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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Planting Table for Flowers — Continued 



NAME OF 



WHEN TO SOW 



DEPTH 



TO 

 PLANT 

 (inches) 



HOW FAR 

 APART 



when 



thinned or 



transplanted 



(inches) 



WHEN THEY 

 FLOWER 



NUMBER 



OF 

 WEEKS 



IN 

 BLOOM 



COLOR 

 OF FLOWERS 



HEIGHT 



(feet) 



OTHER POINTS 



FLOWER 



Indoors 



Outdoors 



Early Crop 



Main Crop 



Hints on Soil, Watering, Transplanting, etc. 



Love-in-a-Mist 



Feb. 



Mar. 

 Apr. 



i 



6 



May 



July 

 to Sept. 



16 



white, yellow, 

 blue, brown 



I to 2 



Profuse, finely cut foliage, good to mix 

 with other cut flowers. Self sows. 



Lupine 



Jan. Mar. 



*3*6 



June . 



July 



4 



white, blue, 

 yellow 



I to 5 



Lime hater. Great range colors. Pea- 

 like flowers in clusters like wistaria. 



Marigold 



Feb. Apr. 

 Mar. 1 May 



I 



12 



June 



Aug. 



8 



light yellow, i to 2 

 orange, brown 



Early plants which flower in pots before 

 planting never stop till frost. 



Mignonette 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 

 Aug. 



i 6 



May 

 to July 



July 

 to Oct. 



3 to 4 



greenish 



I 



Make sowings for succession. Does not 

 transplant well. Last sowing for winter. 



Morning-glory 



Feb. 

 Apr. 



May 



1 



4 



July 



Aug. 

 to Oct. 



10 



blue, red, 

 white, var. 



i5 to 3° 



Best vine for trellis. Soak seed in warm 

 water. Self sows. First frost kills. 



Nasturtium 



Mar. 

 Apr. 



Ma\ 



1 



10 x 12 

 12x36 



June 



July 



to Oct. 



8 to 10 



scarlet, yel- 

 low, maroon 



1 to 5 



Thin dwarf kinds best on thin soil. Dies 

 at first frost. Leaves as salad. 



Nicotiana 



Feb. Apr. 



J 



12 



July 



Sept. 



6 



white, red 



4 to 6 



N. affints white; new hybrids, red to 

 violet. N. sylvestris very bold. Good. 



Pansy 



Jan. 



"1 vh. 



June 



July 



I 



6x 12 



May 

 to June 



Sept. 

 to Oct. 



6 to 8 



purple, blue, 

 white, yellow 



J to 1 



Aug. sown flowers May. Protect slightly 

 for winter. Best early bedding plants. 



Petunia 



Mar. 

 Apr. 



May 



don't 

 cover 



12 X 12 



May 



Sept. 



10 



magenta, 

 white 



1 to 2 



Ordinary type flowers profusely all sum- 

 mer. Thrives anywhere. Self sows. 



Phlox, annual 



Feb. 



Mar. 

 May 



i 



4x6 



May 



JuK 

 to Aug. 



4 to 12 



white, red, 

 yel., maroon 



h_ to 1 



Best dwarf plant, for general purposes. 

 Self sows. Makes good pot plant. 



Pink, China 



Feb. 

 Feb. 



Mar. 

 Apr. 



1-16 



6x 12 



May 



Aug. 



4 to 6 



white, rose, 

 maroon 



1 



Showy; 3 inches across with curious mix- 

 ture of colors. Stands cold, not wet. 



Japan 







Poppy 

 " California 





Mar. 

 May 



4 



8 



June 

 to July 



Aug. 

 to Sept. 



3 to 4 



pink, scarlet 



i to 1 



Delicate colors in Shirley strain. Don't 

 transplant. Most brilliant red annual. 



Poppy, Iceland 



Jan. 



Apr. 



S 



8 



June 



Aug. 



3 



yellow, white, 

 orange 



1 



Sept. sown flowers May. Small flowers. 

 Good for greenhouse in March. 



Poppy, 

 " oriental 



Sept. 



Apr. 

 May 



i 



36 



July 



Sept. 



12 



scarlet 



3 



Bold perennial. Divide plants May or 

 Sept. Flowers 8 to 10 inches across. 



Portulaca 





June 



don't 

 cover 



66 





July 



12 



white, red, 

 magenta 



■■7 



Germinates in hot weather. No use to 

 sow early. Can transplant in flower. 



Rocket 



Aug. 



Apr. 



1-16 



12 



May 



Aug. 

 to Sept. 



6 



white, flesh, 

 purple, red 



1 to 3 



(Hesperis matronalis) Grows in old 

 brickwork. Can sow seed as gathered. 



Salpiglossis 



Feb. 



Apr. 



1-16 



6 



June 



July 

 to Sept. 



10 



variously 

 colored 



2 



Always in flower. Curiously mixed and 

 striped colors. Grow alone in beds. 



Salvia splen- 

 dens 



Feb. 

 Mar. 



June 



1 

 4 



18x36 



June 



Aug. 

 to Oct. 



12 



scarlet 



3 



Get early and dwarf strains. Sunshine 

 or shade. Plant with green backgr'nd. 



Scabiosa 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Apr. 



1-16 



4 





July 



to Aug. 



4 



It. rose, crim., 

 blue, pur., wh. 



1 



Sow every month outdoors. Good for 

 cutflowers. 



Schizanthus 



Jan. 



Apr. 



1 



6 



May 



June 

 to Oct. 



6 to 8 



violet or lilac 

 and yellow 



2 



Sept. sown makes good pot plants for 

 flower. Don't crowd. Use wood ashes. 



Snapdragon 



Feb. 

 Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



i 





May 



July 

 to Aug. 





red, white, 

 yellow 



ii 



Wants rich, well-drained soil. Sept. 

 sown seed, protected, flowers in May. 



Stock, ten- ' 

 weeks 



Mar. 



May 



I 



12 X 12 



June 



July 



10 



pink 



li 



Don't transplant. Very fragrant at 

 evening. Pinch out leading shoot. 



Sunflower 



Apr. 



May 



i 



24x48 



July 



Aug. 

 to Oct. 



6 



yellow 



2 to 10 



Tallest growing annuals. Seeds good 

 for chicken feed. 



Sweet pea 





Apr. 

 June 



3 



4x24 





July 

 to Oct. 



4 to 8 



white, scarlet, 

 blue, yellow 



4 to 6 



Sow early and cut flowers. Sept. sowing 

 gives strong vine. Trench deeply. 



Sweet William 



Mar. 



Mar. 

 April 



1-16 



6x6 



June 



July 



to Oct. 



3 



maroon, blue, 

 white, pink 



i to 1 



"Cluster-flowered pink." Very fragrant. 

 Likes moist, rich soil. 



Verbena 



Feb. 

 Apr. 



Mar. 



I 



10 x 15 



May 



June 

 to Sept. 



8 



red, blue 



1 



Grand for pegging down in beds. Al- 

 ways in flower. Often frag, from seed. 



Zinnia 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



i 



6 



June 



July 



to Nov. 



12 to 15 



red, scarlet, 

 yellow, mag. 



1 J to 2 



Gorgeous, bushy; always in flower. 

 Get selected strains for pure colors. 



