SWEET PEAS 
CALIFORNIA GROWN SUCCESSFUL EVERYWHERE 
One Ounce for 30 to 40 feet of row 
THE SPENCERS are of exceptionally large size, the 
petals waved and frilled and the general effect remark- 
ably graceful and effective. The plants are of vigorous 
growth and remain in bloom for a longer time than the 
Grandifiora 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, 
eultivate; 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 
flowering. Fall sowing has proven very desirable in the 
vicinity of Baltimore by preparing the ground in October 
and sowing the seed in November. Plant about 4 in. deep 
and after the ground is frozen hard, mulch with 3 or 4 
in. of light litter. Remove the mulch very early in the 
spring. 
Early Flowering Spencer 
(FLORISTS WINTER FLOWERING) 
Florists’ varieties for early forcing—can also be grown 
successfully outdoors, coming into bloom a month earlier 
than original Spencer. 
HARMONY. Clear lavender. 
MARINER. Best clear blue. 
SNOW QUEEN. 
white color. 
VALENCIA. Bright orange, sunproof, long stems. 
VULCAN. Vivid scarlet, sunproof. 
ZVOLANEE’S ROSE. Bright rose pink. 
PEt., 15c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 85c; 1b., $2.50. 
MANNS’ SUPERB SPENCER MIXTURE. 
PEt., 10c; 0z., 20c; 14 lb., 60c; 1b., $2.00. 
Pure white, opens and retains pure 
Cuthbertson Garden Varieties 
An ideal strain for gardeners. Superior to other types 
in vigor, profusion of large fragrant flowers, and longer 
stems. The chief advantage outdoors is their longer 
blooming period, due to their ability to withstand warm 
weather. 
COLINE. 
EVELYN. Salmon Cream Pink. 
PRANE G. 
JANET. Large Frilled White. 
LOIS. Clear Rose Pink. 
TOMMY. Clear Medium Blue. 
PEt., 15c; oz., 45c; % lb., $1.25; lb., $3.75. 
CUTHBERTSON. Finest Mixed. 
PEt., 15c; 0z., 35c; 4% Ib., 95c; lb., $2.75. 
Intense Vivid Scarlet. 
Rosy Lavender. 
Spencer Sweet Peas 
SPIDER PLANT 
Plants 4 ft. spreading but open growth. White 
Blooms continuously until 
CLEOME. 
or pink curious flower heads. 
frost. Pkt, 15c; %4 oz., 75c. 
SUNFLOWER 
(See also Helianthus) 
CALIFORNIA GIANT. Grown for ornamental or com- 
mercial use. Gray striped seed. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., 20c; 
lb., 50c. 
SUMMER POINSETTIA 
See Amaranthus Molten Fire. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
SEE PAGE 55 
TITHONIA 
TORCH. Orange scarlet, single flowers with gold cen- 
ters. Easy to grow, blooms all summer until frost. 5 foot 
tall. PEt., 25c; 144 oz., $1.30; oz., $3.85. 
TORENIA 
FOURNIERI. Plants 6 to 8 in., bushy. Blooms July until 
frost. Flowers, blue with yellow throat. PkKt., 15c; % 
0z., $1.50. 
VERBENA 
One of the finest bedding plants and also suitable for 
borders, with its heads of brilliantly colored flowers, pro- 
ducing a mass of bloom throughout the summer. Seeds 
may be planted as soon as the ground can be worked or 
earlier indoors and transplanted to the beds in April or 
May. They succeed in almost any good garden soil. 
HYBRID MAMMOTH MIXED. Extra large flowered, 
brilliant colors and vigorous. Height 1% ft. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 80c, 
HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA. Dwarf mixed. 
% oz., $1.30. 
Pkt., 15c; 
Varieties marked * suitable for Rock Gardens. 
Annual Flower Seeds 2 
J. MANNS & CO., BALTIMORE 2, MD. 49 
