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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
NEW AND SELECT SWEET PEAS <w,w) 
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SALMON AND ORANGE-RED SHADES. 
73 BARBARA. A lovely salraony- pevj>kt. 
orange self, with large, beauti- s ’ d ' 
fully waved flowers 
EARL SPENCER. Flowers of great 
size, colour a brilliant orange-rose 
HELEN LEWIS (The Orange 
Countess) (true). Standards wavy 
and of rich orange colour, wings rosy 
ILLUMINATOR. Flowers well placed 
and of fine substance. Glowing 
orange-scarlet 
ROBERT SYDENHAM. Brilliant 
orange-scarlet, more intense in 
colour than Thomas Stevenson. 
TANGERINE. Magnificent salmon- 
orange of an intense shade, the 
best in this class . . 
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THOMAS STEVENSON. Brilliant 
orange-scarlet, large waved flowers 
THE PRESIDENT. Intensely rich 
orange-scarlet. Free-flowering 
on long stems 
BICOLORS. 
MRS. CUTHBERTSON. Clear rosy 
pink, white wings 
SPARKLER (new). Bright rose- 
scarlet standard, cream wings 
shaded rose pink. . . 
STRIPED VARIETIES. 
AURORA SPENCER. Large waved 
flowers, white ground, striped 
bright salmon-red 
SENATOR SPENCER. Rosy helio- 
trope striped chocolate 
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DANIELS’ SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF SWEET PEAS. 
The following liberal collections include what we consider the best selection of varieties for 
exhibition or for cut flowers. Towards the end of the sowing season we may have to substitute 
some varieties. 
Alexander Malcolm. Cerise scarlet. 
♦Beryl. Salmon-pink shaded buff. 
{♦Blue Picotee. White, edged violet. 
{♦Clara Curtis. Primrose yellow. 
♦Constance Hinton. Pure white. 
♦Dorothy. Rosy lilac. 
♦Earl Spencer. Orange rose. 
♦Edith Cavell. Rosy pink on cream. 
Etta Dyke. Pure white. 
{♦Fiery Cross. Brilliant scarlet. 
{♦Hercules. Clear rose. 
♦Illuminator. Glowing orange-scarlet. 
SWEET PEA— SUNPROOF CRIMSON. 
DANIELS’ SPECIAL MIXTURE 
OF GIANT-FLOWERED SPENCERS. 
Wo highly recommend this splendid mixture which we feel sure will 
give great satisfaction. The varieties included are all of the true Giant- 
flowered and Spencer types, and the colours include all the most brilliant 
and beautiful shades of scarlet, crimson, magenta, orange, salmon, pink, 
lavender, mauve, cream and primroso to the purest white. This will prove 
a first-class mixture where really good Sweet Peas are required for cut bloom. 
89 Per pkt., 6d. and Is. 90 Per oz., Is. 9d. 91 Per 4 ozs., 6s. 
92 Per half-pint, 10s. 6d. 
LARGE-FLOWERED MIXTURE. 
Splendid varieties in choicest mixture, including a good proportion of 
ithe light and delicately coloured sorts. Very highly recommended. 
■93 Per oz., Is. 94 Per 4 ozs., 3s. 6d. 95 Per half-pint, 6s. 
96 Per pint, 10s. 6d. 
SWEET PEAS— ORDINARY MIXED. 
97 Per oz., 8d. 98 Per half-pint, 3s. 6d. 99 Per pint, 6s. 6d. 
LARGE-FLOWERED COLLECTIONS. 
The sorts given in these collections are carefully selected to ensure the 
best possible variety for g arde n decoration, and also for cutting. *. d. 
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Cultivation.— To grow really fine Sweet Peas, the ground should be 
deeply dug or trenched, and plenty of well-decayed manure with some coarse 
bone meal worked well in and to the bottom of the trench. This should be 
done in Autumn if convenient, or as early as possible in Spring. 
For early blooming, sow the seeds thinly in pots or pans in January or 
February, and place in a gentle heat ; harden off as soon as the plants arc 
well up, and plant out as soon as convenient in March. As growth advances 
some weak liquid manure should bo given once or twice a week, and if the 
weather continues dry, a mulching of some short, well-decayed manure 
should be placed on the surface about the roots. This will be of great benefit 
in stimulating a healthy growth, and some splendid flowers will be produced. 
For later successive blooming the seeds may be sown out of doors at 
intervals from early March to the middle of May, giving them a similar 
treatment to that recommended above. Excellent results may also be had 
by sowing in October or November in a sheltered position in the garden. 
These, with a slight protection, will survive a moderately severe winter and 
furnish some nice blooms for cutting earlier than those sown in Spring. 
If the blooms are closely gathered and seed pods not allowed to develop, ! 
the plants will continue in bloom for a much longer period. 
{ Jean Ireland. Buff, edged carmine-rose. 
♦John Ingman. Brilliant carmine. 
♦King Edward Spencer. Crimson scarlet. 
{♦King White. Pure white. 
{♦Margaret Atlee. Apricot on cream. 
♦Picotee. White, edged carmine. 
{ R. F. Felton. Lilac and French grey. 
{♦Royal Purple. Bright purple. 
{ Salena. Cream, flushed rosy scarlet. 
{♦Sunproof Crimson. Rich crimson. 
The President. Orange-scarlet. 
{♦Wedgewood. China blue. 
85 TWENTY-FOUR SPLENDID VARIETIES, as above • • 8 
8G EIGHTEEN SELECTED VARIETIES, marked (*) .. 6 
87 TWELVE SUPERB VARIETIES, marked ({) . • 4 
88 SIX FINE VARIETIES, Constance Hinton, Hercules, John 
Ingman, Jean Ireland, King Edward Spencer, Royal Purple 2 6 
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SPENCER SWEET PEAS IN VASE 
