CUtKBEHTSON Sweet Peas 





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David — bright rose crimson 



Carol — clear pink 



Marion — cream, black seeded 



K e n n et h — crimson 

 Frank G. — lavender 

 Jessie — mauve 

 Lois — rose pink 

 Mixed — o blend of colors 



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Katie— rose 



Evelyn — salmon cream pink 



Coline— scar/ef 



Janet— vv/i/fe/ black seeded 



WHEN TO SOW CUTHBERTSON SWEET PEA SEED OUTDOORS 



In California — August or September for early spring bloom,- November to early January 



for summer bloom. 

 In the Pacific Northwest — March or April. 



In the Southwest, Southern Texas, and Southern Florida — September or October 

 In the Lower Southern States — Texos to Atlantic Seaboard — November, December, January 

 In the Balance of the Country — February to about April 1, just as soon as soil can be worked. 



HOW TO PREPARE THE SOIL AND SOW THE SEED 



Best location is a spot where Sweet Peas will get morning and forenoon sun and none in the 

 afternoon. Rich loamy soil is desirable. Deep digging to even more than a spade-length 

 down and finely prepared soil are very important Sow seeds about 1 inch apart and 1 to 

 1 Yi inches deep. 



Tom Williams, ''The Old Dirt Dobber," nationally known gardening authority, who conducts 

 "The Garden Gate" radio program from Nashville, Tennessee, tells of Cuthbertson Sweet 

 Pea success in his home garden eight miles south of that city: 



"Sweet Peas have always been quite uncertain in this section of the country on account of 

 the very hot spells coming along in late April or May, and for this reason I was especially 

 interested in trying out the new Ferry-Morse Cuthbertson strain. 



"I planted in February, using a trench about a foot deep. At the bottom a two-inch layer 

 of manure was placed and on top of this two inches of topsoil in which the seeds were planted. 

 As the vines grew, soil was filled in until the trench was completely filled. The vines were then 

 hilled up, and a side trench made down each side of the row for watering. Trellises, the same 

 as for pole beans, were made ready ahead of time for the vines to climb. 



"Germination was excellent, and the growth rapid and strong. The Sweet Peas began to 

 bloom when about three feet high and continued wonderfully for a long period, seemingly 

 unaffected by the hot weather which hit them. 



"These were by far the finest Sweet Peas we have ever had in our garden, and we have 

 tried them all over the last twenty years. I consider them a real contribution to gardeners 

 everywhere, especially in sections where little success was possible before." 



(Note: The Old Dirt Dobber says he has found that the later Sweet Peas are 

 planted, the shallower the trench may be — to a depth of six inches or so.) 



you CAN GET CUTHBERTSON SWEET PEAS FROM YOUR DEALER WHO HANDLES 

 FERRY^ SEEDS— if he happens to be temporarily out of certain colors, he will order for you 



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