General Directions for Sowing Flower Seeds in the Latitude of Norfolk 
These different paragraphs are referred to directly under the headings of the different varieties, 
such as ^Xulture A, B, 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 
Aristo,lochia 
Armeria 
Anchusa 
Aster, Perennial 
Baby’s Breath 
Beilis 
Blanket Flower 
Blue Sage 
Callirhoe 
Campanula 
Canna 
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 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 fiowers 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 although 
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 separ¬ 
ately in a seed bed and transplanted later. The sowing can be done any 
time from April until September 1st. We recommend 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 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 
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 fiowers the following spring. Pansies can be grown as annuals by 
sowing the seed in a partial shady situation in the spring for late 
summer blooming. 
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 
in January and February, or Out-of-Doors April and May 
Those marked thus 
* do better if planted 
in greenhouse, or out- 
of-doors in May. 
Those marked f can 
be planted out-of-doors in October. 
Abronia 
Blue Eye Daisy 
Chinese Woolflower 
Euphorbia 
Linum 
Poppy 
Statice 
Ageratum 
Blue Lace Flower 
Chrysanthemum 
Flax 
•Lobelia 
Poppy Mallow 
Stocks 
*Alonsoa 
•Brachycome 
Cleome 
Floss Flower 
Love-in-a-Mist 
Portulaca 
Sunflower 
fAlyssum 
•Browallia 
Cockscomb 
Four O’clock 
Lupins 
Rhodanthe 
Sun Plant 
Amaranthus 
Butterfly Flower 
Cornflower 
tGaillardia 
Marigold 
Ricinus 
Sweet Wivelsfield 
Anagallis 
Calendula 
Convolvulus 
Godetia 
Maurandia 
Rudbeckia 
Tagetes 
•Anchusa 
tCalifornia Poppy 
fCoreopsis 
Gourds 
Mexican Sunflower 
Salpiglossis 
Tithonla 
Antirrhinum 
Campanula 
Cosmos 
Gypsophila 
Mignonette 
•Salvia 
Thunbergia 
Arctotis Grandis 
tCandytuft 
Cynoglossum 
Helianthus 
Moonvine 
Sand Verbena 
• Venidium 
Aster 
Canterbury Bells 
Cypress Vine 
Helichrysum 
Morning Glory 
Sanvitalia 
Vinca 
Baby Blue Eyes 
Cardinal Climber 
Dahlia 
Humulus 
Nasturtium 
Scabiosa 
•Verbena 
Baby’s Breath 
Carnation 
fDianthus—Pinks 
Hunnemannia 
Nemophila 
Scarlet Runner 
Viscaria 
Balloon Vine 
Castor Oil Plant 
Dish Cloth Gourd 
•Ice Plant 
Nigella 
•Scarlet Sage 
fWallflower 
Balsam 
Celosia 
Dimorphotheca 
Jap. Hop 
•Nicotiana 
Schizanthus 
Zinnia 
Balsam Pear 
t Centaurea Cyanus 
Didiscus 
Kochia 
fPansy 
•Sensitive Plant 
Bidens Humilis 
fCentaurea Imperialis 
Dolichos Lablab 
Lady Slipper 
Petunia 
Snapdragon 
tBlanket Flower 
Chinese Forget-me-not 
■j-Eschscholtzia 
tLarkspur 
Phlox 
Spider Flower 
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GEO. 
TAIT & SONS, Inc. 
