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PLANTING TABLE FOR ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS IN THE LATITUDE OF NEW YORK 



Sow in April in window boxes, or 

 cold frames. Transplant Seed- 

 lings May 15th except when 

 noted 



Ageratum 



Amaranthus 



Antirrhinum 



Arctotis 



Argemone 



Artemesia 



Asters 



Balloon Vine, Climber 



Balsam 



Browallia 



Calendula 



Calliopsis 



Canary Bird Vine. Climber. . . . 



Candytuft 



Cardinal Climber 



Carnation Marguerite, June 1.. . 



Castor Oil (Ricinus) 



Celosia 



Centaurea Imp. (Sweet Sultan) . 



Chrysanthemum Annual 



Cobea Scandens Climber 



Coccinea Climber 



Coreopsis 



Cosmidium 



Cosmos, Early 



Cosmos, Late 



Cypress Vine. Climber 



Dahlia . . . 



Dianthus 



Dolichos. Climber 



Euphorbia 



Four o'CIock 



Gaillardia 



Globe Amaranth 



Godetia 



Gourds. Climber 



Gypsophilia 



Helichrysum 



Hollyhock Annual, Henderson's. 



Average 



Height of 



Plants in 



feet 



3 to 6 

 Hto3 



2 to2^ 

 lJ4to2 



3 to S 



1 to 3 

 10 



2 to2H 



1 

 1 



1H 



10 to 15 



HtolM 



20 



1M 



4 to 10 



HtoH 



1 to 2 

 1 tolH 

 10 to 20 

 10 

 1H 

 2 

 4 

 6 to 8 

 15 

 4 

 1 tol}^ 

 10 

 2 

 1*3 to 2 

 H tol 

 1 

 1 

 15 

 1 to 2 

 3 



5 to 7 



Spaces 

 apart to 



trans- 

 plant or 

 thin out 

 in inches 



6 

 18 

 6 to 12 

 18 

 12 

 36 



9 



6 

 24 



8 

 12 

 10 

 10 

 6 to 12 

 12 



6 

 24 



6 

 12 



8 



8 



8 

 10 

 12 

 12 

 24 

 10 

 24 



6 



8 



9 



8 



6 



6 



6 

 12 



8 

 14 

 15 



Sow in April in window boxes, or 

 cold frames. Transplant Seed- 

 lings May 15th except when 

 noted 



Honesty 



Ipomea. Climber 



Larkspur Annual 



Lavatera 



Lobelia 



Marigold 



Matricaria Snowball 



Mignonette 



Mimulus 



Mina Climber 



Momordica Climber 



Moon Flower. Climber .... 

 Morning Glory. Climber. . . 



Nasturtium, Dwarf 



Nasturtium, Tall. Climber. 



Nemophila 



Nicotiana 



Nigella or Love-in-a-Mist . . 



Pansy 



Petunia 



Phlox, Drummondii 



Pinks 



Rhodanthe 



Ricinus 



Sage, Scarlet : 



Salpiglossis 



Scabiosa , . . 



Schizanthus 



Silene 



Stocks 



Sunflower 



Valerian. Annual vars 



Verbena 



Viscaria 



Zinnia 



Average 



Height of 



Plants in 



feet 



Hto2^ 

 10 to 15 

 1 tol}* 



14 

 M to 3 

 % 

 1 



20 to 30 

 15 

 50 

 40 



1 to 2 

 10 to 15 



1 

 3 



y* 

 i 

 i 



i to IK 

 l 



4 to 10 



2 to 3 



2 to2^ 



2 



Mto2 



1 tolM 



1 tol}£ 



3 to 6 



1 



1 



1 



Kto2 



Spaces 

 apart to 

 trans- 

 plant or 

 thin out 

 in inches 



12 



6 



6 



8 



4 



6 



4 



6 



4 



8 



8 

 12 



8 



6 



6 



4 

 10 



4 



4 



6 

 12 



6 



4 

 24 

 18 



6 



9 

 12 



6 



12 



12 to 36 



6 



6 



4 



6 



Note: That all the above can also be sown out- 

 doors after May 10th. 



