Germination Table, with Index to Flower Seeds 



It 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 tnoist, but no/ wet, and do not let the soil dr>- out until the 



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. s 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 

 b 



10 days 

 c 



15 days 

 d 



20 days 

 e 



25 days 

 f 



30 days 

 g 



SO days Indefinite 



African Golden Daisy. 

 Agathsea amelloides. . . 



Ageratum 



Alyssum 



Ampelopsis 



Antirrhinum 



Aquilegia 



Asparagus 



Asters 



Ball of Fire 



Bachelor's Button 



Balloon Flower 



Balsams 



Begonias 



Bellis perennis 



Boston Ut 



Blue Daisy 



Blue Salvia 



Browallia 



Burning Star 



Cactus 



Calceolaria hybrida . . . 



Calendula 



California Poppy 



Campanula 



Candytuft 



Carinas 



Canterburj- Bells 



Cardinal Climber 



Carnations 



Carnations, Perennial. . 



Castor Beans 



Cathedral Bells 



Celosia 



Centaurea 



Chinese Woolflower. . . 

 Christmas Orchid 



Flower 



Chrysanthemums 



Cineraria 



Clematis paniculata. . . 

 Clematis. Tuberous. . . . 



Days 



Page 





d 



43 





e 



43 





a 



42 





a 



42 





d 



42 





e 



42 





d 



42 





g 



42 





b 



42 





d 



44 





*a 



42 





i 



46 





c 



42 





d 



42 





a 



43 





d 



42 





e 



43 





*d 



46 





e 



42 





e 



44 





g 



42 





d 



42 





c 



42 





b 



44 





b 



42 





a 



42 





*d 



43 





*d 



42 





a 



44 





b 



42 





b 



42 





d 



46 





d 



42 





e 



42 





*a 



42 





c 



42 





e 



46 





a 



42 





a 



43 





d 



43 





*g 



46 





Cob*a scandens 



Cockscomb 



Cobi lacr>ma-Jobi ... 



Coleus 



Columbine 



Coreopsis 



Cornflower Aster 



Cosmos 



Cyclamen 



Cypress Vine 



Dahlias 



Daisies 



Daturas 



Delphinium 



Diamond Flower 



Dianthus 



Digitalis 



Diniorphotheca 



Dolichos 



Dusty Miller 



English Double Daisy , 



Eschscholtzia 



Evening Primrose 



Ferns 



Feverfew 



Forget-me-not 



Foxglove 



Fuchsia 



Geraniums 



Gerberas 



Glo.xinia 



Gourds 



Grass Seed 



Helichrj'sum 



Heliotrope 



Hibiscus 



Hollyhocks 



Hop. Japanese 



Horn of Plenty 



Hyacinth Bean, Jap- 

 anese 



Days 



Page 



d 



42 



e 



43 



# 



44 



e 



43 



d 



42 



e 



43 



* 



46 



a 



43 



f 



43 



a 



43 



a 



44 



e 



43 



d 



43 



d 



43 



* 



43 



a 



43 



e 



43 



d 



43 



d 



43-44 



*a 



42 



a 



43 



a 



44 



a 



45 



* 



44 



e 



44 



d 



44 



e 



43 



*g 



44 



e 



44 



* 



44 



d 



44 



d 



44 





44 



a 



44 



d 



44 



*d 



44 



a 



44 



d 



44 



d 



43 



d 



43 



Ice Plant 



Ipomceas 



Iris 



Ivy. Boston 



Jack-and-the-Beanstalk 

 Japanese Bean. . . 

 Japanese Hop. . . 



Japan Iris 



Job's Tears 



Kochia scoparia. . 



Kudzu Vine 



Lady Wash. Geraniums 



Lantana 



Larkspur 



Lathyrus 



Lavender 



Lemon Verbena 



Lobelias 



Lychnis 



Mallow Marvels 



Marigold 



Mesembryanthemum . 



Mignonette 



Moon-Vines 



Morning-Glory 



Mourning Bride 



Nasturtium, Dwarf 



Tall 



Nicotiana 



Qinothera 



Ostrich-Plume 



Palm 



Pansies 



Passion Flower 



Peas, Sweet 



Pelargoniums 



Pentstemon 



Perennial Peas 



Petunias 



Pheasant-Eye Pink. . . 

 Phlox 



Days 



Page 



*a 



44 



a 



44 



*z 



44 





42 



d 



44 



d 



43 



d 



44 



*z 



44 





44 



d 



44 



d 



44 



e 



4S 



d 



44 



d 



43 



f 



44 



e 



44 



b 



44 



b 



44 



e 



44 



*d 



44 



a 



44 



*a 



44 



a 



44 



e 



44 



a 



44 



e 



46 



b 



45 



e 



45 



a 



45 



e 



42 



d 



45 



b 



45 



z 



45 



d 



47 



e 



45 



e 



45 



f 



44 



e 



45 



a 



43 



e 



46 



Pinks 



Platycodon 



Poppies 



Portulaca 



Pot Marigold 



Primroses 



Primulas 



PuerariaThunbergiana. 



Ragged Robin 



Red Sunflower 



Ricinus 



Rose 



Rose Moss 



Salvia 



Scabiosa 



Scarlet Runner Bean. . 



Scarlet Sage 



Schizanthus 



Shasta Daisy 



Smilax 



Snapdragon 



Stocks 



Stokesia 



Straw Flower 



Summer Bush Cypress. 



Sunflower 



Sun Plant 



Sweet Nightingale 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet Scabious 



Sweet William 



Ten- Weeks Stocks 



Verbenas 



Vinca 



Violas 



Violets 



Wallflower 



Wash. Weeping Palm. . 

 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 varieties opposite which they each 



appear on seed pages. 

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

 GBIENNIALS. These grow from seed one year, bloom and die the next; if 



sown earlj-. some varieties bloom the first year. 

 i_> GREENHOUSE PLANTS. Start seeds inside, transplant outside when all 



danger of frost is over. 

 QIPERENNIALS. Continue for several years, and bloom annually sifter the 



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

 ■ti:>STOVE PLANTS. Grow inside all year. For pots only. 



§ CLIMBING PLANTS. Climbers. 



FLO'WERS 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. 



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