Vont’s 1m Flower Growing 
Following Are the Cultural Directions Indicated by 
The Key Number, Which Appears for Each Flower 
Culture | 
Seeds give best returns if sown in flats in 
early spring, but good results may be obtained 
by sowing outdoors after all danger of frost 
is past. Sow seed at depth indicated under 
flower descriptions, Water thoroughly with 
fine spray and place in warm room; watch 
flats carefully and never let soil become dry. 
When seedlings appear, remove flats to sunny 
window. Transplant to other flats as soon as 
they are large enough to handle, keeping 
them 2" to 2%" apart both ways. Expose 
gradually to outside conditions and, when 
sufficient growth has been made, plant in 
permanent outside locations. For sowing out- 
doors, follow instructions in Culture II. 
Culture Il 
May be sown in outside seed-beds and later 
transplanted, or directly into their permanent 
location. Spade seed-bed deeply, mix well- 
rotted manure, or peat moss or humus and a 
commercial fertilizer, well into the soil; 
spread an additional half inch of peat moss 
or humus on seed-bed, and rake well into top 
surface. Sow seeds at depth indicated, and 
water thoroughly with a fine spray. When 
large enough, transplant or thin out. If ex- 
ceptionally early flowering is desired, follow 
instructions under Culture I. 
Culture Ill 
Seeds do not take kindly to transplanting and 
should be sown outdoors, as soon as danger 
of frost is over, in beds they are to occupy. 
Prepare seed-bed same as Culture II. Level 
off and sow seeds thinly at depth indicated; 
water thoroughly with a fine spray. After 
seedlings appear, thin out. 
Culture IV 
Seeds under this culture, being quite hardy, 
may be sown outside in very early spring, 
as frosts do not affect their growth to any 
extent. The seed-bed should be spaded deep- 
ly, and fertilizer mixed thoroughly with the 
subsoil, Plant at depth indicated, and water 
thoroughly with a fine spray. When large 
enough to handle thin out and transplant. 
For very early plants, sow in fall, leaving 
plants to winter in their beds. 
Design for a Border 
ANNUAL 
HOLLY HOCK 
AFRICAN 
MARIGOLD 
DOUBLE 
Culture V 
Sow in flats in early spring if for the garden; 
or during the summer if you wish to culti- 
vate them in pots for house decoration. Sow 
seeds to depth indicated, and water thorough- 
ly with a fine spray, Place in a warm room. 
As soon as seedlings appear, remove to a 
sunny window. When large enough to handle, 
transplant into other flats to stand 2" apart 
in rows, Transplant outdoors when all danger 
of frost is past. If for house decoration place 
in larger pots. 
Culture VI 
May be sown in early summer in flats or cold- 
frames at the depth indicated. Water thor- 
oughly with a fine spray. Place in a warm 
room and as soon as seedlings appear, remove 
to a sunny window. When large enough to 
handle, transplant into other flats, spacing 
seedlings 2'' to 2%" either way. Later, when 
they begin to crowd, transplant them a second 
time. In fall, if well developed, they may be 
placed in their permanent locations where 
they are to blossom the following year, or left 
in the seed-beds for early spring transplant- 
ing. Note: Only a few varieties under this 
culture will produce flowers the first year, 
and all will benefit by winter mulch or protec- 
tion at least the first season. Seed may be 
sown in the open, after danger of frost is 
past, in a seed-bed in which the top soil is 
finely pulverized and mixed with peat moss or 
humus. Raise seed-bed several inches above 
the rest of the garden to prevent seeds being 
washed out. When plants are sufficiently 
large, place them in permanent locations. 
Culture VII 
Best sown indoors in early spring directly 
into small pots. Fiil the pots with a mixture 
of good garden soil, composed of two parts 
soil and one part humus, to within a half 
inch of the edge of the pot. Firm the soil and 
place one or two seeds at the depth indicated. 
Take an ordinary seed-flat, fill with moist 
peat moss, and plunge the pots into this up 
to within a half inch of the edge. Water pots 
thoroughly, Place in a warm room and as 
soon as seedlings appear, remove to a sunny 
window, exposing them gradually. 
ANNUAL 
LARKSPUR 
CORNFLOWER 
GAILLARDIA 
CANDYTUFT 
DWARF 
MARIGOLD 
ANCHUSA 
A clump of. Russell's Lupines forms an im- 
pressive and colorful background. 
Plantings of the small Swan River Daisy are 
neat and attractive in the foreground. 
of Annuals 
VERBENA 
DWAR LOBELIA 
PETUNIA 
