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; tades 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 day 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 atter short 
clays are started. With some varieties it may be 
necessary to pinch as late as 14 days after 
short days are started. It is remarkable how the 
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 
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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 eyecatching dis- 
play 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: 
|. Use only cuttings taken from lighted stock plants. 
2. For flowering about May |, 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 am. 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 I, 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 parallel. For other locali- 
ties 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 nursery in- 
spector or county agent if you are not sure of the 
law in your state. 
As a spring flowering pot plant the hardly or 
garden chrysanthemum is in a class by itself and 
when correctly grown it should be a valuable addi- 
tion to the list of pring plants sold by both nursery- 
men and florists. 
Pink Bronze 
Joybringer James Stewart 
Major Cushion Mona 
September Cheer Orchid 
Serenade 
Jewell 
Apricot Spellbound 
Tiffany Rose 
W. P. Snyder 
