November 14, 1946
Ptrgr Seven
ible Causes Of Recent Low Bud
it in Croft Lilies When “Forced”
i§e. although L
^sistently a^l
' deP*es ¡u , 1
tional period from November 30 cover crops
and cenernllv irnnrf
P.-T. A. Contest Will
Auction m bud count of slightly are sold on the basis of size, it Continue In District
(six) and 12 weeks, bloomed in delav in hi ' **° p ant a,M^ a naturally follows that yearlings
wed from Page Six
The contest for the highest per-
^ th souti
138,-116 and 106 days, respective- w eek”
m,ng o about a have doubtless found they way centage of membership "in the lo-
-
-
- week.”
(O the forcer’s benches. The per- c a l P a r e n t - T e a c h e r s Ass<>vi;.tu>n,
of 1946
ly. Those stored for the same
_z i n i -
.... bloomed
hi™m„a in Easter of 1947
formance of such bulbs in the between rooms of the B ro o k ings-
[spite of the above state- periods at 50 degrees
based on the results of 147, 113 and 96 days. The results
“Since Easter in 1947 will be hands of many forcers would be H arbor school, will continue until
*"6 «as dejij
‘w exceptioi¿3
experimentation, the ar- with Ace. which blooms slightly earl.v ’April 6) it is probably ad- open to question. It is interesting the first of December it was an-
ter in all tJrl
icluded with the following ( late r than Croft, were sim ilar in visable to pot Croft bulbs early to note that where these bulbs i nounced late last week by officers
ndations:
th at storage at 35 degree.- pro- in December. They should be are planted in the field. they will of that group.
5f th* tre««
The prize of $5 00 will tie used
Easter next year (1946 duced earlier blooms than at 50 !n "forage at tem peratures lower bloom satisfactorily the n e x t
er shows soM
for the purchase of something
• In all tfiiJ on April 21. it is probably degrees when the period was four fhan 50 degrees for five or six year.
needed in the room winning the
, on the basis of present weeks. The results were essenti- "eeks before being potted. The Conclusions
k ? dep*>
tion. to store Croft or Ace i ally the same for the Etate."
available information indicated
Croft lily bulbs grown in the Pnze
bud count
Parents are invited to attend
t 35 degrees until plant-
“Reducing the number of days that Ace bulbs sh°uld be stored Pacific northw est should !>» r e
degree«,
meeting»,
and to contribute ideas
se
rv
e
d
prim
arily
for
the
E
aster
the
bulbs
are
received
in
to
blooming
always
results
in
a
somewhat
longer
than
Croft
bulbs
1 th southiiu
ctober and potted a fte r lowered bud c o u n t . Umtored (when storage period is less than trade. It is the end for which toward betterm ent of the school
egree storci
they would have from Croft bulbs produced 9.4 blooms e,gbt wceks) in °n ler to produce they are best fitted by nature. For system, housing and grounds.
hud count i
The local m em benhip, a t the
115 days to m ake E a i t e r , per plant while those " stored at bloom at tbe *ame time for b o th 're s u lts in keeping with their rep
present,
is 78. Mono are needed
lould be enough.”
utation. they should be left in
* 0" tfea,
35 degrees produced 5.5, 3.8 and var!et‘os.
Ins advice was followed 3.2 blooms, following four, eight r Unction OI N n C ro fts
the ground eight weeks following to carry out the projiosed program
of the year.
by the trade, and there and 12 weeks of storage. The
Croft lilies grown in the Pacific full bloom, packed in moist peat,
to believe it w as, is it same reduction followed the 50 northwest are suited prim arily and held at approxim ately 65 de
ider forcer» c o m p la in e d degree storage, the respective bud for pot culture. Moreover, their grees during distribution. As soon Shell Station May S ta rt
bud co u n ts?
counts being 6.2, 3 7, and 3.3 per development in the field is nicely as received by the florist they
distributors a r e k n o w n plant. The results with Ace were synchronized with the average should be potted and placed in- About Decem ber F irst
According to Mr Donaldson,
assembled th e ir b u lb s sim ilar. With the Estate, 35 de- Easter season. These factors have cold fram es or cool houses where
little d elay a s p o ssib le gree storage w a s particularly contributed to give them an en they will have an opportun.ty to district m anager of Shed Oil Co.,
have placed th e m in iced damaging to the bud count, re- viable reputation as E aster lilies, establish themselves before be (.'re see nt City, the local Shell sta
tion, now being enacted, will be
ition for s h ip m e n t e a s t. ducing it to 1.6 after 12 weeks.” This reputation is achieved, how- ing forced.
open for business about D ec. 1.
