General Directions for Sowing Flower Seeds in the 
Latitude of Norfolk 
These different paragraphs are referred to directly under the headings of the different 
Perennials and Annuals which 
can be planted in the latitude 
of Norfolk in greenhouse or 
hotbed January and February, 
and out-of-doors September 
and October 
Flowers Marked Thus @ 
do Better when Planted in 
varieties, such as “Culture A, B, C,” etc. 
ANNUALS 
Blooms first summer from seed. 
Culture A 
Flowers under this classification can be sown outdoors in the 
spring as soon as the weather and soil become warm. This is from 
the middle of April to the middle of May. Although any of these 
varieties may be started earlier indoors and later transplanted, if it 
is more convenient for you, it is not necessary if the seed is sown 
in good soil and a suitable location. 
Perennials and Annuals which 
can be planted in the latitude 
of Norfolk in greenhouse or 
hotbed January and February, 
and out-of-doors September 
and October 
Flowers Marked Thus @ 
do Better when Planted in 
Greenhouse Culture B Greenhouse 
Achillea A few flowers are much more satisfactory if the seed is sown Heuchera 
Aconitum real early. They need to get off to a good start before the hot @ Heliothrope 
Adonis weather. Such sowing can usually be done here about April Ist. Iberis 
Agrostemma If ae ha eros sown until later, they will grow and bloom, but @ Impatiens 
not as well. lowers coming under this class can usually be sown 
eee in the early fall in well drained and well protected situations. eee Beltlower 
inaria 
Aquilegia Culture C @ Lantana 
Arabis It is really necessary to sow only a very few kinds of annuals Lathyrus 
Aristolochia indoors in order to get good results. There are a few others that Linum 
feereria are usually more satisfactory to sow indoors if bloom is wanted all liobelia 
Ree summer. If you are not interested in having them bloom until early haga 
: fall they could well be sown outdoors as in Culture A. un 
Aster, Perennial Lychnis 
Baby’s Breath vee ae SORT Ds , Matricaria 
Bellis ost annual vines can be sown outdoors in the early spring : : 
Blue Sage although some varieties do better if started earlier indoors. eae ree 
Campanula HARDY PERENNIALS Mullein Pinks 
Canna Blooms second summer from seed and comes up each Painted Daisy 
Canterbury Bells year thereafter. Pp 
Carnation Cc It E ice 
Centaurea Candidissima ei . rure ‘ Pentstemon 
Chincca Penton All varieties of hardy perennials, except a few with very small Platycodon 
seed, can be sown outdoors where the plants are to remain or sown 
Chrysanthemum separately in a seed bed and transplanted later. The sowing can be Phlox Decussata 
@ Coleus done any time from April until September Ist. We recommend Poppy, Nudicaule 
Columbine spring sowing as the plants obviously will be larger and in better Poppy, Oriental 
Coral Bells 5 shape to go through the first winter. They will also flower more 3 
; Pyrethrum 
Coreopsis abundantly and earlier the next summer. : 
: Rudbeckia 
. soma ; Culture F @ Salvia Farinacea 
Daisy, English When sowing varieties with very small seed, the new kinds, and Salvia P 
Dahlia those where you have only a very .small amount of seed, it is @ Salvia Patens 
Delphinium usually more satisfactory to sow the seed in well prepared boxes or Scabiosa Caucasica 
Feverfew pots where it can be carefully watched and later transplant them. Shasta Daisy 
che HARDY BIENNIALS Snapdragon 
Se caecaiies Blooms second summer from sowing. Stock 
oxglove Torenia 
Gaillardia Culture G an 
Garden Pinks With the exception of Culture G, the treatment is the same as nl 
e@ Geranium for Hardy Perennials. Verbena 
ecab Bellis, Forget-me-nots, Pansies and some other kinds seem to be Veronica 
pats the most satisfactory when the seed is sown in late July or early Vi 
Geum rang . Banc b inca 
August for flowers the following spring. ansies can be grown as A 
Gypsophila annuals by sowing the seed in a partial shady situation in the Viola 
Hardy Sweet Peas spring for late summer blooming. Wallflower 
Annuals Which Can Be Planted in the Latitude of Norfolk in Greenhouse or Hotbed 
in January and February, or Out-of-Doors April and May 
Those marked thus * do better if planted in greenhouse, or out-of-doors in May. 
Those marked } can be planted out-of-doors in 
September. 
Abronia Blue Eye Daisy Chinese Forget- Dolichos Lablab Lady Slipper +Pansy *Sensitive Plant 
Algeratum Blue Lace Flower me-not +Eschscholtzia }Larkspur Petunia Snapdragon 
*Alonsoa *Brachycome Chinese Woolflower Euphorbia Linum Phlox Spider Flower 
tAlyssum *Browallia Chrysanthemum Flax *Lobelia Poppy Statice 
Amaranthus Butterfly Flower Cleome Floss Flower Love-in-a-Mist Poppy Mallow Stocks 
Anagallis Calendula Cockscomb Four O'Clock _ Lupins Portulaca Sunflower 
*Anchusa +California Poppy Cornflower +Gaillardia Marigold Rhodanthe Sun Plant 
Antirrhinum Campanula Convolvulus Godetia Maurandia Ricinus Sweet Wivelsfield 
Arctotis Grandis +Candytuft +Coreopsis Gourds Mexican Rudbeckia Tagetes 
Aster Canterbury Bells Cosmos Gypsophila Sunflower Salpiglossis Tithonia 
Baby Blue Eyes Cardinal Climber Cynoglossum Helianthus Mignonette *Salvia Thunbergia 
Baby’s Breath Carnation Cypress Vine Helichrysum Moonvine Sand Verbena *Venidium 
Balloon Vine Castor Oil Plant Dahlia Humulus Morning Glory _Sanvitalia Vinca 
Balsam Celosia +Dianthus—Pinks Hunnemannia Nasturtium Scabiosa *Verbena 
Balsam Pear +Centaurea Cyanus Dish Cloth Gourd *Ice Plant Nemophila Scarlet Runner Viscaria 
Bidens Humilis +Centaurea Dimorphotheca Jap Hop Nigella *Scarlet Sage +Wallflower 
7Blanket Flower Imperialis Didiscus Kochia *Nicotiana Schizanthus Zinnia 
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