W^ST Grove, Penna. 



Seed Index 



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 drj' out until the seeds have had ample time to germinate. (See Self- 

 watering Boxes, page 92.) 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 IS days 20 days 25 days 30 days 50 days Indefinite 

 ^bcdefgz *. 



Abutilon 



Acacia Famesiana 



Acroclinium 



African Golden Daisy.. 



Agapanthus 



Agathea ccelestis 



Ageratum 



Alyssum 



Ampelopsis 



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 perermis 



Boston Ivy 



Blanket Flower 



Blue Daisy 



Blue-e>-ed Daisy 



Blue Day Flower 



Blue Lily of the Palace. 



Blue Salria 



Brachycome 



BrazilianMomingGlory 



Browallia 



Brugmansia arborea. . . 



Burning Star 



Bush Eschscholtzia 



Butterfly Pea 



Cactus 



Calceolaria hybrida. . . . 



Calendula 



California Poppy 



Calliopsis 



Campanula 



Canary- Bird Flower. . . 



Candytuft 



Caunas 



Canterbury Bells 



Cardinal Climber 



Carnations 



Carnations. Perennial. . 



Castor Beans 



Cathedral Bells 



Celosia 



Centaurea 



Centrosema 



Chinese Bellflower 



ChristmasOrchidFlower 



Days 



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Chrj'santhemums 



Cigar Plant 



Cineraria 



Clematis. Tuberous... 



Cleome pungens 



Climbing Lace Fern. . 



Cobaea scandens 



Coccinea hederifolia . . 



Cockscomb 



CoLx lacrjma 



Coleus 



Columbine 



Commelina 



Coreopsis 



Cornflower Aster 



Cosmos 



Crimson Flax 



Cuban Belle 



Cuphea 



Cyclamen 



Cyperus altemifolius.. 



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 



Helichr\-sum 



Heliotrope 



Heuchera sanguinea. . 



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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. 

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

 OBiennials. These grow from seed one year, bloom and die 



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

 ub-Greenhouse Plants. Start seeds inside, transplant outside 



when all danger of frost is over. 

 QlPerennials. Continue for several years, and bloom annually 



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



the first year. 

 -i:2>Stove Plants. Grow inside all year. For pots only. 



Hibiscus 



Hollyhocks 



Hop. Japanese 



Horn of Plenty 



Humble Plant 



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 



Kenihvorth Ivy 



Kochia scoparia 



Kudzu Vine 



Lady Wash. Geraniums 



Lantana . . . / 



Larkspur 



Lathy rus 



Lavender 



Lemon Verbena 



Linaria 



Linum 



Lobelias 



Love-in-a-Mist 



Lychnis 



Marrow Marvels 



Marigold 



Marvel of Peru 



Maurandia 



Mexican Fire Plant. . . . 

 Mesembr>'anthemum . . 



Mignonette 



Mimosa 



Mimulus 



Mina lobata 



Mina sanguinea 



Mirabilis 



Monkey Flower 



Moonvines 



Morning-Glorj' 



Mountain Honeysuckle 



Mourning Bride 



Musk Plant 



Nasturtium, Dwarf, Tall 



Nicotiana 



Nigella 



Qinothera 



Ornamental Grasses . . . 



Ostrich-Plume 



Oxalis 



Palm 



Painted Tongue 



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Days Page 



Pansies 



Passion Flower 



Peas, Sweet 



Pelargoniums 



Pentstemoii 



Perennial Peas 



Petunias 



Pheasant- Eye Pink 



Phlox 



Pinks 



Platy codon 



Poppies 



Portulaca 



Pot Marigold 



Primroses 



Primulas 



Pueraria Thunbergiana 



Ragged Robin 



Ricinus 



Rose 



Rose Moss 



Salpiglossis 



Salvia 



Scabiosa 



Scarlet Runner Bean. 



Scarlet Sage 



Schizanthus 



Seeds for Vases and 



Baskets 



Sensitive \ lant 



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 William 



Ten Weeks Stocks 



Umbrella Plant 



Verbena 



Vinca 



Violas 



Violets 



Wallflower 



Wash. Weeping Palm.. 



Water-Lilies 



Wedding Bells 



Wild Cucumber Vine. . 



Youth and Old Age 



Yucca 



Zinnias 



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§ Climbing Plants. Climbers. 



Flowers from Seeds. Any ordinary' soil will grow beautiful 

 fiowers 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 tran.splanting 

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



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