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 
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Flowers Marked Thus © 
do Better when Planted in 
Greenhouse 
Achillea 
Aconitum 
Adonis 
Agrostemma 
Alyssum 
Anemone 
Aquilegia 
Arabis 
Aristolochia 
Armeria 
Anchusa 
Aster, Perennial 
Baby’s Breath 
Bellis 
Blue Sage 
Campanula 
Canna 
Canterbury Bells 
Carnation 
Centaurea Candidissima 
Chinese Lantern 
Chrysanthemum 
@ Coleus 
Columbine 
Coral Bells 
Coreopsis 
®@ Cowslip 
Daisy, English 
Dahlia 
Delphinium 
Feverfew 
Flax 
Forget-Me-Not 
Foxglove 
Gaillardia 
Garden Pinks 
@ Geranium 
@ Gerbera 
Geum 
Gypsophila 
Hardy Sweet Peas 
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. 
Culture B 
A few flowers are much more satisfactory if the seed is sown 
real early. They need to get off to a good start before the hot 
weather. Such sowing can usually be done here about April Ist. 
If the seed is not sown until later, they will grow and bloom, but 
not as well. Flowers coming under this class can usually be sown 
in the early fall in well drained and well protected situations. 
Culture C 
It is really necessary to sow only a very few kinds of annuals 
indoors in order to get good results. There are a few others that 
are usually more satisfactory to sow indoors if bloom is wanted all 
summer. If you are not interested in having them bloom until early 
fall they could well be sown outdoors as in Culture A. 
Culture D 
Most annual vines can be sown outdoors in the early spring 
although some varieties do better if started earlier indoors. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
Blooms second summer from seed and comes up each 
year thereafter. 
Culture E 
All varieties of hardy perennials, except a few with very small 
seed, can be sown outdoors where the plants are to remain or sown 
separately in a seed bed and transplanted later. The sowing can be 
done any time from April until September Ist. We recommend 
spring sowing as the plants obviously will be larger and in better 
shape to go through the first winter. They will also flower more 
abundantly and earlier the next summer. 
Culture F 
When sowing varieties with very small seed, the new kinds, and 
those where you have only a very small amount of seed, it is 
usually more satisfactory to sow the seed in well prepared boxes or 
pots where it can be carefully watched and later transplant them. 
HARDY BIENNIALS 
Blooms second summer from sowing. 
Culture G 
With the exception of Culture G, the treatment is the same as 
for Hardy Perennials. 
Bellis, Forget-me-nots, Pansies and some other kinds seem to be 
the most satisfactory when the seed is sown in late July or early 
August for flowers the following spring. Pansies can be grown as 
annuals by sowing the seed in a partial shady situation in the 
spring for late summer blooming. 
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 
C 
Flowers Marked Thus @ 
do Better when Planted in 
Greenhouse 
Heuchera 
@ Heliothrope 
Iberis 
@ Impatiens 
Japanese Bellflower 
Linaria 
@ Lantana 
Lathyrus 
Linum 
Lobelia 
Lupines 
Lychnis 
Matricaria 
Michaelmas Daisy 
Molten Fire 
Mullein Pinks 
Painted Daisy 
Pansy 
Pentstemon 
Platycodon 
Phlox Decussata 
Poppy, Nudicaule 
Poppy, Oriental 
Pyrethrum 
Rudbeckia 
@ Salvia Farinacea 
Salvia Patens 
Scabiosa Caucasica 
Shasta Daisy 
Snapdragon 
Stock 
Torenia 
Thrift 
Verbena 
Veronica 
Vinca 
Viola 
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 TPansy *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 7Wallflower 
*Blanket Flower Imperialis Didiscus Kochia *Nicotiana Schizanthus Zinnia 
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