SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS 



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



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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 preferable 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; oz., 75c. 



HARDY SWEET PEAS 



LATHYRUS (Latifolus) (P) 



Large clusters of red, white or pink showy flowers, resembling 

 Sweet Pea bloom. Free flowering; excellent for covering walls 

 stumps, trellises, etc. Pkt. 10c; }4 oz. 40c. 



SHASTA DAISY (P) 



Splendid hardy perennial plants, having large white flowers 

 with yellow center, borne singly on long stiff, wiry stems; ex- 

 cellent for cutting; profuse bloomers. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. 



VINCA (A) 



Very attractive bushy plants with luxuriant glossy green fol- 

 iage, producing in abundance handsome flowers that bloom freely 

 all summer. Excellent for borders, summer bedding and window 

 boxes. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 



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. — Early in the spring make a trench three t o 

 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 flowering. The follow 

 ing 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. Brignt 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. 



PRICES 



Packet 10c; ounce 25c 

 ]4\ pound 75c; pound $2.50 



EARLY FLOWERING 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; M 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. 



MANN'S SUPERB SPENCER MIXTURE. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 

 Vi lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 



MANNS' GRANDIFLORA SUPERIOR MIXTURE. Pkt. 

 10c; M lb. 25c; lb. 75c. 



