Bee LT URES MUMS 
*Queen’s Lace 
* Yiel. Lace 
Ind. White 11 wks. before 10 wks. before 9 wks. before 
(apttobetall) ( flowering date . flowering date flowering date 
Ind. Yellow 
Ind. Pink 
*Bon. Deluxe 
*Queen of 
Pinks 
Richard 
Mandel 
Linda Lou 
11 wks: before 
flowering date 
11 wks. before 
flowering date 
12 wks. before 
flowering date 
12 wks. before 
flowering date 
12 wks. before 
flowering date 
13 wks. before 
se 
Little Amer. flowering date 
Copperhead | 
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Two-pinch Schedule 
pall 
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FOR 
PLESO Aes lees 
4 hin First Start to Final 
Varieties per 6” pot Pinch Shade Pinch 
: 13 wks. 11 wks. 8 wks. 8 wks. 
Blazing Gold before before before before 
Granite State flowering flowering flowering flowering 
Sunray date date date date 
*Queen’s Lace 15 wks. 13 wks. 10 wks. 9 wks. 
*Yellow Lace before before before before 
Ind. White flowering flowering flowering flowering 
Ind. Yellow date date date date 
Ind. Pink 
Copperhead \ 
*Bon. DeLuxe 17 wks. 15 wks. 12 wks. 12 wks. 
*Queen of Pinks\ before before before before 
Richard Mandel ( flowering flowering flowering flowering 
Linda Lou date date date date 
* Little Amer. 
All plants must be lighted from planting date till ‘Start to 
Shade”’—except during summer. See page 38 for details. 
WEST CHICAGO 
ITLINOIS 
SE \ 13 wks. before 12 wks. before 12 wks. before 
fe f flowering date flowering date flowering date 
Two-pinch Schedule 
Plant : 
3 cuttings 1First Start to Final 
Varieties per 6” pot Pinch Shade Pinch 
peas Lode ld 13 wks 12 wks. 9 wks. 9 wks. 
Blazing Go before before before before 
ouatay flowering flowering flowering flowering 
Granite date date date date 
State 
13 wks. 12 wks. 10 wks. 9 wks. 
Ind. White before before before before 
Ind. Yellow flowering flowering flowering flowering 
date date date date 
Copperhead 
(may fade) 
Rg 5 iswks. 14wks. 11. wks. —_‘11 wks. 
ee “ta d before before before before 
Ri (cer ade) flowering flowering flowering flowering 
age date date date date 
Mandel 
* Queen of 
Pinks 
16 wks. 15 wks. 12 wks. 12 wks. 
ho before before before before 
A BUNS flowering flowering flowering flowering 
date date date date 
All plants must be lighted from planting date till “Start to 
Shade’’—except during summer. See page 38 for details. 
TO FLOWER POT MUMS IN SEPTEMBER- 
TO FLOWER POT MUMS IN JULY-AUGUST 
Single-pinch Method 
Plant 
4 cuttings Start to 
Varieties per 6” pot Shade 
*Gold Lode 
*Blazing Gold 10 wks. before 9 wks. before 
Sunray flowering date flowering date 
* Granite State 
Ind. White 10 wks. before 10 wks. before 
Ind. Yellow flowering date flowering date 
\ 
Copperhead 
(may fade) 
*Bon. Deluxe) 
Linda Lou 12 wks. before 11 wks. before 
(may fade) flowering date flowering date 
Richard 
Mandel 
* Queen of Pinks 
40 
Pinch? 
(once only) 
9 wks. before 
flowering date 
9 wks. before 
flowering date 
11 wks. before 
flowering date 
OCTOBER 
Two-pinch Method 
Plant 
3 cuttings First Start to Final 
Varieties per 6” pot Pinch Shade Pinch 
: 14 wks. 11 wks. 9 wks. 9 wks. 
pues eae before before before before 
es flowering flowering flowering flowering 
uy date date date date 
eerie 14 wks. 12 wks. 10 wks. 9 wks. 
Ind. White before before before before 
Ind. Ycllout flowering flowering flowering flowering 
rey Pink \ date date date date 
Gypsy ) 
Copperhead 16 wks. 14 wks. 11 wks. 11 wks. 
*Bon. Deluxe before before before before 
*Queenof Pinks ( flowering flowering flowering flowering 
Richard Mandel date date date date 
Linda Lou 
17 wks. 15 wks. 12 wks. 12 wks. 
Tin ere before before before before 
; flowering flowering flowering flowering 
date date date date 
*Preferred varieties. 
1. Some growers delay the pinch 2 or even 3 weeks to help keep plants 
short. With 
a two-week delay on the. above schedule, for example, 
Bonaffon Deluxe would be pinched 9 weeks before flowering date. 
