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SWEET PEAS 
‘OIL should be thoroughly mixed with a good fertilizer. I 
) like Bone Meal for this purpose. When the plants are well 
up, see that they have wire, strings or a trellis to sup¬ 
port them. 
Early Flowering Spencers 
Here are the real prize winning sweet peas. They bloom fully 
two weeks earlier than ordinary kinds and will bloom over a 
longer period. Larger flowers of the Spencer type, your choice. 
Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c; oz., 25c. 
1313 — Freckles. Ivory flaked with brilliant rose. 
1314— Grenadier. Poppy scarlet, bright and dazzling. 
1316— -Red Cross. Extra large, a bright scarlet color. 
1317— Orange Ball. Rich deep orange. 
.1318—Laddie. Large rose pink on white background. 
1319— Bluebird. Pale blue. 
1320— Glitters. Red. 
1321 — Snowstorm. Pure white. 
1322— Sweet Lavender. 
1323 — Perfection. Pink. 
1326 — Bright Light. Scarlet. 
1329 — Santa Barbara. Orange. 
1330 — Mrs. Hoover. Blue. 
1327 — Mixed Colors of all varieties. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
Spencer Sweet Peas 
INOCULATE 
t h i s seed 
NITKASIN INOCULA¬ 
TION. Use nitragin on your 
peas, sweet peas, and beans 
of all kinds including limas. 
It makes them more vigor¬ 
ous and thrifty and gives 
higher yields. Garden 
size can, postpaid. 
25c 
The old fashioned Spencers are still the leaders in Sweet Peas. Lovely, large 
blooms. Sow as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring and best results are 
obtained by soaking the seed over night before planting. Your choice. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 
25c; oz^, 20o; Y* lb., 65c. 
Lavender. 
1306— Florence Nightingale. 
1307— Flamingo. Orange. 
1308— King White. 
1308— King 
1309— Mary Pickford. Salmon. 
1311—Blue Monarch. 
1324— Special Spencer Assortment. One packet of each of these wonder¬ 
ful varieties, 5 packets 30o, postpaid. 
1325— Finest Spenoer Mixed. Here's a big assortment of all these kinds. 
We’ve put them together in our finest mixture of Spencer Sweet Peas. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Y* lb., 65c. 
Velvet Trumpet 
Flower 
(Salplglossis) 
Everyone asked about 
these trumpet 1 shaped flow¬ 
ers in my garderi this fall. 
The blooms look like a big 
petunia. Fine for cutting 
and the color combination is 
beautiful. 
1257 — Trumpet Flower 
Mixed. 
1259— Furple and Gold. 
1260— Scarlet and Qold. 
1289 
1290 
May’s Giant 
Dahlia-Flowered 
Double Zinnias 
Zinnias come in a rich assortment of colors. This year even though 
it was hot and dry, everyone having zinnias picked a lot of beautiful 
bouquets. This strain I feature is the best I have ever seen. 
1285 — GOLDEN WEST. A fine shade of golden yellow. Pkt., 10c. 
1286 — PURPLE PRINCE. Rich shade of Royal Purple. Pkt., 10c. 
1287 — DAYBREAK. Bright orange scarlet. Pkt., 10c. 
1288 — GLORIA. Delicate Reddish Rose. Pkt., 10c. 
1289— ENCHANTRESS. Rich shade of red. Pkt., 10c. 
1290— SENSATION. Orange scarlet. Pkt., 10c. 
1291— Dahlia Flowered Assortment—6 kinds. One each of the above 
six Giant Dahlia-Flowered Double varieties for 40o postpaid. 
California Giants 
These, too, are enormous flowers, flat in shape, twice the size of 
ordinary zinnias. 
1292— APPLE BLOSSOM. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. 
1293 — BURNT ORANGE. Pkt , 10c; 3 for 25c. 
1294 — IS ABELL IN A. A creamy yellow. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. 
1295 — JACQUEMINOT. Blood-red. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. 
1296 — LILAC. Pkt., 15o; 2 for 25c. 
1298 — GIANT WHITE. Pure white; Large size. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. 
1297 — DOUBLE MIXED. All colors. Pkt., lOo; % oz., 35c; oz., 65c. 
1304 — CREEPING ZINNIA. New bright yellow flowers, very double 
and bloom all summer and fall. IHiey creep out over a large space 
so are fine for rock gardens or hanging baskets. Pkt., 10c. 
Lilllput or Baby Zinnias 
(The smallest of all) 
These small dwarf extremely double flowers are very attrac¬ 
tive. Borne well above the bushy foliage makes them very 
desirable as a cut flower. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c, postpaid. 
1299—Red 1300—Yellow 1301—Pink 1303—Mixed Colors 
Earl E. May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa—Page 69 
