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HANDY PLANTING GUIDE FOR FLOWER GARDEN PLANNERS 
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 
B—For a succession of blooms 
C—For shady locations 
D—For poor soil 
E—For edging 
F—For the rock garden. 
Ageratum 
Alyssum, Sweet 
Antirrhinum 
Aquilegia 
Balsam 
Calendula 
Campanula 
Candytuft 
Centaurea 
Chrysanthemum 
Celosia 
Cosmos 
Coreopsis 
Dahlia, Dwarf 
Delphinium 
Digitalis 
Dianthus 
Eschscholtzia 
10-12 

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 
G—For their foliage 
H—Everlasting for winter bouquets 
!—For their fragrance 
J—For porch or window boxes 
K—Climbing Vines 
L—For backgrounds. 
Average Approx. Shape 
Suitable Daysto Time of of 
for Germinate Bloom Plant 
Eek 5-10 10 Wks. bushy 
BCDEFIJ 5-10 6 Wks. spreading 
Cie 20-25 3-4 Mos. bushy 
CEF 15 3 Mos. branchy 
AE 10:12 6 Mos. erect 
D 10-14 12-14 Wks. bushy 
F 8-15 10-12 Wks. bushy 
BFI 5-10 8-10 Wks. bushy 
ABCDEIJS 5-20 3-4 Mos. erect 
AE 5-20 8-10 Wks. bushy 
DEH 20-25 10 Wks. bushy 
A 5-15 10-12 Wks. bushy 
ABD 10-20 4-5 Mos. bushy 
F 10 3-4 Mos. bushy 
L 15-21 3-4 Mos. tall 
F 10-20 3-4 Mos. erect 
FI 5-10 12 Wks. bushy 
CDF 5-12 12-15 Wks. bushy 
Four O'Clock 
Gaillardia 
Godetia 
Gypsophila 
Helichrysum 
Hollyhock 
Kochia 
Larkspur, Annual 
Lathyrus 
Lobelia 
Marigold 
Mignonette 
Moon Flower 
Nasturtium 
Nigella 
Nicotiana 
Pansy 
Petunia 
Phlox 
Poppy 
Portulaca 
Salvia 
Scabiosa 
Stocks 
Schizanthus 
Sweet Pea 
Sweet William 
Verbena 
Wallflower 
Zinnia 
DELPHINIUM, Pacific Hybrids 
24-30 
18-30 
12-24 
18-36 
24-36 
48-84 
30-36 
30-72 
60-72 
4-8 
8-36 
10-12 
12 ft. or more 
Morning Glory 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 
AD 
IK 
EJ 
BJ 
BI 
1K 
AK 
DEFK 
BF 
I 
CEF 
DEFS 
ABCFIJ 
B 
ADEFJ 
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 
10 
8-10 
5-12 
5-10 

3-4 Mos. bushy 
2-3 Mos. bushy 
2 Mos. erect 
8-10 Wks. branching 
3 Mos. bushy 
10 Wks. slender 
Foliage bushy 
10-12 Wks. tall 
2-3 Mos. vine 
10-12 Wks. bushy 
6-8 Wks. bushy 
3-4 Mos. erect 
4-5 Mos. vine 
3-4 Mos. vine 
2-3 Mos. bush. vine 
10-12 Wks. bushy 
10-12 Wks. branchy 
10-12 Wks. clump 
10-12 Wks. bushy 
8-10 Wks. bushy 
12-15 Wks. erect 
6 Wks. spready 
3-4 Mos. bushy 
2-3 Mos. bushy 
12-14 Wks. _ bushy 
6-8 Wks. bushy 
10-12 Wks. vine 
12 Wks. bushy 
12 Wks. spready 
2-3 Mos. bushy 
bushy 
6-8 Wks. 
| PINES 
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