HARRIS 9 FLOWERS 
HARRIS’ FLOWER SEED GROWS 
You know this is true, because the exact percentage 
of vitality is on every package. This helpful informa¬ 
tion is not given by other seedsman. 
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HARRIS’ FLOWERS ARE PROVED 
Every variety is first grown right here on Moreton 
Farm under ordinary northern home-garden conditions 
before being offered in our catalog. 
HOW TO SELECT THE BEST FLOWERS FOR YOUR OWN GARDEN 
These different paragraphs are referred to directly under the headings of the different varieties, such as “Culture A.” 
One of our electrically heated germination 
testers showing a tray of Sweet Pea seed 
being tested. 
ANNUALS 
Blooms this summer from seed. Plants on page 77. 
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 June 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. 
A tray of different kinds of seed as it is re¬ 
moved from the tester for counting the per¬ 
centage which has sprouted. This is the 
percentage which is put on every package. 
Showing how your plants are securely packed 
for mailing. 
This shows the character of hardy plants you 
receive. Notice the root development and the 
proper trimming of the tops. 
Culture D 
Most annual vines can be sown outdoors in the early spring al¬ 
though some varieties do better if started earlier indoors. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
Blooms next summer from seed. Plants on page 72. 
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. 
A section of one of our many greenhouses 
showing how we make soil tests in addition to 
those made in the electrical tester. This gives 
us a double check, so you know the seed is good. 
A greenhouse box or flat sown with different 
flower seeds for a soil test. This is the same 
way in which seed is sown for growing plants. 
Notice how shallow and how evenly it is sown, 
with every row labelled. Over this is sprinkled 
a very thin layer of fine soil. 
A section of our test gardens showing part of a 
block of different kinds of Petunias. 
Our Roadside Store, where you are always 
welcome. Here you will find experienced men 
pleased to answer your questions and show you 
the different flowers. 
Detailed Sowing Directions are Included in Every Flower Seed Order 
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