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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS I 



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. 



THE GRANDIFLORA type, owing to its vigor of growth, its 

 freedom of bloom and extremely wide range of colors is well suited 

 for most conditions and locations. 



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 



ASTA OHN. Pinkish-lavender. 



AUSTIN FREDERICK IMPROVED. Large pure lavender. 



BLANCHE FERRY SPENCER. Bright rose, standard wings, 

 white flushed pink. 



DOREEN. Large carmine. 



ELFRIDA PEARSON. Giant blush pink. 



GLORIOSA. Deep orange scarlet. 



HAWLMARK CERISE. Bright salmon cerise. 



HEBE. Giant rose pink. 



KING EDWARD SPENCER. Pure red. 



KING WHITE. Giant white. 



MAJESTIC CREAM. Large deep cream. 



MARGARET ATLEE. Rosy salmon buff. 



MARY PICKFORD. Cream pink suffused with salmon. 



MRS. TOM JONES. Deep amethyst-blue; very fine form, the 

 best of the deep blues. 



PICTURE. Cream pink suffused with apricot. 



ROYAL PURPLE. Rich purple. 



TANGERINE IMPROVED. Salmon orange. 



WARRIOR. Giant maroon. 



ABOVE VARIETIES— Packet, 10c; ounce, 25c; M pound, 75c; 

 pound, $2.50. 



SENSITIVE PLANT— MIMOSA (A) 



Curious and interesting annuals, with pinkish-white flow- 

 ers; the leaves close and droop when touched or shaken. 

 Pkt., 10c; % oz., 15c. 



SWEET WILLIAM 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS (P) 



A universally admired perennial flower, which, when once 

 started, will last for years. Free-flowering and attractive, 

 producing a splendid effect in beds and borders. It is pre- 

 ferable to sow the seed very early in the spring every year 

 and have vigorous young plants coming into bloom the same 

 season They may be sown, however, in August to bloom 

 the following spring. Very satisfactory results are also 

 obtained by dividing the roots of old plants. 



SINGLE MIXED. All shades of white, pink and red. Pkt , 



10c; oz., 60c. 

 DOUBLE MIXED. 



Very fine; all colors. Pkt., 10c; 



75c. 



HARDY SWEET PEAS 



LATHYRUS (Latifolus) (P) 

 Large clusters of red, white or pink showy flowers, resem- 

 bling Sweet Pea bloom. Free flowering; excellent for cover- 

 ing walls, stumps, trellises, etc. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c. 



SHASTA DAISY (P) 



Splendid hardy perennial plants, having large white flow- 

 ers with yellow center, born singly on long stiff, wiry stems; 

 excellent for cutting; profuse bloomers. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 



EARLY FLOWERING SPENCERS 



Florists' varieties for early forcing — can also be grown 

 successfully outdoors, coming into bloom a month earlier 

 than original Spencers. 



EARLY BLUE BOY. Clear blue. 



EARLY COLUMBIA. Best pink and white bi-color. 



EARLY HARMONY. Clear lavender. 



EARLY SNOWFLAKE. Pure white. 



EARLY VULCAN. The most vivid scarlet in Sweet Peas 

 and does not burn. 



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., 

 25c; M lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 



MANNS' GRANDIFLORA SUPERIOR MIXTURE. Pkt., 

 10c; % lb., 25c; lb., 75c 



