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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS 



SWEET PEAS 



CALIFORNIA GROWN SUCCESSFUL EVERYWHERE 



One ounce for 50 feet of row. 



THE SPENCERS are of exceptionally large size, the petals waved 

 and frilled and the general effect remarkably graceful and effective. 

 The plants are of vigorous growth and remain in bloom for a longer 

 time than the Grandiflora sorts. 



CULTURE. — Grow named varieties of the colors you like best; 

 know them by name in your garden and you will derive much more 

 pleasure from them.. Early in the spring make a trench three to 

 four inches deep in rich, mellow soil, so arranged that no water can 

 stand in it and plant the seed in the bottom, covering at first only 

 one inch deep. When the plants are two inches high, cultivate; and 

 as they grow, gradually fill in the trench. When the plants are 

 about five inches high they should be supported by poultry netting, 

 strings or brush. Water should be applied thoroughly once or twice 

 a week early in the morning or in the evening. The blooms should 

 be picked before they form pods or the plants will soon stop flower- 

 ing. The following have been selected from hundreds of varieties, 

 as being those of the highest quality in their respective classes. 



SPENCER VARIETIES 



ASTA OHN. Pinkish-lavender. 



AUSTIN FREDERICK IMPROVED. Large pure lavender. 



BLANCHE FERRY SPENCER. Bright rose, standard wings, 

 white flushed pink. 



DOREEN. Large carmine. 



ELFRIDA PEARSON. Giant blush pink. 



GLORIOSA. Deep orange scarlet. 



HAWLMARK CERISE. Bright salmon cerise. 



HEBE. Giant rose pink. 



KING EDWARD SPENCER. Pure red. 



KING WHITE. Giant white. 



MAJESTIC CREAM. Large deep cream. 



MARGARET ATLEE. Rosy salmon buff. 



MARY PICKFORD. Cream pink suffused with salmon. 



MRS. TOM JONES. Deep amethyst-blue; very fine form, the 

 best of the deep blues. 



PICTURE. Cream pink suffused with apricot. 



ROYAL PURPLE. Rich purple. 



TANGERINE IMPROVED. Salmon orange. 



WARRIOR. Giant maroon. 



ABOVE VARIETIES— Packet, 10c; ounce, 25c; Y 4 pound, 75c; 

 pound, $2.50. 



SCHIZANTHUS 



♦MONARCH. A plant noted for its wonderful variety of 

 coloring and peculiarly shaped flowers, fine for cutting, grace- 

 ful fern-like foliage, height about 18 inches. Pkt., 10c; oz., 



si.oo. SENSITIVE PLANT— MIMOSA 



Curious and interesting annuals, with pinkish-white flow- 

 ers; the leaves close and droop when touched or shaken. 

 Pkt., 10c; Yi oz., 15c. STFVTA 



SERRATA. Grown out-doors or as a home plant for its 

 dainty, fragrant, tiny white, star shaped flowers produced 

 profusely. Excellent cut flower for combining with other 

 varieties. Pkt., 10c; Y± oz., 50c. 



STOCKS-10-WEEKS 



One of the most popular annuals, either for potting or 

 bedding. For brilliancy and diversity of color, fragrance, 

 profusion and duration of bloom it is unsurpassed. 

 DWARF GERMAN DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; Y* oz., 80c. 

 DOUBLE GIANT EXCELSIOR. Old Rose; three feet high. 

 Pkt., 10c; Ys oz., $2.00. 



EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL. (Bismarck.) Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 

 % oz., $1.25. 



EMPEROR OR PERPETUAL. These fine stocks will live 

 outdoors for several years if protected with a fairly thick 

 layer of straw, which must be lifted early in the spring 

 before it gets warm. If sown any time before July will 

 bloom the following spring. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. 

 ""VIRGINIA. Very early bedding variety. Six inch plants 

 bearing a profusion of small flowers continuously during cool 

 weather. Red or mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 



EARLY FLOWERING SPENCERS 



Florists' varieties for early forcing — can also be grown 

 successfully outdoors, coming into bloom a month earlier 

 than original Spencers. 



EARLY BLUE BOY. Clear blue. 



EARLY COLUMBIA. Best pink and white bi-color. 



EARLY HARMONY. Clear lavender. 



EARLY SNOWFLAKE. Pure white. 



EARLY VULCAN. The most vivid scarlet in Sweet Peas 

 and does not burn. 



ZVOLANEK'S ROSE. Bright rose pink. 



PRICES— Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 



SWEET PEA MIXTURES 



Our Sweet Pea Mixtures are combined of carefully con- 

 sidered proportions of varieties which have proven them- 

 selves to be the very choicest of their respective types and 

 colors. These mixtures cannot be equaled in their beauty 

 and flowering qualities. 



MANNS' SUPERB SPENCER MIXTURE. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 15c; Ya lb., 35c; lb., $1.25. 



Varieties marked * suitable for Rock Gardens. 



