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Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas Countess Spencer 



4233 

 4234 

 4235 

 4-236 

 4241 

 4242 



4260 



Dreer's Select 



SWEET PEAS 



There are hundreds of both Orchid-flowereJ and Grandiflora 

 varieties 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 page opposite. We par- 

 ticularly recommend the Incomparable Collection described on 

 page 57. 



HOTV TO GROIJV Sl^EET 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. Considerable benefit has been noted from the use of 

 Mulford's Inoculating Culture. We can supply a special Culture 

 for Sweet Peas. Price, 25 cts. per bottle, enough for any ordin- 

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

 sunlight and air on both sides of the row. 



Much depends upon the slate 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 to 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 fre- 

 quently. The flowers should be cut as often as possible to pre- 

 vent the plants from running to seed, which would stop them from 

 continuing in bloom. 



DREER'S SELECT GRANDIFI^ORA 

 SIVEET PEAS 



The following are the very choicest grandiflora sorts — varieties 

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

 endorsement of the leading American and European specialists — 

 and it would be impossible to select a similar list out of the vast 

 number of grandiflora sorts that would combine in the same degree 

 all the qualities which go to make up first-class varieties. 



Black Knight. Very deep maroon, shaded black. 

 Blanche Ferry. The popular pink and white. 

 Dorothy Eckford. Magnificent pure white. 

 Flora Norton. The clearest bright blue. 

 Helen Pierce. White, veined and marbled bright blue, 

 Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. The finest primrose yellow 



4243 Janet Scott. A grand deep rich pink. 



4244 King Edward VII. The finest crimson-scarlet. 



4245 Lady Qrisel Hamilton. A grand pale lavender. 



4246 Lord Nelson. The richest deep navy-blue. 



4251 Miss Willmott. Brilliant orange-pink; very large. 

 4254 Prima Donna. A magnificent pure pink. 



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



4268 Collection of a packet each of the above 12 Select Grandiflora Sweet Peas for 50 cts. 



4269 Collection of one ounce each of the above 12 Select Grandiflora Sweet Peas for $1.50. 



Dreer's "Peerless" Mixture. This mixture con- 

 tains 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.; $1.25 



per lb. 



4270 Cupid, Dwarf or Bedding Mixture. 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. 



MObFORD'S INOCULATING CULTURE FOR SWEET PEAS. Price, 25 cU. per bottle, enough for a large planting 



