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HOME GARDENING GUIDE 
Fiower Garden Planting Guide 
KEY—For classification of flowers by purpose, location, etc, see the 
second column below. The meaning of the key letters in this col- 
umn is as follows: 
A—For hot, dry locations H—For. winter: bouquets 
B—For a succession of bloom I—For fragrance 
C—For shady locations I—For window boxes 
D—For poor soil K—For vines 
E—For edging L—For backgrounds 
F—For the rock garden 

AGERATUM, 
Midget Blue 

Average Approx. 
Height Suitable Days to Time to 
(inches) for Germinate Bloom 
AGERATUM 4-12 ABEFJ 5-10 10 wks. 
ALYSSUM, Sweet 4-6 ABDEFIJ 5-10 6 wks. 
ANTIRRHINUM 18-36 CIL 20-25 8 oa. 
AQUILEGIA 18-30 CEF 15 3 mos. 
BACHELOR BUTTON 36 ABCDETI 5-20 3 mos. 
BALSAM 18-24 ADE 10-12 6 wks. 
CALENDULA 18 BD 10-14 12 wks. 
CAMPANULA 18-24 CFL 8-15 10 wks. 
CANDYTUFT 12 BCFI 5-10 10 wks. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 24-36 ABE 5-20 10 wks. 
CELOSIA 12-36 CDEH 20-25 10 wks. ! 
COSMOS 36-48 ABCL 5-15 10 wks. ESCHSCHOLTZIA, 
COREOPSIS 24 ABDE 10-20 4 mos. California Poppy 
DAHLIA, Dwarf 14 BEF 10 4 mos. 
DELPHINIUM 60 L 15-21 4 mos. 
DIANTHUS 12 AEFI 5-10 3 mos. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA 12 ACDF 9-12 4 mos. 
FOUR O'CLOCK 24 AD 5-10 4 mos. 
GAILLARDIA 24 AD 15-20 3 mos. 
GODETIA 24 CD 18-20 2 mos. 
GYPSOPHILA 18-36 BH 15-20 10 wks. 
HELICHRYSUM 36 BH 5-10 3 mos. 
HOLLYHOCK 60 BL 5-20 10 wks. 
KOCHIA 30 AE 15-18 
LARKSPUR 36 BCL 15-20 12 wks. COS 
Radiance 
LOBELIA 4 BCE! 10 12 wks. 
MARIGOLD 6-36 ABDE 5-8 8 wks. 
MIGNONETTE 12 BEI 4 mos. 
MOON FLOWER 12 ft. IK 5-8 5S mos. 
MORNING GLORY 12 ft. AK 5-8 4 mos. 
NASTURTIUM 12-60 CDEFK 8-15 0-3 aK. 
NICOTIANA 24-36 ACI 20-25 12 wks, 
PANSY 8 CEF 10-15 12 wks. 
PETUNIA 12-20 BDEFJ 18-20 12 wks. 
PHLOX 12 ABCFIJ 20-25 10 wks. 
PORTULACA 6 ADEFJ 18-20 6 wks. 
SALVIA 36 A 15-25 4 mos. 
SCABIOSA 24 Al 18-20 3 mos. 
STOCKS 24 I 5-15 12 wks. 
SCHIZANTHUS 36 CE 20-25 8 wks. 
SWEET PEA 36 IK 15-20 12 wks. 
SWEET WILLIAM 24 EF 10 12 wks. 
VERBENA 8 EF] 8-10 12 wks. 
WALLFLOWER 18 I. 9-12 3 mos. 
ZINNIA 12-30 AEFL 5-10 8 wks. 


IPOMEA, 
Heavenly Blue 

