SWEET PEAS 
CALIFORNIA GROWN SUCCESSFUL EVERYWHERE 
One ounce for 50 feet of row. 
THE SPENCERS are of exceptionally large size, the petals waved 
and frilled and the general effect remarkably graceful and effective. 
The plants are of vigorous growth and remain in bloom for a longer 
time than the Grandiflora sorts. 
CULTURE.—Grow named varieties of the colors you like best; 
know them by name in your garden and you will derive much more 
pleasure from them.. Early in the spring make a trench three to 
four inches deep in rich, mellow soil, so arranged that no water can 
stand in it and plant the seed in the bottom, covering at first only 
one inch deep. When the plants are two inches high, cultivate; and 
as they grow, gradually fill in the trench. When the plants are 
about five inches high they should be supported by poultry netting, 
strings or brush. Water should be applied thoroughly once or twice 
a week early in the morning or in the evening. The blooms should 
be picked before they form pods or the plants will soon stop flower- 
ing. The following have been selected from hundreds of varieties, 
as being those of the highest quality in their respective classes. 
SPENCER VARIETIES 
AMBITION. Rosy lavender. 
CAPTAIN BLOOD. Brilliant blood scarlet, veneered copper. 
COMMANDER GODSALL. Large, navy blue. 
DEBUTANTE. Salmon shaded coral. 
GIGANTIC. White, black seeded, best white. 
GLENEAGLES. Very large, pale blue lavender. 
GOOD CHEER. Deep Begonia rose. 
MAGNET. Bright cream pink. 
PINKIE. Large rose pink. 
PRINCE OF ORANGE. Best deep orange. 
THE SULTAN. Black velvety maroon. 
WHAT JOY. Deep, rich cream. 
Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75. 
EARLY FLOWERING SPENCERS 
Florists’ varieties for early forcing—can also be grown 
successfully outdoors, coming into bloom a month earlier 
than original Spencers. 
ALL WHITE. Largest pure white 
BLUE BONNET. Best clear blue. 
HARMONY. Clear lavender. 
VALENCIA. Bright orange, sunproof, long stems. 
VULCAN. Vivid scarlet, sunproof. 
ZVOLANEK’S ROSE. Bright rose pink. 
PRICES—PKkt., 10c; 0z., 40c; 14 Ib., $1.30; Ib., $4.00. 
SWEET PEA MIXTURES 
Our Sweet Pea Mixtures are combined of carefully con- 
sidered proportions of varieties which have proven them- 
selves to be the very choicest of their respective types and 
colors. These mixtures cannot be equaled in their beauty 
and flowering qualities. 
MANNS’ SUPERB SPENCER MIXTURE. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 
15c; % Ib., 35c; Ib., $1.25. 
VENIDIUM 
FASTUOSUM. Very showy plant 2 to 3 feet tall, produc- 
ing 3 inch diameter brilliant orange flowers with dark cen- 
ters. The soft gray woolly foliage is very attractive. Pkt., 
10c; 1/16 oz., $1.00. 
VERBENA 
One of the finest bedding plants and also suitable for bor- 
ders, with its heads of brilliantly colored flowers, producing 
one mass of bloom throughout the summer. Seeds may be 
planted as soon as the ground can be worked or earlier in- 
doors and transplanted to the beds in April or May. They 
succeed in almost any good garden soil. 
HYBRID MIXED. Extra large flowered, brilliant colors and 
vigorous. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
*HYBRID COMPACTA MIXED. Very compact and erect in 
its habit of growth; excellent border variety. Pkt., 10c; % 
0z., 75c. 
VINCA (Periwinkle) 
Very attractive bushy plants with luxuriant glossy green 
foliage, producing in abundance handsome flowers that bloom 
freely all summer. Excellent for borders, summer bedding 
and onion boxes, one foot tall. Choice mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., $1.00. 
Varieties marked * suitable for Rock Gardens. 
Superior Seeds 
J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 49 
