PLANTS FOR FLORIDA 309 



Nasturtiums, annual phlox, gaillardia, zinnias, and marigolds pro- 

 duce quantities of flowers. 



In the north such annuals are seeded in the latter part of April. 

 Flowers are then produced early in July. In the Florida garden, if 

 flowers are desired early in January, the nasturtium seeds are sown 

 during the first week of September, alyssum seeds not later than No- 

 vember tenth, sweet peas in early September, and the other annuals, 

 such as annual phlox, gaillardia, verbenas, annual carnation, and 

 calendulas, are seeded not later than the first week in October. If 

 flowers are wanted at an earlier date seeds should be sown proportion- 

 ately earlier. 



The winter months are better for the growth of flowers. Very few 

 persons in Florida attempt to grow annuals during the hot and usually 

 dry months of summer. 



It seems at first, to the garden lover from the north, that any of 

 the northern garden flowers should grow vigorously in the Florida cli- 

 mate. Many keen disappointments await these persons. Those who 

 have tried growing many kinds in an effort to obtain garden flower 

 effects and flowers for table use have finally accepted, as the reliable 

 types, the few that are starred in the following group: 



*Acalypha hispida *Dianthus caryophyllus 

 Chenille Plant Carnation 



Agave Funkia (north only) 

 Century Plant Plantain Lily 



Ageratum *Gaillardia grandiflora 

 Floss Flower Blanket Flower 



* Alyssum (in variety) Gynerium (north only) 



Madwort Pampas Grass 



* Aster novae-angliae Climax Gypsophila paniculata 



Blue Hardy Aster Baby's Breath 



Bambusa (in variety) Hemerocallis (north only) 



Bamboo Day Lily 



Chrysanthemum (north only) Hippeastrum 



Chrysanthemum Amaryllis 



Clerodendron squamatum Iris hexagona 



Chinese Tube-flower Florida Iris 



Codiaeum variegatum (in variety) Lantana (T) 



Croton Lantana 



*Coreopsis tinctoria Lilium henryi 



Tickseed Yellow Lily 



Cyperus alternifolius Limnocharis humboldti 



Umbrella Plant Water Poppy 



