Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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Sweet Peas 



The varieties listed below are the Cream of the newer Giant Spencer varieties of Sweet 

 Peas and represent every color and shade. Both in colors and size they are the latest 

 triumphs Of the plant breeder's skill. In these will be found the richest shades from apricot 

 pink to silvery blue and purest white to royal purple. 



We trust all our customers will try a few at least of these beautiful selections this year. 



For supports use poultry wire or bvush. For a long season of bloom, mulch and water in 

 dry weather and pluck flowers freely, as they soon stop blooming if you let seed form. Sow 

 early. 



Margaret Atlee. The largest and finest va- 

 riety yet introduced. It is a rosy salmon 

 pink on a cream buff ground; a rich soft 

 color. The standard is large and wavy, 

 often four blossoms to a stem. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Clara Curtis. The largest and best strain of 

 Primrose Spencer. Flowerslarge, of splen- 

 did substance, often four blossoms on a 

 stem a*nd well waved. Color cream yel- 

 low. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Countess Spencer. A grand large flower of 

 finest form, of lovely shell pink, shading 

 to deeper rose pink at the edges. In size, 

 form and coloring, Countess Spencer is sim- 

 ply exquisite. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Jessie Cuthbertson. This has a cream ground, 

 well marked with stripes, blotches and 

 flakes of crimson pink. The best of the 

 striped varieties. Large and vigorous 

 grower. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



King White. The grandest of all white sweet 

 peas. The buds are of exceptional size 

 before opening. The stems are long and 

 stout and bear mostly four blossoms. King 

 White has created a sensation wherever 

 shown. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



King Edward VII. Large, brilliant colored 

 flowers, of a bright red or crimson scarlet. 

 This is the very best of the dark, rich red 

 sorts. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Mrs. Bouthzahn. Apricot, suffused with pink 

 which deepens to a rose on edges, a beau- 

 tiful shade. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Florence Nightingale. The best and largest 

 of its color. A beautiful clear rich laven- 

 der with a faint pinkish sheen. Robust in 

 growth, flowering most profusely, with long 

 stems and large flowers. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts. 



Othello. The flowers are beautifully waved 

 both in standards and wings, of immense 

 size. Long stems, carry three to four 

 blossoms, of a rich deep maroon, the best 

 of the dark colors. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 

 cts. 



Elfrida Pearson. Huge flowers, of great sub- 

 stance, long stiff stems with mostly four 

 blossoms. The vines bloom in wonderful 

 profusion. The color is a lovely pink, tint- 

 ed with salmon. It is one of the best in 

 cultivation today. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 

 cts. 



Thomas Stevenson. Large and brilliant flow- 

 ers of fiery red-orange. The plants are 

 vigorous in growth, the flowers are borne 

 mostly in fours on long strong stems. It 

 is certainly the finest of all the orange 

 scarlets yet developed. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts. 



Queen Alexandra. This is an intense scarlet 

 self of grand texture. It is a very free 

 flowering variety and the flowers are of 

 giant size with long, stiff stems. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Stirling Stent. A glorious salmon colored 

 flower. This is the richest and brightest 

 of its color in cultivation. The color is a 

 rich glowing deep salmon self, suffused 

 with orange. Of large size, the flowers are 

 produced three and four on long stems. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



White Spencer. This is one of the largest 

 and most magnificent white Sweet Pea so 

 far introduced. Flowers borne 3 to 4 on 

 long stems, fine for cutting. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Wedgewood. A clear light silvery blue; an 

 improved large flowering strain and best of 

 its color. The flowers are of good sub- 

 stance, are well waved, borne in four flow- 

 ered sprays, upon long stems. A color 

 long sought for in Sweet Peas. Per pkt. 

 10 cts., 2 pkts. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



MIXED SWEET PEAS 



Cole's Giant Superb Mixture 



This mixture contains the cream of the 

 newest Giant Flowering and beautiful named 

 sorts. Great care has been taken in making 

 this mixture to equal anything offered. It 

 will give the flowers of the most delicate 

 colors, varying from pearly white to richest 

 red and purple. It has a good proportion 

 of all the latest introductions and high pric- 

 ed scarce varieties. We know it will please 

 the most exacting, and cannot fail to give 

 satisfaction, as there is no better mixture 

 in existence. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 40 

 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Giant Spencer Mixed. Composed exclusively 

 of the large Orchid Flowered Type, of 

 named varieties and many seedlings of new 

 exquisite shades and colors. A grand mix- 

 ture. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 40 

 cts. f 



Large Flowering Mixed. This mixture con- 

 tains all the best varieties introduced by 

 Mr. Eckford, flower large and of rich col- 

 ors. Per pkt. 3 cts., oz. 5 cts., % lb. 20 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



CUPID SWEET PEAS 



Mixed Cupid. Many varieties mixed Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



PERENNIAL SWEET PEAS 



These hardy Everlasting Peas grow about 

 6 feet high; the flowers are borne in large 

 clusters, from pure white to dark red in col- 

 or. They are beautiful, and are very valuable 

 from the fact that they are in bloom early 

 and bloom till late in fall. They are perfect- 

 ly hardy and will start up every spring; 

 showy and freely flowering plants, growing 

 in any common garden soil. Per pkt. 5 cts . 

 oz. 30 cts., % lb. $1.00. 



