Do not let Sweet Peas go 
to seed. Keep the flowers 
cut as they mature. 
Snapdragon* See Antirrhinum 
Statice • Sea Lavender Culture 2 
Its cloud-like masses of flowers make borders gay for a long 
time. Their delicate coloring and grace are fine for bouquets. 
For hardy varieties see Perennial List. 
Bonduelli. Golden yellow flowers above a rosette of deeply 
cut, glaucous leaves. Ht. 23^ ft. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts. 
Sinuata. Beautiful annual for cut-flowers or everlasting 
bouquets which readily hold their color. Ht. 2 ft. True 
Blue, Rose, White, and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts.; }ioz. 25c. 
If the Statices are cut and 
dried while the flowers are 
fresh, they make very un¬ 
usual winter bouquets, dif¬ 
ferent from the commonly 
known Straw Flowers. 
True Blue Statice sinuata 
Stocks • Gilliflower Culture 11 
Useful as pot-plants, for bedding and cutting. Do best on a 
medium-light soil, with plenty of moisture and some shade in 
hot weather. Start seed indoors in March or sow outdoors in 
early May. All are very fragrant. 
Large-flowering Dwarf Ten-Weeks. Particularly suited for 
beds and borders. Plants pyramidal in growth, about 1L£ 
feet high, very free-flowering, producing a high percentage 
of doubles. Light Blue, Canary-Yellow, Blood-Red, Bril¬ 
liant Rose, Flesh-Pink, Carmine, White, Purple, or Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts.; 3^oz. 55 cts. 
Improved Giant Perfection (Cut-and-Come-Again). Pyramidal 
branching growth, with large spikes of double flowers from 
early summer to fall. Ht. 2 ft. Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; Ms 02 - 
55 cts. Fine Mixed for Open Ground. Ht. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
\ioz, 35 cts. 
Forbes Sweet Peas Culture 16 
The skill of the hybridizer has wrought marvelously in the 
development of this beautiful flower. The range of color, 
combined with the exquisite beauty of form of the flowers, 
and the gracefulness of the stems and tendrils, makes this 
the most popular of all our annual flowers. Ht. 5 to 7 ft. 
Dig a trench 18 inches deep and fill with best loam, enriched 
with bone-meal or well-rotted manure. Drill in rows 5 inches 
deep; cover 2 inches deep. As vines grow, gradually fill trench 
with soil, and thin to 4 inches apart. For early flowers sow in 
November, in a dry situation, 3 inches deep, giving level 
culture. Make spring sowings as early as possible. 
Summer-flowering Spencers 
Forbes Giant Spencer Sweet Pea Mixture. This includes 
the most effective colors of the Giant Spencer varieties. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 75 cts.; Ib. $2.50. 
Annual Flower Seeds 
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