Sunset Seed and Plant Co., San JPranoisco, Cal. 
Dwarf Pink-and- White Sweet Pea 
Coloring same as the popular BLANCHE FERRY 
Nearly everybody has become acquainted with the white dwarf Sweet Pea " Cupid" thepast sea- 
son. While opinions may differ as to the merits of dwarf Sweet Peas, there will dovtbtless continue 
to be considerable demand for the novelty because of its unique habit. Other colors have been 
discovered the past year, and we ourselves are now growing, for introdudion at a later date, a 
yellow dwarf variety of same htibit as *' Cupid." 
We are enabled to offer this season for ihe first time, an exceedingly attractive pink-and-white 
variation of the true dwarf habit ; standards rose-pink ; wings white, shading to light pink. Flowers 
are large and are borne iu threes and fours on stems about six inches in length, of excellent sub- 
stance, vigorous and hardy. It is a black seeded variety, of strong germination. This floral acqui- 
sition will doubtlessly become popular and useful as a bedding or border plant. We offer this 
pink-and-white dwarf at the following price: 
In regular-size packets (each containing twenty-four seeds). 
Price per pkt., 15 cents: 2 pkts. lor 25 cents; or 10 pkts. tor $1.00. 
DIRECTIONS FOR CULTURE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN PRINTED UPON EACH PACKET. 
nOM'X ^^^^ OBSERVE A FEW SIMPLE 
L>'V/1>I I SWEET PEA SUGGESTIONS 
T^ON'T ^^P^ct Sweet Peas to thrive in soil too poor for any other culture, or in a sunless loca- 
uyJ^^ i tion. They need, as nearly as possible, a free clay loam, moderately rich and freely 
cultivated. 
riflN'T *°° shallow. Plant the seeds not less than two inches deep, and, as the plants 
u\Jl.^ 1 bt come esiablished, bank the soil against tuem, repeating this two or three times 
throughout the season. 
riON'T o^'er-feed. With a view to obtaining vigorous growth and profusion of bloom, bone, 
U\JL^ 1 in some form, is the best fertilizer. Nitrate of soda will do for a " hurry up" stimu- 
lant, shoU'd such be needed : but use it sparingly. 
T^flN'T Pa'lier the blooms grudgingly. The more you cut, the longer the vine will continue 
^yJi^ I u> flower. 
DON'T '' "'^'"^ " 6°°'^ selection before you sow. 
liON'T '''^ ' ' have fine flower.^ at the same time. They don't go together. 
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