LOSE 
BROTHERS SURE CROP SEEDS 
Planting Guide 
FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN 
KEY—For classification of flowers by purpose, location, etc., see the second column 
below. The meaning of the key letters in this column is as follows: 
A—For dry, hot locations. E—Fo 
B—For a succession of blooms. 
C—For shady locations. 
D—For poor soil. 
Ageratum 
Alyssum, Sweet 
Antirrhinum 
Aquilegia 
Balsam 
Calendula 
Campanula 
Candytuft 
Centaurea 
Chrysanthemum 
Celosia 
Cosmos 
Coreopsis 
Dahlia, Dwarf 
Delphinium 
Digitalis 
Dianthus 
Eschscholtzia 
Four O Clock 
Gaillardia 
Godetia 
Gypsophila 
Helichrysum 
Hollyhock 
Kochia 
Larkspur, Annual 
Lathyrus 
Lobelia 
Marigold 
Mignonette 
Moon Flower 
Morning Glory 
Nasturtium 
Nigella 
Nicotiana 
Pansy 
Petunia 
Phlox 
Poppy 
Portulaca 
Salvia 
Scabiosa 
Stocks 
Schizanthus 
Sweet Pea 
Sweet William 
Verbena 
Wallflower 
Zinnia 
r edging. 
F—For the rock garden. 
G—For their foliage. 
H—Everlasting for winter 
Height 
(Inches) 
4-12 
2-12 
12-60 
18-36 
14-20 
12-36 
18-24 
6-18 
18-36 
24-36 
12-36 
36-60 
18-36 
14 
36-72 
30-48 
4-15 
10-12 
24-30 
18-30 
12-24 
18-36 
24-36 
48-84 
30-36 
30-72 
60-72 
48 
8-36 
10-12 
12 ft. or more 
12 ft. or more 
12-36 
10-18 
30-48 
4-8 
10-24 
10-18 
18-36 
4-6 
12-42 
18-30 
12-24 
18-36 
36 or more 
12-24 
6-12 
12-18 
12-36 
ouquets. 
Suitable 
for 
Epa) 
BCDEFIJ 
GUE 
GEF 
AE 
D 
F 
BFI 
ABCDEI4J 
AE 
DEH 
A 
ABD 
IK 
EJ 
B J 
BI 
1K 
AK 
DEFK 
BF 
I 
GEE 
DIE 
ABCFIJ 
B 
ADEFJ 
A 
| 
I 
Average 
Days to 
Germinate 
5-10 
5-10 
20-25 
15 
10-12 
10-14 
8-15 
5-10 
5-20 
5-20 
20-25 
5-15 
10-20 
10 
15-21 
10-20 
5-10 © 
5-12 
5-10 
15-20 
15-20 
15-20 
5-10 
5-20 
15-18 
15-20 
25-40 
10 
5-8 
5-8 
5-8 
8-15 
10-15 
20-25 
10-15 
18-20 
20-25 
20 
18-20 
15-25 
18-20 
5-15 
20-25 
15-20 
Approx. 
Time of 
Bloom 
10 Wks. 
6 Wks. 
3-4 Mos. 
3 Mos. — 
6 Mos. 
12-14 Wks. 
: 10-12 Wks. 
8-10 Wks. 
3-4 Mos. 
8-10 Wks. 
10 Wks. 
10-12 Wks. 
4-5 Mos. 
3-4 Mos. 
3-4 Mos. 
3-4 Mos. 
12 Wks. 
12-15 Wks. 
3-4 Mos. 
2-3 Mos. 
2 Mos. 
8-10 Wks. 
3 Mos. 
10 Wks. 
Foliage 
10-12 Wks. 
2-3 Mos. 
10-12 Wks. 
6-8 Wks. 
3-4 Mos. 
4-5 Mos. 
3-4 Mos. 
2-3 Mos. 
10-12 Wks. 
10-12 Wks. 
10-12 Wks. 
10-12 Wks. 
8-10 Wks. 
12-15 Wks. 
6 Wks. 
3-4 Mos. 
2-3 Mos. 
12-14 Wks. 
6-8 Wks. 
10-12 Wks. 
12 Wks. 
12 Wks. 
2-3 Mos. 
6-8 Wks. 
i ao 
I—For their fragrance. 
J—For porch or window boxes. 
K—Climbing vines. 
L—For backgrounds. 
Shape 
of 
Plant 
bushy 
spreading 
bushy 
branchy 
erect 
bushy 
bushy 
bushy 
erect 
bushy 
bushy 
bushy 
bushy 
bushy 
tall 
erect 
bushy 
bushy 
bushy 
bushy 
erect 
branching 
bushy 
slender 
bushy 
tall 
vine 
bushy 
bushy 
erect 
vine 
vine 
bush. vine 
bushy 
branchy 
clump 
bushy 
bushy 
erect 
spready 
bushy 
bushy 
bushy 
bushy 
vine 
bushy 
spready — 
bushy 
bushy 
WINDOW BOXES 
There’s nothing finer than window and 
porch boxes to make a house look “lived 
in” and gay. 
The necessary boxes may be bought 
ready-made, or constructed at home. 
Redwood or cypress are the best lasting 
materials, but ordinary yellow pine will 
do nicely if well painted. Paint at least 
two coats, and use brass screws instead 
of nails to join the boards. 
Drainage of flower boxes is important. 
Use about two inches of coarse gravel at 
the bottom. 
sand, and then with good, rich soil. 
Cover this with a layer of 
Fertilizing may be done with liquid ma- 
nure, but commercial plant tablets are 
even better, and much easier to apply. 
Plants suitable for window boxes are 
quite numerous. Among the best are 
petunias, nasturtium, ageratum, candy- 
tuft, dwarf marigold, cornflower, babys- 
breath, 
alyssum, vinca. 
love-in-a-mist, verbena, sweet 
English ivy adds a nice 
touch, as do various ferns. 
How to pliant fine seed 
In planting fine seed, tear off one corner 
of the packet and, if Rootone is used, 
The seed 
can be tapped out of the torn corner of 
drop in a pinch and shake. 
the packet one at a time. Fine seed is 
often mixed with dry sand so that it 
will spread out better, but this will only 
work if seed is not more than twice the 
size of the sand grains. 
Large seeds should be poured out of the 
packet into a cup or bowl so that they 
can be dropped individually into the fur- 
row. Beans and peas should be treated 
with a legume inoculation before plant- 
ing, even if this was done last year. 
Improved legume cultures are constantly 
being propagated in the laboratories 
to natural 
and give superior results 
inoculation. 
