West Grove, Renna._, 



Seed Index 



It is 

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 The star 

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Germination fable, with Index to Flower Seeds 



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

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

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

 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- 

 Boxes, page 94.) Seeds are influenced by conditions, and the plants may appear 25 per cent earlier or 25 per cent later than 

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

 (*) added means that the seeds may take much longer time than stated, some lying dormant for weeks or months before 



5 days 

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8 days 

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10 days 



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Indefinite 



Abutilon 



Acacia Famesiana. 



Acroclinium 



African Gulden Daisy. 



Agapanthus 



Agathea ccelestis 



Ageratum 



Alyssurn 



Ampelopsis 



Anchusa 



Anemone. St. Brigid.. 



Angel's Breath 



Angel's Trumpet 



Antirrhinum 



Aquilegia 



Arctotis grandis 



Asparagus 



Asters 



Asters. Perennial 



Babv'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 Lily of the Palace. 



Blue Salvia 



Brachycome 



BrazilianMorningGlory 



Browallia 



Brugmansia arborea. . 



Burning Star 



Bush Eschscholtzia . . . 



Butterfly Pea 



Cactus 



Calceolaria hybrida 



Calendula 



California Poppy 



Campanula 



Canary- Bird Flower. 



Candytuft 



Cannas 



Canterbury Bells 



Cardinal Climber. . . . 



Carnations 



Carnations. Perennial. . 



Castor Beans 



Cathedral Bells. .. 



Celosia 



Centaurea 



Centrosema 



Chinese Bellflower. 

 ChristmasOrchidFlower 

 Chrysanthemums. 

 Cigar Plant 



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Cineraria 



Clematis, Tuberous. . . 



Cleome pungens 



Climbing Lace Fern. . 



Coba^a scandens 



Coccinea hederifolia . . 



Cockscomb 



Coix Lacryma 



Coleus 



Columbine 



Commelina 



Coreopsis 



Cornflower Aster 



Cosmos 



Crimson Flax 



Cuban Belle 



Cuphea 



Cyclamen 



Cyperus alternifolius. . 



Cypress Vine 



Dahlias 



Daisies 



Daturas 



Delphinium 



Diamond Flower 



Dianthus 



Digitalis. 



Dimorphotheca 



Dolichos 



Dusty Miller 



Echinocystis 



English Double Daisy. 



Eschscholtzia 



Eucharidium 



Euphorbia 



Evening Primrose. . . . 

 Everlasting Flowers... 



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 



Helk hrysum 



Heliotrope 



Heuchera sanguinea. . 

 Hibiscus 



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Hollyhocks 



Hop. Japanese 



Horn of Flenty 



Humble Flant 



Hunnemannia 



Hyacinth Bean. Jap- 

 anese 



Ice Plant 



Impatiens Sultani 



Ipomceas 



Iris 



Ivies 



Jack-and-the-Beanstalk 



Japanese Bean 



Japanese Hop 



Japan Iris 



Jerusalem Cherry 



Job's Tears 



Kenilworth Ivy 



Kochia scoparia 



Kudzu Vine 



Lady Wash. Geraniums 



Lantana 



Larkspur 



Lathy rus 



Lavender 



Lemon Verbena 



Linaria 



Linum 



Lobelias 



Love-in-a-Mist 



Lychnis 



Mallow Marvels 



Marigold 



Marvel of Peru 



Maurandya 



Mexican Fire Plant. . . . 

 Mesembryanthercum. . 



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 



leas. Sweet 



lelargoniums 



Fentstemon 



Perennial Peas 



Petunias 



I heasant-Eye Pink. . . . 



Fhlox 



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 and 



Baskets 



Sensitive Plant 



Shasta Daisy 



Smilax 



Snapdragon 



Solanum 



Spider Plant 



Stocks 



Stokesia 



Straw Flower 



Summer Bush Cypress 



Sunflower 



Sun Plant 



Swan River Daisy 



Sweet Nightingale 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet Sultan , 



Sweet \\ illiam 



Ten-Weeks Stocks. ... 



Umbrella Plant , 



Verbena 



Vinca 



Violas 



Violets 



\\ allflower 



Wash. Weeping Palm.. 



Water-Lilies 



Wedding Bells 



Wild Cucumber Vine. . 

 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. 



G Annuals. 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. 

 L-irGreenhouse Plants. Start seeds inside, transplant outside 



when all danger of frost is over. 

 i Perennials. Continue for several years, and bloom annually 



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



the first year. 

 ■C>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 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 

 seed in window-boxes, hotbeds or coldframes, and transplanting 

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



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