MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
25 
SPENCER TYPE SWEET PEAS FOR 1918 
GIANT ORCHID FLOWERING TYPE— 
Iu 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. If comes 
absolutely true. I’kt., 75 seeds, 8 ets.; 
25 cts. 
WHITE SPENCER — Flowers absolutely 
pure white, standards waved, crinkled and 
fluted: 3 to 4 blossoms to a stem; stems 12 
to 15 inches in length. Pkt„ 100 seeds, 8 
cts.; 07,., 15 cts. 
KING EDWARD SPENCER— The best 
pure red Spencer, very large, with espe- 
cially immense wings. Pkt., 75 seeds, 8 
cts. i oz., 20 cts. 
OTHELLO 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 of 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., 50 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 
25 ets. 
HELEN LEWIS SPENCER — Blooms 
large, orange salmon with pink ; espe- 
cially bright orange standard. Pkt., 75 
seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 20 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 ct«.; oz., 35 ets. 
ED ROM BEAUTY— NEW— Salmon or- 
ange. Pkt., 50 seeds, 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 
MENIE CHRISTIE SPENCER— Both 
the large fluted standard and wavy wings 
are of the same color, a lovelv ruby-rose 
Pkt., 76 seeds, 8 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
COUNTESS SPENCER — TREE — 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., 35 cts. 
MARGARET MADISON — NEW — Az- 
ure 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. 
Pkt., 100 seeds, 6 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 
NOTICE— One package each of the 
Spencer varieties, 10 Pkts. for 81.00. 
the ground mi ?ie EAS— Hardy Annual. Plant outdoors, just ns soon as 
and S the seeds dmnned^/’i^t.® inch ? s , de fP- "> a double row. about ten inches apart, 
bo e flour O • nitrJtS® f / -‘ l P rh «P ar t. in the furrows: and fertilize with wood ashes, 
water fi-oelv p a- .1 u Supply brush or strings at least seven feet high, and 
uatei fieel.v. Pick the blossoms every day and keep the pods off 
Watering.. .Swept Peas like 
begins, fill ttie trench between Un- 
is a lack of rain. 
plenty of water in dry weather. After blooming 
rows with water two or three times a week, if there 
