FLOWER SEED PLANTING GUIDE 
RUSSELL- 
® HECKLE'S 
Selection of Beautiful 
General information for Middle South 
and conditions, allowances to be made 
AN ANNUAL PLANT—The seed must be sown each year and A PERENNIAL PLANT—Is one that lives indefinitely and usually 
after producing its blossoms and seed the plant will perish. 
A BIENNIAL PLANT—Is one that mantains its vitality for two 
years or more, producing roots and leaves the first year and 
fruit or blossoms the second. 
has a dormant season in which it loses its leaves and which 
puts on new growth the following growing season. 
Symbols used: A—annual, B—biennial, P—perennial. 





























Height of Shape of 
NAME Plant Plant 
iM ecsercturm (A) ee 8-24 in. bushy 
Alyssum (A) __— 2-12 in. spreading 
Amaranthus (A) 24-60 in. bushy 
Asters)(A) 2.25. =e a 312-30ine bushy 
Bachelor Button (A)... 12-18 in. bushy 
Beriscom (A) es ee eo s Olin erect 
Balsam Apple (A). = 15 in. vine 
Calendula (A) SS 12-386.ine bushy 
Calliopsis (A) 12-36 in. bushy 
Candy tuft:(A) 2 2 eee 12-18 in. bushy 
Canterbury Bells (B)_...____| 18-42 in. bushy 
Cardinal Climber (A)____ 25 its vine 
Carnation (A-P) ___.__________. 18-36 in. bushy 
Castor Bean (A)... 5-10 ft. branchy 
Chrysanthemum (A). 24-36 in. bushy 
Clarkia (Aja = 15-30 in. bushy 
Cobea Scandens (P) 15-30 ft. vine 
Cockscomb (A)... 12-24 in. bushy 
Coleus (A): --— 12-24 in. bushy 
Columbine (P) 24-48 in. branchy 
Coreopsis (P) _ 18-36 in. bushy 
Cosmos (A) 48-72 in. bushy 
Cynoglossum (P)_ 18-24 in. bushy 
Cypress Vine (A) 10-18 ft. vine 
Dahlia (P) 36-72 in. bushy 
Daisy (A-P) 10-30 in. bushy 
Delphinium (P) __ _.| 36-60 in. tall 
Eschacholtsic (A)________|- 10-12:in. bushy 
Euphorbia (A)... 2-4 ft. bushy 
Forget-Me-Not (P)_ AE 8-12 in. bushy 
Four O'Clock (A)2 = 24-30 in. bushy 
Fox'Glove (P)i) 32 30-40 in. erect 
Gaillardia (A-P)_ 18-30 in. bushy 
Gomphrena (A)_______. ey l2-1o in. bushy 
Gourds {A)— -- 24 10-25 ft. vine 
Gypsophila (A)... 18-24 in. branchy 
Helichrysum (A). 24-36 in. bushy 
Hollyhock:(P) 22s 5-8 ft. slender 
Hyacinth Bean (A) 10 ft. vining 
Kochia! (A) 2) 36 in. bushy 
Kudzu (P) ____ Es 50 ft. vine 
L&rkspur (A )e ee 36-48 in. tall 
Lathyrus Latifolius (P)___ 6-12 ft. vine 
Linvim:(A-P) soso ee 12-30 in. clump 
Lupine (A-P)s= 2s 24-30 in. erect 
Marigold (A) 8-30 in. bushy 
Mignonette (A) 10-12 in. erect 
Moon Flower (A) __ 20-30 ft. vine 
Morning Glory (A) _ 20-50 ft. vine 
Nasturtium (A)_____ 1-8 ft. bush, vine 
Nicotiana (A) _.| 30-42 in. | branchy 
Pansy (A). te ae 4-6 in. clump 
Petunia (A) 22 fe 18-24 in. bushy 
Phioxi(A-P) ae i 12-18 in. bushy 
Pinks (A-B) e 4-15 in. bushy 
Poppy (A-P) __ 24-60 in. erect 
Portulaca (A) 4-6 in. spready 
Pyrethrum (P) 12-24 in. erect 
Salvia (A). _..| 24-42 in. bushy 
Salpiglossis (A) _.._. 18-30 in. bushy 
Scabiosa (A) _._| 24-30 in. bushy 
Snapdragon (A). 18-24 in. bushy 
Statice (P)___ __.| 18-30 in. bushy 
Stocks (A). 24-30 in, bushy 
Sunflower (A) 48-72 in. erect 
Sweet Pea (A) 4-8 ft. vine 
Sweet William (B) E224 ine bushy 
Texas Bluebonnet (A) 24-30 in. erect 
Thunbergia (A). 4-5 ft. vine 
Tithonia (A) aa 4-6 ft. branchy 
Torenia (A) 10-12 in. bushy 
Tritoma (P)____. aed 3-4 ft. erect 
Verbena (A-P).__..__- 6-10 in. spready 
Wincd (A) ase ee 15-18 in. bushy 
ZAR CCA) ie eS 6-36 in. bushy 

