How to Start a Seed Bed 
For starting seed indoors, use a shallow box. Place pieces of 
broken clay pots over drainage cracks to prevent clogging, then 
spread some soil lumps over the bottom before you fill the box 
with a mixture of equal parts of sand, soil and peat moss. Pile 
high in the box. Press down firmly on the sides with your hands. 
Scrape off surpuls soil with a board or tamper. Firm loose soil 
until it is spread evenly about 34 inch below the top of the seed 
box. 
Then, mark off straight rows about 2 inches apart. Sow seeds 
uniformly thick, just so they don’t touch. Use an old kitchen 
sieve to screen soil over the top after the seed are sown. Do not 
cover with more than % inch of soil. Use the tamper to firm 
the soil over the seeds. Water soil after firming. Place a strip of 
burlap over the box and pour water over it. Never pour water 
on the bare soil. Another effective way of watering is to place 
S a the box in a pan of water. Cover the box with newspaper or a 
: oo 7 4. 4 oo ¥ piece of glass to prevent fast drying. Keep moist. 
4 1 Z _ . . aad > | When seedlings appear, remove the newspaper. If you are using 
oe eS y | wo @ glass, leave it on a little longer, but slide it over a bit to give air. 
MARIGOLD, Color Magic 
DIANTHUS—Pinks 
(a) Culture | or VIII, I' 
DOUBLE AND SINGLE MIXED—Fine mix- 
ture of colorful. scented, garden pinks. L5c. 
GAIETY—Fringed petals in a wide range of 
flower colors and shapes, Single with lacy 
appearance. l5c, 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS—SEE SWEET 
WILLIAM 
DIDISCUS——Blue Lace Flower 
(a) Culture | or II, 2!/)' 
DIGITALIS—SEE FOXGLOVE 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA——California 
Poppy 
(a) Culture III, I‘ 
Large single poppy-like flowers in many 
showy colors. Fern-like leaves. 
EUPHORBIA—SEE SNOW-ON-THE 
MOUNTAIN 
NIEREMBERGIA (Dwarf Cup Flowers) 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS 
(a) Culture II, 1'!/-3' 
MIXED—Contains such favorites as Straw- 
flower and Globe Amaranth. Fine for dried 
bouquets. 
FLOWERING FLAX—SEE LINUM 
FOUR O’CLOCK——Mirabilis 
(a) Culture III, 2' 
Bushy plants covered with flowers of red, 
pink, white, violet, and yellow, Flowers 
close in bright sun, 
FOXGLOVE—Digitalis 
(b) Culture VII, 3' 
Tall spikes of lovely thimble-shaped flowers 
of pink, rose, and purple, Beautiful blooms 
second year, 20c, 
GAILLARDIA—Blanket Flower 
(a) Culture II, (hp) VI, 2' 
DOUBLE, MIXED PICTA (a)—Showy round 
flowers with tubular petals, l5c, 
12 
PERENNIAL MONARCH MIXED (hp)—Su- 
perb daisy type flowers in shades of red 
and yellow, 
GEUM 
(hp) Culture VI, I!/' 
MRS. BRADSHAW—Glowing scarlet flowers. 
Bright green foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
GILLIFLOWER—SEE STOCKS 
GLOBE AMARANTH—SEE EVERLASTING 
FLOWERS 
GODETIA—Satin Flower 
(a) Culture | or II, 2' 
DOUBLE, MIXED—Azalea-like 
many colors on bushy plants. 
flowers of 
GOURDS, ORNAMENTAL 
(a) Culture III, 12' 
MIXED-—Large and small kinds that will be 
useful for dried novelties, 
GYPSOPHILA—Babys’ Breath 
(a) Culture |, (hp) VI, 1'/2-3" 
ANNUAL WHITE (a)—Open, bell-shaped 
blooms on branching stems give airy touch 
to garden or bonquet. 
PERENNIAL WHITE (hp)—Large loose clus- 
ters of small flowers give misty effect. Ex- 
cellent for cutting. 
HELIANTHUS—Sunflower 
(a) Culture II, 6' 
SUN GOLD—Large double flowers of a bril- 
liant golden yellow, 
When transplanting, be sure to 
firm soil well around plant. 
