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Harris Seed Company 
FLOWER CARDEN PLANTING CALENDAR 
JANUARY 
If possible before spading have a good thick dress¬ 
ing of stable manure applied and spaded under. 
See to the Sweet Peas that were planted in Septem¬ 
ber and October. Carefully hoe them and hill up a 
little. Prepare hotbed for planting half-hardy seeds, 
plants and cuttings. 
Sow seeds of hardy annuals in the open ground, 
Acroclinium, Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Cal- 
liopsis, Candytuft, Centaurea, Annual Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, Clarkia, Larkspur, Lupin, Mignonette, Ni- 
gella, Poppies, California Poppy, Wild Flower Seed, 
Sweet Peas and Cut Flower Garden Mixtures. 
Plants of Aquilegia, Antirrhinum, Canterbury 
Bells, Carnation, Digitalis, Pansy, Pentstemon, 
Shasta Daisy, Stocks. 
Bulbs of Amaryllis, Agapanthus, Caladium, Gladi¬ 
olus, Liliums, Narcissus. 
FEBRUARY 
This is really our spring month. Plant nearly 
everything in hardy annuals and perennials. Thor¬ 
oughly work up the surface of soil after each rain 
and keep it mellow, which will hasten the growth. 
Look after all Carnations and if over two years 
they should be replaced with young plants. Carna¬ 
tions may be planted at any time of the year, but this 
is a good time to plant them to get strong plants 
for fall and winter blooming. 
Sow seeds in open ground: Anemone, Acro¬ 
clinium, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Callopsis, Cen¬ 
taurea, Early Flowering Cosmos, California Poppy, 
Larkspur, Linum, Lupins, Mignonette, Nemophila, 
Nigella, Poppies, Scabiosa and Sweet Peas. 
Sow in seed boxes—Balsam, Begonia, Coreopsis, 
Gaillardia, Hollyhock, Hunnemannia, Lobelia, 
Mimulus, Pentstemon, Petunia, Perennial Poppies, 
Salvia, Stocks and Viola Cornuta. 
Plants of Aquilegia, Antirrhinum, Carnation, Can¬ 
terbury Bells, Digitalis, Pansy, Pentstemon, Shasta 
Daisy, Stocks, Verbena, Gerberas. 
Bulbs of Amaryllis, Caladium, Cannas, German 
Iris, Gladiolus, Liliums, Tuberoses and Tuberous 
Begonias. 
MARCH 
Plant Gladiolus and Tuberoses, Begonias (Tub¬ 
erous rooted) for succession. This is the best gar¬ 
den month of the year for California, and all kinds 
of work is in order. Weeds also make a big growth 
this month, keep them well out of the garden. You 
can successfully plant nearly everything in the 
flower, shrub and tree seed line; nearly all danger 
of frost is past by the 15th and all work should be 
carefully pursued as a little neglect now may mean 
a considerable loss later on. Plant Roses and all 
hardy bush stuff. 
Sow seeds in open ground: Acroclinium, Ager- 
atum, Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Arctotis, Amaranthus, 
Balsam, Brachycome, Calendula, Calliopsis, Candy¬ 
tuft, Centaurea, Clarkia, Annual Chrysanthemum, 
Early Flowering Cosmos, Daisies, Four O’Clocks, 
Godetia, Gomphrena, Gypsophila, Helichrysum, 
Larkspur, Linum, Lupin, Marigold, Mignonette, Nas¬ 
turtium, Nemesa, Nemophila, Nigella, Phlox, Poppy, 
Scabiosa, Sunflower and Sweet Peas. 
Sow in seed boxes or with some protection for 
transplanting later: Anemone, Asters, Begonia, 
Beilis, Celosia, Columbine, Canterbury Bells, Core¬ 
opsis, Cyclamen, Dahlia, Gaillardia, Gerbera, Helio¬ 
trope, Hunnemannia, Lobelia, Matricaria, Myosotis, 
Pentstemon, Petunia, Poppies, Salvia, Shasta Daisy, 
Statice, Sweet William, Verbena, Viola, Wall¬ 
flower, Zinnia. Sow seeds of vines. 
Plants of Delphinium, Gerbera, Marigolds, Shasta 
Daisy, Verbena, Zinnias and Asters. 
Bulbs of Caladiums, Cannas, Dahlias, Gladiolus, 
Tuberoses. 
APRIL 
Renew your hanging baskets that have not stood 
the winter well by getting new plants for them; those 
injured by the cold should be discarded. 
Seeds of Acroclinum, Ageratum, Antirrhinum, 
Amaranthus, Asters, Balsam, Aquilegia, Begonia, 
Beilis, Brachycome, Calendula, Calliopsis, Candy¬ 
tuft, Canterbery Bells, Carnation, Annual Chrysan¬ 
themum, Celosia, Centaurea, Clarkia, Coreopsis, 
Cosmos, Cyclamen, Dahlia, Daisies, Delphinium, 
Digitalis, Dianthus, Gaillardia, Godetia, Gerbera, 
Gypsophilia, Gomphrena, Heliotrope, Helichrysum, 
Hunnemannia, Hollyhock, Larkspur, Lobelia, 
Linum, Lupin, Marigold, Myosotis, Mirabilis, Nico- 
tiana, Mignonette, Nasturtium, Nemesia, Nicotiana, 
Nigella, Pentstemon, Petunia, Phlox, Pappies, Por- 
tulaca, Calvia, Salpiglossis, Scabiosa, Schizanthus, 
Stocks, Statice, Sweet William, Verbena, Viola, Sun¬ 
flower, Wallflower, Zinnia. 
Plants of Begonia, Chrysanthemum, Columbine, 
Delphinium, Gerbera, Marigold, Pansy, Petunia, 
Shasta Daisy, Zinnias and Asters. Vine seeds. 
Bulbs of Cannas, Caladiums, Dahlia, Gladiolus 
and Tuberoses. 
MAY 
If you have been following our advice you now 
have great quantities of flowers, but for fall flower¬ 
ing sow Acroclinium, Ageratum, Amaranthus, As¬ 
ters, Balsam, Carnation, Calendula, Celosia, Cen¬ 
taurea, Calliopsis, Cosmos, Daisies, Annual Chrys¬ 
anthemums, Candytuft, Dianthus, Gomphrena, Gyp¬ 
sophilia, Helichrysum, Hunnemannia, Lobelia, Lark¬ 
spur, Marigold, Nasturtium, Nemesia, Nicotiana, Ni¬ 
gella, Phlox, Petunia, Portulaca, Salvia, Salpiglossis, 
Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Sunflower, Statice, Zinnia. 
