THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 25 
Sweet Peas 
Winter Flowering Spencer Varieties 
Our list of Sweet Peas has been very carefully checked to include the 
very finest varieties in each color classification. Second rate varieties 
have been eliminated. You cannot go wrong in choosing your Sweet 
Pea requirements from this list of valuable varieties, all fresh seed 
of high germniation. The Leading Varieties are marked (*). The 
latest crop is usually sown in January for May and June fla vering. 
Salmon Pink Varieties 
LAVANDA, A Very Fine Lavender 
Blue Shades 
Ball Blue. Good blooming-, clear blue. Oz. 
35c, *4 lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00. 
♦Blue Bonnett. Very large, deep blue, best 
of that shade. Oz. 40c, % lb. $1.40, lb. 
$4.SO. 
♦Eleanor Blue. A new shade, clear blue 
with a silvery sheen. Very fragrant 
and long-stemmed. Becomes very pop¬ 
ular wherever exhibited. % oz. 35e, oz. 
65c, Vi lb. $2.00, lb. $7.00. 
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. A bright blue call¬ 
ed ‘'California Blue." Oz. 40e, % lb. 
$1.30, lb. $4.40. 
Lavender Shades 
Fragrance. Large frilled, fragrant, clear 
lavender, by many considered the best 
of all lavenders. Oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.70, lb. 
$5.60. 
Greeting. A fine profitable long-stemmed 
rosy-lavender. Same shade as the late 
flowering Powerscourt. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. 
$1.40, lb. $4.80. 
♦Harmony. A valuable variety probably 
used more than any other lavender. Oz. 
35c, 14 lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00. 
♦Lavanda. A new extra fine variety and 
we consider it the finest of all lav¬ 
ender Sweet Peas. A clear pure shade, 
extremely large, well waved and borne 
on long stems. A very heavy yielder. 
% oz. 45c. oz. 80c, 14 lb. $2.60. lb. $8.00. 
Pink and Rose Shades 
♦Annie Laurie. We cannot say too much 
in praise of this beauty. It is the 
richest tone of rose pink ever intro¬ 
duced in a Sweet Pea. The flowers are 
produced in fours on long stiff stems. 
Your plantings should include a lib¬ 
eral proportion of Annie Laurie. Oz. 
50c, 14 lb. $1.70, lb. $5.60. 
Balls Rose Improved. Extra rich shade 
of deep rose. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. 
$4.80. 
Balls Rose Rueen. Long stemmed light 
rose. Oz. 35c, 14 lb. $1.20. lb. $4.00. 
Exposition Pink. Gorgeous rich pink. 
The flowers, very large, are wavy and 
well spaced, and four to a stem. The 
plants are heavy producers over a long 
period. % oz. 45c. oz. 80c, 14 lb. $2.60, 
lb. $9.00. 
Giant Rose. Deep pink, an improved 
Zvolanek’s Rose, flowers larger and 
longer stems. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. 
$4.80. 
Hercules. Rosy pink. Oz. 35c, 14 lb. $1.20, 
lb. $4.00. 
Jeanne Mamitseh. A rather pale pink, 
shading to deeper rose pink. Oz. 35c, 
14 lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00. 
♦Laddie Improved. An enormous rose pink, 
on a white ground. Very fine for long 
stout stems. Oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.70. lb. 
$5.60. 
♦Radiant (No. 13). A much improved Ball 
Rose sparkling brilliant rose pink on 
long stems. Oz. 40e, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. 
$4. SO. 
Zvolanek’s Rose. A select strain of this 
popular rose pink. Oz. 35c, 14 lb. $1.20, 
lb. $4.00. 
White Varieties 
♦Hope. A mammoth flowering pure white, 
larger and more wavy than White 
Harmony. Very early. The best black 
seeded variety. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. 
$4.80. 
♦Burpee’s White. A new white seeded va¬ 
riety with glistening white, large frill¬ 
ed flowers, usually four on a stem. The 
stems are long and wiry. 14 oz. 45e, oz. 
80c, 14 lb. $2.60. lb. $9.00. 
•Snowstorm Improved. Standard white 
seeded white flowering variety. Oz. 
35c, 14 lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00. 
White Harmony. Standard and valuable 
black seeded white. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.40, 
lb. $4.80. 
