Germination Table, with Index to Flower Seeds 
ft is important to know the approximate time required by seeds for germina- 
tion in order to sow them with satisfaction and success. Many seeds are con- 
demned 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 sec- 
ond or third trial. Sow seeds that start about the same time together. Keep 
the seed-box or bed mozsi, but not wet, and do not let the soil dry out until the 
5 days 8 days 10 days 15 days 20 days 25 days 30 days 50 days Indefinite 
a b c d e f Z * 
seeds have had ample time to germinate. 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. 
African Golden Daisy. 
Agathza amelloides.. . 
pperatum............ 
BereRIN Sos oS a cs os 
Ampelopsis........... 
Antirrhinum.......... 
Bachelor’s Button... 
Balloon Flower... .. : 
Reabeitane --,. ... 2a 
MEPOMIAS...-.-.-..--- 
Bellis perennis........ 
Moston Ivy........... 
Blue Daisy. ec eens 
Calendula............ 
Canterbury Bells...... 
Cardinal Climber... .. 
earmations......5.--.. 
Carnations, Perennial. .| 
Castor Beans......... 
Cathedral Bells....... 
2 a 
MECTIEANIECA. ooi5 2 cccas 30 
Chinese Woolflower. 
Christmas Orchid | 
Flower. . ae 
Chry santhemums..... 
Cineraria.. 
Clematis paniculata. - 
Clematis, Tuberous. ..- 
Days| Page | Days| Page 
d 43 Cobza scandens... . d 42 
e 43 Reckstonibliesn «..-e>: } e 43 
a 42 Coix lacryma-Jobi....| * 44 
a 42 Soles ee eee e 43 
d 42 Columbine... 5 os 0.25 d 42 
e 42 REO SIS = ere eee aia e 43 
d 42 Cornflower Aster......| * 46 
g 42 REQAINOS he reise ats ei a 43 
b | 42 @yclamenss*) oo. f 43 
d 44 Cypress Vines 5 =a. a 43 
*a 42 IDE Ti aierage ene ARO a 44 
f | 46 DAISIES. d areresi olen es oe e 43 
c 42 Pyatiiralnesmicaisciec cook d 43 
d 42 Delphinium...... Son jae! 43 
a 43 Diamond Flower...... * 43 
d 42 EDIT e VOCE Gat ee) wai: 43 
e 43 PIpiealig® Seis 5 cleo oe e 43 
*d 46 Dimorphotheca....... d 43 
e 42 HIQNCHOSES ers cn ers. d |43-44 
e 44 Dusty Miller......... *a 2 
g 42 English Double Daisy .| a 43 
d 42 Eschscholtzia......... a 44 
c 42 Evening Primrose..... a 45 
b a4 po ea ee ee * 44 
b 42 BE VETIEW.. c.c = sie wale oe e 44 
a 42 Forget-me-not........ d 44 
| *d 43 MOXPIOVE:. (5 ccc.cc ioisiete on e 43 
| *d 42 UCHSIa Ss 425 ok co he | ¥*g 44 
me 44 Gerantuims:. < . 02. 3.5. e 44 
b 42 GOTRETAS 0 .o.5 oo ones * 44 
b 42 Gloxmniae sce sess 22. - d 44 
d 46 Siti Ben SA See d 44 
d 42 GrassiSeed | osc. * 44 
e 42 ieee Ahr SShe a eeeel feel 44 
*a 42 Heliotropes. «\.... 2.42: d 44 
c 42 (ETI BISCUING oep- te 3s, soos os | *d 44 
Hollyhocks: <.. 0... 5.50. a 44 
e 46 Hop, Japanese........ d 44 
a 42 Horn of Plenty....... d 43 
a 43 Hyacinth Bean, Jap- 
d 43 SESE eae wicisies- see d 43 
ae 46 
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Days| Page Days| Page 
ISSISEE. Roos neAeO ce *a 44 (Ritksacteytee ee eee woul |e 43 
Ipomeeas......... a 44 Platycodon.. rele ee: 46 
TIS cone eaehine sac = al | ee 44 IPOpPlES ek eee eet e 46 
LyvisSOStOM eres ce cys * 42 Portulacaaeneniien sees e 46 
Jack-and-the-Beanstalk} d 44 Pot Marigold......... c 42 
Japanese Bean........ d 43 IPYAMEOSES Sees sess eee *d 46 
Japanese Hop........ d 44 Prim Glassen cee eee *d 46 
JananileiSie es sas cccae *z 44 PuerariaThunbergiana.| d 44 
Gob: S Leatseecsosse jae * 44 Ragged Robin........ e 44 
Kochia scoparia....... d 44 Red Sunflower........ d 46 
Kudzu Vine. ......... d 44 RIGS ye rse-tes le Re d 46 
Lady Wash. Geraniums| e 45 ROSE Sone h es precast * 46 
Wantanay oreiaccicics ies d 44 Rose MOsS..25 os. aie os e 46 
Larkspur... wah id 43 Salviatnyciies oasmaniet *d 46 
Lathyrus... f 44 Seabiosascn os cha wecis e 46 
Lavender e 44 Scarlet Runner Bean..| b 46 
Lemon Verbena....... b 44 Scarlet Sage. ........- *d 46 
1a) 1 FE eee ee b 44 Sehizanthis2< 2.22200 e 46 
Tey Chnisectste sisicicle ellen: e 44 ShastanDatsyarcuse nice e 43 
Mallow Marvels...... *d 44 Smillaxtencysceceaeticn d 46 
Marigold........ 5) eet 44 Snapdragon.a. cic e 42 
Mesembry; anthemum..| *a 44 Stocks Wapepcenieners a 46 
Mignonette........... a 44 Stokesiaty..tacieneisietes * 46 
Moon-Vines.......... e 44 Straw Flower......... a 44 
Morning-Glory.......| a 44 Summer Bush Cypress.| d 44 
Mourning Bride.......| e 40 Sunflower d 46 
