WM. HENRY MAULE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Flower Seeds— 147 



SWEET PEAS 



Hardy Annual 



Sweet Peas, since the Introduction of the New Spencer types, have | last few j-ears I have paid particular attention to sweet peas, and have, 

 certainly become more popular than ever, uut only in America, but as my customers well know, furnished them with seed of the Spencer 

 also In England and on tiie (Jontineut. People have gone crazy over types especially, that when floweriug have excited the wonder and ad- 

 sweet peas; we cannot blame them, for the Improvement in this flow- m.lration of every visitor to their gardens. Notwithstanding the short- 

 * er the last few years has been greater than auythin.tc kaowu for years age of ihe sweet pea crop this season I feel fully prepared to meet all 

 n horticulture. It is not to be wondered at, therefore, that for the | demands made upon me, not only for Spencers but lor all other types. 



Sweet Pea, George Herbert Sphncer. 



Sweet Pea, Othello Spencer. 



Sweet Pea, Queen Victoria Spencer. 



Newest Giant Spencers 



1936 AMERICA SPENCER. The ground color is ivory white, 

 distinctly striped with crimson red. Packet, 10 ceuts. 



1937 CONSTANCE OLIVER SPENCER. The creamy yellow 

 ground color is suffused throughout with rich rose pink. Pkt., io cts. 



1938 EMILY ECKPORD SPENCER. The large flowers are a 

 rosy purple self color at opening, but turns blush purple when in full 

 bloom. Packet, 15 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



1939 ETHEL, ROOSEVELT SPENCER. The beautiful large 

 flowers ai-e a soft, pleasing primrose or straw color, overlaid with 

 splashes and flakes of blush crimson. Packet, 10 cents. 



1940 GEORGE HERBERT SPENCER. Large bold flowers of a 

 bright rosy carmine; particularly flne by arliflclal light. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.; '< pound, 75 cts.; pound, $3.50. 



1941 MARIE CORELLI SPENCER. The wings are a pure, rich, 

 rose carmine; the standard shows a tint of cherry red. The whole 

 effect Is a brilliant crimson. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 40 cents. 



1943 MRS. C. W. BREADMORE SPENCER. A lovely new plco- 

 tee of true Spencer type, distinct pink edge on a cream ground. 

 Packet) 10 cts.; ounce, 25 cts.; ^^ pound, 75 cts.; pound, $2.50. 



1945 OTHELLO SPENCER. The flowers come uniformly true to 

 type, of a rich deep maroon. Best of all dark Spencers. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts,; % pound, 85 cts.; pound, $3.00. 



1946 QUEEN ALEXANDRA SPENCER. The large wavy flowers 

 are an intense scarlet, self color of grand texture. The bold expanded 

 flowers are of the finest form, on long, strong stems. Packet, 15 cts. 



1947 Q.UEEN VICTORIA SPENCER. The large flowers have a 

 most pleasing effect. The background is quite a deep primrose flushed 

 with rose. Borne three and four to a strong dark gi'een stem. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts.; 1,4: pound, 85 cts.; pound, $3.00. 



1948 SENATOR SPENCER. The showy large flowers bloom a 

 sort of heliotrope efllect, a combination of deep claret and chocolate 

 striped and flaked on light heliotrope. Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 30 cts. 



1949 TRIUMPH SPENCER. The large wavy flowers are of a 

 creamy white ground sulTused with salmon pink and tinged with car- 

 mine. Extremely showy. Packet, 15 cents; 3 packets, 25 cents. 



1950 "W. T. HUTCHINS SPENCER. Large wavv formed flowers 

 of light apricot pink with a lemon shaded throat. Three to four flowers 

 on long stiff stems. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 ceuts. 



One Packet of each of the above 13 Newest Giant Spencer Sweet Peas $1.00, Postpaid. 



Sweet Pea, Constance Oliver Spencer. 



Sweet Pea, Queen Alexandra Spencer. 



Sweet Pea, Mrs. C. W. Bheadmore Spencer. 



1853 



Maulers Special Mixture of Spencers 



This mixture is superior to auything ever offered ia this beautiful flower, and is made from separate sorts, includ- 

 ing all the varieties oiTered above, those offered on page 148, as well as many superb seedlings of exquisite colors 

 and shades, which have not as yet been true enough to be introduced as new named sorts. The vigorous plants 

 produce extremely large flowers, most beautifully waved and frilled, on long and erect stems. 



Packet, iO cents; ounce, 20 cents; quarter pound, 60 cents; pound, $2.00, postpaid. 



