Full Directions for Sowing Seeds Under Culture A. B, C, etc., 
Will Be Found on Page 65 
Tait’s Flower Seeds are from the best growers, and are of 
the highest quality. 
Most flower seeds are exceedingly small, and should be sown in 
light sandy soil that has not been fertilized, and covered to a 
depth equal to three times their own diameter. 
Annuals. These flowers are those that flower and mature seed in 
one season. Annuals are divided into two classes—hardy and 
half-hardy. In the latitude of Norfolk, the hardy annuals may be 
sown out-of-doors from the middle of March to the middle of 
May. The seeds of a good many hardy annuals will winter over, 
and germinate the following spring, and when once established 
in the garden, will come up each year without much attention. 
The half-hardy annuals should be sown in a greenhouse or hotbed 
during March or April, and transplanted to the open ground after 
the nights have become warm in May. 
Alyssum, Royal Carpet 
ALYSSUM 
Annual—Culture “A”, Blooms May to November 
A popular hardy annual of easy culture. Splendid for rock 
gardens or edgings for beds and borders. The fragrant, small 
flowers bloom in profusion throughout the summer. 
Prices of all varieties listed below: 
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 35¢; V2 0z., 65¢; oz., $1.00 
Carpet of Snow. A very select strain growing about 4 inches high, 
and often 12 to 18 inches in diameter. A bed in bloom has the 
appearance of a carpet of snow. 
Height 5 inches. 
Height 6 inches. 
Violet Queen. Violet flowers. 
Lilac Queen. Lilac flowers. 
Saxatile Compactum (Basket of Gold). This variety is a perennial 
with bright yellow flowers, and is used principally for rock 
gardens and borders. Height 9 inches. 
Royal Carpet. A top winner in the All American Selection for 
1953. The plants grow about 6 ins. tall, with a 10 inch 
spread, and the flowers come in pleasing shades of purple. 
Pkt., 25c; 1/16 oz., $1.00; 1/8 oz., 
Excellent for borders. 
$1.75; V4 oz., $3.00; V2 oz., $5.50; 1 oz., $10.00. 
Biennials. The life of Biennials is two years. They grow from 
seed the first year, rest over the winter, bloom and bear seed the 
second season, and then die. 
Perennials. More interest is being taken each year in old- 
fashioned Perennials and Biennials, and they are so easily grown 
from seed that they should be in every garden. Our list includes 
those that are best adapted to our southern climate. 
These bloom from seed the second year, and come up in 
increasing numbers year after year. The stems die down each 
season after blooming, and come up each spring from the roots. 
In the latitude of Norfolk, time can be saved by sowing the seed 
in the early fall out-of-doors, setting the plants out when large 
enough. When this method is followed, they will bloom the fol- 
lowing spring. Many Perennials if sown in hotbeds in January, 
or out-of-doors early in April, will bloom the same year. 
DIRECTIONS FOR SOWING FLOWER SEEDS (See page 65) 
AGERATUM 
Annual—Culture “A”, Blooms June to frost 
A splendid annual, bearing its dense clusters of small fuzzy 
blossoms all summer. Does well in nearly all locations and soils. 
Blue Perfection. Deep amethyst blue. Of compact growth and 
a fine bedder. Height 9 inches....Pkt., 10¢; 4 oz., 40c; V2 0z., 75¢ 
Blue Ball. Deep amethyst-blue. Height 8 inches. 
Pkt., 10c; Ye oz., 40c; 4 0z., 75¢ 
Fine dwarf compact rich blue. Height 6 inches. 
Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 75¢ 
AMARANTHUS MOLTEN FIRE (See Molten Fire). 
AMARANTHUS GLOBOSUS (See Gomphrena). 
ANCHUSA 
Annual—Culture “A”, Blooms June to October 
Capensis, Blue Bird (Cape-forget-me-not). A pretty annual, bloom- 
ing all summer. Large forget-me-not like flowers of purest blue, 
on slender stems with small foliage. Very attractive in beds 
and fine for cutting. Height 18 inches. 
Pkt., 10¢; 14 oz., 30c; VY oz., 45c; 0z., 75¢ 
ANTIRRHINUM (See Snapdragon). 
AQUILEGIA (See Columbine). 
ARCTOTIS 
Annual—Culture “A”, Blooms June to October 
A lovely annual with daisy-shaped flowers more easily grown 
from seed than Gerberas and just as attractive. Height 2 feet. 
Grandis. White, blue eye. Pkt., 10¢; 4 oz., 35¢; V2 oz., 60c. 
Sutton’s New Hybrids. Mixed shades. 
Pkt., 15¢; Yg oz., 75¢; 4 oz., $1.35; V2 oz., $2.50 
Midget Blue. 
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Arctotis Hybrids, Autumn Shades 
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