MAKE SEVERAL SUCCESSIVE SOWINGS OF SWEET PEAS 101 
SWEET PEAS □ 
(Normal germination, 15-20 days) 
Sow in permanent location, in single row, two seeds to the inch, half-ounce of seeds for 
two yards of row; cover one inch deep 
The first Sweet Pea was of the Grandiflora type, and was discovered in Sicily in the year 1699, whence it 
soon reached England. After years of hybridizing by Henry Eckford, many improvements were noticed. 
The Grandiflora type has almost passed out of the picture today, having been superseded by the Spencer 
variety, discovered in 1901 by Silas Cole, gardener to the Earl Spencer of Althorp Park, Northampton, 
England. This in turn has been improved on and we now have an Early Flowering Spencer which blooms 
3-4 weeks earlier than the Late Flowering Type and continues in bloom much longer. 
Sweet Peas are quite hardy, and may be planted very early in the Spring, or late in the Fall. They 
thrive best in heavily fertilized ground, and need considerable water on warm days. 
Best results are obtained by sowing in the Fall, as with deep roots, the season of blooming is greatly 
lengthened. Sweet Peas do best when trained on trellises made of string. They should be thinned to about 
4 inches apart in rows, while the rows should be 3^ feet apart. If space permits, it is advisable to make 
several sowings about one week apart, so as to provide for a longer flowering season. Sweet Peas develop 
best only with a rainy season or with extensive watering. Keep seed pods clipped. 
NAMED VARIETIES OF SWEET PEAS IN PLAIN PACKETS ONLY 
EARLY FLOWERING SPENCERS 
For greenhouse or outdoor culture. This class should 
have more attention from home growers who may 
have been disappointed with the late flowering 
type. Blooming 3 to 4 weeks earlier, they are in 
full bloom before the Summer dry-spell arrives, 
and where nights are cool, they continue to bear 
for months. 
★Blue Bonnet —Best clear deep blue. 
Oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
★Harmony —Clear lavender. . Oz., 55c.; pkt., 10 
★Valencia —Sunproof bright orange, long stems. 
Oz., 70c.; pkt., 10 
★ Imperial Pink —Large clear pink. 
Oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
★Ball’s Rose —Rose pink. Oz., 55c.; pkt., 10 
★Vulcan —Most vivid scarlet and sunproof. 
Oz., 55c.; pkt., 10 
★All White —Largest pure white. 
Oz., 60c.; pkt., 10 
Extra Choice Mixture. 
J lb., $1.20; oz., 40c.; pkt., 10 
Early Spencer Sweet Pea Valencia 
LATE SPENCERS 
Named Varieties are all 30c. oz., 10c. pkt. 
Here follow the varieties of Late Spencers which we 
consider are the best in their class. Please hold 
to this list in ordering. 
★Austin Frederick, Improved —Frilled lavender. 
★Barbara —Large orange salmon. 
★Campfire —Bright scarlet. 
★Commander Godsall —Rich violet-blue. 
★Doreen —Bright rose carmine. 
★Elfrida Pearson —'Best shell pink. 
★Fiery Cross —Intense orange-scarlet, or military 
red. 
★Florence Nightingale —Lavender, tinted mauve. 
★Gleneagles— Very large, pale blue-lavender. 
★Hero —A beautiful cerise. 
★Illuminator —Large rich orange salmon. 
★Helen Lewis —Standard orange, wings rose 
salmon. 
★Hercules —Rose pink, immense flowers. 
★King Edward VII —-Rich crimson. 
★ King White —The best white, gigantic flowers. 
★Mary Pickford —Cream pink, suffused salmon. 
★Miss California —Deep cream pink. 
★Mrs. Cuthbertson —Excellent pink and white. 
★Mrs. Tom Jones —Large clear blue. 
★Rosabelle —Bright rose, wavy large flowers. 
★Sybil Henshaw—Large solid crimson. 
