Good Gelburdl. omeetices for Chrysanthemums 
To grow profitable Chrysanthemums you should start with the best cuttings available. The cuttings 
we sell are grown and shipped by Specialists for us. 
CARE OF CUTTINGS 
Upon arrival of the cuttings examine them immediately. If they have been delayed in transit too 
long, some damage may have occurred along the way. If the roots should be dry and plants are 
wilted, soaking them in about 1 inch of water for about 1] hour will revive them greatly before potting 
or planting. 
If they should have become heated and some fungus has developed, dipping them in a solution of 
Fermate, 2 tablespoons full to 1 gallon water, will stop any further spread of the damping off fungi. 
Of course, if the shipment has been delayed too long and the plants have stretched or turned yellow 
or should be badly frozen, then immediately fileclaim with the Transportation Company. 
PREMATURE BUDDING 
Every Spring during April and May we receive some complaints of premature budding. These 
complaints are consistently on the same type varieties which are the early shading varieties 
and the Garden varieties. If you order plants to arrive between September Ist and May Ist, 
you should be prepared to give additional light to these cuttings upon arrival. Use 60 watt 
bulbs spaced 4 ft. apart and 30 inches above the plants. 
Lighting schedules for each month are as follows. Sept.—2 hrs. Oct.—3 hrs. Nov.—4 hrs. 
Dec.—5 hrs. Jan.—5 hrs. Feb.—4 hrs. Mar.—3 hrs. and Apr.—2 hrs. Preferably lighting 
should be done at midnight, but can be started any time after sundown. Additional lighting 
is doubly important on all early shading and Garden varieties. 
SOILS 
Chrysanthemums will grow well in about all types of soil providing the soil has a reasonable amount 
of drainage, in other words any good garden soil will grow good Mums. If at all possible, steam 
sterilizing the soil before planting will save you money in preventing diseases and save labor in weeding. 
The soil should be low in Nitrates before planting and then your Nitrogen level should be built up 
after the plants have become well established, which usually is about 7 to 10 days. Do not use heavy 
shade over the plants. ‘ 
WATERING 
Probably the greatest mistake in starting off of rooted cuttings is in not applying sufficient water the 
first watering after potting or planting. Under ordinary conditions overwatering would be difficult. 
TIME PINCHING FOR NORMAL BLOOMING 
This operation varies with the specific need for which you are growing the plants. In general practice 
allow four weeks from planting until the first pinch, and three weeks for each successive pinch there- 
after. All time pinching centers around the last pinching date which is the recommended pinching 
date in our Catalogue. If you cannot make the pinch on this date, it is better to make the last pinch 
a few days later than it is to make it earlier. If your pinching has been timed right, you will have very 
little trouble with the large Mums developing crown buds, and your spray on the Pompons should 
be perfect. If for some reason, due to your particular locality, the large Mums develop the crown bud 
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