Nasturtium, Dwarf, Sun Plant e 46 
Lalli Anos Apes ooods b 45 Sweet Nightingale..... d 43 
INGO Riatia sho cent srere-s'aiere e 45 Sweet Peas... 5%). acer d 47 
Cnotheras se os x2< sca a 45 Sweet Scabious....... e 46 
Ostrich-Plume........ e 2 Sweet William........ c 46 
ALOE SA ROA GN Eeere C d 45 Ten-Weeks Stocks..... a 46 
Ibe ntiGes 325 Sogn Oe Dor b 45 Merbenas. 5 .::<c0 satan b |44-47 
Passion Flower....... Z 45 Witte BBs pomeromon aad” * A7 
Peas, Sweet. ..c.cs... d 47 WOER Sy sanaaameagn.c> * 45 
Pelargoniums. . Bai tvate arse e 45 Violets..... eatin oe * 47 
Pentstemon.......... e 45 Wallflowers oo. sccens a 47 
Perennial Peas f 44 Wash. Weeping Palm..| d 45 
Petunias ae 45 Youth and Old Age....] a 47 
Pheasant-Eye Pink... .| a 43 Male on oscse cooepc * 47 
Pbloxwaseeiis = sets aca e 46 ZANDIAS i ens¥als cxeteleiertae ie a 47 
For the convenience of our customers, we have employed these signs to | 
indicate the class to which belong the varieties opposite which they each | 
appear on seed pages. 
©ANNUALS. These grow, flower and die the first year from seed. 
©BIENNIALS. These 
grow from seed one year, bloom and die the next; if 
sown early, some varieties bloom the first year. 
L> GREENHOUSE P. 
danger of frost is o 
LANTS. Start seeds inside, transplant outside when all 
ver. 
Q\PERENNIALS. Continue for several years, and bloom annually after the 
first season; some varieties, if sown early, bloom the first year. 
<YSTOVE 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 com- 
ing 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 necessary. If crowded, 
they cannot grow or bloom satisfactorily. 
TRANSPLANTING. Nearly all flowers are improved by transplanting 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. 
Insecticides, Garden Requisites, Plant Foods 
TRADE MAAK 
NICOTINE 
CONCENTRATED NICO 
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Hh FUL INSECT AND PARH 
, STE DesTROYER KNOW™ 
GUARANTEED TO KILL 
g4UL INsecrs ON FLOW- 
PLANTS, FRUITS 
TREES, VEGETABLES 
NW4AN BODY. DOMESTIC 
ANIMALS, FOWLS, ETC 
hy AND ae KINDS OF 
HOUSE B 
THOMPSON’S ROSE NICOTINE 
Is chemically pure nicotine, and quick death to in- 
sects on roses, plants, pets, or wherever found. No 
trouble, no odor, no staining, no harm. Especially 
effective for green Aphis (green fly) on roses. 
Chicken-houses, dog-houses, bird-cages, etc., should 
be sprayed occasionally with Rose Nicotine. Price, 
small size, 50 cts., postpaid. 
SULPHO-TOBACCO SOAP 
Will rid plants and animals of all kinds of injurious 
insects, cheaply and effectively. Directions for use on 
every package. 3-0z. cake, makes 1/4 gallons prepared 
solution, 10 cts. each; 8-oz. cake, makes 4 gallons pre- 
pared solution, 25 cts. each, postpaid. 
IMPERISHABLE LABELS 
Made of thin sheet-copper and easy to write on. 
Price, 60 cts. per doz.; box of 100, $4, postpaid. 
Cc. & J. RUBBER PLANT SPRAYER 
Use also to sprinkle clothes before ironing. $1.25, ppd. 
GARDEN TROWEL 
Always handy. 25 cts., postpaid. 
eZ Flower Seeds | 
PRUNING SHEARS. A GARDEN NECESSITY 
MEN’S. Strong and first class every way. 9-in. long. Suitable for pruning 
light or heavy wood. A necessity in most gardens. $2.50 each, postpaid. 
LADIES’. Neat, strong, Pruning Shears, well made, nickel-plated, and small 
to suit a lady’s hand. 6-in. long. $2 each, postpaid. 
TWO PLANT FOODS 
Plant foods produce chlorophyl, which means the same to a plant 
as blood toa human being. When used, plants become properly 
nourished, causing new growth of foliage and flowers. They are good 
for all sorts of plants, flowers, and vegetables. Try them outdoors 
in your flower- and vegetable-gardens this year. Odorless, and contain 
no bone, fish scraps, or manure. 
OYAMA. A new plant food that comes to us highly recommended. House 
Size (makes 6 gals.), 30 cts., postpaid; Garden Size (makes 32 gals.), $1.10, 
postpaid. 
BON ARBOR. Results from only one or two applications are wonderful. We 
have sold this for ten years and have always found it satisfactory. It helps to 
make plants bloom. 8-oz. pkg., making I5 gals., 50 cts., postpaid; 1I-lb., 
pkg., making 30 gals., 75 cts., postpaid, east of the Mississippi River. 
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