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, 
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 
Bellis 
Blanket Flower 
Blue Sage 
Callirhoe 
Campanula 
Canna 
Canterbury Bells 
Carnation 
Centaurea Candidissima 
Chinese Lantern 
Chrysanthemum 
eCobea Scandens 
eColeus 
Columbine 
Coral Bells 
Coreopsis 
eCowslip 
Daisy, English 
Dahlia 
Delphinium 
Digitalis 
Dusty Miller 
Dutchman’s Pipe 
Feverfew 
Flax 
Forget-Me-Not 
Foxglove 
Gaillardia 
Garden Pinks 
eGeranium 
Geum 
Gypsophila 
Hardy Sweet Peas 
such as “Culture A, B, C,” etc. 
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 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 ist. 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 
separately 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. 
Bellis, 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 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 e 
do Better when Planted in 
Greenhouse 
Heuchera 
eHeliothrope 
Iberis 
elmpatiens 
Japanese Bellflower 
Linaria 
Kudzu Vine 
eLantana 
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 
eSalvia Farinacea 
eSalvia 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 } can be planted out-of-doors in October. 
Abronia Blue Eye Daisy Chinese Woolfiower Euphorbia Linum 
Ageratum Blue Lace Flower Chrysanthemum Flax *Lobelia 
*Alonsoa *Brachycome Cleome Floss Flower Love-in-a-Mist 
+Alyssum *Browallia Cockscomb Four O’Clock Lupins 
Amaranthus Butterfly Flower Cornflower {Gaillardia Marigold 
Anagallis Calendula Convolvulus Godetia Maurandia 
*Anchusa +California Poppy +Coreopsis Gourds Mexican Sunflower 
Antirrhinum Campanula Cosmos Gypsophila Mignonette 
Arctotis Grandis +Candytuft Cynoglossum Helianthus Moonvine 
Aster Canterbury Bells Cypress Vine Helichrysum Morning Glory 
Baby Blue Eyes Cardinal Climber Dahlia Humulus Nasturtium 
Baby’s Breath Carnation +Dianthus—Pinks Hunnemannia Nemophila 
Balloon Vine Castor Oil Plant Dish Cloth Gourd *Ice Plant Nigella 
Balsam Celosia Dimorphotheca Jap. Hop *Nicotiana 
Balsam Pear +Centaurea Cyanus Didiscus Kochia +Pansy 
Bidens Humilis +Centaurea Imperialis Dolichos Lablab Lady Slipper Petunia 
{Blanket Flower Chinese Forget-me-not +Eschscholtzia tLarkspur Phlox 
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Statice 
Poppy Mallow Stocks 
Portulaca Sunflower 
Rhodanthe Sun Plant 
Ricinus Sweet Wivelsfield 
Rudbeckia Tagetes 
Salpiglossis Tithonia 
*Salvia Thunbergia 
Sand Verbena *Venidium 
Sanvitalia Vinca 
Scabiosa *Verbena 
Scarlet Runner Viscaria 
*Scarlet Sage +Wallflower 
Schizanthus Zinnia 
*Sensitive Plant 
Snapdragon 
Spider Flower 
GEO. TAIT & SONS, Inc. 
