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AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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Sweet Peas 



It is not difficult to grow 

 fine Sweet Peas, even in our 

 trying climate. The secret of 

 success lies in getting an early- 

 start and, by thorough soil prep- 

 aration, insuring a strong deep 

 root-growth to keep the plants well 

 supplied with water. If you want to grow 

 the largest and finest blossoms, start as 

 early in the spring as the soil can be worked 

 — early in March, if possible. 



Choose an open location and dig a trench 

 1% feet deep and a foot wide. Mix with 

 the soil a liberal quantity of fertilizer 

 (sheep manure with a little bonemeal is an 

 excellent combination). Refill the trench 

 with this mixture to within 6 inches of the 

 top. Scatter the seed about an inch apart 

 on this layer and cover them with 2 inches 

 of soil. When the plants are 4 to 6 inches 

 tall, gradually fill in around them until the 

 top of the trench is reached. By this meth- 

 od the roots are assured a plentiful supply 

 of food in the dryest spells. 



The vines may be supported with brush, 

 strings, wire or any handy form of trellis 

 that will allow free circulation of air. Of 

 course, good Sweet Peas can be grown with- 

 out trenching, but extra attention is always 

 well repaid with larger flowers, more of 

 them, and a longer blooming season. Keep 

 the flowers picked and the vines will bear 

 longer. 



"We offer the best of the Spencer or Or- 

 chid-flowered Sweet Peas, these being far 

 superior to the older Grandiflora type. 



Summer-flowering Spencer Sweet 

 Peas 



We offer, this year, a completely revised 

 list of this ever-popular flower. All the 

 newer really worth-while varieties are in- 

 cluded and a few of the old standbys that 

 have defied improvement. Flowers are of 

 huge size, gracefully waved, and are gen- 

 erally borne four to a stem. 



2852 Austin Frederick. Pure lavender. 



2853 Avalanche. Extra large white. 



2854 Barbara. Clear salmon-pink. 



2855 Bonfire. Pink on cream ground. 



2856 Campfire. Brilliant scarlet-cerise. 



2857 Commander GodsalL Violet-blue. 



2858 Constance Hinton. Black-seeded white. 



2861 Crimson King'. Rich ox-blood crimson.. 



2862 Daisybod. Delicate rose-pink. 



2864 Doreen. Rosy carmine. 



2865 Gleneaffles. Light clear blue. 



2866 Croldcrest. Beautiful salmon-orange. 



2867 Hawlmark Cerise. Salmon-cerise. 



2871 Iilary Pickford. Salmon-pink on cream. 



2872 Matchless. Deep cream. 



2868 Piniie. The best clear pink. 



2873 Boyal Purple. Rich rosy purple. 



2874 Soyal Scot. Bright scarlet. 



2875 Snltan. Deep maroon. 



2863 Wedg-ewood. Azure-blue. 



Bach, pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; lb., $1.00. 



2879 COIiZiBCTIOir: One pkt. of each of the 

 above 20 splendid varieties, $1.75. 



2880 Choice Spencer Mixture. An endless 

 variety of lovely colors. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 

 14 lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. 



Early or Winter-flowering Spencer 

 Sweet Peas 



A recently developed class which is es- 

 pecially adapted for forcing in the green- 

 house during winter and early spring. May 

 also be sown outdoors in spring, and will 

 bloom two to three weeks earlier than the 

 standard summer sorts. The flowers are of 

 true Spencer size and form. 



2900 Amethyst. Deep royal purple. 



2901 Annie Laurie. Rose-pink. 



2902 Aviator. Crimson-scarlet. 



2903 Blue Bonnet. Deep blue. 



2904 Mrs. Calvin Coolidgfe. Rich salmon- 

 pink. 



2905 Glitters. Glistening cerise. 



2906 Iiady Gay. Shrimp-pink. 



2907 Majestic Bose. Rose-pink. 



2908 Sweet Lavender. Pure lavender. 



2911 Valencia. Sunproof orange. 



2912 White Harmony. Best white. 



Bach, pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 



2920 Choice Mixed Barly-Floweringr Spen- 

 cers. A blend of the early flowering va- 

 rieties. Pkt.. 10c: oz.. 60c: Va. lb.. $2.00. 



2890 CUPID MIXBD. Bushy plants 8 to 12 

 inches tall. Pine for rock gardens. All 

 colors. Pkt , 1 5o. 