If
the
forcer
does
not
have
these
bulbs
w
ere
rushed
cokings,
" Since a high bud count is more ever* ^ofore the advent of ac- the facilities for doing this, then
Still need to complete construc
Id storage on a rriv al a t
im portant in pot lilies than in ce’prat’on- H Croft lilies grown the bulbs can be accelerated by tion are some plumbing m aterials
fetion and held in such stor- those intended for cut flower pro-™ the Paciflc northwest are dug
Btil sent to the florists for due tion, northwest lilies should ^’gbt weeks after reaching full placing them in cool storage (50 and a m atte r of some supplies
degrees or less) for five to six use about the station.
receive short periods of cold stor- bloom packed in moist jx-at. held
M anager of the local station is
Icse same bulbs had been age for Easter forcing, the amount at 6! tW 1***., during distribution, weeks just prior to potting. If
to
be named within a week, he
the
forcer
would
fam
iliarize
him
in common storage (ap- depending upon the earlmes, of P « "ed
so™ »’ received and self with the conditions prevail added.
fl|
itely 65* F.), potted as soon
tk e lilv and the date of Banter, I Placed >" cold fram es or co<>1- ing in nature where the bulbs
wed, and placed in cold
Croft lilies pitted December 6. hou« ‘s until they are brought i n grow,
____ _ he ____
could appreciate that
or cool houses where they a fte r eight weeks at 35 degrees *’
£—
’7 ™ ! , i / n 'r ¿ rtZ rtlv ,hesc m anipulations are merely
have developed as nature
bloomed April 1 (1946), nearly
1
devices to provide the bulbs with
he lilies
there would have been three
weeks ahead of Easter, with ’» " ’factory- m anner
Hits was a favorable environment during
iO O K ! 'any, complaints of low bud a bud count of 3.8. The same borne ° ut b>' ,be <‘’‘I*,"ences of
the critical period between the
Again, the grow er is be- variety held at 85 degrees from I0™1
*'ho obtained their
?d for something beyond October 11 until November 8. and bu’b‘ d lrw ' ' ron' 'ho growers, field and the forcer’s bench.
The grower, distributor or for tO t i t A l l IN « tS U M » N IS
ntrol.
then stored four weeks at 35 de- a"d followed the above procedure cer must all fulfill their respec
On Sale I Anally at
grees. bloomed April 18. with a
" ’<• f° rrcrs accelerate ltl.es tive responsibilities if the Easter
Lilies A ccelerated 7
ore recent article by S tu a rt bud count of 6.4. Obviously Crof, 'L ,h, 7 ’° desire However, hey lily crop is to attain the desired
B rookings E lectric &
Effect of T em perature and bulbs should not be stored at should he aw are of the price they performance.
Radio Com pany
W - -n the loss of bud • ount.
of Storage on Forcing of low tem per,,lures an soon at har-
F. A. M EN D EN TLL, SR
For your every insurance need
cest Lilies" in Florists Re- rested when Easter is late or the •* * » » " * do- Southern-grown
See Pete Lesmeister Agency.
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,
Df September 26. 1946) is plans will bloom too soon or have
e
n
I
K
J
m
en.
not
\n n o ro n tlv lUUSt HC St OTCd
f
OF
8 lOng
PCHOd
a
very
low
bud
count.
Apparently
„
.
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.
7
n
rial interest at this time,
studies were also based on better results will he obtained ' ’*>7, »re to he forced for Eas-
samples of Croft, E state if a fte r harvest the bulbs arc held 'o r Storage, regardless of tern-
.
__^norooc perature, is at an unnatural
condi-
resu](g
Ue Easter lily bulbs grown m common storage at 65 degrees
?gon. The results can be or higher in a fairly dry pack, to,
,.
K
.. ’ and sprout-
ertrr.,1» ioration and low bud count,
discourage
rooting
irized as follows:
all three varieties, bulbs ng, and then given a short per ARC and Bud t (Hint
Why not give magazines this year? Order now for
Another possible cause of low
"ithout any cold storage od, four to six weeks, a* low
early delivery, by an authorized ggent:
fd mere than 225 days in em perature just before potting, bud count may be at the age of
inhouse before blooming. rhe result with Ace suggests that the bulbs being forced. The de
P of the Ace and Croft bulbs of t h i s variety require mand for lily bulbs has resulted
at 35 degrees and 50 de- slightly more cold storage than in the sale of large numbers of
2 miles south of inspection station on old highway
IE for four weeks reduced ’o Croft for bloom at the same 6s for forcing purposes. Many
jm
e
»
»
growers
have
learned
how
they
Fre in fhe greenhouse by
SMITH RIVER
CALIFORNIA
■Where facilities are available can produce size in their bulbs
[three months.
[even greater reduction in nd the climate is satisfactory. [ by intelligent use of fertilizers,
first bloom resulted from the bulbs can be potted without
“ame treatm ent. W ith no cold storage, held in the cold
Croft bloomed on May frame, and finished in the green-
P June jg and Ace iouse. The exact procedure would
ave to be worked out at each
As the length of stor-
extended. the num ber of n a tio n . It is worthy of note
blooming decreases. Croft hat the Ace and C roft bulbs held
Tored at 35 degrees for f o u r , n the cold-frame for fhe aridi-
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ents
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