Home Beautification Is Easy With Hardie’s Selected Flowers 
Sweet William 
(DIANTHUS BARBATUS) 
A well known, free blooming, attractive 
perennial, producing a splendid effect in bed 
and borders over a long period. Makes an 
elegant display of varied colored flower clus- 
ters, ranging from pure white to nearly black. 
sown in the fall will bloom the next 
summer. Double mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Sunflower 
The State Flower of Kansas. The tall kinds 
make excellent centers of beds and back- 
grounds for other plants. The dwarfs are very 
ornamental and are fine for cut flowers. 
522—-CALIFORNICUS. Double, 40 to 60 inches. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
524—MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. 0Oz., 5c; %4 Ib., 
15c; lb., 40c. y 

Spencer Sweet Pea 
Texas Bluebonnet 
This is the Texas State Flower. Grows wild 
over the prairies of Central and South Texas. 
Plants grow 12 inches high and are covered 
with beautiful dark blue flowers tinged with 
white. They will grow on poor as well as rich 
land. Sow the seed very early in the spring or 
in October or November, covering about % 
inch deep. 
539—Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75. 
Thunbergia 
BLACK-EYED SUSAN 
Beautiful, rapid-growing annual climbers, 
preferring a warm, sunny situation; used ex- 
tensively for hanging baskets, vases, low 
fences, etc.; very pretty flowers in buff, white, 
orange with dark eyes; 4 ft. 
540—MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 75c. 
Tithonia Speciosa 
540A—FIREBALL. 8 feet. The flowers re- 
semble a giant single zinnia of a vivid orange- 
scarlet; borne on huge bushes with woody 
stems, and large leaves with velvet bloom. 
From seed started in March plants in full sun 
will blossom in late August. Desirable as back- 
ground in roomy borders. Pkt., 20c. 
Verbena 
A half-hardy, free-flowering, perennial of low 
spreading growth and produces large trusses, 
flowers in great profusion all through the 
spring and summer. They are splendid for 
massing in beds or borders, also for planting 
in porch and window boxes. Verbena seed are 
rather slow to germinate, taking from two to 
three weeks to get a start. 
541—RED. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.25. 
542—PINK. Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.25. 
544—PURPLE. Pkt., 10c; 0z., $1.25. 
545—GOOD QUALITY (Finest Mixed). Pkt., 
10c; oz., $1.00. 
Vinca 
(MADIGASCAR PERIWINKLE) 
Tender perennial. Ornamental, free-bloom- 
ing, handsome, bushy plants, with glossy foli- 
age and round single flowers, 114 inches across. 
Blooms the first season from seed. (Unable to 
supply this season.) 
Zinnia 
See Inside Front Cover 
Wallflower 
Should be better known. Half-hardy peren- 
nial, 14% ft. Their adaptability for pot culture 
and outdoor bedding and their peculiarly sweet 
odor should win favor. 
549—SINGLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 46c. 
Hardie’s Dainty Sweet Peas 
Inoculate Sweet Peas with Nitragin Before Planting 
SPECIAL SPENCER STRAINS. Thia is the popular type of Sweet Pea of today. They 
produce the largest flowers and the longest stems. The plants are of vigorous growth and remain 
in bloom for a longer time than other sorts. Plant from November to March in rows. Stake or 
run vines on wires. For long-flowering, dig rows out 12 inches deep, fill in 6 inches with well- 
rotted manure and soil mixed, drop seeds and cover about 3 inches, gradually filling trench as 
growth starts. 
525—COMMANDER GODSALL. Navy blue. 
Pkt., 10c; 0oz., 25c; %4 Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.25. 
526—CHARITY. Scarlet-Crimson. Pkt., 10c; 
0z., 25c; % lb., 65c; Ib., $2.25. 
527—AUSTIN FREDERICK IMPROVED. Lav- 
ender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 65c; Ib., 
$2.25. 
529—BARBARA. Salmon. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25¢; 
Y% Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.25. 
530—CONSTANCE HINTON. Giant White. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 65c; lb., $2.25. 
531—COUNTESS SPENCER. Rose-Pink. Pkt., 
10c; 0Z, 25¢; % Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.25. 
532—OLYMPIA. Deep Purple. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c; % lb., 65c; Ib., $2.25. 
5383—MARY PICKFORD. Dainty Cream Pink. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.25. 
534—SPENCER’S MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 
¥% I|b., 60c; Ib., $2.00. 
535—SPENCER’S EXTRA EARLY FLOWER- 
aN (Mixed). Pkt., 10c; 0oz., 25c; % Ib., 65c; 
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Hardie’s Flower Seed Planting Guide 
This table is for the climate and conditions of this section. Allowances must be made. This is only a general guide. 
Abbreviations: A, annual; P, perennial. 








