Sweet Peas. 



(Lathyrus odoratus.) 



These exceedingly beautiful and fragrant 

 hardy annuals are now most popular. 



Directions for Culture. — Sweet 

 Peas succeed best in a deep, rich soil. The 

 most approved method of cultivation is to 

 sow in a trench 5 or 6 inches deep, cov- 

 ering them at first with only one inch of soil; then as the 

 plants grow, fill in the earth about them one inch at a time. 

 After the plants are well grown up, they should be watered 

 copiously, and bone meal, worked into the soil about the 

 roots, is recommended. Proper trellis or other supports 

 should be provided. 



The first sowing of Sweet Peas may be made very early 

 in the spring, as soon as the frost is out of the ground. For a 

 succession, some should be sown every few weeks afterwards. 

 For fall flowering, they may be sown as late as July. Then 

 again, they may be sown late in the fall for very early bloom- 

 ing the following spring, but in that case a dry situation is 

 preferable, and they should be sown 4 or 5 inches deep, and 

 not in the trench method. 



THORBURN'S SELECTED SWEET PEAS. 



ASSORTMENTS CONTAINING— 



1 packet each of 40 named varieties, our own selection $1 50 



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SIXTY NAMED VARIETIES, 



«^* Five cent packets may be had of all Sweet Peas except those otherwise marked. 



Per oz. Per ^lb. 



Adonis Standards deep rose, wings carmine 



Alba magiiifica Pure white, very large flower 



Alice Eckfortl Rich, cream-tinted cerise standards, white wings ; very 



beautiful new variety packet, 10 cts . 



Apple Blossom Bright pink and blush, beautifully shaded 



Blanche Burpee Superb, pure white, immense size, perfect form .... 



Blanche Ferry Large pink and white flowers ; very early ; free flowering 



" kk Extra Early Ten days earlier than any other Sweet Pea 



Blushing Beauty Soft pink, suffused with lilac ; extra large 



Boreatton Crimson-purple ; very dark, large flowers 



Bronze King Standards coppery bronze ; wings pure white ; distinct . 



Butterfly Pale gray, with distinct porcelain edge 



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