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FLOWER SEEDS 



4072 

 4089 



SWEET PEA Giant Spencer 



Standard Orchid-Flowered Varieties and Novelties 



Price of All Named Sorts; 10c per Packet; 50c per oz. Packets Contains 

 from 40 to 50 Seeds 



-4G07 -America. Striped and iiaked brilliant carmine over Tyhite^ v fi iy iarge. 

 4016 Ascot. Large frilled self pink flowers. (See color plate J and page 116.) 

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

 4035 Blue Flame. The largest dark blue Sweet Pea in existence. It is more 

 truly a true deep blue with the standard bearing a little deeper color than 

 the wings. Blue Flame is most unusual for its length of stem and remark- 

 able vigor. Four flowers to the stem is most common and they are well 

 placed. 

 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. In 

 addition to being robust in growth the flowers are usually large and the 

 stems long and strong. The color is uniform in standard and wings. 



4055 Chieftian. Beautiful deep mauve. (See color plate 1 and page 116.) 

 4060 Conqueror. A magnificent large clear glowing cherry cerise. The stand- 

 ards and wings are alike in brightness of color. The vivid color suggests a 

 brilliant scarlet red shade. 



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

 Eosine. According to the chart, the color is a beautiful tone of Pink 

 with a soft flushing of salmon. It is an unusually large flower and well 

 placed on long stout stems. 



4104 Fortune. Award of merit, N. S. P. S. A rich dark blue, the wings are 

 real blue, bright and solid; standards of great size, beautifully waved, 

 are real rich violet. 



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

 4109 Grenadier. Large waved flowers of deep cerise. (See color plaie J ^md 



page 139.) 

 4111 Gleneagles. Immense pale lavender blue. 

 4142 Hero. A brilliant clear cerise suffused richly with salmon. 

 4145 Honour. The finest deep crimson variety. (See color plate B and page 116.) 

 4148 Huntsman. A beautiful shade of scarlet. 



(See color plate K and page 116.) 

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



ground. (See color plate P and page 116.) 

 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. 



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



into a soft red or golden orange. (See color plate D and page 116.) 



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



plate O and page 116.) 

 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 A 



and page 116.) 



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



color plate E and page 116.) 



Prince of Orange. Large flowers, color deepest orange. (See color 



plate L and page 116.) 



Reflection. The best clear blue sort. (See color plate C and page 116.) 



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



deep rose. (See color plate H and page 116.) 



Ruddigore Beautiful blood scarlet. (See color plate N and page 116.) 



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



flakes on white. 



Sultan. Large glossy black maroon. (See color plate M and page 116.) 



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. 



Tangerine. Brilliant orange or tangerine colored flowers. The large 



flowers and long stems make this one of the most efl'ective Sweet Peas 



grown. 

 4289 Valentine. A new variety with large flowers of a most pleasing shade of 



light pink. 

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

 4298 What Joy. Primrose yellow shading to cream. (See color plate G and 



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) 30c; per ]4 lb., 85c; per lb., $3.00. (One ounce will sow a double row twenty 

 feet long.) 



4232 

 4245 



4250 



4252 



4259 

 4273 



4278 

 4282 



4284 

 4286 



4287 



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 germination. 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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