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BLOOM APRIL 4, 1955 
Year-Around Chrysanthemum Flowering Schedule 
Latitude Plant Pinch* Lighting Period Start Shade Response Group 
Nov. 8 Nov. 29 Nov. 8 —Jan. 17 no 11 Week 
40-45° Nov. 8 Nov. 29 Nov. 8 —Jan. 24 no 10 Week 
Noy. 8 Nov. 29 Nov. 8 —Jan. 31 no 9 Week 
Nov. 15 Dec. 13 Nov. 15—Jan. 17 no 11 Week 
35-40° Noy. 15 Dec. 13 Nov. 15—Jan. 24 no 10 Week 
Noy. 15 Dec. 13 Nov. 15—Jan. 31 no 9 Week 
Nov. 29 Dec. 27 Nov. 29—Jan. 17 no 11 Week 
30-35° Noy. 29 Dec. 27 Nov. 29—Jan. 24 no 10 Week 
Nov. 29 Dec. 27 Nov. 29—Jan. 31 no 9 Week 
Dec. 13 Jones Dec. 13—Jan. 17 no 11 Week 
25-30° Dec. 13 Jonas Dec. 13—Jan. 24 no 10 Week 
Dec. 13 Jan. 3 Dec. 13—Jan. 31 no 9 Week 
*For No Pinch Method: Plant and Light on Pinch Date 
VARIETIES IN RESPONSE GROUPS 
10 Week 9 Week 
S | Mefo Ind. White Queen’s Lace 
Jean Elizabeth 
Crystal Queen 
WHITE Sculpfure Whitetop Keepsake 
Highbrow Illini Igloo alo 
Priscilla Shasta Silver Cloud 
Paramount Liffle America 
Belray Pacesetier 
Cream Mefo Ind. Yellow Gold Lace 
S | Yellow Mefo Imp. Ind. Yellow Yellow Lace 
YELLOW Harvester Good News 
Lollipop Barcarole Starlight 
P | Pippin Orange Beauregard Golden Herald 
Yel. Paramount Yellow Shasta Gold Coast 
Aztec 
Mary L. Hall 
Sunray 
Ss Detroit News 
Ind. Bronze Nomago 
BRONZE Shalimar Beauregard Gaiety 
& RED Thelma Rubicon Buckskin 
Chevron Buccaneer 
Br. Linda Lou 
Dk. Br. Masterpiece 
Ind. Pink 
Ss Dk. Orchid Queen 
Orchid Queen 
PINK Almega Portrait Pinkeffe 
Linda Lou Reward 
Rose Masterpiece Pink Dot 
Taffeta Bluechip 
Rainbow 
$—Standard P—Pompon 
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