Order Early So as to Avoid Delay When Planting Time Arrives 
WHAT AND WHEN TO PLANT IN FLORIDA 
(VEGETABLES AND FIELD SEEDS) 
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. Beets, Beans, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Cantaloupes, Carrots, Col- 
lards, Cauliflower, Sweet Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplants, Endive, 
Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Seed, Onion Sets, 
Parsnips, Parsley, Peppers, Garden Peas, Potatoes, Radishes, 
Rape, Romaine, Rye, Sage, Salsify, Spinach, Squash, Tomatoes, 
Turnips, Rutabagas, Watermelon. 
MARCH. Pole, Lima, Bush and Field Beans; Benne, Ber¬ 
muda, and all other Grasses, Cabbage, Carrots, Cantaloupes, 
Chufas, Collards, Crotalaria, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Kohl 
Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard; Sweet, Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; 
Potatoes, Radishes, Golden and Pearl Millet, Okra, Tomatoes, 
Turnips, Cowpeas, Velvet and Soy Beans; Peanuts, Pumpkins, 
Rice, Rape, Spinach, Sorghum, Sage, Squashes, Sunflower, 
Egyptian Wheat, and Watermelons. 
APRIL. Pole and Field Beans, all Grasses, Cantaloupes, Cow- 
peas, Beggarweed, Chufas, Benne, Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; 
Crotalaria; Velvet and Soy Beans; Cattail and Golden Millet, 
Mustard, Okra, Peanuts, Pumpkins, Radishes, Rice, Sorghum, 
Sunflower, Watermelon, an^ Egyptian Wheat. 
MAY. Pole and Field Beans; Benne, Beggarweed, Crotalaria, 
various Grasses; Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; Chufas, Velvet 
and Soy Beans; Millet, Cowpeas, Peanuts, Pumpkins, Rice, 
Radishes, Sorghum, Sunflower, Okra, and Egyptian Wheat. 
JUNE. Beggarweed, Chufas, Collards, Crotalaria, various 
Grasses, Eggplants, Egyptian Wheat, Velvet and Soy Beans; 
June and Kaffir Corn, Millet, Cowpeas, Peanuts, Peppers, Rice, 
Okra, Mustard, Sorghum, Sunflower, Turnips, Rutabagas. 
JULY. Beggarweed, Celery, Chufas, Eggplants, various 
Grasses, Collards, Kaffir Com, Mustard, Millets, Okra, Cowpeas, 
Spanish Peanuts, Peppers, Rice, Sorghum, Turnips and Ruta¬ 
bagas, all varieties Velvet and Soy Beans; and Sunflower. 
AUGUST. Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cab¬ 
bage, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, Eggplants, En¬ 
dive, Kale, Lettuce, Grasses, (Jolden Millet, Pepners, Fall Pota¬ 
toes, Mustard, Okra, Onion Sets, Cowpeas, Radishes, Spinach, 
Squashes, Tomatoes, Sunflowers, Sorghum, Turnips, Rutabagas. 
SEPTEMBER. Bush Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Col¬ 
lards, Cucumbers, Endive, Grasses, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, 
Mustard, Okra, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Garden 
Peas, Irish Potatoes, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Sage, Spin¬ 
ach, Squashes, Tomatoes, Turnips, and Rutabagas. 
OCTOBER. Various Grasses, Bush Beans, Beets, Broccoli, 
Bmssels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauli¬ 
flower, Celery, Collards, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, 
Mustard, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Garden Peas, 
Potatoes, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Spinach, Turnips, 
Rutabagas, Oats, and Sage. 
NOVEMBER. Carpet and Rye Grasses, Beets, Broccoli, Brus¬ 
sels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, 
Eggplants, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rahi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion 
Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Potatoes, Garden Peas, Pep¬ 
per, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Sage, Spinach, Turnips, 
Rutabagas, Oats, and Vetch. 
DECEMBER. Beets, Broccoli, Bmssels Sprouts, Cabbage, 
Carrots, Chinese Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, Egg¬ 
plants, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Seed 
and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Potatoes, Garden Peas, Pepper, Rye, 
Radishes, Rape, Sage, Spinach, Turnips, Rutabagas and Oats. 
(FLOWER SEEDS—See Page 26) 
Kind of Flower—When to Plant 
AGERATUM—Sept, thru March 
ALYSSUM—Sept, thru Jan. 
ARCTOTIS OR AFRICAN DAISY— 
Sept, thru Jan. 
ASTERS—Sept, thru March 
BABY’S BREATH OR GYPSOPHILA 
—Sept, thru Jan. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON OR CEN- 
TAUREA—Sept, thru Jan. 
BALSAM, DOUBLE CAMELLIA- 
FLOWERED—Sept, thru March 
BEAN—SCARLET RUNNER—Feb. 
thm May 
BLUE LACE FLOWER OR DIDISCUS 
—Sept, thru Jan. 
CALENDULA—Sept, thru Jan. 
CALLIOPSIS—Sept, thru Feb. 
CANDYTUFT—Sept, thru Feb. 
CARNATION—Sept, thm Dec. 
