FOR GROWERS IN LATITUDES 25-30° 
WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
Plant Pinch 
Date Date** 
June 17 July | 
June 24 July 8 
July ] Jluly 15 
July 8 July 22 
July 15 July 29 
July 22 PUG 
July 29 Aug. 12 
Aug. 5 Aug. 19 
Aug. 12 Aug. 26 
Lighting Period 
June 17-July 25 
June 24-Aug. 1 
July 1-Aug. 8 
July 8-Aug. 15 
July 15-Aug. 22 
July 22-Aug. 29 
July 29-Sept. 5 
Aug. 5-Sept. 12 
Aug. 12-Sept. 19 
VARIETIES for above schedules 
Standards 
White 
Giant Betsy Ross* 
Betsy Ross 
Ind. White 
Queen's Lace 
Spray Types 
Yellow 
Good News** 
Imp. Ind. Yellow 
Ind. Yellow 
Yellow Lace 
Yellow 
Yellow Shasta* 
Mary L. Hall* 
Gold Coast* 
Golden Herald 
Crescendo 
Sunup 
Yellow Nagona 
Yellow Halo 
Lighting Period 
White 
Shasta* 
Keepsake* 
White Popcorn 
Songster 
Il. Igloo 
Pristine* 
Plant Pinch 
Date Date** 
“Aug. 12 Aug. 26 
Aug. 19 Sept. 2 
Aug. 26 Sept. 9 
Sept. 2 Sept. 16 
Sept. 9 Sept. 23 
Sept. 16 Sept. 30 
VARIETIES for above schedules 
Standards 
White 
Ind. White* 
Mefo* (after Dec. 31) 
Queen's Lace* 
Jean Elizabeth 
Spray Types 
White 
Shasta” 
Keepsake” 
White Popcorn 
Songster 
Ill. Igloo 
Pristine* 
*Very best for the period. 
Aug. 12-Sept. 26 
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Aug. 26-Oct. 10 
Sept. 2-Oct. 17 
Sept. 9-Oct. 24 
Sept. 16-Oct. 3] 
Yellow 
Imp. Ind. Yellow* 
Ind. Yellow 
Yellow Mefo* 
(after Dec. 31) 
Yellow Lace 
Yellow 
Yellow Shasta” 
Mary L. Hall* 
Gold Coast* 
Golden Herald 
Crescendo 
Sunup 
Yellow Nagona 
Yellow Halo 
**For single stemmed crops, plant cuttings on pinch date. 
Lights 
Off 
July 26 
PIG ae 
Aug. 9 
Aug. 16 
Aug. 23 
Aug. 30 
Sept. 6 
Sept. 13 
Sept. 20 
Pink 
Dk. Orchid Queen 
Bronze 
Mrs. Roy 
Flowering 
Date 
Oct. 4 
Oct. 11 
Oct. 18 
Oct. 25 
Nov. 1 
Nov. 8 
Nov. 15 
Nov. 22 
Nov. 29 
Detroit News 
(not for 
June-Aug.) 
Pink Bronze 
Pandora* Beauregard* 
Linda Lou* Rubicon* 
Taffeta Paragon 
Ballerina Buckskin 
Reward 
Pink Dot 
Lights Start Flowering 
Off Shade Date 
Sept. 27 No Dec. 6 
Oct. 4 No Dec. 13 
O©ctarlet No Dec. 20 
Oct. 18 No Dec. 27 
Octe25 No Jan. 3 
Noy. ] No Jan. 10 
Pink Bronze 
Dk. Orchid Queen* Mrs. Roy 
Ind. Pink 
Pink Bronze 
Pandora* Beauregard* 
Linda Lou* Rubicon* 
Taffeta Paragon 
Ballerina Buckskin 
Reward 
Pink Dot 
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