The best bronze pompons to withstand summer 
heat are Beauregard, Buckskin, Dark Bronze Mas- 
terpiece, 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 chrysan- 
themums wherever you want them. 
Yoders do not pinch the cuttings. Since the mar- 
ket 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 be- 
low: 
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 improved. 
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 some- 
what 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 varieties 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: 
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White Pompons, Decoratives, Singles, 
and Anemones 
Variety 
Classic 
Horizon 
Silverplate 
White Wonder 
Norona 
Pristine 
Halo 
Keepsake 
Pnnocchio 
Popcorn 
Songster 
White Popcorn 
Dynamo 
Encore 
Illini Snowdrift 
Little America 
Madonna 
Matchless 
Moonglow 
Shasta 
Shasta Daisy 
White Mensa 
Crystal Beauty 
Highbrow 
Lakme 
Paramount 
Sculpture 
Snowflake 
Belray 
Fortune 
Monarch 
White Valencia 
Acclaim 
Cameo 
Cotillion 
Ivory Cameo 
Snowdrop 
Snow Queen 
Yukon 
Satellite 
Silversmith 
Snowcap 
Snowcrest 
Recommended for flowering 
7-week varieties 
May 12 - October 6 
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May 5 - October 13 
9-week varieties 
10-week 
11-week 
12-week 
13-week 
14-week 
April 20 - October 27 
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Yellow Pompons, Decoratives, Singles, 
Bright Forecast 
Goldrush 
Polaris 
Sweepstake 
None suitable. 
Gold Coast 
Golden Herald 
and Anemones 
7-week varieties 
May 12 - October 6 
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8-week varieties 
9-week varieties 
Mary Lennon Hall 
Schneeburg’s Yellow Daisy 
Starbright 
Sunup 
Yellow Arcadia 
April 20 - October 27 
