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Fiower Garden Planting Guide 
KEY—fFor classification of flowers by purpose, location, etc, see the 
second column below. 
umn is as follows: 
A—For hot, dry locations 
B—For a succession of bloom 
C—For shady locations 
D—For poor soil 
E—For edging 
F—For the rock garden 
AGERATUM 
ALYSSUM, Sweet 
ANTIRRHINUM 
AQUILEGIA 
BACHELOR BUTTON 
BALSAM 
CALENDULA 
CAMPANULA 
CANDYTUFT 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
CELOSIA 
COSMOS 
COREOPSIS 
DAHLIA, Dwarf 
DELPHINIUM 
DIANTHUS 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
FOUR O'CLOCK 
GAILLARDIA 
GODETIA ° 
GYPSOPHILA 
HELICHRYSUM 
HOLLYHOCK 
KOCHIA 
LARKSPUR 
LOBELIA 
MARIGOLD 
MIGNONETTE 
MOON FLOWER 
MORNING GLORY 
NASTURTIUM 
NICOTIANA 
PANSY 
PETUNIA 
PHLOX 
PORTULACA 
SALVIA > 
SCABIOSA 
STOCKS 
SCHIZANTHUS 
SWEET PEA — 
SWEET , WILLIAM 
VERBENA 
WALLFLOWER 
ZINNIA 
Height 
(inches) 
4-12 
4-6 
18-36 
18-30 
36 
18-24 
18 
18-24 
12 
24-36 
12-36 
36-48 
24 
14 
60 
12 
12 
24 
24 
24 
18-36 
36 
60 
H—For winter bouquets 
I—For fragrance 
J—For window boxes 
K—For vines 
L—For backgrounds 
The meaning of the key letters in this col- 

Average 
Suitable Days to 
for Germinate 
ABEFJ 5-10 
ABDEFIJ 5-10 
(Oi, 20-25 
CEF NS} 
ABCDEL 5-20 
ADE 10-12 
BD 10-14 
(Gye lk 8-15 
BCFI 5-10 
ABE 5-20 
CDEH 20-25 
ABCL 9-15 
ABDE 10-20 
BEF 10 
iF, 15-21 
AEFI 5-10 
ACDF 9-12 
AD 9-10 
AD 15-20 
CD 18-20 
BH 15-20 
BH 5-10 
BL 5-20 
AE 15-18 
os Gl 15-20 
ren 10 
ABDE 5-8 
BEI 
IK 5-8 
AK 5-8 
Gr) EyE, K 8-15 
ACI 20-25 
CEF 10-15 
BDEFJ 18-20 
ABCFIJ 20-25 
ADEFJ 18-20 
A 15-25 
Al 18-20 
IT 9-15 
CE 20-25 
IK 15-20 
EF 10 
EFJ 8-10 
I 5-12 
AEFL 5-10 
AGERATUM, 
Midget Blue 





Approx. 
Time to 
Bloom 
10 wks. 
6 wks. 
3 mos. 
3 mos. 
3 mos. 
6 wks. 
12 wks. 
10 wks. 
10 wks. 
10 wks. 
10 wks. | ll 
10 wks. ESCHSCHOLTZIA, wA 
rete California Poppy vino, 
4 mos. 
4 mos. 
3 mos. 
4 mos. 
4 mos. 
3 mos. 
2 mos. 
10 wks. 
3 mos. 
10 wks. 

COSMOS, 
1 ks. 2 
epyrs Radiance 
12 wks. 
8 wks. 
4 mos. 
5 mos. 
4 mos. 
2-3 mos. 
12 wks. 
12 wks. 
12 wks. 
10 wks. 
6 wks. 
4 mos. 
3 mos. 
12 wks. 
8 wks. 
12 wks. 
12 wks. 
12 wks. 
3 mos. 
8 wks. 

=  IPOMEA, 
Heavenly Blue 

