Information You Have Asked Us For 
At the request of many of our gardening friends we are giving these 
2 pages over to answering many questions that are asked by mail 
and over the counters in our stores. We hope these answers will help 
you have a more successful garden. There are, no doubt, many other 
questions you would like answered. If you will send them in to us you 
may be sure of a prompt reply. 
GENERAL HINTS 
All low growing plants which flower early, such as Alyssum, should be 
sheared off when petals start to fall in the hope of second bloom by 
September. 
Strawflower. The time to pick any everlasting is when it is half open. 
Strip off the foliage and tie stalks in bunches, thers hang head down in 
garage to dry. 
Phlox Drummondi. Keep cutting plants in blossom and pinch back 
young plants from seed sown in May. 
Pansies. Pick blossoms every day for continued flowering. Their 
eens are better if seedlings were transplanted in a partly shaded 
place. 
Petunias. Don’t hesitate to pick flowers, it will help maintain 
bloom. 
Window Boxes. Water every day and keep faded blossoms picked so 
that plants will keep on flowering. No sense in planting twice during 
season. 
Scatter Poppy and Larkspur seeds in the area where they are to bloom, 
on top of the snow. Melting snow carries them into the soil for early 
germination. 
Hardy Annuals. The extensive group of hardy annuals may be plant- 
ed in the garden when the Pear and Peach trees are in flower. Prepare 
the soil well and sow the seed thinly. 
By the time Apple trees are blossoming, it is safe to plant seeds of 
any and all annuals. Some two weeks later thinning, transplanting and 
cultivating begins. Watering may be begun too if we get an early 
drought. 
Seedlings sown indoors need sun, warmth and regular watering for 
continued growth. They must also be transplanted into richer soil as 
soon as the second pair of leaves appear. 
Seedlings must be watched for any signs of damping off. Prick them 
out as soon they are an inch high, if they show any sign of this 
disease, and allow room for development. 
Before transplanting seedlings from the flat saturate the soil with 
water to cause the soil to stick to the roots. Never press the soil about 
the roots with your hands, it breaks the roots badly. 
Pinching out the center bud of your annual seedlings after they have 
reached a height of two or three inches above the third or fourth true 
leaf develops stockier, stronger plants. 
Prune spring flowering shrubs soon after the blossoms fade. Next 
seasons blossom bearing branches are grown throughout the summer 
and fall. Shrubs that bloom in late summer and fall may, be pruned 
after hard freeze in the fall or in the spring before the shrubs begin 
to show life. 
Cut cff the tops of Chrysanthemum shoots to make compact plants. 
Plant diseases are nearly always encouraged by dampness and dark- 
ness. Keep out of the garden on damp, cloudy days, when your clothing 
may brush against plants and help spread disease. 
Low-Growing Annuals—6 to 8 inches 
Ageratum, dwarf Phlox, dwarf 
Alyssum Portulaca 
Anagallis Virginia Stock 
Lobelia, dwarf Nemophila 
Lupin, New. Pixie Marigolds, miniature 
Nemesia Tagetes 
Nierembergia Verbena, new bush type. 
Medium Annuals—I1 to 2 feet 
Ageratum, tall Godetia, dwarf 
Aster Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 
Brachycome (Swan River Daisy) Hunnemannia (Tulip Poppy) 
Calendula Iberis (Candytuft) 
Calliopsis, dwarf Balsam 
Celosia, dwarf Statice 
Clarkia Stock 
Cynoglossum Four O’Clock 
Larkspur Petunia, medium 
Dianthus (Pinks) Salpiglossis 
Dimorphotheca (Cape Marigold) Salvias 
Eschscholtzia (California Poppy) Schizanthus, dwarf 
Gaillardia Marigold, dwarf 
Gilia Zinnia, dwarf 
FAST GROWING ANNUAL VINES 
Balloon Vine. 10 ft. high, white Cobaea Scandens. 20-40 ft. 
flowers, green seed pods. Purple flowers. 
Hyacinth Bean. 12 ft. Purple to Cypress Vine. 10-15 ft. Scarlet 
: 58 and white. 
white “flowers, purple seed Gourds. 10 ft. Various fruit. 
pods. inf N ‘ 
Scarlet Runner Bean. 10-20 ft. en 10-20 ft. White 
Scarlet flowers, green edible Morning Glory. 10-15 ft. Various 
beans. colors. 
