Chrysanthemum Manual of the National Chrysanthemum Society

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Kofranek AM (1980) In: Larson RA (ed) Cut Chrysanthemum: introduction to floriculture. Academic, pp 5–43 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15213-3830. Fall Flower show is from October 7 through 29, 20232. Additional information at /”>https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/calendar/detail/fall-flower-show/ Phipps Conservatory staged their first chrysanthemum display in 1894. It now features dramatic cascades, giant disbuds and other exotic forms. Please note that our easy-to-use advance bidding facility, which replaces the ‘old-fashioned’ commission bid system, provides all bidders with total control over their bids right up to the point that the lot is offered for sale. In ways like these, the growers help each other improve their craft, says Bernard Mentoor, who is part of PHIS and has been dubbed ‘the king of chrysanthemums’ by some growers. “We always help each other,” he says. Therefore, a good grower should be open to listening to other growers and be willing to learn, according to Mentoor. Datta SK (1994) Cytological interpretation of induced somatic flower colour mutation in garden chrysanthemum. In: Plant Cytogenetics in India (edited by Sibdas Ghosh). Published by the Association for Cell and Chromosome Research, Dept. of Botany, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, pp 107–114

Chrysanthemum growers are serious about their craft because they are usually very experienced and knowledgeable, says Williams.Chatterjee J, Mandal AK, Ranade SA, Datta SK (2005) Estimation of genetic diversity of four Chrysanthemum mini cultivars using RAPD. Pak J Biol Sci 8(4):546–549 This popular class is smaller than the Irregular Incurve, with shorter, partially incurving florets and a more open appearance. It looks like a hybrid between Irregular Incurve and Regular Incurve. Class6 -Pompon

Michael Le Cordeur is the vice-dean of learning and teaching at Stellenbosch University’s education faculty and vice-chairperson of the Wellington Horticultural Society, he says. This society is the first chrysanthemum society founded in South Africa, he says. His parents have been part of this society for more than 60 years, Le Cordeur shares. Chrysanthemum growing is “an art that gets passed down from generation to generation”, he adds. PHOTO: Supplied/Michael Le Cordeur If you are successful in purchasing lot/s being auctioned by us and opt for the item/s to be sent to you, we will use the following methods of shipment:

A mark of a good chrysanthemum flower is its size, according to Mentoor. “We try our best to get [the chrysanthemum] big,” he says. Disk florets are tiny flowers located at the center of the bloom; ray florets are the showier flowers on the perimeter (what we view as the petals). There are 13 different classes of chrysanthemums with varying flower forms defined by the National Chrysanthemum Society, as described below. Courtney-Gutterson N, Napoli C, Lemieux C, Morgan A, Firoozabady E, Robinson KEP (1994) Modification of flower colour in florist’s chrysanthemum: production of a white flowering variety through molecular genetics. Biotechnology 12:268–271 Gilbertz DA (1992) Chrysanthemum response to timing of paclobutrazol and uniconazole sprays. Am Soc Horticult Sci 27(4):322–323

Scott MC, Caetano-Anolles G, Trgiano RN (1996) DNA amplification fingerprinting identities closely related chrysanthemum cultivars. J Am Soc Hortic Sci 121(6):1043–1048In the beginning, I wasn’t very good. I started from the bottom. The first eight years I didn’t win any prizes at the shows,” Mentoor shares. “Then a friend taught me some things and told me, ‘If I grew like you do, I would have given up a long time ago.’ But I told him, for me it’s about the love [for chrysanthemums].” Nazeer MA, Khoshoo TN (1983) Variation in chromosome complement of Chrysanthemum morifolium complex. Nucleus 26(1):22–29 Datta SK, Chakrabarty D (2005) Classical mutation breeding and molecular methods for genetic improvement of ornamentals. In: Datta SK (ed) Role of classical mutation breeding in crop improvement. Daya Publishing House, Delhi, pp 260–303 The growers are also honest with each other and will tell their competitors when their flowers are not up to standard, shares Williams. The flowers in this class are similar to Semi-Double chrysanthemums except that they have a raised center that looks like a pincushion. You will find this class of chrysanthemum in our Kengai, or cascade, display.

Yepes LC, Mittak V, Pang SZ, Gonsalves C, Slightom JL, Gonsalves D (1995) Biolistic transformation of chrysanthemum with the nucleocapsid gene of tomato spotted wilt virus. Plant Cell Rep 14:694–698 Chatterjee J, Mandal AKA, Ranade SA, Teixeira da Silva JA, Datta SK (2006b) Molecular systematics in chrysanthemum x grandiflorum (Ramat.) Kitamura. Sci Hortic 110:373–378 Chittenden FJ (1951) The Royal Horticultural Society. Dictionary of gardening. A practical and scientific cytopedia of Horticulture, Assisted by specialist vol 1, A-Co., Oxford, at the Clarenden Press See how the cascading mums are grown at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUTcQbWrowk&feature=emb_logo or https://bellingrath.org/experiences/events/cascading-mum-display/ Maoxue L, Xiaofang Z, Junyu C (1983) Cytological studies on some Chinese wild Dendranthema species and Chrysanthemum cultivars. Acta Hortic Sin:1983–1993These towns have societies dedicated to growing the best chrysanthemums, which are then displayed at annual flower shows and judged according to certain criteria, says Williams. Additional information Longwood Gardens. This large display features cascades, arches, single stem and thousand bloom plants. Video of installation of a 1,000 bloom plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUHMP1vVm6vrp4PVDb7fZ_Jw&time_continue=24&v=sWTA32DdDlU&feature=emb_logo Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo NY 14218-1526, Additional information at Buffalo Gardens. No Chrysanthemum Show planned for 2023. Misra P, Chakrabarty D, Datta SK (2010) Role of micropropagation for commercial floriculture. In: Datta SK, Chakrabarty D (eds) Floriculture. Role of tissue culture and molecular techniques. Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, pp 165–188