MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



25 



SPENCER TYPE SWEET PEAS FOR 1918 



GIANT ORCHID FLOWERING TYPE— 



In this we have a new class of Sweet Peas. 

 Flowers of enormous size, with both 

 standards and wings waved and fluted, 

 while the flowers are loosely and grace- 

 fully set on the stems ; plants healthy and 

 vigorous, and produce strong-stemmed 

 flowers of great substance. The perfect- 

 formed blossoms often measure two inches 

 across. 



ASTA OHN SPENCER— The stems are 

 long and sturdy, each stem bears four 

 flowers. The color throughout is a soft 

 lavender, suffused with mauve. It comes 

 absolutely true. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts. ; oz., 

 25 cts. 



WHITE SPENCER— Flowers absolutely 

 pure white, standards waved, crinkled and 

 fluted; 3 to 4 blossoms to a stem; stems 12 

 to 15 inches in length. Pkt., 100 seeds, 8 

 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 



KING EDWARD SPENCER— The best 

 pure red Spencer, very large, with espe- 

 cially immense wings. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 

 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 



OTHEIiliO SPENCER— Of immense 

 size, with large drooping wings, rich 

 maroon. One of the best dark sweet 

 peas. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 



DAINTY SPENCER— White ground, 

 with beautiful picotee edge of rose pink, 

 splendid form. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 

 25 cts. 



MRS. ROUTZAHN SPENCER— Buff or 



apricot ground, flushed and suffused with 

 delicate pink. Pkt., 50 seeds^ 8 cts.; oz., 

 25 cts. 



HELEN LEWIS SPENCER — Blooms 

 large, orange salmon with pink ; espe- 

 cially bright orange standard. Pkt., 75 

 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 



3IENIE CHRISTIE SPENCER— Both 

 the large fluted standard and wavy wings 

 are of the same color, a lovely ruby-rose. 

 Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 



COUNTESS SPENCER — TRUE — The 



color Is a soft rose-pink, which deepens 

 at the outer edges and becomes still 

 richer or more heavily suffused in cool 

 weather. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 



VERMILION BRILLIANT— A brilliant 

 scarlet Spencer of splendid form. The 

 standard is very bold and beautifully 

 waved. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 



SPENCER HYBRIDS— Mixed colors. 

 Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 



KING WHITE— NEW— Pi oduces gi- 

 gantic flowers of an absolutely pure 

 white and is so distinct in growth and 

 has so much more vigor than any other 

 White Spencer that the variety may be 

 told simply by the vine itself. The stand- 

 ard is of finest form, decidedly frilled and 

 waved. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 



MARGARET ATLEE — NEW — Rosy, 

 salmon pink on creamy buff ground. 

 Immense wavy standard, inclined to dou- 

 ble. Large wavy wings. Pkt., 50 seeds, 

 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 



EDBOM BEAUTY— NEW— Salmon or 

 ange. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 



MARGARET MADISON — NEW — Az- 

 ure Blue, Tinted Mauve — A large per- 

 fect Spencer, of delicate azure blue, 

 slightly tinted with mauve. The mauve 

 tint shows only in the newly opened 

 blossoms and the fully expanded flowers 

 are clear light lavender. As the season 

 progresses the blossoms sometimes show 

 a slight blotching of deeper blue which 

 is very attractive. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; 

 oz., 35 cts. 



QUEEN MARY — NEW — Pink on cream 

 ground, very large. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 

 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 



NOTICE— One package each of the 

 Spencer varieties, 16 Pkts. for $1.00. 



CULTURE OF SWEET PEAS— Hardy Annual. Plant outdoors, just as soon as 

 the ground can be worked, five inches deep, in a double row, about ten inches apart, 

 and the seeds dropped i^-inch apart, in the furrows; and fertilize with wood ashes, 

 bone-flour or nitrate of soda. Supply brush or strings at least seven feet high, and 

 water freely. Pick the blossoms every day and keep the pods off. 



Watering:. .. Sweet Peas like plenty of water in dry weather. After blooming 

 begins, fill the trench between the rows with water two or three times a week, if there 

 is a lack of rain. 