Color of Good Cut Best 
Flowers Flowers Use 
blue, white yes bedding 
white fair edging 
reds fair bedding 
many ~ yes bedding 
many yes bedding 
many fair border 
orange fr. no novelty 
yellows yes bedding 
yellows yes bedding 
many yes bedding 
many fair border 
red 110 climbing 
many yes bedding 
bronze lvs. no massing 
several yes bedding 
several yes border 
purple no climbing 
several no border 
white no bedding 
several yes border 
yellow yes bedding 
several yes bedding 
blue yes border 
red, white no climbing 
many yes bedding 
several yes edging 
blues yes border 
several yes bedding 
none no border 
blue, white yes edging 
many no border 
many yes bedding 
ted, gold yes bedding 
purple,wh. yes bedding 
white no novelty 
white yes border 
many yes bedding 
many yes border 
several no climbing 
red no border 
purple no shade 
many yes bedding 
several yes blanket 
ted, blue no bedding 
several yes border 
yellows yes bedding 
several yes edging 
several no shade 
many no shade 
many yes edging 
several yes border 
many yes edging 
many fair bedding 
many yes bedding 
many yes bedding 
many yes bedding 
many no edging 
several yes bedding 
red, blue yes bedding 
many yes border 
many yes bedding 
many yes bedding 
several yes bedding 
many yes bedding 
yellow yes border 
many yes cutting 
many yes bedding 
many yes bedding 
several no climbing 
tangerine yes cutting 
blue no bedding 
red yes bedding 
many yes edging 
pink, white fair bedding 
many yes bedding 

Location 
Sun-Shady 
| es | 
When to Plant 
Jan. to April 
March to April 
Feb. to May 
Jan. to June 
April to May 
March to May 
April to May 
Jan. to April 
Jan. to April 
March to April 
March to Sept. 
March to May 
Feb. to March 
April to May 
March to May 
March to April 
March to May 
April to May 
Feb. to March 
Aug. to Sept. 
Feb. to Apr. & Sept. 
April to May 
March to Aug. 
April to May 
Feb. to March 
Feb. to Mar. & Aug. 
Jan. to Mar. & Aug. 
March to May 
April to May 
March to April 
March to April 
Feb. to Mar. & Aug. 
Feb. to April 
April to May 
April to June 
April to May 
Feb. to April 
Feb. to Mar. & Aug. 
April to May 
March to April 
March to April 
Mar. to May & Aug. 
Jan. to April 
March to May 
April to May 
March to May 
March to May 
March to May 
March to May 
April to June 
March to May 
Jan. to Mar. & Sept. 
Feb. to May 
March to May 
March to May 
Jan. to April 
April to May 
Feb. to April & Sept. 
March to May 
March to May 
March to May 
March to May 
Feb. to April 
March to May 
March to May 
Oct. to April 
Jan. to April 
March to April 
April to May 
April to June 
Feb. to May 
Feb. to April & Sept. 
Feb. to May 
Feb. to May 
March to June 




Thompson's TRANSPLAN- 
TABS are an aid in suc- 
cessful transplanting, min- 
imizing wilting shock, in- 
terruption of growth. A 
combination of plant her- 
mones, Vitamin Bi, Panto- 
thenic Acid, Riboflavin (Bz 
or G), Nicotinic Acid and 
Vitamin Be. Postpaid prices, 
40 Tabs, 50c; 100 Tabs, 
$1.00. Available in larger 
packages for commercial 
growers. 

Thompson’s REE-ROOT—a 
a newly developed hormone- 
B-Complex vitamin treatment 
for rapid rooting of cuttings. 
Packed in two formulas: No. 
1 for more sensitive plants; 
No. 2 for the more hardy, 
woody plants. Postpaid 
prices, No. 1, 2-oz., 75c; No. 
2, 1Y2-0z., $1.00. Available in 
larger packages for commer- 
cial growers. 

Thompson's PREE-PLANT 
is a powder for pre-treat- 
ing certain flower and 
grass seeds and bulbs. 
Combines plant hormones, 
Vitamin B-Complex and an 
organic nitrogenous com- 
pound. Treat grass seeds 
with Pree-Plant for beauti- 
ful lawns. Postpaid price, 
2-0z., $1.00. Available in 
larger packages for com- 
mercial growers. 

RUSSELL-HECKLE « eh 
[56 J 
For Quantity Prices 
