40 PRACTICAL PLANT PROPAGATION 



FLORISTS' SEED TIME TABLE Continued 



Myosotis. (Forget-me-not.) August 15 in coldframe; January in 



greenhouse. 



Palm. (See page 158.) 



Pansy. August 10. Coldframe. Give loose mulch after freezing. 

 Pentstemon. For bedding, sow in January. 

 Perennials. Sow May to August in flats or coldframe. (See pages 



36 and 174.) 

 Primrose. P. obconica. Early crop in March. Second in May. If 



delayed until Summer, seeds do not germinate so well. 

 P. chinensis. April. 

 P. kewensis. February. 



P. Malacoides. June for early; August and September for Easter. 

 If sown too early the plants get too thick arid decay in hot weather. 

 Smilax. February to April. Flats; 50 degrees. 

 Solanum. (Ornamental Peppers.) February to May according to 



size of plant wanted. Flats; 60 degrees. 



Sweet Peas. According to Dr. A. C. Beal who has given much study 

 to the Winter flowering sorts. Seed sown: 

 August 20, blooms Christmas. 

 September 1, blooms January. 

 September 15 (main crop), blooms February. 

 October, blooms March. 

 November, blooms late March. 

 December, blooms April. 

 January, blooms April to May. 

 February, blooms from May on. 

 March, blooms May and June. 



George J. Ball in TheFlorisls 1 Review, June 6, 1918, gives the following 

 succession sowing data: 



1. Mid-August. First crop flowers in October. Profitable crop 

 during seasons that are not too dark. Sometimes crop is entirely lost. 

 Good for Christmas and St. Valentine's Day but not for Easter. Requires 

 10 ft to 15 ft. of headroom. 



2. Main crop to follow Chrysanthemums. Plant rows from 2-inch 

 pots. Require 10 feet headroom at most, often only 6 ft. to 8 ft. 

 Good for Easter and Memorial Day. 



3. Spring crop. Grown from late Winter planting (January or 

 February.) Usually this crop does not show as strong growth nor as 

 good stemmed flowers. Side benches may be used, giving headroom 

 of 4 ft. to 5 ft. Occupies space cleared about St. Valentine's Day. 



For treatment of seed see page 36. 



One pound of seed is sufficient for 400 feet for drilling or for 800 feet 

 if set 2 inches apart. Set early plants 2 to 3 inches apart; later ones 

 2 inches apart. Good seed is too expensive to sow thickly and thin 

 later. Sow seed ordinarily two weeks before plants are wanted to set 

 in the beds; in coldest weather, 4 to 6 weeks. Space rows 1 to 5 feet 

 apart according to date of sowing. 

 Verbena. February. Flats. 

 Vinca. V. rosea. Sow late in August in frames; sow December and 



during Winter indoors in flats or 2-inch pots. 

 Viola or Bedding Violets. August, in coldframe. 



