1. It’s fun to start your garden from seed. 
Many varieties require indoor planting before 
the soil is warm enough for safe seed growing 
outdoors. Place a layer of drainage material 
such as broken flower pots in the bottom of 
the flat. Fill all but the top 2 inches with good 
loam. Spread an inch of Terra-Lite on top. 
2. Use a straight edge stick and make shallow 
drills about 2” apart. If the seed to be sown 
is coarse, the drills can be quite deep (approx. 
4 inch). Sow fine seed right on top of Terra- 
3. Be careful in sowing seed... not to get 
it too thick. Very fine types, such as Petunias, 
should be mixed with dry sand. Many fine 
seeds can be easily damaged if bruised or 
handled too much. Don’t forget to label flats 
at time of sowing. 
4. Larger seeds should be covered with good 
loam or Terra-Lite. A good rule for depth of 
coverage is the same thickness as the seed. 
Don’t attempt to cover very fine seed. Don't 
water too often. When plants are up an inch 
water with a solution of Bio-Gro Liquid 
Fertilizer. 

moderately fertilized, light loam; requires 
a sunny location. Growth 18 to 24 inches. 
For the perennial and mixed borders, com- 
bining with Delphinium, Blue Scabiosa, 
Blue Larkspur, Gaillardia. Varieties: Dou- 
ble Sunburst, large, golden yellow, fully 
double. Lanceolata, golden yellow, semi- 
double. Packet, 10c. 
COSMOS (hA). Erect, branched, smooth 
plant, with finely dissected leaves; me- 
dium to large single and double flowers, 
ranging in color from white to rosy-lilac. 
Reaches a height from 3 to 10 feet. 
Thrives in average soil, but prefers a light, 
rather poor texture, and flourishes in 
either sun or partial shade. Seed sown in 
the open ground in April should bloom in 
July, and will furnish an abundance of cut 
blooms during the early flower season. 
Plant between shrubs; in the background 
of the mixed border, combine with Shasta 
Daisy, Lavender, Michaelmas Daisy. Va- 
rieties: Klondyke Orange Flare, deep or- 
ange, blooms early. Early Double Crested 
(anemone flowered), mixed. Early Flow- 
ering Mammoth, light pink, crimson, 
mixed. Packet, 10c. 
CUT FLOWER MIXTURE. A mixture of 
easy growing annuals. Assorted colors. 
Packet, 10c. 
DAHLIA (hhP). It is easy and fascinating 
to grow Dahlias from seed and enjoy the 
surprise of new colors and forms. If seed 
is started early, plants will bloom the same 
season. Sow seed in shallow box in March, 
transplant carefully, and keep soil mod- 
erately moist. When all danger from frost 
is over, plant in the garden. Growth 2 to 
6 feet. Require rich, moist, fairly light 
loam. Appear to best advantage when 
planted in large beds by themselves, or 
when planted in the foreground of shrub 
borders. Varieties: Single Mixed, Double 
Mixed, Coltness Mignon (Mixed Bed- 
ding) . Packet, 10c. 
DAISY — African Blue Daisy (Arctotis) 
(hA). Branching plant, with thick, gray- 
green wooly leaves; wide, daisy-like, 
white-lilac-blue narrow-petaled flowers. 
Growth 2 to 3 feet. Blooms from June to 
December. A sun loving plant. Does best 
in rich, light, well fertilized garden loam. 
Important in the mixed border, combining 
with Snapdragons, Stocks, Larkspur, Go- 
detia, Heuchera. Packet, 10c. 
Double Daisy (Bellis Perennis) (English 
Daisy) (HP). Blooming from February to 
May. Height 3 to 6 inches. Fleshy root, 
making large clumps of fleshy dark-green 
leaves, with large, densely rayed heads of 
white, rose, pink or reddish flowers. Sow 
seeds in early spring, to give strong plants 
to set out in October. Used as border 
plant, naturalized in wild garden and 
lawns; flower borders. Combine with Nar- 
cissus, Winter-blooming Stocks, Heu- 
chera. Mixed. Packet, 25c. 
Shasta Daisy (HP). This popular flower is 
noted for its keeping qualities as a cut 
flower. Should be planted in the fall or 
early spring. Grows in any moderately 
rich soil in the sun or partial shade. Has 
smooth, dark green, lanceolate leaves with 
large, daisy-like pure white, golden cen- 
tered flowers. Blooms April to September. 
Height | to 2 feet. Packet, 10c. 
DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur) (hP). 
One of the finest garden flowers, even 
casually grown, are extremely hardy and 
make satisfactory garden plants, but if 
given a little special care, they reward 
the grower many times over. Fine plants 
depend upon sun, circulation of air, and 
a rich, light alkaline soil. Plants should 
stand at least 2 feet apart. Growth from 
3 to 8 feet high. Seed of hybrids sown 
in late summer to produce good clumps in 
fall; seed sown in spring to produce sum- 
mer-blooming plants. Combined with Col- 
umbine, Salpiglossis, Snapdragons, Stock, 
Scabiosa, Gladiolus. Varieties: Pacific 
Giants Dark Blue Shades, Light Blue 
Shades, White, Mixed. Packet, 25c. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) (hP). Their long 
spikes or stems, 3 or more feet high, are 
crowded with large thimble-like flowers 
all drooping toward one side and beauti- 
fully spotted on outer or inner surface. 
Easy to grow in the garden, so long as they 
have some shade. Will thrive in any ordi- 
nary soil. Seeds sown preferably in sum- 
mer for flowers the next year. Harbors 
sow bugs and snails—work Naphthalene 
in soil around plants. In the perennial 
border, alone or grouped with Hollyhock, 
Canterbury Bells, Shasta Daisy; Begonia, 
Evening Primrose. Varieties: Mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
EVENING PRIMROSE (Biennial). Opens 
suddenly with a quick nervous motion 
that can be seen and heard, exposing yel- 
low corollas that attract night-flying 
moths. Among the best of the evening 
garden flowers and are excellent for mixed 
beds, rockery, and borders. Grow in 
branching form from | to 3 feet tall, pro- 
ducing large blossoms continuously. 
Packet, 10c. 
EUPHORBIA VARIEGATED (Snow on the 
Mountain) (hA). Growth 2 to 3 feet 
bearing an abundance of beautiful green 
foliage, broadly marked with silvery-white 
and bearing small flowers. Very attractive 
and ornamental and can be planted as 
background for lower growing plants or in 
the mixed borders. Sow seeds outdoors 
after frost is over in place where plants 
are to stand. Sunny exposure is best. 
Packet, 10c. 
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis) (hB). Will 
bloom the first year from seed. Small blue 
star-like flowers borne in clusters on long 
stems. Their height ranges from 6 to 12 
inches, depending on soil and climatic 
conditions. Form an excellent border with 
Tulips and other spring blooming bulbs. 
Adapted to all ordinary soils, but favor 
rich, moist, light, moderately fertilized 
soils. Blue. Packet, 10c. 
FOUR O’CLOCK (Marvel of Peru) (hA). 
Does not open its flowers until about 4 
o'clock except on dull, cloudy days. Well 
branched plant about 3 feet tall with 
bright foliage and, fragrant long-tubed 
blossoms of white, red, yellow. Blooms 
from July to frost. Excellent for planting 
in front of porch or fences. Will reseed 
themselves. Tall Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
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