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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 oz. PackeU Contain 

 from 40 to 50 Seeds 



4007 America. Strii)ed and flaked brilliant carmine over white; very large 

 4016 Ascot. Large frilled, self pink flowers. (See color plale J, page 116.) 

 4021 Avalanche. Very large pure white. {See color plale M, page 116) 

 4031 Blue Bell. A beautiful shade of blue. {See color plaU G, page 116.) 

 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 Chieftain. Beautiful deep mauve. {See illustration.) 



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. • 



4063 Corona. Carmine rose on white ground. {See color plate K, page 116.) 



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. 



4083 Dolores. The color is clear, deep rose-pink in effect, but the rose-pink 

 has the appearance of being marbled on cream groimd. 



4089 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. {See iUuslralion.) 



4104 Fortune. 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. 

 {See color plate B, page 116.) 



4109 Grenadier. Lsirge waved flowers of deep cerise. 



4111 Gleneagles. Immense pale lavender blue. {See illustration.) 



4145 Honour. The finest deep crimson variety. 



4148 Huntsman. A beautiful shade of scarlet. {See color plate 1, page 116.) 



4151 International. Beautiful rosy mauve. {See color plate D, page 116.) 



4188 Leviathan. Deep rich maroon. {See color plate P, page 116.) 



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



ground. {See color plate F, 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. 

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



into a soft red- or golden orange. {See color plate O, page 116.) 

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



plate H, page 116.) 

 4247 Orange Picture. Beautiful flower, sunproof orange. {See color plate L, 



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. {Sfe color plate E, 

 page 116.) 



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

 color plate N, page 116.) 



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



deep rose. 

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



flakes on white. 



4284 Sultan. Large glossy black maro§n. 



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

 {See color plate C, 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. 

 4298 What Joy. Primrose yellow shading to cream. {See color plate A, 

 page 116.) 



SWEET PEA GIANT SPENCER MIXED 



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

 f>ortions of bright colors, selfs and art tints, also including several new hybrids 

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



Iper oz. (400 to SOO seeds), 20cs 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 



Sowinc Sweet Pee 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 

 grouna 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 laj^ers of soil before hot weather, is one of the secret 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*oon 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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