Plants, Seeds, 



50^EARS Experience 



Germination Table, with Index to Flower Seeds 



It is important to know the approximate time required by seeds for germination in order to sow them with satisfaction and 

 success. Many seeds are condemned and neglected before they have had sufficient time to start. Always divide the packages and 

 sow at different times. You can then give them a second or third trial. Sow seeds that start about the same time together. Keep 

 the seed box or bed moist, but not wet, and do not let the soil dry out until the seeds have had ample time to germinate (see Self- 

 Watering Boxes, page 96). Seeds are influenced by conditions, and the plants may appear 25 per cent, earlier or 25 per cent, later 

 than the table indicates, according to circumstances. Following is the page reference and the key to germination: a, 5 days, b, 8 

 days, etc. The star (*) added means that the seeds may take much longer time than stated, some lying dormant for weeks or months 

 before starting. 



5 days 8 days 10 days 15 days 20 days 25 days 30 days 50 days Indefinite 

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Abutilon 



Acacia Farnesiana 



Acroclinium 



African Golden Daisy. . . 



Agapanth us 



Agathea Coelestis 



Ageratum 



Al\'ssum 



Aiiipelopsis 



Anchusa 



Anemone. St. Brigid 



Angel's Breath 



Angel's Trumpet 



Antirrhinum 



Aquilegia 



Arctotis grandis 



Asparagus 



Asters 



Asters, Perennial 



Baby's Breath 



Ball of Fire 



Bachelor's Button 



Balloon Vine 



Balsams 



Begonias 



Bellis perennis 



Boston Ivy 



Blanket Flower 



Blue-eyed Daisy 



Blue Day Flower 



Blue I.ily of the Palace.. 



Blue Salvia 



Brachycome 



Brazilian Morning Glory 



Bro.vallia 



Brugmansia arborea 



Burning Star 



Bush Eschscholtzia 



Butterfly Pea 



Cactus 



Calceolaria hybrida 



Calendula 



California Poppy 



Campanula 



Canarj' Bird Flower 



Candytuft 



Cannas 



Canterbury Bells 



Carnations 



Carnations, Perennial. . . 



Castor Beans 



Cathedral Bells 



Celosia 



Centaurea 



Centrosema 



Chinese Bell Flower 



Christmas Orchid Flower 



Chrj'santhemums 



Cigar Plant 



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Cineraria 



Clematis, Tuberous. . . . 



Cleome pungehs 



Climbing Lace Fern.. . . 



Cobaea scandens 



Coccinea hederifolia 



Cockscomb 



Coix Lachryma 



Cole us 



Columbine 



Commelina 



Coreopsis 



Cornflower .^ster 



Cosmos 



Crimson Flax 



Cuban Belle 



Cuphea 



Cyclamen 



Cyperus altemifolius. . . 



Cypress Vine 



Dahlias 



Daisies 



Daturas 



Delphinium 



Delphinium, Perennial. 



Diamond Flower 



Dianthus 



Digitalis 



Dimorphotheca 



Dolichos 



Dusty Miller 



Echinocystis 



English Double Daisy. . 



Eschscholtzia 



Eucharidium 



Euphorbia 



Evening Primrose 



Everlasting Flower 



Ferns 



Feverfew 



Fire Cracker Plant 



Fire on the Mountain. . . 



Forget- Me-Not 



Four O'clock 



Foxglove 



French Marguerite 



Fuchsia 



Gaillardia 



Geraniums 



Gerberas 



Gloxinia 



Godetia 



Gourds 



Grass Seed 



Gypsophila 



Helianthus 



Helichrysum 



Heliotrope 



Heuchera sanguinea. . . . 



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Hibiscus 



Hollyhocks 



Hop. Japanese 



Horn of Plenty 



Humble Plant 



Ilunnemannia 



Hyacinth Bean, Japanese 



Ice Plant 



Impatiens Sultani 



Ipomoeas ■ 



Iris 



Ivies 



Jack and The Bean Stalk 



Japanese Bean 



Japanese Hop 



Japan Iris 



Jerusalem Cherry 



Job's Tears 



Kenilworth Ivy 



Kochia scoparia 



Kudzu \'ine 



Lady Wash. Geraniums... 



Lantana > 



Larkspur 



Lathyrus 



Lavender 



Lemon \'erbena 



Linaria 



Linum 



Lobelias 



Love-in-a-Mist 



Lychnis 



Mallow Marvels 



Marigold 



Marvel of Peru 



Maurandya 



Mexican Fire Plant 



Mesembryanthemum. . . 



Mignonette 



Mimosa 



Mimulus 



Mina lobata 



Mina sanguinea 



Mirabilis 



Monkey Flower 



Moonvines 



Morning-Glory 



Mountain Honeysuckle.. . 



Mourning Bride 



Musk Plant 



Nasturtium, Dwarf-Tall. 



Nicotiana 



Nigella 



CEnothera 



Ornamental Grasses 



Ostrich Plume 



Oxalis 



Palm 



Painted Tongue 



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Pansies 



Passion Flower 



Peas, Sweet 



Pelargoniums 



Pentstemon 



Perennial Peas 



Petunias 



Pheasant-Eye Pink 



Phlox 



Picta Lorenziana 



Pinks 



Platycodon 



Poppies 



Portulaca 



Primroses 



Primulas 



Pueraria Thunbergiana. . 



Ragged Robin 



Ricinus 



Rose 



Rose Moss 



Salpiglossis 



Salvia 



Scabiosa 



Scarlet Runner 



Scarlet Sage 



Schizanthus 



Seeds for Vases & Baskets 



Sensitive Plant 



Shasta Daisy 



Smilax 



Snapdragon 



Solanum 



Spider Plant 



Stocks 



Stokesia 



Strawflower 



Summer Bush Cypress.. . . 



Sunflower 



Sun Plant 



Swan River Daisy 



Sweet Nightingale 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet Sultan 



Sweet William . . 



Ten Weeks Stocks 



Umbrella Plant 



\'erbena 



Vinca 



\iolas 



\'iolets 



Wall Flower 



Wash. Weeping Palm 



Water Lilies 



Wedding Bells 



Wild Cucumber \'ine.. . , 



Youth and Old Age 



Yucca 



Zinnias 



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For the convenience of our customers we have employed 

 these signs to indicate the class to which belong the va'- 

 rieties opposite which they each appear on seed pages. 



OAnnuals. These grow, flower and die the first year from seed. 

 G Biennials. These grow from seed one year, bloom and die 



the next; if sown early some varieties bloom the first year. 

 Li-Greenhouse Plants. Start seeds inside, transplant outside 



when all danger of frost is over. 

 dl Perennials. Continue for several years, and bloom annually 



after the first season; some varieties, if sown early, bloom 



the first year. 

 i^Stove Plants. Grow inside all year. For pots only. 



§ Climbing Plants. Climbers. 



Flowers from Seeds. Any ordinary soil will grow beautiful 

 flowers if you make it fine and mellow, and plant about the time 

 the fruit trees are coming into bloom. Very fine seeds should be 

 merely pressed in with the hand, therefore do not cover too 

 deeply and do not plant when ground is wet and soggy. 



Do not allow plants to stand too thickly; transplant if ne- 

 cessary. If crowded, they cannot grow or bloom satisfactorily. 



Transplanting. Nearly all flowers are improved by trans- 

 planting except sweet peas, poppies, nasturtiums, etc., which 

 are usually sown where they are to grow. By starting tender 

 seeds in window-boxes, hotbeds or coldframes, and transplant- 

 ing at proper time when ready, you escape danger from frost. 



