BRONZE AND RED 
Apricot Queen —if overwatered, this variety quickly becomes 
chlorotic. 
Bronze Masterpiece — somewhat soft, and must be disbudded. If 
too tall, pinch 7 to 10 days after short days are started. 
Copperhead — usually too tall unless pinched 10 days after short 
days are started. 
Glitters — if overwatered, this variety quickly becomes chlorotic. 
Gypsy — must be disbudded; fades in hot weather. 
Indianapolis Bronze — usually too tall unless pinched 10 days 
after short days are started. 
Indianapolis Golden Bronze — a quilled sport which is short. 
Ivanhoe 
Mrs. Stahelin — may be tall. 
PINK 
Helen Frick — usually too tall unless pinched 10 days after short 
days are started. 
Indianapolis Pink — usually too tall unless pinched 10 days after 
short days are started. 
Masterpiece — somewhat soft and must be disbudded. If too tall, 
pinch 7 to 10 days after short days are started. 
Queen of Pinks —the most popular pink pot mum; fades badly 
in hot weather. 
General Remarks. The best pot mums are pro- 
duced by placing three rooted cuttings in the finish- 
ing pot. If hard, starved plants out of small pots 
are used, poor specimens should be expected. If 
the pinches are made too high, the plant will not 
only be leggy, but require extra care in staking. 
Regular applications of fertilizer should be made 
to keep the foliage green and the plant in a 
healthy condition. It is no longer necessary to run 
the plants extremely dry and starve them to obtain 
compact specimens—proper pinching takes care of 
this. Foliar nematode and septoria black spot can 
cause the loss of lower leaves which makes the 
plants unsightly. 
A pot mum that is too tall and leggy or one 
devoid of lower foliage is the main reason why 
one hears the remark “pot mums won't sell.” 
Height can be kept in check by pinching 7 to 10 
days after short days are started. With some 
varieties it may be necessary to pinch as late as 
14 days after short days are started. It is remark- 
able how the variation of pinch date in relation 
to the start of short days regulates the height and 
compactness of the plant. 
While any variety may be grown as a pot mum, 
most pompons and standards become tall and 
leggy, are too soft, or do not produce an eye- 
catching display of flowers. 
Only one flower should be allowed to develop 
per stem. All other buds should be removed when 
they are large enough to handle conveniently. 
Hardy varieties as spring flowering pot plants. 
A number of hardy or garden chrysanthemums 
can be grown as spring flowering pot plants. By 
using the easy-to-follow directions below there is 
no trick at all in producing excellent specimens: 
1. Use only cuttings taken from lighted stock plants. 
2. For flowering about May 1, place 5 rooted cuttings in a 5- 
or 6-inch pot February 8 and pinch that same day. 
3. Give the plants 10 foot-candles of light from 5 p.m. to 10 
p-m each night from February 8 to March 8. 
4. On March 8 pinch the plants again, discontinue lighting, 
and to produce the most uniform specimens shade with black 
cloth daily from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. until flowering 
5. Keep the night temperature at 60°F. from potting until 
flowering. 
If the plants are desired somewhat earlier or 
later than May 1, the dates of potting, pinching, 
lighting, and shading can be moved ahead or 
back as desired. This schedule has been worked 
out at Columbus, Ohio, which is on the 40th par- 
allel. For other localities some modifications may 
be necessary. 
In Ohio the sale of the chrysanthemum as a 
hardy plant necessitates the purchase of a license 
for the sale of perennials. Consult with your nur- 
sery inspector or county agent if you are not sure 
of the law in your state. 
As a spring flowering pot plant the hardy or 
garden chrysanthemum is in a class by itself and 
when correctly grown it should be a valuable addi- 
tion to the list of spring plants sold by both 
nurserymen and florists. 
The following varieties are recommended: 
White Yellow 
Avalanche Bamboo 
Calcite Carnival 
Christopher Columbus Early Gold 
Classic Early Yellow 
Pepita Gold Rush 
Renown Lemonade 
Silverplate September Sunshine 
White Wonder Witchery 
Yellow Christopher Columbus 
Yellow Spoon 
Yellow Supreme 
Pink Bronze 
Joybringer Carmelita 
Major Cushion Early Bronze 
September Cheer James Stewart 
Serenade Mona 
Apricot Orchid 
Calico Jewell 
Tiffany Rose Spellbound 
W. P. Snyder 
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