♦Eileen. New, rich Begonia rose with 
salmon shadings changing under cer¬ 
tain lights to dazzling cerise. Very 
large flowers with bold, ruffled stan¬ 
dards on long strong stems. Four to 
five flowers on a stem. One of the 
best of all the new novelty Sweet 
Peas introduced in years. 14 oz. 40c, 
14 ox. 75c, oz. $1.50, 14 lb. $5.00 
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Rich salmon pink. 
Oz. 35c, 14 lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00. 
♦Springsong. Bright cream pink, flushed 
salmon. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. $130, lb. $4.40. 
Scarlet and Cerise Varieties 
Glitters. Fiery orange or cerise. .Oz. 
35c, 14 lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00. 
♦Grenadier. Dazzling poppy scarlet. . Oz. 
40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. $4 SO. 
l’ride. A pure cerise deeper than Sun- 
ray. Large flowers and long stems. 
Valuable. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. $4.80. 
♦Vulcan. The most valuable scarlet ce¬ 
rise. Does not burn. Oz. 35c. 14 lb. 
$1.20, lb. $4.00. 
Salmon and Orange Shades 
♦Apollo. Exceptionally fine soft salmon. 
Large flowered and long stemmed. Oz. 
40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. $4.S0. 
Balls Orange. Clear deep orange. Oz. 40c, 
14 lb. $1.40, lb. $4.SO, 
Burpee’s Orange. A light shade of clear 
orange. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. $4.80. 
Mrs. Kerr. Most popular salmon. Oz. 
40c, % lb $1.40, lb. $4.S0. 
♦Valencia. Bright sunproof orange. Oz. 
40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb. $4.S0. 
Forty-Niner. Brilliant, yet deep orange. 
Oz! 40c, 14 lb. $1.40, lb, $4.80. 
M iscellaneous and Unusual Shades 
Columbia. Best bicolor, pink standard, 
white wings. Oz. 35c, 14 lb. $1.20. 
Aviator. Dazzling rich crimson. Oz. 40c, 
14 lb. $1.40, lb. $4.80. 
Oriental. Best deep cream variety, 
black-seeded. Oz. 40c, 14 lb. $1.40. 
Cattleya. Rosy lilac or orchid shade. 
% oz. 30c, oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.70. 
Amethyst. Royal purple. Oz. 40e, 14 lb. 
$1.40, lb. $4.80. 
Winter Flowering Mixed 
Oz. 35c. 14 lb. $1.20, lb. $4.00 
Summer Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
This type gives better results for the later crops under glass and for outdoor bloom. They stand the 
heat better than the Winter Flowering Spencers. A sowing in February will give good June and July crops. 
♦Ambition. Lavender with rosy tinge. 
♦Avalanche. Glistening pure white. 
Bonfire. Cherry pink with creamy white 
wings. 
Bonny Briar. Sparkling rose pink of im¬ 
mense size. Oz. 25c, 14 lb. 90c, lb. $3.40. 
Crimson King. Deep crimson. 
Del Monte. Salmon cerise pink. 
Fortune. Rich dark blue. 
♦Magnet. Cream pink. 
Mammoth. Blazing orange scarlet. 
Mary Pickford. Cream pink tinted sal¬ 
mon. 
♦Model. Pure white, black seeded. 
Any variety 
♦Mrs. A. Searles. Rich pink changing to 
salmon cerise. 
Olympia. Rich purple. 
♦Pinkie. Large rose pink. 
♦Pirate Gold. Golden orange. 
Powerscourt. Lavender, very fine. 
♦Red Boy. Rich crimson. 
♦Reflection. Clear blue. 
♦Rosie. Deep rose pink. 
Royal Scot. Orange scarlet. 
Ruddigore. Pure scarlet. 
♦Smiles. Salmon shrimp pink. 
Except where noted, oz. 15c, lb. 50c, 
Sultan. Deep velvety maroon. 
Sunkist. Cream, picoteed rose. 
Tangerine Improved. Glowing orange. 
♦What Joy. Cream. 
Youth. Large white picoteed pink. 
Martin’s Excellent Mixture. Not grown 
as a mixture but balanced by special 
formula. Beautiful blending of colors. 
Oz. 15c, % lb. 40c, lb. $1.20. 
Dwarf Cupid Spencers Mixed. Only 6 to 
8 inches high sometimes grown in pots 
as a novelty. 14 oz. 15c, oz. 45c, 14 lb. 
$1.50. 
lb. $1.30. 