STARTING PERENNIAL FLOWER SEED 



Perennials may be started indoors any time between the early part of January and the end of March. By 

 starting the seed early, some varieties will flower the first season. 



The method followed, is the same as that ordinarib employed. A shallow box or flat about two inches deep 

 should be filled with light sandy loam. A good loam will consist of one part ordinary garden soil, one part 

 humus, and one part sand. Level and firm the soil in the box and sow the seed ir, rows about two inches apart. 

 Then, with a smooth board press the seed into the soil. Next cover the seed by screening some of the loam 

 through a piece of mosquito netting, being careful not to have the covering over four times the thickness of the 

 seed. Depending on conditions, it will take from ten to thirty days for all the seeds to germinate. Af cer the 

 second set of leaves has developed, the seedlings should be transplanted into another shallow box, spacing them 

 two inches apart each way. 



During the late spring and summer months, perennial seed may be started in a small seed bed outdoors. 

 Ask for our leaflet, "A Perennial Garden — From Seed." 



Sow these varieties outdoors 



after May 10th, except 



where April is noted 



Alyssum Sweet (April) 



African Daisy 



Bartonia aurea 



Calendula (April) 



Calliopsis (April) • 



Candytuft. 



Centaurea cyanus (April) 



Chrysanthemum. Annual vars.. 



Clarkia elegans 



Cleome 



Convolvulus. Minor 



Cosmos, Early 



Cosmos, Late 



Dianthus 



Evening Primrose 



Eschscholtzia 



Euphorbia 



Gaillardia 



Globe Amaranth 



Godetia 



Gourds. Climber 



Gypsophilia (or Baby's Breath) . 



Helianthus 



Hop Japanese. Climber 



Kochia (April) 



Larkspur. Annual '-ars 



Lavatera 



Lobelia 



Lupins Annual vars 



Mallow 



Marvel of Peru 



Marigold 



Mignonette 



Morning Glory (April). Climber 



Nasturtium, dwarf 



Nasturtium, tall. Climber.. . . 



Pansy (April) 



Petunia 



Phlox, Drummondii 



Poppy. Annual (April) 



Poppy, Iceland April 



Portulaca 



Scabiosa 



Sweet Pea (April). Climber.. 



Verbena 



Zinnia 



Height of 



Plants in 



feet 



Xioy 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



ty 2 



MtolH 



2 to 3 



1 tol>4 

 1 to 2 



2 

 J^tol 



4 



6 to 8 



1 to IK 



2 



U 



2 



Ktol 



1 



1 



15 



1 to 2 



3 to 6 

 20 to 30 



2 to2M 

 1 tolK 



2H 



X 



2 



2 



IK to 2 



IK to 3 



1 

 30 to 50 



1 to 2 



10 to 20 



K 



1 



1 



1 to 2 



1 



1 



2 



6 to 8 



1 



lKto2 



Spaces 

 apart to 

 to thin 

 trans- 

 plant in 

 inches 



4 



6 



6 

 12 

 10 

 6 to 12 



6 



8 

 12 



8 



4 

 12 

 24 



6 

 12 



4 



9 



6 



6 



6 

 12 



8 



12 to 36 



12 



12 



6 



8 



4 



6 



8 



8 



6 



6 



8 



6 



6 



4 



6 

 12 



6 



6. 



6 



9 



3 



6 



6 



Note: That when seeds are sown outdoors they 

 should be covered more deeply than if sown indoors 

 or under glass. 



Cover to fully 3 times the diameter of the seed 



PREPARATION OF THE SOIL FOR BEST 

 RESULTS WITH FLOWERS 



The principal object to keep in mind particularly for the successful 

 cultivation of annual flowers, is that the plants complete their life cycle 

 in the comparatively short period of from three to four months time. 

