LETHERMAN’S SEED HOUSE, Canton, Ohio 
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Giant Orchid Flowered Spencer Sweet Peas 
(A. Culture 42) 
This race of Sweet Peas bears exceptionally large flowers~with beautifully waved petals and usually 
have four blossoms on long stems, making them especially desirable cut flowers. They should be 
sown as soon as the soil can be worked, and soaking the seed for several hours will hasten germination. 
Below is a carefully selected list of best varieties. 
Orchid Flowered Sweet Peas. 
1500 What Joy. Primrose yellow shading to 
cream. 
1142 Picture. Cream Pink suffused apricot. 
1505 Mary Pickford. Cream Pink suffused Sal¬ 
mon. 
1108 Elfrida Pearson. Fine large blush'pink. 
1134 Pinkie. Largest size Glorious Rose Pink. 
1510 Valentine. Large blush pink. 
1119 Avalanch. Very large white. 
1502 Youth. White edged delicate soft rose. 
1109 Crimson King. Rich Oxblood Crimson. 
1081 Campfire Girl. Brightest scarlet. 
1501 Mammoth. Orange scarlet. 
1148 Sunset. Bright Rose. 
1132 Hero. A brilliant clear cerise. 
1503 Geo. Shawyer. Rich orange pink. 
1144 Idyl —Magnificent salmon pink. 
1089 Royal Purple. Rich warm purple. 
1511 Splendour. Rich red maroon. 
1137 Warrior. Rich reddish maroon, flushed 
bronze. 
1145 Austin Frederick. Improved bright lav¬ 
ender. 
1506 Powerscourt. Pure lavender. 
1507 Gleneagles. Immense pale blue lavender. 
1139 Commander Godsell. Rich deep violet 
blue. 
1141 Mrs. Tom Jones. Bright delphinium blue. 
1509 Dora. Rose-pink standard with cream 
wings. 
Any of above, Pkt. 10c, 3 for 25c, 12 for 85c, 
oz. 25c, }/i lb. 65c. 
Collection, 1 pkt. each above 24 varieties for 
$1.50. 
Letherman’s Superb Mixed 
Orchid Flowered Spencers 
1076 The greatest care has been exercised 
in blending this superb mixture; it is made 
up of only the best and brightest colors 
including all the desirable novelties of 
recent years as well as sjme of the early 
blooming sorts thus giving a wonderful 
display of gorgeous blooms over a long 
period. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, }zi lb. 50c, 
ib. $1.50. 
EARLY FLOWERING ORCHID SPENCERS 
Valuable for Florists for greenhouse culture, may 
also be sown outdoors, thus giving a longer bloom¬ 
ing season as they bloom 3 or 4 weeks earlier than 
the summer flowering sorts. 
1031 Aviator. Crimson Scarlet. 
1040 Blue Bird. Rich Deep Blue. 
1035 Columbia. Standard Rose Wings Creamy. 
1033 Cream. Bright Primrose yellow. 
1037 Eldorado. Rich Orange. 
1048 Glitters. Bright Orange Scarlet. 
1038 Harmony. Finest Clear Lavender. 
1039 Illumination. Rich, Salmon Cerise. 
1041 Imperial Pink. Finest Pink. 
1043 Jeanne Mamitsch. Rich Rose Extra long 
stems. 
1045 Rose Charm. Large Bright Rose. 
1044 Snowstorm Improved. Pure White. 
Any of the above— Pkt. 10c, 3 for 25c, 12 for $1.00, 
oz. 25c, oz. 45c, lb. $1.50. 
LARGE FLOWERING GRANDIFLORA 
MIXED 
1077 The best possible mixture from existing 
Grandiflora or Eckford varieties. Pkt. 5c, oz. 
10c, % lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 
Perennial Sweet Pea (See Lathyrus) 
