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 de- 

 rive 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 thor- 

 oughly 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. 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. 



BLACK DIAMOND. Black velvety maroon. 



CAPTAIN BLOOD. Brilliant blood scarlet, veneered copper. 



CHARMING. Orange cerise. 



COMMANDER GODSALL. Large, navy blue. 



GIGANTIC. White, black seeded, best white. 



GLENEAGLES. Very large, silver blue. 



MAGNET. Bright cream pink. 



PINKIE. Large rose pink. 



PRINCE OF ORANGE, Best deep orange. 



WHAT JOY. Deep, rich cream. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; ^ lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 



EARLY FLOWERING SPENCERS 



Florists' varieties for early forcing — can also be grown 

 successfully outdoors, coming into bloom a month earlier 

 than original Spencers. 



HARMONY. Clear lavender. 



MARINER. Best clear blue. 



SNOW QUEEN. Pure white, opens and retains pure white 

 color. 



VALENCIA. Bright orange, sunproof, long stems. 

 VULCAN. Vivid scarlet, sunproof. 



ZVOLANEK'S ROSE. Bright rose pink. "^ 



PRICES— Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 



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., 

 30c; 14 lb., 75c; lb., $2.00. 



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; % oz„ 75c. 



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 MAMMOTH MIXED. Extra large flowered, brilliant 

 colors and vigorous. Pkt., 10c; % oz., $1.25. 

 *HYBRID COMPACTA MIXED. Very compact and erect; 

 excellent border variety. Pkt., 10c; Ys oz., $1.50. 



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 window boxes, one foot tall. Choice mixed. Pkt., 10c; 

 Vi oz., $1.00. 



WALLFLOWER 



SINGLE. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 80c. 

 SINGLE. Blood-red. Pkt., 10c; oz., 80c. 



Varieties marked * suitable for Rock Gardens 



Annual Floiver Seeds 



J. MANNS & CO., Baltimore, Md. 



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