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MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 
SPENCER TYPE SWEET PEAS POR 1917 
GIANT ORCHID FLOWERING^TYPE— 
In this we have a new class of Sweet Peas. 
Flowers of enormous size, with both 
standards and wings waved and fluted, 
while the flowers are loosely and grace- 
fully set on the stems; plants healthy and 
vigorous, and produce strong-stemmed 
flowers of great substance. The perfect- 
formed blossoms often measure two inches 
across. 
ASTA OHN SPENCER— The stems are 
long and sturdy, each stem bears four 
flowers. The color throughout is a soft 
lavender, suffused with mauve. It comes 
absolutely true. Pkt„ 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 
25 ct- 
WHITE SPENCER — Flowers absolutely 
pure white, standards waved, crinkled and 
fluted; 3 to 4 blossoms to a stem; stems 12 
to 15 incnls in length. Pkt., 100 seeds, 8 
cts.; oz., 15 cts. 
KING EDWARD SPENCER— The best 
pure red Spencer, very large, with espe- 
cially immense wings. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 
cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
OTHELIiO SPENCER — Of immense 
size, with large drooping wings, rich 
maroon. One of the best dark sweet 
peas. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 
DAINTY SPENCER— White ground, 
with beautiful picotee edge of rose pink, 
splendid form. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 
25 cts. 
KING WHITE— NEW— Produces gi- 
gantic flowers of an absolutely pure 
white and is so distinct in growth and 
has so much more vigor than any other 
White Spencer that the variety may be 
told simply by the vine Itself. The stand- 
ard is or finest form, decidedly frilled and 
waved. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; oz„ 35 cts. 
MRS. ROUTZAHN SPENCER— Buff or 
apricot ground, flushed and suffused with 
delicate pink. Pkt., 60 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 
25 cts. 
HELEN LEWIS SPENCER — Blooms 
large, orange salmon with pink; espe- 
cially bright orange standard. Pkt., 75 
seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
MENIE CHRISTIE SPENCER— Both 
the large fluted standard and wavy wings 
are of the same color, a lovely ruby-rose. 
Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
COUNTESS SPENCER — TRUE — The 
color is a soft rose-pink, which deepens 
at the outer edges and becomes still 
richer or more heavily suffused in cool 
weather. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
VERMILION BRILLIANT— A brilliant 
scarlet Spencer of splendid form. The 
standard is very bold and beautifully 
waved. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; oz., 85 cts. 
MARGARET ATLEE — NEW — Rosy, 
salmon pink on creamy buff ground. 
Immense wavy standard, inclined to dou- 
ble. Large wavy wings. Pkt., 50 seeds, 
10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 
EDROM BEAUTY— NEW— Salmon or- 
ange. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 
MARGARET MADISON — NEW — Az- 
uro Blue, Tinted Mauve — A large per- 
fect Spencer, of delicate azure blue, 
slightly tinted with mauve. The mauve 
tint shows only in the newly opened 
blossoms and the fully expanded flowers 
are clear light lavender. As the season 
progresses the blossoms sometimes show 
a slight blotching of deeper blue which 
is very attractive. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; 
oz., 35 cts. 
QUEEN MARY— NEW— Pink on cream 
ground, very large. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 
cts. : oz., 35 cts. 
SPENCER HYBRIDS — Mixed colors. NOTICE — One package each of the 
Pkt., 100 seeds, 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. Spencer varieties, 16 Pkts. for $1.00. 
CULTURE OF SWEET PEAS- — Hardy Annual. Plant outdoors, just as soon as 
the ground can be worked, five inches deep, in a double row, about ten inches apart, 
and the seeds dropped %-lnch apart, in the furrows; and fertilize with wood ashes, 
bone-flour or nitrate of soda. Supply brush or strings at least seven feet high, and 
water freely. Pick the blossoms every day and keep the pods off. 
Watering.. .Sweet Peas like plenty of water in dry weather. After blooming 
begins, fill the trench between the rows with water two or three times a week, if there 
is a lack of rain. 
