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Show t Expert Tells How To Grow Flower Seeds Here In order to get the best results,! all flower seed must be sown very! carefully and each variety given1 the treatment it particularly needs, advises Professor J.- C. Hogenson, exxtension agronomist of the Utahi State Agricultural college. Failures of flower seeds to grow can be attributed largely to sowing them too deep. Remember that the little sprouts are real small and delicate and cannot push up through : much soil. There are many varieties which give much better results if the seed s sown on top of the seed bed and not covered with soil. ' Make a well prepared rather firm seed bed with finely pulverized soil on top. Sow the seed on this and simply press it into the surface with a piece of board. If the bed is kept shaded and moist the seed will soon : tt f - gciiiiuiu-it:. vuicwca iul laic 10,111- ing according to this method are: Petunias, verbenas, lobelia, salpig-lossis, salpig-lossis, begonias, portulaca, snapdragons, snapdrag-ons, pansies and stocks. The next common cause of failure fail-ure is sowing flower seed too early. They will not sprout in cold wet soil, warns Professor Hogenson. In this latitude and altitude, the fore part of May is about the right time to sow most varieties of flowers. More satisfaction will be obtained if the seed is sown carefully in rows which are kept labelled. The soil should be moistened thoroughly before be-fore the seed is sown. Watering dry soil directly after the seed is sown usually wash it away. It is always advisable to provide a shade for sowings of flower seed, if possible. If the soil is kept shaded, shad-ed, it will retain a natural moisture; a hard crust will not form; the sow- mg will be protected trom Beating rains; and the soil temperature will be more constant. The shading should be gradually removed as soon as the seed begins to germinate. If not shaded keep the surface well-cultivated well-cultivated to prevent crusting of the soil over the seed. Annuals bloom the same year as planted from seed and do not live over winter. Most all varieties can be grown successfully from seed sown out doors in the spring. Those that can be sown early are: Balsom, godetia, sweet peas, cosmos, four o'clock, centaurea, larkspur, lupine, gypsophlla, calendula, allyssum and candytuft. o |