Cardinal Climber. 15-30 ft. Nasturtium. 5-8 ft. Yellow to 
Crimson flowers. red flowers. 
Tall Annuals—2 to 312 feet 
Antirrhinum, tall (Snapdragon) Lupinus (Lupine) 
Campanula (Canterbury Bells) Shirley Poppy 
Celosia, tall Scabiosa 
Centaurea Schizanthus, tall 
Godetia, tall Marigold, tall 
Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth) Zinnia, tall 
Helichrysum (Strawflower) 
Very Tall Annuals—4 to 12 feet 
Amaranthus Hollyhocks (certain vars.) 
Cleome (Spider Flower) Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) 
Cosmos Tithonia 
Helianthus, tall (Sunflower) 
Annuals for Hot, Dry Places 
Arctotis Phlox drummondi 
Calliopsis Portulaca 
Centaurea (Cornflower) Salvia 
Eschscholtzia (Calif. Poppy) Statice 
Gaililardia Zinnia 
I pomoeas 
Annual Flowers for Shade 
Balsam Lupins 
Centaurea (Cornflower) Myosotis (Forget-me-not) 
Godetiai Nicotiana 
Cynoglossum Petunia 
Lobelia Virginia Stock 
Annuals for Half Sun and Half Shade 
All above list and: Campanula (Canterbury Bells) 
Alyssum Nasturtium 
Calliopsis Petunia 
Annual Flowers That Bloom in June to July 15 
Arctotis (African Daisy) Shirley Poppy 
Alyssum Petunia, (Single, self-sown) 
Clarkia Phlox drummondi 
Eschscholtzia (Calif. Poppy) Scabiosa 
Gaillardia Marigold, early varieties 
Sweet Pea Nasturtium 
Annuals That Bloom from Late July to Frost 
Calendula Petunia (fringed, ruffled 
Celosia and double) 
Centaurea Portulaca 
Cosmos Mignonette 
Helianthus (Sunflower) Marigold 
Stocks Zinnia 
Annuals That Bloom from August tc Frost 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) Lobelia 
Aster Nicotiana 
Chrysanthemum, annual Salpiglossis 
Cobaea Scandens Statice 
(Cup-and-Saucer Vine) Marigolds 
Cosmos Tithonia 
Hunnemannia Verbena 
Ipomoeas (Morning Glory) 
Annual Flowers for Cutting 
Anchusa Larkspur 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) Nasturtium 
Arctotis Nicotiana 
Aster Marigolds 
Calendula Petunia 
Calliopsis Phlox drummondi 
Centaurea (Cornflower) Scabiosa 
Chrysanthemum, annual Statice 
Clarkia Stocks 
Cosmos Sweet Peas 
Cynoglossum Sweet Sultan 
Gaillardia Verbena 
Gypsophila Zinnia 
Annuals for Fragrance or Odor 
Alyssum, Sweet. Delicate. Pansy. A refreshing fragrance. 
Heliotrope. Considered the par Petunia. Heavy. 
excellence of fragrance. Stock. Fresh, unusual fragrance. 
Marigold. Intolerable to some, Sweet Peas. Delicate. Enjoyed by all. 
agreeable to others. Sweet Sultan. Delicate. 
Mignonette. Delightful to all. Verbena. Some have fragrance of 
Nasturtium. Admired by some. trailing Arbutus. 
Nicotiana. A delight in the evening. 
Annuals for Poor Soil 
Alyssum Cornflower 
Amaranthus Four O’clock 
Balsam Godetia 
Calendula Nasturtium 
California Poppy Poppies 
Calliopsis Portulaca 
Cleome 
The Follewing Annuals May Be Sown in the Fall 
Alyssum Cosmos 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) Dianthus 
Calendula Larkspur 
California Poppy Portulaca 
Candytuft Sweet Peas 
Centaurea (Cornflower) 
It is wise to place a light mulch over beds of fall-sown plants. Let it 
be only an inch or so thick for it must not choke out the seedlings. 
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