A ‘few Notes on Chrysanthemum Culture 
Mums, as do many other perennials, like dry feet. Plant them on 
high ground in a well drained location in as sunny a position as is 
possible. Too much shade causes spindly growth and inferior late 
flowers. Winters with severe low temperatures and much snow are not 
as hard on mums as low wet locations where water or ice is likely to 
stand over plants at times in the late winter or early spring. Protect 
mums after the ground has frozen in late fall with a light mulch. Light 
long straw, long hay or twiggy branches of plants or combinations 
of these are fine. Tree leaves usually get heavy and soggy and may 
cause some smothering of the crowns which remain green all winter. 
Watch in the spring for aphids on the young shoots. These may be 
controlled with a spray or dust containing Nicotine Sulphate as Black 
Leaf 40. Young plants from divisions or preferably from rooted cuttings 
will produce the best plants by fall. For this reason we suggest that 
old plants be dug each year, retaining only the outer shoots or stolons. 
Each of these planted separately in late April or in May will produce 
a blooming sized plant by fall. Keep leads on growing tips pinched 
back until about first of July unless you wish tall plants with a few 
long stems. Pinching will reward you with a sturdier, bushy plant. 
Try removing all buds but a tew terminal ones for larger flowers. 
Also grow a few of the late varieties and make arrangements to protect 
them from freezes. In this way you will have fine quality large flowers 
late in the season. Regular cultivation, watering, and spraying or dust- 
ing for insect pests and disease pays off handsomely in form of better 
plants and flowers. 
FROST TOLERANT VARIETIES 
Hybridizers have been doing much work to increase tolerance 
to frost. The varieties listed below have withstood heavy frosts and 
even sub-freezing temperatures in our open fields. 
Apricot Spoon Governor Duff Pathfinder 
Arapahoe Hazelwood Plainsman 
Betty Jubilee Sept. Cheer 
Brown Cushion Kathleen Lehman Stardom 
Du-Bon-A Lady Elgin Tecumseh 
Edith Leshara White Cloud 
Fascination Osceola W.P. Snyder 
