Home Beautification Js Easy With Hardie’s Selected Flowers 
Sweet William 
(DIANTHUS BARBATUS) 
523—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. 
Seed 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., 10e3 0oz., 25c. 
524—MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Oz., 10c; %4 Ib., 
15c; Ib., 50c. 

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—PEt., 10c: 0z., 20c; %4 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., 15c. 
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. 
543—WHITE. Pkt., 10c. 
541—RED. Pkt., 10c; oz., $2.40. 0 
542—PINK. Pkt., 10c; oz., $2.40. 
544—PURPLE. Pkt., 10c; oz., $2.40. 
545—GOOD QUALITY (Finest Mixed). 
VOes0Z.5.922005 
Pts, 
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. 
548—MIXED. Pkt., lic; oz., $2.00. 
546—PINK. Pkt., 15c; oz., $2.00. 
547—WHITE. Pkt., 15c; oz., $2.00. 
Wallflower 
Should be better known. Half-hardy peren- 
nial, 1144 ft. Their adaptability for pot culture 
and outdoor bedding and their peculiarly sweet 
odor should win favor. 
549—SINGLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 40c. 
Hardie’s Dainty Sweet Peas 
Inoculate Sweet Peas with Nitragin Before Planting 
Cuthbertson Long Stem 
A new midseason type with heat resistance and 
vigorous growth. 
CAROL. Rose. 
COLINE. Scarlet. 
DANNY. Navy Blue. 
FRANK G. Clear Lavender. 
JANET. White. 
LIZA. Deep Maroon. 
MARION. Cream. 
FINEST MIXED. 
PKts 103 0z.,73503 2) 0z., 65Cs) 3) 0Z., Soc; 24 
Ubeseo) O00 cb Dssepaenos 
Early Flowering Spencer 
ROSE MAROON 
LAVENDEK WHITE 
NAVY BLUE SALMON 
PINK CRIMSON 
CHOICE MIXED 
20C'$) 20 Ze5) LOC s eo OZ A OUC TEA 
Was OCs Dey) pets 
Plstesal Ose oZe, 
Special Spencer 
FINEST MIXED. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 2 oz., 45c; 
3 0z., 60c; % Ib., 75c; Ib., $2.50. 

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 pees 12. irs Sept. to May Sunny HOLLYHOCK P 4- 8 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 Hither LANTANA A 24-36 in. Feb. to April Sunny 
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 Hither 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 19-12 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. Hither 
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 {- 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 14-42 in Mar. to May Sunny 
DAHLIA P 36-72 in. Feb. to April Either SCABIOSA A 24-30 in Mar. to May Sunny 
DAISY P 10-24 in. Sept. to April Hither STOCKS A 24-30 in Sept. to May ‘Any 
DELPHINIUM P 24-36 in. Sept. to Mar. Either SWEET PEA A 4- 8 ft. Nov. to Mar. Sunny 
DIANTHUS A 12-15 in. Sept. to Mar. Sunny SWEET WILLIAM FP 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 seieaiieey* (betes Mar to June Sunny 
PLANT HARDIE’S SEEDS FOR HARDY PLANTS 
