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Sweet Pea, Elarly Sons Bird. 



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Sweet Peas should be planted as early in spring" as the ground 

 can be worked. Rich loam with an abundance of well rotted 

 manure is an ideal soil. A trench about 6 inches deep should be 

 made, sowing the seed thinly in the bottom, and cover with an 

 inch of soil, pressing- it down firmly. Gradually fill in the trench 

 as the plants g-row, and thin out to 2 to 4 inches apart. When too 

 close they make a weak growth with inferior flowers. Brush or 

 wire netting should be placed in the rows as soon as the plants 

 appear above the ground. During dry weather water thoroughly 

 and stir the surface soil frequently to prevent evaporation. Keep 

 the flowers cut and never allow seed pods to form, as that at once 

 ends the flowering season. 



Late fall planting of Sweet Peas is practical, and Is best done 

 just before the ground freezes up, sowing the seed about 8 Inches 

 deep, covering- the rows with manure or leavei after the ground 

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Select Sweet Peas 



CHOICE GIANT SPENCER 



Butterfly or Orchid- Flowered. The 

 Best of their Color Up-to-Date. 



Any of the follo\^ing named Choice Giant Spencer 



STreet Peas, price, Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 



3/4 lb., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50. 



Royal Purple 



rieties. 



BLUE AND PURPLE. 



-Rich purple; one of the finest va- 



a beautiful and 



Wedgwood — A lovely self-blue, 

 popular color. 



LAVENDER. 



Asta Ohn Spencer — Rich lavender; one of the best; 

 flowers large. 



Florence Nightingale — One of the largest and best 

 lavenders. 



Orchid — Rich, deep lavender, slightly suffused 

 pink, suggesting the beautiful color found only 

 in the Cattleya family of orchids. The flowers 

 are extra large and are borne freely on long, 

 stiff stems. 



Afterglow — Distinct and beautiful. The standards 

 are rosy-mauve shading to blue at the base with 

 wings of a rich electric-blue. 



Agricola — A grand new Spencer, bearing a profu- 

 sion of large, handsome flowers of a very pretty 

 shade of lilac-blush. 



DEEP PINK OR ROSE 



Apple Blossom Spencer — Standard light rose; wings 

 primrose flushed rose. 



George Herbert Spencer — A grand large flower, 

 beautifully waved and fluted. Color, bright rose- 

 carmine. 



LIGHT PINK. 



Blanche Ferry Spencer — ^Large flowers; pink and 



white. 

 Countess Spencer — A lovely clear pink, shading 



deeper at the edge. 

 Elfrida Pearson — Large, shell pink. 

 Florence Morse Spencer — Flowers exceedingly large 



and wavy, borne freely on long stems. Color, 



light pink, edged darker pink. 



ORANGE AND SALMON. 



Helen Lewis — Orange pink; wings orange salmon. 

 Illuminator — Rich salmon pink. 



Margaret Atlee — Light salmon pink on cream 

 ground. 



MAROON. 

 Othello Spencer — Deep maroon. 



PRIMROSE OR LIGHT YELLOW. 

 Dobbie's Cream — Deep primrose. 

 Primrose Spencer — Light primrose yellow. 



SCARLET. 

 Fiery Cross — Large, intense orange scarlet. 

 King Edward Spencer — Rich, crimson scarlet; large. 



WHITE. 

 King W^hite— 'Gigantic flowers; pure white. 

 White Spencer — Pure white; large size. 

 Etta Dyke — Large, pure white, waved. 



