AVERAGE PLANTING, FLOWERING, 
HARVESTING AND SHIPPING 
DATES ON PRINCIPAL CROPS 
NAME 
PLANTED 
IN FLOWER 
HARVESTED 
READY FOR 
SHIPMENT 
Aster ........ 
. March 
Aug.-Sept. 
Oct.-Nov. 
Nov.-Dee. 
Zinnia. 
. April 
July 
September 
Oct.-Nov. 
Ageratum . 
. Feb.-Mar. 
June-July 
Aug.-Sept. 
October 
Alyssum. 
. Feb.-Mar. 
Apr.-July 
July-Aug. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Antirrhinum. 
. Nov.-Feb. 
June-July 
August 
September 
Aquilegia . 
. August 
April 
May-June 
July 
Balsam . 
. March 
June 
August 
September 
Calendula. 
. Nov.-Feb. 
Apr.-June 
July-Aug. 
August 
Carnation. 
. Nov.-Feb. 
May-July 
Aug.-Oct. 
Sept.-Nov. 
Celosia . 
. March 
July 
August 
September 
Centaurea. 
. Nov.-Feb. 
May-July 
August 
September 
Chrysanthemum (Annual) 
. Feb.-Mar. 
May-June 
August 
September 
Clarkia. 
. Feb.-Mar. 
June 
July 
August 
Cosmos.. . 
. Apr.-May 
June-Aug. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Sept.-Oct. 
Delphinium. 
. Nov.-Feb. 
May-July 
July-Aug. 
July-Sept. 
Dianthus. 
. Jan.-Feb. 
June-July 
August 
September 
Eschscholtzia. 
. Jan.-Feb. 
Apr.-May 
July 
August 
Gaillardia. 
. Feb.-Mar. 
July 
August 
September 
Godetia. 
. Feb.-Mar. 
July 
August 
September 
Helichrysum . 
. Feb.-Mar. 
June-July 
August 
September 
Hollyhock . 
. November 
July 
September 
October 
Ipomea. 
July-Aug. 
October 
November 
Larkspur. 
May-June 
July 
August 
Lupin. 
. January 
June-July 
September 
October 
Marigold (French) .... 
June-July 
September 
October 
Marigold (African) . . . 
. April 
August 
Oct.-Nov. 
Nov.-Dee. 
Mignonette. 
. Feb.-Mar. 
June-July 
August 
September 
Nasturtium. 
. Apr.-May 
July 
Sept.-Oct. 
Oct.-Nov. 
Petunia. 
. Feb.-Mar. 
May-July 
August 
September 
Poppy (Nudicaule) . . . 
. Dec.-Feb. 
May-June 
July-Aug. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Poppy (Annual) .... 
. Nov.-Feb. 
May-June 
July 
August 
Salpiglossis. 
. Feb.-Mar. 
July 
August 
September 
Scabiosa. 
. November 
June-July 
September 
October 
Schizanthus. 
. Jan.-Mar. 
May-June 
July 
August 
Statice. 
. January 
May-June 
July-Aug. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Stock. 
. Jan.-Feb. 
June-July 
Oct.-Dec. 
Nov.-Dee. 
Sweet Pea. 
Apr.-June 
July 
July-Aug. 
Verbena . 
. Jan.-Feb. 
July 
September 
October 
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