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Crop 
Begonia 
Fibrous 
Rooted 
Calceolaria 
Calendula 
Candytuft 
Cineraria 
Cyclamen 
Delphinium 
Belladonna 
Didiscus 
Kalanchoe 
Larkspur 
Marigolds 
African 
Sow 
Aug. 1, flats Sept. 1, 
3” pots Oct. 15. 
July 15. 
Sept. 5. 
Aug. 1; bench 
Sept. 1-45°. 
Sept. 15; bench Oct. 
10. 
Aug. 1 to Oct. 20. All 
in flats 3’x3”; pot in- 
to 3’s; make final shift 
about 6 weeks before 
flowering. 
Sowings usually made 
from June to Oct. for 
year from following 
Xmas, usually flatted 
Qex 2, Orel ae pots; 
shift into 3’s, final 
potting before Xmas, 
Sept. 1. 
Sept. 1 in frame, dig 
up in Oct., bench. 
Aug. 1, in pots; bench 
Sept. 10. 
June 1; shift as 
needed. 
Sept. 15. 
Aug. 15, 55° or cooler 
with artificial light. 
Flowering Date 
3” pots for Xmas. 
6” plants by April 10. 
5” plants by May 10. 
Flowering during Dec.. 
Jan. and Feb. 
January. 
Cinerarias flower when 
pot-bound or when strong 
sun of late spring forces 
them to do so. 
Flower in 4”, 6” and 8” 
according to sowing date, 
one year from Xmas fol- 
lowing sowing date. 
Late April-May. Nice. 
Dec. and Jan. 
Following Jan. smaller 
pot size than above. Note: 
Shading Aug. 15 on with 
60° house will flower 
them for Xmas. 
March 1 or little later. 
Xmas, shallow soil for 
this, 
$2.50. 
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A Handy Reference List for Summer Sowing 
(Might Contain a Suggestion or Two Also) 
Crop 
Marigolds 
Winter FI. 
Mignonette 
Myosotis 
Nemesia 
Grand. 
Pansies 
Primula 
Malacoides 
Primula 
Obconica 
Snapdragons 
Statice 
Suworowi 
Stocks 
Sweet Peas 
Early 
Violas 
WHEN WILL THEY BLOOM? 
Sow 
Aug. 15, bench after 
Mums. 
Aug. 1, sow in 244” 
pots. 
August. 
Aug. 15, in shallow 
soil. 
Aug. 15, plant out in 
protected frame about 
Sept. 20. 
Aug. 15, cold frame 
till Sept. 15—bring 
into greenhouse bench 
Nov. 15. 
June 15, flat and shift 
as needed to flower. 
Oct. 5, flat off, pot 
and shift as needed. 
June 1. 
Aug. 1. 
See pages 3 and 5. 
Aug. 15, pots and 
bench; or flower in 
5-6” pots. 
See page 18. 
July 15, sow direct. 
Sept. 25, grown cool 
at first. 
Same as for Pansies. 
Flowering Date 
Mid-Nov. to early March. 
Feb. and March. 
Nov.—-Ball Early Myoso- 
tis. Feb.—late flowering 
varieties. 
Feb. 
For plant sales in spring. 
Flower in greenhouse 
March and April. 
Dec. in 4” pots, these 
plants can be shifted 
along for larger sizes in 
spring. 
Feb. in 3” pots. 
Jan. to March, 5’s. 
Feb.-March in 4’s. 
Jan.-Feb. 
Late Oct. till Valentine’s 
Day. 
Feb. till Mother’s Day. 