Height of Months to Location Height of Months to Location 
Name Plant Plant Sun. Shady Name Plant Plant Sun. Shady 
AGERATUM A 8-24 in. Feb. to May Either HIBISCUS P 24-36 in. Mar. to April Sunny 
ALYSSUM A 4-12 in. Sept. to May Sunny HOLLYHOCK P 4- & ft. Sept. to Mar. Sunny 
AMARANTHUS A 24-60 in. Mar. to May Sunny KOCHIA A 36 in. Mar. to April Sunny 
ANTIRRHINUM A 18-24 in. Sept. to April Either LANTANA A 24-36 in. Feb. to April Sunn 
AQUILEGIA P 24-30 in. Sept. to Mar. Hither | LARKSPUR A 24-30 in. Sept. to April Sunny 
ASTERS A 12-30 in. Mar. to May Either MARIGOLD A 8-30 in. Mar. to May Sunny 
BALSAM A 18-30 in. Mar. to May Sunny MATRICARIA P 18-24 in. Feb. to April Sunny 
BLUE BONNET A 18-24 in. Sept. to Mar. Sunny MIGNONETTE A 10-12 in. Mar. to May Sunny 
CALENDULA A 12-30 in. Sept. to April Either NASTURTIUM A 12 in. to 8 ft. Feb. to May Sunny 
CALLIOPSIS A 12-30 in. Feb. to May Sunny PANSY A 4- 6 in. Sept. to Mar. Either 
CANDYTUFT A 12-18 in. Sept. to May Sunny PETUNIA A 15-24 in. Feb. to May Either 
CAMPANULA P 18-42 in. Sept. to April Either PHLOX A 12-18 in. Sept. to April Sunny 
CARNATION P 18-36 in. Feb. to April Sunny POPPY A 12-36 in. Sept. to Mar. Sunny 
CENTUREA A 24-36 in. Sept. to April Sunny PORTULACA A 4- 6 in. Mar. to May Sunny 
CLARKIA A 15-30 in. Mar. to May Either RICINUS A 5-10 ft. Mar. to May Sunny 
COSMOS A 36-72 in. Mar. to May Sunny SALVIA A 24-42 in. Mar. to May Sunny 
DAHLIA P 86-72 in. Feb. to April Either SCABIOSA A 24-30 in. Mar. to May Sunny 
DAISY P 10-24 in. Sept. to April Either STOCKS A 24-30 in. Sept. to May Any 
DELPHINIUM P 24-36 in. Sept. to Mar. Kither SWEET PEA A 4- 8 ft. Nov. to Mar. Sunny 
DIANTHUS A 12-15 in. Sept. to Mar. Sunny SWEET WILLIAM P 12-18 in. Sept. to Mar. Sunny 
FORGET-ME-NOT P 8-12 in. Sept. to April Shady VERBENA A 6-10 in. Sept. to Mar. Sunny 
FOUR O’CLOCK A 24-30 in. Mar. to May Sunny VINCA A 15-18 in. Mar. to May Sunny 
GLOBE AMARANTH A _ 12-18 in. Mar. to May Sunny WALL FLOWER P 12-18 in. Sept. to Mar. Sunny 
GYPSOPHILA P 18-24 in. Mar. to May Sunny ZINNIA A 24-36 in. Mar. to Aug. Sunny 
HELICHRYSUM A 24-36 in. Mar. to May Sunny VINES te o8 Mar to June Sunny 

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