months before starting. 
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, dui not wet, and do not let the soil dry out until the seeds have had ample time to germinate. (See Self- 
watering Boxes, page 79.) 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 eceataation: 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 
5 days 8 days 10 days 15 days 20 days 25 days 30 days 50 days Indefinite 
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a b c d e g 
| Days | Page Days Page | | Days| Page | Days! Page 
Abutilon. e 63 Cigar Plant. *b | 64 Hibiscus *d 68 Painted Tongue. Soll ele ee 
Acroclinium - . d 63 Cineraria......... a- | 64 Hollyhocks ena 67 ANSICSHA enamel clercte)| b | 70 
African Golden Daisy. d 66 Clematis paniculata....| d | 64 Hop, Japanese d 67 Passion Flower...... Z 68 
Agapanthus. . e 63 Clematis, Tuberous.. ¥g 71 Horn of Plenty d 5 Peas, Sweet eC cn ers 
> Agathea amelloides . e 66 Cleome pungens.. . e | 64 Humble Plant... . b 68 Pelargoniums | e 68 
: Ageratum..... a 63 Climbing Lace Fern g | 63 Hunnemannia...... b 66 Pentstemon. e | 68 
Alyssum..... a ~ 63 Cobza scandens... .. d 64 Hyacinth Bean, Jap-| Perennial Peas fe eesO7 
Ampelopsis. . . d 63 Coccinea hederifolia...} e 67 BNESE. tk.) |oee ew a } d 65 Petunias hie aI 
7 Mmchwsa.:...2.. e 63 Cockscomb. : ee 64 ee blancs: 2 | *a 67 Pheasant-Eye Pink ieee wl 65 
“ Anemone, St. Brigid. d 72 Coix lacry ma. 3 * 67 ae uate Sultani. d 67 Phlox-eenn). e 71 
i Angel's Breath.... ee: 63 Coleus. . e 64 Ipomeeas.... a 7 Binkaie ee a | 65 
> Antirrhinum.. e 63 Columbine.. d 63 Rises ate a 67 Platycodon.. : *o | 71 
fs Aquilegia....... Spe er: 63 Commelina. c 64 Ivies. . * |63-67 Poppies... . e |66-72 
§ Arabis alpinus tors 63 Coreopsis. . . . e 64 Jack- and-the-Beanstalk| d 67 Portulaca... 5 e 72 
i Arctotis exams See e 66 Cornflower Aster. a 7 Japanese Bean. | d 5 Pot Marigold. Car tod 
Asparagus. . ; g 63 Cosmos. 325 == a 64 Japanese Hop... # em Ka 67 Primroses. . a lize 
ASEERS? Uo 5k b 62 Crimson Flax.. b 67 JapanrInisao 62 < | *z 67 Primulas.... *d 72 
Baby's Breath. e 67 Cuban Belle. e 67 Job's Pears... ©. | * 67 Pueraria Thunbe rgiana| d 67 
Ball of Fire. . amr | 67 Cxiptienri 2286 ae *b | 64 Kenilworth Ivy. ae hoe 67 Ragged Robin. . = He 67 
Bachelor’s Button. | *a 63 Cyclamen. : : £ > 16s Kochia seoparia...... d 7 Red Sunflower. d 74 
‘ Balloon Vine. f 63 Cyperus alternifolius...| f 74 Kudzu Vine..... d 67 Riecinas: ..2.... ; d 7 
Balsams. . c 63 Cypress Vine........ a 65 Lady Wash. Geraniums; e 68 IROSGHM RE ee oe * 74 
Begonias. Seto woes ON d 64 Dahleises sei aee a a 1665 Lantanadsicis.c css | d 7 Rose Moss........- e 72 
Bellis perennis. . a 66 Daisies. . e (63-66 Larkspunsac. outs" lead 66 SOO ae etatarevanel« asi" 74 
Boston ‘Evy; .-.- - ->:..-})- -d 63 13 La te tee es eg d 65 Lathyrusicc. . =: i f 67 Salvia. as eke | *d -| 74 
Blanket Flower... e 66 Delphinium.......... d 66 Lavender. e 7 Scabiosa....--.... e 74 
Blue Daisy... .. e 66 Diamond Flower...... * 65 Lemon V erbena.... b 7 Scarlet Runner Bean....) b 74 
Blue-eyed Daisy... .. e 66 Dianthus. . atete rs a 165-74 ae a 7 Scarlet Sage...... welped 74 
Blue Day Flower..... |e 64 Digitalis...... e 66 eb 67 Schizanthus........ e 74 
Blue Lily of the Palace.| e 63 Dimorphotheca. d 66 Nero 67 Sensitive Plant... e 68 
Blue Salvia | *d 74 Dolichos......... : d \65-67 Love-in-a-Mist.. ¥ b 68 Shasta Daisy.... e 66 
Brachy come. b 66 Dusty Miller........ *a 64 EMCHGIG Ses. k ches, « s e 7 Smiilaxeen ces re d 74 
Brazilian MorningGlory ry] b 67 Echinocystis.... Pte | 75 Mallow Marvels....... ) *d 68 Snapdragon........ e | 63 
