” date (see 
table) daily from 5 P.M. to 7:30 A.M. Black cloth shading is 
not needed between September 15 and February 15 (even tho 
indicated on the schedule) because days are naturally short 
enough to set buds. 
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