Harris’ New and Rare Flowers for 1935 
We Have Seen Them All and Know They are the Best 
All-American Flowers 
From the Selections for 1935 
This last season our Mr. Arnold was appointed one of the committee of 
ten leading floriculturists to help select the All-American flowers for 1935. 
There were about 100 different new flowers submitted and we had them 
all growing here on Moreton Farm. This gave us the unusual opportunity 
to see them all growing and to select those we found to be the most satis¬ 
factory in this locality. 
We have selected the following annuals: 
Orange Flare Cosmos.See page 55 
Glorious Gleam Hybrid Double Nasturtium.See page 56 
Scarlet Gleam Double Nasturtium.See page 56 
Yellow Supreme Marigold.See page 55 
Orange Shaggy Calendula.See page 65 
Fantasy Zinnias.See page 55 
Blue Bird Anchusa.See page 61 
Martha Washington Petunia (See Ruffled Rosie).See page 77 
Some of the Newest Flowers Especially 
Recommended by Harris 
Low Growing for 
Borders and Rockeries Page 
Dianthus, Blaze. 56 
New Dwarf Candytuft. 65 
Pansy Dwarf Swiss Giant .... 74 
New All-Double Petunias .... 77 
Zinnia, Tom Thumb. 86 
For Cutting Page 
Double Crested Cosmos. 65 
Calendula Sunshine. 65 
Marigold Guinea Gold.55 
Marigold Royal Scot. 75 
Scabiosa Columbaria. 83 
Larkspur Rosamond. 75 
Chrysanthemum Nivelli. 68 
For the Shade 
(If not loo dense) Page 
Forget-me-nots. 70 
English Ivy. 64 
Beilis. 62 
Tuberous Rooted Begonias. . . 88 
Clarkia.63 
Pansies. 74 
Christmas Rose. 57 
Dianthus, Hardy. 68 
Foxglove. 70 
Bleeding Heart.61 
Viola. 74 
Primrose. 79 
OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE GOOD RESULTS WHEN THE SEED IS SOWN RIGHT 
*7 had the greatest success with your Swanley Blue 
Ageratum last year. One packet making a continuous 
border over 100 ft. in length. It was a uniform border 18 
inches high and covered with blossoms." 
Mrs. Morris Tyler, New Haven, Conn. 
“We used your Superfine Lawn Grass seed last year 
and must say that of all the grass seed that we have ever 
purchased, your seed is by far the very best. A Iso the 
Dahlias you sent us are large and of a very pretty color.' 1 
H. L. Sturgis, Belleville, N. J. 
“The new summer Chrysanthemum Nivelli is marvelous 
for cutting. A lovely yellow." 
Sheffield Greene, Westerly, R. I. 
“My Carnations from you were just perfect." 
Frank Schneider, Sebring, Ohio 
HOW TO SELECT THE BEST FLOWERS FOR YOUR OWN GARDEN 
As you read through the following flower seed pages 
choosing the different kinds you want to have this summer, 
there may be some with which you are not familiar and do 
not know the proper time for sowing the seed. 
In such cases you can refer hack to these pages and find 
the general method of sowing described below. These dif¬ 
ferent paragraphs are referred to directly under the head¬ 
ings of the different varieties, such as "Culture A.” 
Our Large Packets contain three times as much seed as our regular packets at only two times the price. 
ANNUALS 
Culture A 
Flowers under this classification can be sown outdoors in the spring 
as soon as the weather and soil becomes warm. This is usually the last 
week in May and the first week in J une in this location. Although any 
of these varieties may be started earlier indoors and later transplanted, 
if it is more convenient for you, it is not necessary if the seed is sown 
in good soil and a suitable location. 
Culture B 
A few flowers are much more satisfactory if the seed is sown real 
early. They need to get off to a good start before the hot weather. 
Such sowing can usually be done here about April 15th. If the seed is 
not sown until later, they will grow and bloom, but not as well. Flow¬ 
ers coming under this class can usually be sown in the early fall in well 
drained and well protected situations. 
Culture C 
It is really necessary to sow only a very few kinds of annuals in¬ 
doors in order to get good results. There are a few others that are 
usually more satisfactory to sow indoors if bloom is wanted all sum¬ 
mer. If you are not interested in having them bloom until early fall 
they could well be sown outdoors as in Culture A. 
Culture D 
Most annual vines can be sown outdoors in the early spring al¬ 
though some varieties do better if started earlier indoors. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS WITH EVERY ORDER 
Very complete instructions for seed sowing are given on our special 
cultural leaflet that is included with every flower seed order. 
Directions for sowing are also printed on all flower seed packets. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
Culture E 
All varieties of hardy perennials, except a few with very small seed, 
can be sown outdoors where the plants are to remain or sown sepa¬ 
rately in a seed bed and transplanted later. The sowing can be done 
any time from May until September 1st. We recommend spring sow¬ 
ing as the plants obviously will be larger and in better shape to go 
through the first winter. They will also flower more abundantly and 
earlier the next summer. 
Culture F 
When sowing varieties with very small seed, the new kinds, and 
those where you have only a very small amount of seed, it is usually 
more satisfactory to sow the seed in well prepared boxes or pots where 
it can be carefully watched and later transplant them. 
HARDY BIENNIALS 
Culture G 
With the exception of Culture G, the treatment is the same as for 
Hardy Perennials. 
Beilis, Forget-me-nots, Pansies and some other kinds seem to be 
the most satisfactory when the seed is sown in late July or early 
August for flowers the following spring. Pansies can be grown as 
annuals by sowing the seed in the spring for late summer bloom. 
HOUSE PLANTS 
Culture H 
So-called “house-plants” are those varieties generally used to add 
a most welcome cheer to the home during the long winter months. 
Such plants of your own growing also make ideal gifts. The seed is 
started indoors and grown on in pots. 
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