WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
FOR GROWERS IN LATITUDES 40-45° 
Plant Pinch ssa . Lights Start Flowering 
Date Date** Lighting Period Off Shade Date 
Spray Types Aug. 12 Sept. 2 Aug. 12-Sept. 26 Sept. 27 Sept. 27 Jan. 3 
Standards Aug. 12 Sept. 2 Aug. 12-Oct. 17 Oct. 18 No Jan. 3 
Spray Types Aug. 19 Sept. 9 Aug. 19-Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 4 Jan. 10 
Standards Aug. 19 Sept. 9 Aug. 19-Oct. 24 Octazo No Jan. 10 
Spray Types Aug. 19 Sept. 9 Aug. 19-Oct. 10 Oct Ochalg Jan. 17 
Standards Aug. 19 Sept. 9 Aug. 19-Oct. 31 Nov. | No Jan. 17 
Spray Types Aug. 26 Sept. 16 Aug. 26-Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Octe is Jan. 24 
Standards Aug. 26 Sept. 16 Aug. 26-Nov. 7 Nov. 8 No Jan. 24 
Spray Types Sept. 2 Sept. 23 Sept. 2-Oct. 24 Octe25 No Jan. 31 
Standards Sept. 2 Sept. 23 Sept. 2-Nov. 14 Nov. 15 No Jan. 31 
Spray Types Sept. 9 Sept. 30 Sept. 9-Oct. 31 Nov. 1 No Feb. 7 
Standards Sept. 9 Sept. 30 Sept. 9-Nov. 21 Nov. 22 No Feb. 7 
Spray Types Sept. 9 Octet Sept. 9-Nov. 7 Nov. 8 No Feb. 14 
Standards Sept. 9 Octh 7 Sept. 9-Nov. 28 Nov. 29 No Feb. 14 
Spray Types Sept. 16 Oct. 14 Sept. 16-Nov. 14 Nov. 15 No Feb. 21 
Standards Sept. 16 Oct. 14 Sept. 16-Dec. 5 Dec. 6 No Feb. 21 
Spray Types Sept. 23 OcteZi) Sept. 23-Nov. 21 Nov. 22 No Feb. 28 
Standards Sept. 23 Octe2i Sept. 23-Dec. 12 Dec. 13 No Feb. 28 
VARIETIES for above schedules 
Standards 
White Yellow Pink Bronze 
Mefo* Yellow Mefo* Ed. Seidewitz Mrs. Roy 
Ind. White Imp. Ind. Yellow Dk. Orchid Queen Detroit News 
Queen’s Lace Ind. Yellow Ind. Bronze 
Yellow Lace 
Spray Types 
White Yellow Pink Bronze 
Silversmith* Golden Anniversary Riviera Bronze Riviera 
Snowcrest Sequin Debutante* Merrymaker 
Snowcap Siren Minstrel 
Acclaim Corsair* 
Yukon Cinderella* 
Plant Pinch Be bari ; Lights Start Flowering 
Date Date** Ales aien ARSE Off Shade Date 
Spray Types Sept. 30 Oct=2S Sept. 30-Dec. 5 Dec. 6 No Mar. 7 
Standards Sept. 30 Oct. 28 Sept. 30-Dec. 19 Dec. 20 No Mar. 7 
Spray Types Oetraw, Nov. 4 Oct. 7-Dec. 12 Dec. 13 No Mar. 14 
Standards Octane, Nov. 4 Oct. 7-Dec. 26 Dec. 27 No Mar. 14 
VARIETIES for above schedules 
Standards 
White - Yellow Pink Bronze 
Mefo* Yellow Mefo* Ed. Seidewitz Mrs. Roy 
Ind. White Imp. Ind. Yellow Dk. Orchid Queen Detroit News 
Queen’s Lace Ind. Yellow Ind. Bronze 
Yellow Lace 
Spray Types 
White oe Yellow Pink Bronze 
Acclaim* Corsair™ Debutante* (Bronze not 
Yukon Cinderella* Heritage recommended 
Fortune Omega for this period) 
Belray 
*Very best for the period 
**For single stemmed crops, plant cuttings on pinch date. 
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