GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
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Beautiful Sweet Peas 
To grow Sweet Peas successfully it is necessary to plant early and give plenty of moisture. They should 
go in the ground as soon as the ground can be worked and should be planted six inches deep, being covered at 
first with only two inches of soil, the trench being filled as the plants grow. It is best to soak the seeds for 
several hours before they are planted. If this plan of planting early is followed, and if the Sweet Peas are 
kept mulched with peat moss, lawn clippings or else watered abundantly, they will certainly give a fine crop 
of lovely flowers held in admiration by every flower lover. The mixtures we give you below will give you 
color in profusion and are well worth your consideration. 
Grandiflora Mixed 
This mixture is made up of the choicest sorts and 
while not as large as the Spencer type, bloom more 
profusely. This mixture is one of the best. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; *4 lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.00, postpaid. 
Mary Pickford Sweet Pea. 
Perennial Sweet Pea 
(LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS) 
Very decorative climbing vines of the pea family 
for growing on fences, trellis, etc., as floral screens 
and for cutting. Blooms all summer. Colors, pale 
pink, bright rosy crimson and large flowering white. 
All mixed. Oz., $1.00; pkt.. 10c. 
Superb Spencer Mixed 
A great many people prefer to grow Sweet Peas in 
the mixed colors. Our superb Spencer Mixture is 
made up of all the best varieties obtainable. The 
greatest care is taken to insure a well balanced range 
of colors and worthy of a place in any garden. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
We offer the following beautiful varieties of orchid 
flowering or Spencer Sweet Peas, in several distinct 
colors, and should be planted where a distinct color 
combination is to be brought out. 
Miss California. The color is a distinct shade of 
salmon-pink, and the effect is extremely beautiful, 
whether under natural or artificial light. The 
vines are of vigorous growth and bear profusely 
many four-flowered sprays of exquisitely waved 
or fluted form. The stems are long and stout. In 
the garden. Miss California is most attractive as 
the handsome flowers stand out from the heavy 
foliage, which forms a most attractive background. 
Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Mary Pickford. A beautiful dainty cream-pink with 
just the faintest suffusion of salmon, making the 
color combination hard to surpass. The flowers are 
perfectly formed with both standards and wings 
decidedly waved. Mary Pickford is a sturdy grower, 
producing an abundance of large four-flowered 
sprays on long, stout stems. This sweet pea was a 
large seller last season, and is a decided favorite 
both with the commercial grower and in the home 
garden. Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Youth. Clear waxy white, with a well defined clear 
pink edging. This is undoubtedly the best of all 
Picotee sweet peas. Enormous flowers which are 
wonderfully fragrant. Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Doreen. Bright rose-carmine. A huge flower much 
larger and brighter than any other carmine va¬ 
riety. Very popular with exhibitors on account 
of its large size. Bears a profusion of four blos¬ 
som sprays. Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Campfire. This is the brightest, pure flame scarlet 
we have ever offered. It leads all other varieties 
in this class. The blossoms will stand the hottest 
sunshine without burning. Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Crimson King. Pure deep crimson, the most pro¬ 
nounced deep red of all sweet peas. The strong, 
straight stems, 16 to 18 inches long stand out well 
from the foliage and invariably carry more four- 
flowered sprays than three. Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Austin Frederick Improved. The finest pure laven¬ 
der sweet pea yet introduced. The flowers are 
large, wonderfully fragrant. Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Hebe. Large flowers, old rose with pink shading, 
making a very wonderful color combination. The 
stems are long and the flowers stand out from the 
foliage in a pleasing array. Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Tangerine Improved. A salmon-orange sweet pea, 
deep colored, almost approaching the color of the 
tangerine orange. Fragrant. Oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
TAGETES. See Marigold. 
