CUTHBERTSON SWEET PEAS— A N'oteworthy Ferry-Morse Development 



MORB HEAT RESISTANT! HUSKIER VINE GROWTH! EXTRA LONG STEMS! SPARKLING COLORS! 



f?W 7^e4e 'Betten, Sweet Pi 



spresent one of the most important developments in the modern world of flowers! 



Cuthbertson Sweet Peas 

 to allow seed to be offered to the public ''«^«'°P«d, and production crops were abundant enough 



.he'-coiLsi^src BiTa':7Lr;r"°::n°h'h'^^'"^ :'°^^^'"^-" ""«'- ^^'^ -- 



^_ The development of new'coll'::: imr^v:" t't ::!:!!."*•:! ^J'-'^?:-'- T^'°> 



1 940 three of 



by year strengthened their firm positi 

 vigorous vine growth. Now that 



nd these new Sweet Pecs have year 

 resistant type in existence, due mainly to extremely 



blooming period and outstanding vigjr of qrowth lenlt *°'. ''"" developed, together with an extended 

 as the Cuthbertson Sweet Peo in honor of M^ cT, h'h ? J^""' ""'' ''^^ °* '''°"°'"' »hey are to be known 

 introductions, developed by him, have received hlo!'"" 'Z . ^°' °" i"»ernational reputation. Ferry-Morse 

 hcultural Society of Greot Britain, the Enalish and TZl t^r ""^ All-America Selections, the Royal Hor- 

 Horticultural Society. ' ""^^"^ °"^ Scottish National Sweet Pea Societies, and the Dutch 



In experimental trials in many sections of the country, the Cuthbertson Sweet Pea has shovs 

 superiority over the older types. "°' ^"°'* 



Florida: "Since I first grew the Ferry-Morse sweet peas in 1941 I Kr,„<, u , . 



group for Florida. There is no question your strain exhibits the gr ^ te t odvoTe m^de' i t'°f °'°"* *.'' 

 as our growing conditions are concerned." grearesr advance made in this flower insofar 



Massacbusefis: ". . . the sweet peas . . . aave excpllpnt i-eti.lfo „* _.. u .. , _ 



nderful 



long period.' 



New york: " . . to tell you of the gratifying success I have had with Cuthbertson sweet pea seed We 

 have had quite a little cool growing weather and some typically hot Lonq Island weaThJr hn/Z i^i . 

 have done splendidly. The colors have been beautiful." weather, but the plants 



West Virginia: "I am thoroughly sold on Cuthbertson Sweet Pea 



of a 



Ohio: 

 because they just wouldn't do anyth 

 had good bloom through most of July 



The white is magnificent. The colors 



II are exquisite. The vines are vigorous, free-flowering, and the blooms are borne on long sturdy ste 

 l/)/o: "Cuthbertson Sweet Peas did amazinaly well for mp Ypnr« r,r,r. i „„„ . ■ » 

 .use theyiustwouldn'tdoanythingin this cliLTBiThesearlwlirl^L^lV:!*!^ 



note. But the; 

 I think if I had given th 



peas 



rew well and bloomed over a long period. We 



■ could have kept them going later." 



AWARD 

 WINNERS 



BLUE (Tommy) 



Scottish Sweet Pea Society 

 1st Class Certificate, 1944 



LAVENDER (Frank G.) 



Scottish Sweat Pea Society 

 1st Class Certificate, 1944 



ROSE PINK (Lois) 



Scottish Sweet Pea Society 

 Silver Medal, 1944 



SALMON CREAM PINK 

 (Evelynj 



ScoHish Sweet Pea Society 

 Silver Medal, 1944 

 Cold Medal, 1945 



SCARLET (Celine) 



Scottish Sweet Pea Society 

 Certificate of Merit, 1944 



WHITE (Janet) 



ScoHish Sweet Pea Society 

 Certificate of Merit, 1944 



Mr. Cuthbertson reaches for some of 



"•^ top blossoms of lois, this lovely 



'"e.p.nk variety of ferry-Morse 



development 



