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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS, 



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Dreer's Select 



SWEET PEAS 



There are hundreds of both Orchid-flowered and Grandiflora varie- 

 ties of Sweet Peas, many of which are practically identical and still 

 others which lack either size, purity of color, vigor or some other char- 

 acteristic which all first-class sorts should have. It would be an 

 easy matter for us to greatly extend our list, but we think it best to 

 confine our offers to such sorts as are really first class, 

 and every variety we offer is entitled to a place in the 

 front rank of Sweet Peas. In addition to the splendid 

 list of Orchid- flowered sorts offered on the next page 

 we also offer the best recent introductions of both the 

 early-flowering and the regular type, which are fully 

 described with other Specialties on pages 52 to 62. 



Ho^v to Groi!v Sweet Peas 



The soil for Sweet Peas should be rich and deep. v 



A good rich loam, with plenty of well-rotted manure N 



in it, is the ideal soil for raising good plants that will ^ 



produce plenty of blooms of good substance. Consider- 

 able benefit has been noted from the use of Mulford's fc<»^ 

 Inoculating Culture. We can supply a special culture 

 for Sweet Peas for 35 cts. per bottle, enough for any 

 ordinary garden. They should be in a position fully exposed to the 

 sunlight and air on both sides of the row. 



Much depends upon the state of the weather as to when the seed 

 may be sown out of doors, but they should be sown as early in the 

 season as the ground can be worked, which is usually between the 

 middle of March and the middle of April in the latitude of Phila- 

 delphia. It is best to make a trench or furrow about 6 inches deep, 

 in the bottom of which sow the seed. Cover with about an inch of 

 soil, pressing it down firmly. As soon as they are above ground thin 

 out to 2 or 4 inches apart; when planted too close they do not attain 

 their full development. They should be staked up either with branches 

 of brush or stout stakes on which wire netting has been fastened. These 

 should be at least 4 feet high, and 5 feet would be better. It is just 

 as well to do the staking at the time of sowing. During dry weather 

 they should be watered thoroughly and frequently. The flowers should 

 be cut as often as possible to prevent the plants from running to seed, 

 which would stop them from continuing in bloom. 



ORBER'S SEI^ECT GRAXDIFI^ORA 

 SWEET PEAS 



The following are the very choicest grandiflora sorts — varieties that 

 stand at the head of their respective color, and that have the endorse 

 ment of the leading American and European specialists — and it would 

 be impossible to select a similar list out of the vast number of grandi- 

 flora sorts that would combine in the same degree all the qualities 

 which go to make up first-class varieties. 



4244 



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Oki HIU-FLOWEKED SWEET PeAS KlKG WHITE 



King Edward VH. The finest crimson-scarlet. 

 4245 Lady (jrisel Kamilton. A grand pale lavender. 

 4247 Prima Donna. A magnificent pure pink. 



4234 Blanche Ferry. The popular pink and white. 



4235 Dorothy Eckford. Magnificent pure white. 

 4243 Janet Scott. A grand deep rich pmk. 



Price. Any of the above, 5 cts. per pkt.; 20 cts. per oz. ; 50 cts. per ^ lb. 



4248 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 Select Grandiflora Sweet Peas for 25 cts. 



4249 Collection of one ounce each of the above 6 Select Grandiflora Sweet Peas for y.'i cts. 



Dreer»s " Peerless " Mixture 



4260 This mixture contains nothing but the finest grandiflora 

 varieties blended with the greatest care, so as to produce 

 best color effect. 5 cts. per pkt.; 15 cts. per oz.; 40 cts. 

 per J lb.; fl.50 per lb. 



Cupid, Dw^arf or Bedding; Mixture 



4251 These form a line of emerald-green foliage a little over a 

 foot wide and 6 inches high, and from June until late 

 summer are literally a sheet of bloom; the mixture con- 

 tains all the colors. 10 cts. per pkt.; 20 cts. per oz.; 60 

 cts. per J lb.; $2.00 per lb. 



MULFORD'S INOCULATING CULTURE FOR SWEET PEAS. Price. 35 cts. per bottle, enough for a large planting 



