HAMILTON’S HAWKEYE SEEDS 
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General Directions for Cultivation 
Most flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but to give them a fair chance to develop, some 
care should be taken to make the ground suited to their needs. The soil best adapted for flower¬ 
ing plants generally is a light, friable loam, containing a sufficient amount of sand to render it por¬ 
ous. Many flowers are better if produced on plants of vigorous growth, hence a portion of the garden 
should be prepared by deep digging, thorough pulverization and liberal enriching with large quan¬ 
tities of well-rotted manure. Since some other varieties produce the largest and finest colored 
flowers when grown on rather light, poor soil, a portion of the garden should not be enriched. 
Cultural directions are given on the packets, and we urge purchasers to study them carefully. 
While some seeds need special treatment, the following general rules will apply to all. Make the 
surface of the soil as fine, smooth and level as possible; do not plant when the ground is wet. 
It will prove quite an advantage to mix all small seeds with sand or dry soil and sow the mixture 
in drills or scatter broadcast. This separates the seed and is quite an advantage in thinning out or 
transplanting the young plants as those that remain are undisturbed. A common mistake in sow¬ 
ing flower seeds, is covering too deeply. The exception to this is the Sweet Pea, which is seldom 
planted deep enough. As a general rule, cover small seeds only to the depth of the thickness of 
the seeds; or, with medium-sized seeds, like Balsams, Zinnias, etc., half an inch or so is none too 
much. Such fine seeds as Petunias, Portulacas, etc., need only be pressed into the soil with a piece 
of board. Always press the earth after sowing all flower seeds, else there is danger of their drying 
up before the roots can get firm hold of the soil. Seeds of the hardier Annuals may be sown where 
they are to grow; but, as a rule, it is preferable to transplant, as the plants are generally stronger 
and stand the drought better. During very dry weather, and when the seedlings are first set out, 
they should be watered frequently. Provide some support for all such plants as require it. 
The weeds should be kept down and the ground loosened often, so that the plants will receive 
the full benefit of the rains and dews, which they will not if the ground is allowed to become hard 
and baked. 
Use This List for Reference in Making Your Flower Garden Plans 
PLANTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS 
FOR CUT FLOWERS 
Adonis 
Agrostemma 
Anenome coronaria 
Anchusa 
Antirrhinum 
Arctotis 
Asclepias tuberosa 
Aster 
Cacalia 
Calendula 
Calliopsis 
Candytuft 
Carnation 
Centaurea cyanus 
(Bachelor Button) 
Centaurea imperialis 
(Sweet Sultan) 
Chrysanthemum 
Clarkia 
Columbine 
Coreopsis 
Cosmos 
Dahlia 
Delphinium 
Didiscus 
Gaillardia 
Gerbera 
Gladiolus 
Gypsophila 
Helichrysum 
Lathyrus (Perennial 
Sweet Pea) 
Leptosyne (Sea Dahlia) 
Lupin 
Marigold 
Nasturtium 
Nigella 
Oenothera 
Penstemon 
Poppy (Nudicaule) 
Pyrethrum roseum 
Rudbeckia 
Salpiglossis 
Scabiosa 
Schizanthus 
Shasta Daisy 
Stevia 
Sweet Pea 
Zinnia 
FOR FRAGRANCE 
Abronia 
Alyssum 
FOR FRAGRANCE 
—Cont. 
Candytuft 
Carnation 
Centaurea imperialis 
Heliotrope 
Hesperis matronalis 
(Sweet Rocket) 
Lavender 
Lilium 
Matthiola 
Mignonette 
Nicotiana 
Petunia 
Primula 
Scabiosa 
Stock 
Sweet Pea 
Sweet William 
Valeriana 
Verbena citriodora 
Wallflower 
FOR WINTER 
BOUQUETS 
Acroclinium 
Celosia cristata 
Globe Amaranth 
Gypsophila paniculata 
Helichrysum 
Lunaria 
Physalis 
Rhodanthe 
Statice 
Xeranthemum 
FOR SEMI-SHADE 
Anchusa italica 
Balsam 
Beilis perennis 
Campanula 
Centaurea 
Clarkia 
Coleus 
Columbine 
Geum 
Godetia 
Linaria 
Lupin 
Mignonette 
Myosotis 
Pansy 
Platycodon 
Sweet William 
FOR WITHSTANDING 
DROUGHT 
Abronia 
Achillea 
Ageratum 
Alyssum procumbens 
Arctotis 
Armeria 
Asclepias tuberosa 
Aubrietia 
Bartonia 
Brachycome 
Browallia 
Calliopsis 
Campanula pyramidalis 
Candytuft 
Collinsia 
Coreopsis 
Cosmos 
Cynoglossum 
Dimorphotheca 
Euphorbia 
Four o’clock 
Hollyhock 
Humulus japonicus 
Kudzu Vine 
Lavender 
Lupin texensis 
Mesembryanthemum 
tricolor 
Mesembryanthemum 
crystallinum 
Petunia 
Portulaca 
Sedum 
Statice 
Sunflower 
Tithonia 
Verbena 
Vinca 
Zinnia 
FOR EARLY BLOOM 
Alyssum saxatile 
Anemone 
Arabis 
Aubrietia 
Beilis perennis 
Calendula 
Campanula carpatica 
Cerastium 
Columbine 
Coreopsis 
Delphinium 
Digitalis 
Erinus 
Erysimum 
Gaillardia grandiflora 
Leptosyne 
Pansy 
Phacelia 
Primula, Hardy 
Ranunculus 
Sweet William 
Viola 
FOR MIDSUMMER 
BLOOM 
Achillea 
Ageratum 
Brachycome 
Calliopsis 
Coreopsis 
Dimorphotheca 
Eschscholtzia 
Gaillardia picta 
Hollyhock 
Lathryus latifolius 
Lobelia, Annuals 
Nasturtium 
Petunia 
Penstemon 
Phlox drummondi 
Poppy 
Scabiosa, Annual 
Shasta Daisy 
Verbena 
Vinca 
Viola 
Zinnia 
FOR LATE BLOOM 
Alyssum, Sweet 
Antirrhinum 
Aster 
Calendula 
Celosia 
Coreopsis 