COSMOS—March thru May 
CUPHEA, FIREFLY—Jan. thru March 
CYNOGLOSSUM OR CHINESE FOR¬ 
GET-ME-NOT—Sept, thru March 
Kind of Flower—When to Plant 
CYPRESS VINE—March thru May 
DAISY—SHASTA AND PAINTED— 
Sept, thru Jan. 
DIANTHUS OR CHINESE PINKS— 
Sept, thru Jan. 
GAILLARDIA OR BLANKET FLOW¬ 
ER—Any Time 
GLOBE AMARANTH—Feb. thru July 
GOURD (ORNAMENTAL)—Feb. 
thru May 
HELIANTHUS OR ORNAMENTAL 
SUNFLOWER—Feb. thru Aug. 
HELICHRYSUM OR STRAWFLOW- 
ER—Sept, thm March 
LARKSPUR—Nov. thru Jan. 
LUPIN—Sept, thru Dec. 
MARIGOLD—Feb. thru May and again 
in Sept. 
MORNING GLORY—March thru June 
NASTURTIUM—Sept, thru March 
PANSY—Sept, thm Dec. 
Kind of Flower—When to Plant 
PHLOX—Sept, thm Feb. 
POPPY—CALIFORNIA—Sept, thru 
Jan. 
PETUNIA—Sept, thru June 
PORTULACA OR SUN PLANT—Feb. 
thm Aug. 
PYRETHRUM OR PAINTED DAISY 
—Sept, thru March 
QUEEN ANNE’S LACE—Jan. thru Mar. 
SALVIA OR SCARLET SAGE—Sept, 
thru June 
SCABIOSA OR MOURNING BRIDE— 
Sept, thru Dec. 
SNAPDRAGONS OR ANTIRRHINUM 
—Sept thm Dec. 
SWEET PEAS—Sept, thru Dec. 
STATICE OR SEA LAVENDER—Sept, 
thru Jan. 
TITHONIA OR FLORIDA SUNFLOW¬ 
ER—Feb. thru June 
VERBENA—Any Time 
VINCA OR PERIWINKLE—Any Time 
ZINNIA—Feb. thru Aug. 
If interested in flowers write for “Kilgore^s Flower Planting Guide for Florida”. Sent free upon request. 
For quick rooting of cuttings of flowering shrubs, use HORMODIN A, the new miracle root grower for cuttings. See page 26. 
FIELD SEED PLANTING CALENDAR FOR FLORIDA 
Crop Wt.perBn. Seed per Acre 
Time to Plant 
Beans, String. 
..60 lbs.... 
.45-60 lbs. 
..Middle Aug.-Apr. 1 
Beans, Lima. 
..60 lbs.... 
.15-60 lbs. 
..Middle Aug.-Apr. 1 
Beans, Soy. 
..60 lbs.... 
.15-60 lbs. 
..Mar.-July 
Beans, Velvet. 
..60 lbs.... 
.15-30 lbs. 
..Mar.-July 
Beggarweed . 
..10 lbs. 
..Apr.-Aug. 
Cane, Sorghum.. 
..50 lbs.... 
.15-50 lbs. 
..Mar.-Aug. 
Chufas . 
..44 lbs.... 
. 11 lbs. 
..Apr.-Aug. 
Corn, Sweet. 
..44 lbs.... 
.11 lbs. 
..Jan.-Mar. 
Corn, Field. 
..56 lbs... 
. 7 lbs. 
..Feb.-July 
Corn, Kaffir. 
..50 lbs.... 
.10-50 lbs. 
..Mar.-Aug. 
Crotalaria 
.=;.2n lbs 
..Mar.-June 
Grass, Bermuda- 
...25-100 lbs. 
..Mar.-Nov 
Grass, Bahia. 
.15-20 lbs. 
...Any Time 
Grass, Dallis. 
.10-20 lbs. 
...Sept.-Jan. 
Crop IFt. per Bu. Seed per Acre Time to Plant 
Millet, Golden . 
.50 
lbs.. 
.50 
lbs. 
....Mar.-Aug. 
Millet, Cattail or Pearl. 
.50 
lbs.. 
. 4-20 
lbs. 
....Mar.-Aug. 
Oats . 
.32 
lbs.. 
.64 
lbs. 
....Oct.-Jan. 
Peas, Cowpeas . 
.60 
lbs.. 
.60 
lbs. 
....Mar.-Sept. 
Peas, English (Wrinkled)... 
.56 
lbs.. 
.56-84 
lbs. 
....Sept.-Feb. 
Peanuts, Runner . 
.25 
lbs.. 
.25 
lbs. 
....Mar.-July 
Peanuts, Spanish Improved. 
.25 
lbs.. 
.25 
lbs. 
....Mar.-July 
Peanuts, Spanish Small. 
.25 
lbs.. 
.25 
lbs. 
Peanuts, Valencia. 
.22 
lbs.. 
.22 
lbs. 
....Mar.-July 
Potatoes, Irish . 
..60 
lbs.. 
... 600 
lbs. 
Rape . 
. 4- 8 
lbs. 
.....Sept.-Mar. 
Rice . 
.44 
lbs.. 
.22 
lbs. 
Rye . 
.56 
lbs.. 
.14-56 
lbs. 
...Sept.-Jan. 
Wheat, Egyptian . 
.50 
lbs.. 
.10 
lbs. 
...Mar.-Aug. 
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