Browallia....... e 64 English Double Daisy. a 66 Marigold. , a 68 Spider Plant... . e | 64 
Burning Star...... F e 67 Eschscholtzia........ | a 66 Marvel of Peru.. Be Ws 68 StOCKS Fe Fa rs a 74 
Bush Eschscholtzia. . . b 66 Euphorbia........... le 66 Maurandia.......2.. | ¥£ 68 Stokesia........ * | 4 
Butterfly Pea.........| d 64. || Evening Primrose.... a 68 Mexican Fire Plant....| e 66 Straw Flower... a 67 
Cactus. . | g 64 Ev Sea Flowers....} * [63-66 Mesembryanthemum. * 67 Summer Bush Cypress.| d 67 
Calceolaria ‘hy brida.. d 64 HermisPen.ree s Fl 66 Mignonette.......... a 68 Sunflower....... d 74 
Calendula. or c 64 Feverfew. e 66 Mimosatsctovieme s b 68 Sun blantey aon... e 72 
California Poppy S Sota 66 Fire- Cracker Plant. | *b 64 Maninhis-< 2 tee b 68 Swan River Daisy. . b 66 
Calliopsis. . Sf oe * 64 Fire-on-the-Mountain..| e 66 Mina lobata......... a 67 Sweet Nightingale... d 65 
Campanula. ree b 64 Forget-me-not. : d |63-66 Mina panepines oPebis < Ra he 67 Sweet Peas... d 73 
Canary-Bird Flower. * 64 Four-o’Clock..:...... a 68 Mirabilise cc.) ce <3 a 68 Sweet Scabiosa... e 74 
| Candytuft...... By hee 4 64 Foxglove. . - e 66 Monkey Flower. a e 68 Sweet Sultan..........] *a 74 
. Cannas......... Pee ee kta 63 French Marguerite. a 64 Moonvines.......... e 67 Sweet William. . : c 74 
Canterbury Bells...... | *d 64 Muchsia. 425.2 = ee 66 Morning-Glory....... | a 68 Ten-Weeks Stocks..... a 74 
Cardinal Climber... | a 64 Gaillardia; 2 owt e 66 Mountain Honeysuckle! e 64 Umbrella Plant. ae f 74 
Carnations....... b 64 Geraniums......... e 66 Mourning Bride...... e 74 IMEXDELA- ties fere,cin b 75 
Carnations, Perennial. .| b 64 Gerberas. .. S 66 IMniskaPlanti se ouses. e 68 WinGate, cece 2 75 
Castor Beans... .. fed 74 Gloxinia. . . Lae ae d 66 Nasturtium, Dwarf, WHOLAS SS irs een teas * 70 
Cathedral Bells. . d 64 Godetiak: ee sale d 66 Batlieye te cine others oo b 69 Wiolets Ae ean ee : * 75 
(Cunt eee eee | -e 64 Goutds:s20% Masi. d 67 Nicotianas. © picts a. e 68 Wallflower........ a 75 
. Centaurea. .=. --.- =< *q |64-74 (Grass seeds) j-eu,36 . 2 * 7 Miigvellawtiyet bien e elecel b 68 Wash. Weeping Palm.. d 68 
. Centrosema......... -| d 64 Gypsophilaten. as.2 2 e |63-67 (CErotheravy >. 0 eesis a a 68 Water-Wiliesiie. 205. * 75 
4 Chinese Bellflower..... e 63 Helianthus). saocsce - 6 d 67 Ornamental Grasses...| * 67 Wild Cucumber Vine. .| *g 75 
Chinese Woolflower. . c 64 Helichrysum.......... a 67 Ostrich-Plume.........] e 64 Youth and O:d PEC: a 75 
Christmas Orchi id} Heliotropes. 22a. d 7 Oxalis hiring hae cess e 68 VATICCA Sitetersrs aceeus ye |e We 75 
MIOWER a5. sen ce e 74 Heuchera sanguinea...| e 67 Alin eye cedke cs orakente d 68 Zinnias. . a 75 
Chrysanthemums......| a 64 
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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. 
i ©Annuals. These grow, flower and die the first year from seed. 
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©Biennials. These grow from seed one year, bloom and die 
the next; if sown early, some varieties bloom the first year. 
.>Greenhouse Plants. Start seeds inside, transplant outside 
when all danger of frost is over. 
2Perennials. Continue for several years, and bloom annually 
after the first season; some varieties, if sown early, bloom 
the first year. 
<>Stove Plants. Grow inside all year. For pots only. 
[ WEST GROVE, PENNA. Roe 
§ 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 neces- 
sary. 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 transplanting 
at proper time when ready, you escape danger from frost. 
Seed Index | 
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