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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 characteristic 

 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 intro 

 ductions of both the early-flowering and the regular type, 

 which are fully described with other Specialties on 

 pages 52 to 62. 



How to Grow Sweet Peas 



The soil for Sweet Peas should be rich and deep. 

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

 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 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 Philadelphia. 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. 



DREER'S SELECT GRANDIFLORA 

 SWEET PEAS 



The following are the very choicest grandiflora sorts — varieties that 

 stand at the head of their respective colors, 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. 



4234 Blanche Ferry. The popular pink and white. 



4235 Dorothy Eckford. Magnificent pure white. 



4243 Janet Scott. A grand deep rich pink. 



4244 King Edward VII. The finest crimson-scarlet. 



4245 Lady Grisel Hamilton. A grand pale lavender. 

 4247 Prima Donna. A magnificent pure pink. 



Price. Any of the above, S cts. per pkt.; 20 cts. per oz 



Okchid-fi-owered Sweet Peas King White 



50 cts. per k 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 75 cts. 



Dreer's "Peerless" Mixture 



4250 This mixture contains nothing but the finest grandiflora 

 varieties blended with the greatest care, so as to produce the 

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

 ilb.; $1.25 per lb. 



Cupid, Dwarf 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 contains all the colors. 

 10 cts. per pkt.; 20 cts. per oz.; 60 cts. per J lb.; $2.00 per lb. 



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



