PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 
Flower Seeds 13 
Sweet Peas 
The proper time to spade the garden for Sweet Peas is in th e 
Fall, as the longer the soil remains in the rough state the better- 
Give a liberal dressing of well-rotted stable manure, ground 
bone and a dusting of lime. Spade to a depth of 6 or 8 inches 
and allow soil to remain in the rough without chopping down. 
When sowing seed, see that the soil is firmly trodden down, as 
Sweet Peas require not only a deep soil but a firm one. Seed 
should always be sown early in Spring 1 inch deep, and when 
plants are well up thin to 2 to 4 inches apart. Pinch out tops to 
start branching. Support should be given early before plants 
get twisted. When hot, dry weather begins, see that the plants 
are well mulched and well watered. Look out for green aphis 
and keep clean by spraying with solution of tobacco extract. 
Care must be taken to keep flowers picked, as the forming of 
seed pods will stop blooming. 
GIANT SPENCER—Waved Varieties 
Spencer Sweet Peas are the largest and most beautiful of 
all known Sweet Peas, the individual flowers measuring fre¬ 
quently 2 to 234 inches across; they are also remarkable for 
their profuseness and continuous bloom. On strong stems 9 to 
12 inches long, the beautiful flowers are borne three to four 
on a stem. The standards are open, well rounded and ex¬ 
quisitely waved and often serrated. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Blanche Ferry Spencer. Bright rose standard, wings white, 
flushed pink. 
Caine Valley, Lavender blue. 
Constance Hinton. Black seeded white Spencer, splendid 
form and substance. 
Countess of Spencer. Pure pink, very large, open form. 
Daffodil Deep cream black seeded. 
Ellrida Pearson. Large shell-pink. 
Hercules. Mammoth rosy-pink. 
Kin g White. Produces gigantic flowers pure white. 
R. F. Felton. Rosy lavender. 
Royal Sovereign. Orange. 
Royal Purple. The best purple. 
Warrior. Deep maroon. 
Collection, 1 pkt. each 12 named varieties, $1.00 
GIANT SPENCER MIXTURE 
Well selected mixture containing only true Spencer types. 
We can recommend this as a superior mixture containing all 
the worth while novelties of recent years. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., lb. 50c., lb. $1.50 
EARLY FLOWERING GIANT SPENCER 
Greenhouse Varieties 
Pkt. 10c., y 2 oz. 50c., oz. 75c., J4 lb. $2.50 
The following are specially adapted to grow¬ 
ing under glass but may also be grown in the 
open and bloom several weeks in advance of the 
regular Spencer sorts, and if not allowed to seed 
will continue equally as long. 
Blue Bonnet. Clear blue. 
Imperial Pink. Deep blue. 
Sunray Cerise. Cream ground. 
Sweet Lavender. Pure lavender. 
Valencia. Sunproof orange. 
White Harmony. 
Zvolanek’s Giant Rose. 
VERONICA (Speedwell). A hardy border plant, 
growing about 1)4 ft. high, producing long 
spikes of bright blue flowers in June and 
July. Pkt. 
Spicata. Bright blue. 18 in. )4 oz. 35c.... $0.10 
Longifolia. Rich blue. 2 ft. )4 oz. 40c.10 
VINCA. Fine for pots or borders. 
alba, pure white; rosea, rose; Mixed. 
Each.10 
VIOLA odorata (Sweet Violet). Fragrant 
bedding plant.1® 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS. Hardy annuals 
for beds and borders. )4 oz. 15c.10 
Sweet Pea 
WALLFLOWER 
Well known, fragrant, half-hardy perennial blooming 
early in the Spring. Plants should be protected in cold- 
frame during Winter and planted out in April Pkt. 
Earliest Paris. Flowers first season from seed 
and continues bloom until freezing weather. 
Fine for cut blooms, keeps well when cut and 
has a very delicate perfume. Separate colors: 
Blood red, light brown, golden. 34 oz. 25c. $0.10 
Single Mixed. )4 oz. 25c...10 
Early Wonder. Double flowering annual. 15 
WILD FLOWER GARDEN MIXTURE 
These mixed flower seeds embrace more than a 
hundred varieties of such easy growing and pretty 
flowers as are suitable for forming a wild flower garden. 
They are very useful for woodland walks, roadsides, 
alongside of fences, and on untidy bare spots which, if 
properly cared for and kept free from weeds, can bloom 
during the Summer. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c., 34 lb. 75c. 
Wild Garden 
