. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. January 25, 191 <. The Florists' Review 21. EARLY MUMS BETTER U\.TE? Please advise me when is the best time to flower Goldeu Glow and Early Snow mump. That is, at Avhat time do the blooms pay best? When should these two varieties be planted from 2%-inch pots and which of the buds should be taken, the crown or terminal bud? J. S.—111. It is difficult to advise when to have Golden Glow and Early Snow mums in bloom to pay best—every man is more familiar with bis own market and bet- ter able to work out his own salvation in that way. I will assume t
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. January 25, 191 <. The Florists' Review 21. EARLY MUMS BETTER U\.TE? Please advise me when is the best time to flower Goldeu Glow and Early Snow mump. That is, at Avhat time do the blooms pay best? When should these two varieties be planted from 2%-inch pots and which of the buds should be taken, the crown or terminal bud? J. S.—111. It is difficult to advise when to have Golden Glow and Early Snow mums in bloom to pay best—every man is more familiar with bis own market and bet- ter able to work out his own salvation in that way. I will assume that J. S. de- sires to have plants in bloom by Octo- ber 1. Golden Glow, of course, can be gotten into flower any time during the year, but I have always felt it does not pay to have yellow mums at that Lime in the fall when there are bewildering assortments of yellow outdoor flowers to select from. After the plants are propagated in February and March and planted out on the bench when ready in May or the first week in June, it will then be a question of taking the proper bud. The question of crown and terminal buds does not enter into this case, because we are looking for early flowers, and therefore we have to take the crown bud. If the bud is taken as soon as possible after August 1, this will allow the bud eight or nine weeks to de- velop, which usually is the time re- quired, and that will bring the crop in just the time the first frost has wiped out the outdoor flowers. Chas. H. Totty. LATE PLANTED MUMS. Please inform me if it is possible to get good blooms from chrysanthemum plants set in ground beds August 1. When should I buy the plants? Would June 1 be time enough? Which would be the better at that time, rooted cut- tings or 214-inch plants? How large should the plants be to set August 1; that is, from pots of what size should they be taken? For a beginner, what varieties are the best and easiest to grow? I want fifty per cent of them yellow and twen- ty-five per
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