General Directions for Sowing Flower Seeds 
In the Latitude of Norfolk 
These different* paragraphs are referred fo directly under the headings of the different 
varieties, such as 'Culture A, B and C/' etc. 
Perennials and Annuals 
which can be planted in 
the latitude of Norfolk 
in greenhouse or hot¬ 
bed January and Feb¬ 
ruary, and out-of-doors 
September and October 
Flowers Marked Thus ★ 
do Better when Planted in 
Greenhouse 
Achillea 
Aconitum 
Adonis 
Agrostemma 
Alyssum Saxatile 
Anemone 
Aquilegia 
Antirrhinum 
Arabis 
Aristolochia 
Armeria 
Anchusa 
Aster, Perennial 
Baby’s Breath 
Beilis 
Blanket Flower 
Blue Sage 
Callirhoe 
Campanula 
Ganna 
Canterbury Bells 
Carnation 
Centaurea Candidissima 
Chinese Lantern 
Chrysanthemum 
★Cobea Scandens 
★Coleus 
Columbine 
Coralbells 
Coreopsis 
★Cowslip 
Daisy, English 
Dahlia 
Delphinium 
Digitalis 
Dusty Miller 
Dutchman’s Pipe 
Feverfew 
Flax 
Forget-Me-Not 
Foxglove 
Gaillardia 
Garden Pinks 
★Geranium 
Geum 
Gypsophila 
Hardy Sweet Peas 
ANNUALS 
Blooms first summer from seed. 
Culture A 
Flowers under this classification can be sown outdoors in the 
spring as soon as the weather and soil become warm. This is 
from the middle of April to the middle of May. Although any of 
these varieties may be started earlier indoors and later trans¬ 
planted, 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 1st. If the seed 
is not sown until later, they will grow and bloom, but not as well. 
Flowers 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 
indoors in order to get good results. There are a few others that 
are usually more satisfactory to sow indoors if bloom is wanted 
all summer. 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. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
Blooms second summer from seed and comes up 
each year thereafter. 
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 separately in a seed bed and transplanted later. The sowing 
can be done any time from May until September 1st. We recom¬ 
mend spring sowing 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 usual¬ 
ly more satisfactory to sow the seed in well prepared boxes or pots 
where it can be carefully watched and later transplant them. 
HARDY BIENNIALS 
Blooms second summer from sowing. 
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. 
Perennials and Annuals 
which can be planted in 
the latitude of Norfolk 
in greenhouse or hot¬ 
bed January and Feb¬ 
ruary, and out-of-doors 
September and October 
Flowers Marked Thus ★ 
do Better when Planted in 
Greenhouse 
Heuchera 
★Heliothrope 
Iberis 
★Impatiens 
Japanese Bellflower 
Linaria 
Kudzu Vine 
★Lantana 
Lathyrus 
Linum 
Lobelia 
Lupines 
Lychnis 
Matricaria 
Michaelmas Daisy 
Molten Fire 
Mullein Pinks 
Painted Daisy 
Pansy 
Pentstemon 
Peony 
Physalis 
Platycodon 
Phlox Decussata 
Poppy, Nudicaule 
Poppy, Oriental 
Pyrethrum 
Rock Cress 
Rudbeckia 
★Salvia Farinacea 
★Salvia Patens 
Scabiosa Caucasica 
Shasta Daisy 
Smilax 
Snapdragon 
Speedwell 
Stock 
Torenia 
Thrift 
Verbena 
Veronica 
Vinca 
Viola 
Wallflower 
Windflower 
Annuals Which Can Be Planted in the Latitude of Norfolk in Greenhouse or Hotbed 
Those marked thus * 
Abronia 
Ageratum 
*Alonsoa 
fAlyssum 
Amaranthus 
Anagallis 
*Anchusa 
Antirrhinum 
Arctotis Grandis 
Aster 
Baby Blue Eyes 
Baby’s Breath 
Balloon Vine 
Balsam 
Balsam Pear 
Bidens Humilis 
tBlanket Flower 
Blue Eye Daisy 
Blue Lace Flower 
♦Brachycome 
in January and February, or Out-of-Doors April and May 
do better if planted 
*Browallia 
Butterfly Flower 
Calendula 
fCalifornia Poppy 
Campanula 
tCandytuft 
Canterbury Bells 
Cardinal Climber 
Carnation 
Castor Oil Plant 
Celosia 
tCentaurea Cyanus 
tCentaurea Imperialis 
Chinese Forget-me-not 
Chinese Woolflower 
Chrysanthemum 
Cleome 
Cockscomb 
Cornflower 
Convolvulus 
in greenhouse, or out-of-doors in May. Those marked thus t can be planted out-of-doors in October. 
fCoreopsis 
Cosmos 
Cynoglossum 
Cypress Vine 
Dahlia 
fDianthus—Pinks 
Dish Cloth Gourd 
Dimorphotheca 
Didiscus 
Dolichos Lablab 
fEschscholtzia 
Euphorbia 
Flax 
Floss Flower 
Four O’clock 
tGaillardia 
Godetia 
Gourds 
Gypsophila 
Helianthus 
Helichrysum 
Humulus 
Hunnemannia 
’•Tee Plant 
Jap. Hop 
Kochia 
Lady Slipper 
fLarkspur 
Linum 
’"Lobelia 
Love-in-a-Mist 
Lupins 
Marigold 
Maurandia 
Mexican Sunflower 
Mignonette 
Moonvine 
Morning Glory 
Nasturtium 
Nemophila 
Nigella 
’"Nicotiana 
fPansy 
Petunia 
Phlox 
Poppy 
Poppy Mallow 
Portulaca 
Rhodahthe 
Ricinus 
Rudbeckia 
Salpiglossis 
■"Salvia 
Sand Verbena 
Sanvitalia 
’"Sensitive Plant 
Scabiosa 
Scarlet Runner 
■"Scarlet Sage 
Schizanthus 
Snapdragon 
Spider Flower 
Statice 
Stocks 
Sunflower 
Sun Plant 
Sweet Sultan 
Sweet Wivelsfield 
Tagetes 
Tithonia 
Thunbergia 
■"Verbena 
■"Venidium 
Vinca 
Viscaria 
fWallflower 
Zinnia 
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