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Flower 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 
B—For a succession of bloom 
C—For shady locations 
D—For poor soil 
E—For edging 
F—For the rock garden 
H—For winter bouquets 
I—For fragrance 
J—For window boxes 
K—For vines 
L—For backgrounds 

AGERATUM, 
Midget Blue 



op Average Approx. 
eight Suitable Days to Time to 
(inches) for Germinate Bloom 
AGERATUM 4-12 ABEFJ 5-10 10 wks. 
ALYSSUM, Sweet 4-6 ABDEFITIJ 5-10 6 wks. 
| ANTIRRHINUM 18-36 (om G F 20-25 3 mos. 
AQUILEGIA 18-30 CEF 15 3 mos. 
BACHELOR BUTTON 36 ABCDEI 5-20 3 mos. 
‘| BALSAM 18-24 ADE 10-12 6 wks. 
| CALENDULA 18 BD 10-14 12 wks. 
‘| CAMPANULA 18-24 CEL 8-15 10 wks. 
1} CANDYTUFT 12 BCFI 5-10 10 wks. 
‘| CHRYSANTHEMUM 24-36 ABE 5-20 10 wks. Jy 
'| CELOSIA 12-36 CDEH 20-25 10 wks. ys, 
‘| COSMOS 36-48 ABCL 5-15 10 wks. ESCHSCHOLTZIA, “es 
:| COREOPSIS 24 ABDE 10-20 4 mos California Poppy 
‘| DAHLIA, Dwarf 14 BEF 10 4 mos. Ln 
DELPHINIUM 60 i; 15-21 4 mos. 
DIANTHUS 12 AEFI 9-10 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 GD 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 7 
LARKSPUR 36 BCL 15-20 12 wks. J COSMOS, 
Radiance 
LOBELIA 4 CEJ 10 12 wks. 
1} MARIGOLD 6-36 ABDE 5-8 8 wks. 
“| MIGNONETTE 12 BEI 4 mos. 
MOON FLOWER 12 ft. IK 5-8 5 mos. 
MORNING GLORY 12 ft. AK 5-8 4 mos. 
NASTURTIUM 12-60 CDEFK 8-15 2-3 mos. 
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 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 5-12 3 mos 
ZINNIA 12-30 AEFL 5-10 8 wks 



IPOMEA, 
a ‘ Heavenly Blue 
