cloth. Some varieties will not develop properly if it 
is too warm under the cloth, while pink and bronze 
varieties fade at high temperatures. The best bronze 
pompons to withstand summer heat are Beauregard, 
Buckskin, Dark Bronze Masterpiece, 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 your 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 
Ax6 June 15 to September 15 
4x7 September 15 to November | 
4x8 November | to December 15 
Ax? December 15 to March 15 
4x8 March I5 to May | 
Ax7 May | 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 num- 
ber 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 
weeks 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 Mas- 
terpiece, Memorial, Pandora, Paragon, Pink Dot, Red 
Seneca, Reward Rubicon, and Taffeta. 
The varieties listed below are recommended for 
out-of-season production: 
White Pompons, Decoratives, Singles, 
and Anemones 
Variety Recommended for flowering 
7-week varieties 
Classic May 12- October 6 
Horizon 4. 
Silverplate 
White Wonder 
8-week varieties 
Norona May 5- October 13 
Pristine i. 
9-week varieties 
Halo April 20 - October 27 
Keepsake : 
Pinnoccio 
Popcorn 
Songster 
White Popcorn 
10-week varieties 
Dynamo April 6- November 3 
Encore uy 
Illini Snowdrift My 
Little America 4 
Madonna wu 
Matchless ‘ 
Moonglow : 
Shasta s 
White Mensa ‘i 
| l-week varieties 
Crystal Beauty September 29 - May 5 
Highbrow x 
Paramount 
Sculpture 
Snowflake 
12-week varieties 
Belray October 13 - April 27 
Fortune 4 
Monarch 
White Valencia 
13-week varieties 
October 27-April 13 
Acclaim 
Cameo 
Cotillion % 
Snowdrop 
Snow Queen 
Yukon 2 
14-week varieties 
Satellite November 10- March 30 
Silversmith a 
Snowcap 
Snowcrest 
Yellow Pompons, Decoratives, Singles, 
and Anemones 
7-week varieties 
May 12-October 6 
Bright Forecast 
Goldrush 
Polaris 
Sweepstake 
8-week varieties 
None suitable. 
9-week varieties 
Gold Coast April 20- October 27 
Golden Herald " 
Mary Lennon Hall 
Schneeburg's Yellow Daisy 
Sunup 
Yellow Arcadia 
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