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FLOWER SEEDS 



SWEET PEA Giant Spencer 



Standard Orchid-Flowered Varieties and Novelties 



Price of All Named Sorts; 10c per Packet; 30c per ox. Packets Contain 

 from 40 to 50 Seeds 



4007 America. Striped and flaked brilliant cajrmine over white; very large. 

 4016 Ascot. Large frilled, self pink flowers. (See color plate 0, page 116.) 

 4021 Avalanche. Very large pure white. (See color plate F, page 116.) 

 4027 Beauty. Large bluish pink flowers. (See color plate I, page 116.) 

 4029 Black Diamond. Velvety black maroon. (See color plate B, page 116.) 

 4031 Blue Bell. A beautiful shade of blue. 



4048 Bonfire. A grand large waved flower of fine substance; color soft pink 

 with white wings. 



4054 Celebrity. The most vigorous growing orange colored Sweet Pea, robust 

 in growth the flowers are usually large and the stems long and strong. 



4055 Chieftain. Beautiful deep mauve. (See color plate K. page 116.) 

 4057 Charm. Rich orange red cerise. (See color plate J, page 116.) 

 4063 Corona. Carmine rose on white ground. 



4072 Crimson King. Large rich deep crimson waved flowers of fine form. 

 4077 Debutante. The color is difficult to describe, but the general effect is 



a lovely, soft salmon shaded coral or peach pink. 

 4089 Eosine. The color is a beautiful tone of Pink with a soft flushing of 



salmon. It is an unusually large flower. 



4104 Fortune. A rich dark blue, the wings are real blue, bright and solid; 

 standards of great size, beautifully waved, are real violet. (See color plate. 

 D page 116.) 



4105 Gold Crest. One of the brightest varieties, orange, tinted salmon. 

 4109 Grenadier. Large waved flowers of deep cerise. 



4111 Gleneagles. Immense pale lavender blue. 



4145 Honour. The finest deep crimson variety. 



4148 Huntsman. A beautiful shade of scarlet. 



4188 Leviathan. Deep rich maroon. 



4201 Magnet. A fine flower in size and form, salmon pink on a deep cream 



ground. 

 4219 Mary Pickford. A beautiful light pink, with just the faintest suffusion 



of salmon. The perfectly formed flowers that are invariably grouped in 



fours on the long stems are large and decidedly waved. 

 4232 Mrs. A. Searles. An ideal flower for all purposes, rich pink, merging 



into a soft red or golden orange. 

 4234 Mrs. Cuthbertson. Rose pink white wings. (See color plate E, page 116.) 

 4245 Olympia. Deep rich purple of exquisite form; large flower. (See color 



plate P, page 116.) 

 4247 Orange Picture. Beautiful flower, sunproof orange. 



4249 Pinkie. The beautiful rose-pink tone of the flower is free from the "blue- 

 ness" of other deep pinks, and in a bunch it is glorious. (See color plate G, 

 page 116.) 



4250 Powerscourt. Flowers of an immense size, color pure lavender. (See 

 color plate A, page 116.) 



4259 Reflection. Beautiful clear blue. (See color plate C, page 116.) 



4273 Royal Pink. A strong grower, pink ground shaded shrimp pink veined 



deep rose. (See color plate L, page 116.) 

 4282 Senator Spencer. A large and fine striped; seal-brown and claret 



flakes on white. 



4284 Sultan. Large glossy black maroon. 



4285 Sybil Henshaw. Large flower, deep crimson, well frilled, sunproof. 

 (See color plate N, page 116.) 



4286 Sunset. The general effect of this flower is that of the ruddy glow of the 

 setting sun. A beautiful combination of rose, amber and gold. 



4287 Tangerine. Brilliant orange or tangerine colored flowers. The large 

 flowers and long stems make this most effective. 



4289 Valentine. Large flowers of a most pleasing shade of light pink. 



4295 Warrior. Handsome large waved flowers of a deep maroon. 



4296 Welcome. Bright dazzling scarlet. (See color plate M, page 116.) 

 4298 What Joy. Primrose yellow shading to cream. (See color plate H, 



page 116.) 



SWEET PEA GIANT SPENCER MIXED 



4300 Composed exclusively of Giant Waved Spencer varieties, blended in proper pro" 

 portions of bright colors, selfs and art tints, also including several new hybrids 

 of exquisite colors and shades. Per pkt. (75 to 100 seeds), 10c; 



per oz. (400 to 500 seeds', 20c; per M lb., 60c; per lb., $2.00. 



(One ounce will sow a double row 20 feet long.) 



Brief Cultural Directions for Growing Sweet Peas 



Sowing Sweet Pea Seeds in the Open Ground. When Sweet Peas 

 are to be grown from start to finish in the open ground the seeds should 

 be sown at the earliest possible date in spring, even before frosts are over, 

 for they are quite hardy. But, of course, this cannot be done until the 

 ground is dry enough to work, i.e., is crumbly, not wet and sticky. The 

 object of early sowing is to give the roots as long a time as possible to develop 

 before the warm weather excites the tops into rapid growth. Slow sturdy top 

 growth and a well developed root-system, roots clear down to the cool, 

 rich, moist lower layers of soil before hot weather, is one of the secrets of 

 success. After the ground has been prepared, raked and leveled, draw a 

 flat furrow with a hoe about 6 inches wide and 3 inches deep and plant the 

 seeds 2 to 3 inches apart zigzag along the center of the furrow, cover with 



about 1 inch of soil, then tramp firm with the feet; this will leave the seeds 

 in a light depression which will hold moisture and hasten getmination. When 

 the seedlings have attained a height of 2 to 3 inches they should be thinned 

 out to remain 6 to 12 inches apart, the greater distance is advised for trench 

 culture if the plants are expected to develop their maximum capacity. 

 Cultivation should begin just as soon as the plants are large enough to keep 

 the surface of the ground loose, admit air and conserve the soil's moistures. 

 At each of the earlier hoeings draw a little of the ridged soil into the furrow 

 about the plants until it is all level. This gets the roots down deeper where 

 they are less susceptible to the drying out effects of hot weather. We do 

 not believe in ridging up the young seedlings as ridges turn the water away. 

 The vines are of course to be supported by brush or netting. 



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