C. C. Morse & Co. FLOWER SEED San Francisco, Cal. 
Morse's Grand Prize Sweet Peas 
At the Great Panama Pacific International Exposition we were awarded the Grand 
Prize — Highest Possible Award — for our Exhibit of Spencer Sweet Peas, grown in our 
Exhibition Garden. 
Morse's New Early Flowering* Long Season 
Spencer Sweet Peas 
Wonderful Novelties for 1917. Plant in Fall. Flowers in Early Spring. 
This new type of Spencer Sweet Peas is of particular value and interest to California 
people. 
By crossing some of the most up-to-date late Spencer Sweet Peas on the small Early or 
so-called Christmas Flowering Sweet Peas, and by subsequent careful selection in our own 
"Workshop," Ave have produced a new class of Spencer Sweet Peas, which, on account of 
their early flowering qualities, their fioriferousness, their length of blooming season, and 
their adaptability to hot climates, will be the most valued flowers to many, many gar- 
deners. 
Last Fall we tried these out in San Francisco. Unfortunately our harvest was late and 
we were not able to plant the seeds until the middle of October, but in spite of this had 
the weather been bright in December the vines would have been 
IN BLOSSOM AT CHRISTMAS. 
The first blossoms came in February, and until July the vines continued to blossom 
freely. The plants begin to bloom when about two feet high, bloom most profusely and 
continue to bloom until they attain a height of 6 or 7 feet. 
The size of the blossoms and the beautiful form compares favorably with the late 
flowering Spencers, and the long stems make them ideal for cutting. These Sweet Peas 
are very extensively grown under glass in the East by the Florists and the blossoms bring 
big prices on the market around Christmas. 
If you plant these Peas in September you ought to have flowers around Christmas. If 
you plant them in October and November you will have grand flowers in Februarv and 
March. 
Where Late Flowering Sweet Peas have failed, owing to climatic conditions, the Early 
Flowering Long Season Spencers are pretty sure to succeed. We do not, however, recom- 
mend that the Early Flowering Spencers should take the place of the Late Flowering 
Spencers where the latter succeed, but by planting some Early Flowering Spencers in the 
Fall a much longer season of flowers will be had. 
The Seed of these New Early Flowering Long Season Spencers is Ready NOW. 
The varieties which we offer are all fixed and true to type and the colors will be found 
to be most dainty and pleasing. 
An acceptable Christmas Gift for Friends in the Hawaiian Islands, Australia, New Zea- 
land, Japan and in our Southern States. 
AVhile the Later Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas do not grow well in the countries and 
states above mentioned, our New Early Flowering Long Season Spencers grow to wonder- 
ful perfection. 
1 Packet of each (6) for $1.25. 
We issue a Special Sweet Pea Booklet entitled " Sweet 
Pea Culture" in which we give complete detailed cultural 
directions. We mail this free to anyone requesting it. 
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