Don’t Start the Hard Way 
We have separated our seed list into 
four sections this year in order to provide 
a planting guide for the amateur and ex- 
perienced grower.The Easy-to-grow annuals 
and Hardy Perennials to Sow Outdoors will 
seldom fail the beginner if planted direct- 
ly in the garden in friable soil and kept 
moist until the first aprouts appear. How- 
ever,even these seeds are not magic and 
they must not be covered so deeply that 
the life in the plant is exhausted before 
it begins to grow. 
A good rule to remember is to cover 
to a depth of twice but not more than four 
times the diameter of the seed. 
Bienntals or Annuals requiring Special 
Care call foragreater patience in planning 
ahead and transplanting so that they may 
be ready to give a good display at the 
proper time. 
Hard-to-Start Perennials challenge ‘the 
gardener’s skill in starting seeds in flats, 
using sterile medium such as shredded 
sphagnum moss over soil in which to sow 
the seed to prevent damping off before the 
seeds get a good start. 
We hope that this novel arrangement 
may help to avoid disappointment to hopeful 
hearts who might otherwise start with the 
most difficult seeds because they have 
more familiar names. In any case, we 
cannot be responsible for the crop, etc. 
which is the usual terms that all members 
of the American Seed Trade adhere to. 
LAUREL HILL, HERB FARM 
FALLS VILLAGE, CONN. 
