1325 EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN - Flower Seeds 
PATRONS GIVE UNSTINTED PRAISE 
to j 
Henderson’s 
Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 
The pictures on this page are snapshots sent to us by gratified 
customers. 
“Can you beat me raising Sweet Peas and Violets. I have 
50 feet of Sweet Peas on a7 foot vine from your seeds. Flowers 
that are a joy and pleasure to the community. Thank you."' 
MRS. J: R. ROSE, Unadilla, Ga. 
“T have a collection of your Spencer Sweet Peas and note by 
catalogue you say they Boor in 106 days. I planted seed 
May 4th, first bloom July 20th (77 days) and a good bunch 
July 27th—84 days. I received two second prizes at our fall 
exhibition for individual bloom, 14. varieties and for mized 
bunch." MR. ROWLAND FRITH, St. John, N. B., Canada. 
“My flower garden grown from your seeds was simply beauti- 
ful, es never seen pictures as beautiful as some of the 
flowers. e. Sweet Peas grew about 7 feet and are still bloom- 
ing.”’ MRS.GRA Ck HOUSTON, Seven Mile Ford, Va. 
_ ‘Flowers grown from your seeds last year won much admira- 
tion from friends and several blue ribbons at the Western Wash- 
ington Fatr.’ 
MISS LILLIAN NICHOLSON, Tacoma, Washington 
‘‘Would like to say that I had your Sweet Pea Collection 
last year and had splendid results. The flowers were beautiful 
and great quantities of them.”’ 
MRS. E. A. WEYBURN, Newport News, Va. 
“Received collection of Sweet Peas last year. They were the 
talk of the neighborhood. - The colors were gorgeous and stems 
long.”’. MRS. H.G. BEATTIE, Hollywood, Calif. 
“Hove won several prizes at our Flower Shows with flowers 
‘grown from your seed. 
MR. WM. F. ULLMAN, Jr., St. Joseph, Mo. 
‘‘My Sweet Peas from seed I got from Henderson were glorious. 
Just grew all over brush stuck in the ground. Looked like a 
mountain of Sweet Peas. Bouquets of Peas sent to hospitals 
every day. MR.J. A. WILSON 
Brief Cultural Directions for 
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 dowa to the cool, rich, moist lower layers 
of soil hefore 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 through the center of 
the trench and plant the seeds 2 to 3 inches apart zig 
zag 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 seed- 
lings 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 to 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 
moisture. 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. 
HENDERSON'S : : to customers | Includes gro Sweet Peas for Garden 
New Pamphlet. How to Grow Sweet Peas to Perfection---Free when asked for. decorations, cut fiowers, exhibition and staging. i 
