A.B.C. Supreme Quality, Rooted Cuttings 
under the cloth, while pink and bronze varieties fade 
at high temperatures. The best bronze pompons to 
withstand summer heat are Beauregard, Buckskin, 
Dark Bronze Masterpiece, Firefly, and Paragon. 
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 
The schedule of operations allows for three crops per 
year from the same square foot of bench space—if you 
are interested in year around flowering. If not, then 
use the schedule to flower the chrysanthemums where- 
ever you want them. 
Yoders do not pinch the cuttings. Since the market 
demands are for bunches with at least 6 stems, the 
planting distance varies with the season; that is, the 
more natural light there is the closer the planting. The 
recommended spacing is shown below: 
When plants are to be 
Distance in inches flowered from 
4x6 June 15 to September 15 
4x7 September 15 to November 1 
4x8 November 1 to December 15 
4x9 December 15 to March 15 
4x8 March 15 to May 1 
4x7 May 1 to June 15 
Both pompons and standards are supported with 
wire and string, the same as pompons usually are. To 
get the best and most rapid growth, (1) be sure the 
soil is well drained, (2) keep the nitrate level no higher 
than 25 ppm (Spurway) in late fall and winter, and (3) 
keep the Solubridge (soluble salts) readings low. 
Disbudding practices vary with the grower—some 
do, and some don’t. Disbudding requires time, but with 
all except the button types (Pinocchio, etc.) the size of 
the flower and spray formation can usually be im- 
proved. 
For color preference at various periods of the year, 
consult your selling outlet. Market preferences vary 
too much for specific recommendations. 
Yoder’s schedule of operations is based on weather 
conditions for northern Ohio. In the south where the 
sunlight is brighter, the plants will grow more rapidly 
and some adjustments may have to be made. 
Failure of the plants to flower when given short days 
is usually due to allowing too many long days. Encore, 
Moonglow, Golden Chord, Majorette, and a few others 
are especially troublesome in this respect. 
VARIETIES 
You will note that varieties have been classified into 
groups, depending upon the approximate number of 
weeks required for them to come into flower from the 
time they are given short day treatment. Those that 
naturally flower early are in the 7 or 8 week groups; 
those flowering somewhat later are in the 10-week 
group, etc. 
Some of the pink, bronze, and red varieties will fade 
badly at high temperatures. In these colors, the vari- 
eties proving the most satisfactory in warm weather 
are Beauregard, Buckskin, Dark Bronze Masterpiece, 
Memorial, Pandora, Paragon, Pink Dot, Red Seneca, 
Reward, Rubicon, and Taffeta. 
The varieties listed below are recommended for out- 
of-season production: 
White Pompons, Decoratives, Singles, and Anemones 
Variety Recommended for flowering 
7-week varieties 
Classic May 12 - October 6 
Horizon 
Silverplate Se 
White Wonder 2 
8-week varieties 
Norona May 5 - October 13 
Pristine 24 
9-week varieties 
Halo April 20 - October 27 
Keepsake ” 
Pinocchio a 
Popcorn 2 
Songster ” 
White Popcorn 
10-week varieties 
Dynamo April 6 - November 3 
Encore be 
Illini Snowdrift 3 
Little America 
Madonna 
Matchless ? 
Moonglow 
Shasta He 
Shasta Daisy B 
White Mensa 2 
11-week varieties 
Crystal Beauty September 29 - May 5 
Highbrow 4 
Lakme a 
Paramount 
Sculpture 
Snowflake Hs 
12-week varieties 
October 13 - April 27 
” 
” 
Belray 
Fortune 
Monarch 
White Valencia es 
13-week varieties 
Acclaim October 27 - April 13 
Cameo tg 
Cotillion 2 
Ivory Cameo 
Snowdrop 
Snow Queen 
Yukon 2 
14-week varieties 
November 10 - March 30 
” 
Satellite 
Silversmith 
Snowcap 
Snowcrest 
” 
Yellow Pompons, Decoratives, Singles, and Anemones 
7-week varieties 
May 12 - October 6 
” 
Bright Forecast 
Goldrush 
Polaris 
Sweepstake 
7 
8-week varieties 
None suitable. 
9-week varieties 
Gold Coast April 20 - October 27 
Golden Herald ? 
Mary Lennon Hall 2 
Schneeburg’s Yellow Daisy He 
Starbright i: 
Sunup 
Yellow Arcadia y 
