Archive image from page 68 of Descriptive catalogue of high grade. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds for the farm and garden . descriptivecatal1894twwo Year: 1894 WOOD'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEED5. A Choice Collection of Varieties, suitable for the South The seeds are of best quality, and the packets liberally filled. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. The soil that is intended for Flower Seeds should be rich, raoderatejy light, and gotten in as fine order as possi- ble. Don't sow tco deep. Ytry fine soeds need only be sown on the top of the ground and pressed down with a board or the palm of thf' hand.
Archive image from page 68 of Descriptive catalogue of high grade. Descriptive catalogue of high grade seeds for the farm and garden . descriptivecatal1894twwo Year: 1894 WOOD'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEED5. A Choice Collection of Varieties, suitable for the South The seeds are of best quality, and the packets liberally filled. CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. The soil that is intended for Flower Seeds should be rich, raoderatejy light, and gotten in as fine order as possi- ble. Don't sow tco deep. Ytry fine soeds need only be sown on the top of the ground and pressed down with a board or the palm of thf' hand.' A good rule is to plant about twice the thickness of the seed. After mowing, water well with a very fine sprintler, and repeat as often ac- necessary, but do not keii> the ground continually saturated, as the plants are liable to damp off if kept too wet. .\s soon a< the plant< have four or sis leaves on them, t'aey may be transplanted to small pots or stt in shallow b:<5es about two incue- apart, and as soon as the weather is warm enough outside, removed to the garden where t']eT are to bloom. Transplanting in the garden should be done in the evening, if possible, anl the plants watered well and shaded from the hot sim for two or three days with a piece of newspaper. Annwrh may be starte d in boxes, frames, or iu the for early flowers, or sown in open border in April or Hay. Among them are some of the best bloomers, and though supposed to last only one season, they sometimes come up agsin from elf-sovrn 1. Hardy J 'ere7inialg and Bi- »n 'o/.,lor from rosy violet to purple. The blooms are cne-and-a-half inches across, and are rcca sionally bordered \vith a broad, feathery band oi white, the buds and back of th floweis being the same cclor. Makes a splendid, grace- ful cl-mber. and has a dcllKht'ul cdcr. Can be started in the house, or o-n in open ground AVLiere they are to bloom. Price 15 cts. per ijkt. MOLUCELLA SPINOSA. .\ newly-introduced annual
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