General Directions for Sowing Flower Seeds in the 
Latitude of Norfolk. 
These different paragraphs are referred to directly under the headings of the different 
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 
Anemone 
Aquilegia 
Arabis 
Aristolochia 
Armeria 
Anchusa 
Aster, Perennial 
Baby’s Breath 
Bellis 
Blue Sage 
Campanula 
Canna 
Canterbury Bells 
Carnation 
Centaurea Candidissima 
Chinese Lantern 
Chrysanthemum 
eCobea Scandens 
eColeus 
Columbine 
Coral Bells 
Coreopsis 
@Cowslip 
Daisy, English 
Dahlia 
Delphinium 
Feverfew 
Flax 
Forget-Me-Not 
Foxglove 
Gaillardia 
Garden Pinks 
e Geranium 
Geum 
Gypsophila 
Hardy Sweet Peas 
varieties, 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 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 in- 
doors 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 lst. 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. 
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 
e@ Heliothrope 
Iberis 
eImpatiens 
Japanese Bellflower 
Linaria 
e Lantana 
Lathyrus 
Linum 
Lobelia 
Lupines 
Lychnis 
Matricaria 
Michaelmas Daisy 
Molten Fire 
Mullein Pinks 
Painted Daisy 
Pansy 
Pentstemon 
Platycodon 
Phlox Decussata 
Poppy, Nudicaule 
Poppy, Oriental 
Pyrethrum 
Rudbeckia 
eSalvia Farinacea 
@Salvia Patens 
Scabiosa Caucasica 
Shasta Daisy 
Snapdragon 
Stock 
Torenia 
Thrift 
Verbena 
Veronica 
Vinca 
Viola 
Wallflower 
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 September. 
Abronia Blue Eye Daisy Chinese Forget-me- Dolichos Lablab Lady Slipper Petunia Snapdragon 
Ageratum Blue Lace Flower not 7Eschscholtzia jLarkspur Phlox Spider Flower 
* A lonsoa *Brachycome Chinese Woolflower Euphorbia Linum Poppy Statice 
yAlyssum *Browallia Chrysanthemum Flax * Lobelia Poppy Mallow Stocks 
Amaranthus Butterfly Flower Cleome Floss Flower Love-in-a-Mist Portulaca Sunflower 
Anagallis Calendula Cockscomb Four O’Clock Lupins Rhodanthe Sun Plant 
* Anchusa ~California Poppy Cornflower 7Gaillardia Marigold Ricinus Sweet Wivelsfield 
Antirrhinum Campanula Convolvulus Godetia Maurandia Rudbeckia Tagetes 
Arctotis Grandis {*Candytuft {Coreopsis Gourds Mexican Sunflower Salpiglossis * Tithonia 
Aster Canterbury Bells Cosmos Gypsophila Mignonette *Salvia Thunbergia 
Baby Blue Eyes Cardinal Climber Cynoglossum Helianthus Moonvine Sand Verbena *Venidium 
Baby’s Breath Carnation Cypress Vine Helichrysum Morning Glory Sanvitalia Vinca 
Balloon Vine Castor Oil Plant Dahlia Humulus Nasturtium Scabiosa *Verbena 
Balsam Celosia {Dianthus—Pinks Hunnemannia Nemophila Scarlet Runner Viscaria 
Balsam Pear +Centaurea Cyanus Dish Cloth Gourd *Ice Plant Nigella *Scarlet Sage + Wallflower 
Bidens Humilis {Centaurea Dimorphotheca Jap Hop *Nicotiana Schizanthus Zinnia 
{Blanket Flower Imperialis Didiscus Kochia {Pansy *Sensitive Plant 

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