Directions for Sowing Flower Seeds in the Latitude of Norfolk 
ANNUALS 
Bloom first summer from seed. 
CULTURE A: Seed 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, this 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 very early. They need to get off to a good start before the hot weather. 
Such sowing can usually be done here about April 1. If the seed is not sown 
until later, plants will grow and bloom, but not as well. These flowers 
can usually be sown in the early fall in well-drained and well-protected 
situations. 
CULTURE C: It is necessary to sow only a very few kinds of annuals 
indoors in order to get good results. A few others are usually more satis- 
factory sown indoors if bloom is wanted all summer. If you are not interested 
im having them bloom until early fall, they can well be sown outdoors as 
in Gulture A. 
CULTURE D: Most annual vines can be sown outdoors in early spring, 
although some varieties do better if started earlier indoors. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
Bloom second summer from seed and come up each year thereafter. 
CULTURE E: All varieties of hardy perennials, except a few with very 
small seeds, 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 1. We recommend spring sowing, 
for 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 new varieties and those with very small 
seed, or when you have only a very small amount of seed, it 1s usually more 
satisfactory to sow the seed in well-prepared boxes or pots. There it can 
be carefully watched and later transplanted. 
HARDY BIENNIALS 
Bloom second summer from sowing. 
CULTURE G: Most biennials can be treated like hardy perennials. 
Bellis, Forget-me-nots, Pansies and some other kinds seem to do best 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 m a partially shady 
situation in the spring for late summer blooming. 
Plant Petunias and Zinnias for All-Summer Bloom 
Perennials and Annuals that can be planted in 
the latitude of Norfolk in greenhouse or hotbed 
in January and February, and outdoors in Sep- 
tember and October. 
Flowers Marked Thus ® Do Better When Planted 
in Greenhouse. 
Achillea 
Aconitum 
Adonis 
Agrostemma 
Alyssum 
Amaranthus, Molten 
Fire 
Anchusa 
Anemone 
Aquilegia 
Arabis 
Aristolochia 
Armeria 
Anchusa 
Aster, Perennial 
Babys-Breath 
Bellis 
Blue Sage 
Campanula 
Canna 
Canterbury Bells 
Carnation 
Centaurea Candidissima 
Chinese Lantern 
Chrysanthemum 
® Coleus 
Columbine 
Coral-Bells 
Coreopsis 
® Cowslip 
Dahlia 
Daisy, English 
Delphintum 
Feverfew 
Flax 
Forget-Me-Not 
Foxglove 
Gaillardia 
Garden Pinks 
© Geranium 
® Gerbera 
ae hil 
sophila 
fara Sweet Peas 
Heuchera 
Heliotrope 
Iberis 
Impatiens 
Japanese Bellflower 
Lantana 
Lathyrus 
Linaria 
Linum 
Lobelia 
Lupins 
Lychnis 
Matricaria 
Michaelmas Daisy 
Mullein Pinks 
Painted Daisy 
Pansy 
Penstemon 
Phlox Decussata 
Platycodon 
Poppy, Nudicaule 
Poppy, Oriental 
Pyrethrum 
Rudbeckia 
Salvia Farimacea 
Salvia Patens 
Scabiosa Caucasica 
Shasta Daisy 
Snapdragon 
Stock 
Thrift 
‘Torenia 
Verbena 
Veronica 
Vinca 
Viola 
Wallflower 
They give you armloads of color, with very little effort on your part. Make the most of these 
dependable annuals and plant them freely. 
Annuals That Can Be Planted in the Latitude of Norfolk in Greenhouse 
or Hotbed in January and February, or Outdoors in April and May 
Those marked thus * do better if planted in greenhouse, or outdoors in May. Those marked + can be planted outdoors in September. 
Abronia Blue-Eyed Daisy | Chinese Forget- Dolichos Lablab  Lady-Slipper +Pansy *Sensitive-Plant 
Ageratum Blue Lace Flower me-not tEschscholtzia {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 Convolvulus {Gaillardia Marigold Rhodanthe Sun-Plant 
Antirrhinum Campanula {Coreopsis Godetia Maurandia Ricmus Sweet Wivelsfield 
Arctotis Grandis +Candytuft Cornflower Gourds Mexican Rudbeckia Tagetes 
Aster Canterbury Bells | Cosmos Gypsophila Sunflower Salpiglossis Thunbergia 
Baby Blue Eyes Cardinal Climber Cynoglossum Helianthus Mignonette *Salvia Tithonia 
Babys-Breath Carnation Cypress Vine Helichrysum Moonvine Sand Verbena *Venidium 
Balloon Vine Castor Oil Plant Dahlia Humulus Morning-Glory Sanvitalia *Verbena 
Balsam Celosia {Dianthus (Pinks) Hunnemannia Nasturtium Scabiosa Vinca 
Balsam Pear +Centaurea Cyanus_ Dyidiscus *Ice Plant Nemophila Searlet Runner Viscaria 
Bidens Humilis {Centaurea Dimorphotheca Jap Hop *Nicotiana *Scarlet Sage tWallflower 
{Blanket-Flower Imperialis Dish Cloth Gourd Kochia Nigella Schizanthus Zinnia 
A Garden of Hardy Perennials Grows 
in Beauty with the Years 
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GEO. TAIT & SONS, 
INC. 