 This naturally leads to the conclusion that although the soil should be 

 well drained, the mechanical condition should be such as to permit the 

 retention of a certain amount of moisture, in order to dissolve the plant 

 foods in the soil, because plants must subsist entirely upon a liquid 

 diet. They are unable to absorb any food before it has first been dis- 

 solved. 



In order that the soil will be in proper mechanical condition, it must 

 contain an abundance of humus. This can be supplied either through 

 the medium of rotted stable manure. Peat Moss (see page 137) or 

 Hyper Humus (see page 138). The humus material should be spaded 

 in and thoroughly incorporated with the soil. For Annuals, the soil 

 should be dug to a depth of 8 or 9 inches and for Perennials, to a depth 

 of 12 inches or more. Plant food should be applied at the rate of 10 

 lbs. to 200 square feet. The Henderson Garden Fertilizer (described 

 on page 138) is a well balanced plant food which contains all of the 

 elements required for the successful growth of plants. 



The question is frequently raised regarding the soil preferences of 

 various plants. Most garden soils, especially those that are inclined 

 to be sandy, are either neutral or slighly acid. The great majority 

 of garden flowers, especially the Annuals, prefer this type of soil. 

 Those that in their natural habitat are found in woodlands, as well as 

 a few others including Daisies, Lupines and Salvia, prefer an acid 

 soil. Where the soil is found to be over-acid, it can be corrected with 

 an application of Hydrated Lime (see page 139), or where it is necessary 

 to increase the acidity of the soil, this can be accomplished by applying 

 Aluminum Sulphate (see page 139). 



A DOZEN ANNUAL FLOWERS 



that will grow almost anywhere 

 The following have been selected as being a sure fire group suitable 

 for a beginner's or a child's gafden. All of these will grow in poor 

 soil; all that they demand is an adequate amount of moisture and direct 

 sunlight over the major part of the day. 

 See 

 descrip. 

 age 



Calliopsis 21 



Cleome 24 



Convolvulus 24 



Euphorbia 31 



Gaillardia 24 



Marigold 35 



Marvel of Peru .... 



See 

 descrip 

 page 

 35 



Petunia 



36 

 36 



Portulaca 



Verbena 



40 

 42 



Zinnia 



43 



The following Annuals bloom over a long- period, and are 

 at their best in the late summer and early autumn months: 



Ageratum Cosmos Rudbeckia # 



Aster Gaillardia Salvia 



Calendula Lantana Scabiosa Maxima 



Celosia Lavatera Tithonia 



Centaurea Imperialis Marigold Vinca, Madagascar 



Chrysanthemum Nicotiana Zinnia 



These are particularly adapted for the South. 



Ageratum Coreopsis Mallow Portulaca 



Argomone Cynoglossum Marigold Salvia 



Amaranthus Heliotrope Nemophila Sunflower 



Aster Hibiscus Nicotiana Tagetes 



Celosia Linaria Petunia Verbena 



Cleome Lobelia Phlox Zinnia 



OUR CATALOGS 



Henderson's "Everything for the Garden," published in January. 



A complete catalog of seeds, garden requisites, fertilizers, etc. Mailed to 

 customers as soon as issued and to others free on application. 



Henderson's Farmers' Manual, published in February. ■ 



Mailed to farm seed customers as soon as issued and to others free on appli- 

 cation, 



Henderson's Sports Turf Price List, published in February. 



Mailed to golf and athletic field customers when issued and to others free on 

 application. 



Henderson's Mid-Summer Catalog, published in July. 



Offers Perennial Flower Seed, Vegetables, for summer sowing — Strawberry 

 plants, etc. 



Mailed to customers as soon as issued and to others free on application. 

 Henderson's Wheats, Grains and Clovers for Fall Sowing, published in 

 August. 



Mailed to farm seed customers as soon as issued and to others free on appli- 

 cation. 

 Henderson's Autumn Bulb Catalog, published in September. 



A complete offering of Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths, etc., also plants and shrubs 

 for fall planting. 



Mailed to customers as soon as issued and to others free on application. 



