Archive image from page 52 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1921 46th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_4 Year: 1921 ( LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1921. 47 GENERAL FLOWER SEED LIST ALL FLOWER SEEDS DELIVERED FREE BY MAIL. For years the high reputation of our Flower Seed strains and the hundreds of appreciative testimonials they annually bring forth have been a source of the greatest possible pride and gratification to us. We will spare no expense or effort to maintain this reputation. Whether grown by ourselves or produced for us by the great speciali
Archive image from page 52 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1921 46th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_4 Year: 1921 ( LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1921. 47 GENERAL FLOWER SEED LIST ALL FLOWER SEEDS DELIVERED FREE BY MAIL. For years the high reputation of our Flower Seed strains and the hundreds of appreciative testimonials they annually bring forth have been a source of the greatest possible pride and gratification to us. We will spare no expense or effort to maintain this reputation. Whether grown by ourselves or produced for us by the great specialists their quality positively cannot be excelled, and given proper conditions they must not only grow and produce vigorous plants, but in size, quantity and texture the flowers themselves cannot fail to reach a particularly gratifying standard of excellence. In this respect we recommend particularly our specialties—Asters, Carnations, Calceolaria, Cineraria, Cyclamen, Mignonette, Nasturtiums, Poppies, Pansies, Primulas, Stocks, Sweet Peas, Verbenas, etc. Certainly none of better quality can be secured anywhere. USEFUL HINTS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CULTIVATION OF FLOWER SEEDS. Many failures occur in the sowing of the very small seeded varieties of Flower Seeds as the result of covering too deeply, washing out by too heavy waterings or omitting to water in time, in which case they dry off, or shrivel up. Sow the Seeds in shallow seed pans, 2 or 3 inches in depth, first filling to within half-inch of the rim with finely sifted soil, which press down firm and level; then scattering the Seeds evenly over the surface and covering with soil to three or four times the depth of the seed; the very fine seed should only be pressed down with a board. After sowing cover with a sheet of glass or a wetted sheet of paper until seedlings come through the ground, after which remove the glass at least enough to admit fresh air or your seedlings will damp or rot off. As soon as they can be handled, tr
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