This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
For the best results and for early summer flowers, the annuals in this group should be started in hot frames or greenhouses and transplanted in the very early spring, as soon as the danger of frost is over, into their permanent garden locations.
Ageratum houstonianum Floss Flower
Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon
Brachycome iberidifolia Swan River Daisy
Callistephus hortensis China Aster
Cheiranthus cheiri Wallflower
Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos
Heliotropium peruvianum Heliotrope
Lobelia erinus (in variety) Lobelia
Matthiola incana Common Stock
Nicotiana (in variety) Tobacco Plant
Petunia hybrida
Petunia Salpiglossis sinuata
Painted Tongue
Salvia splendens Scarlet Sage
Schizanthus pinnatus Butterfly Flower
Verbena hybrida Verbena
Viola tricolor Pansy
 
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