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The Sweet Pea has all the good qualities of a perfect 
annualfor general cultivation. > It is of easy culture, growing in 
almost any soil or sunny situation, begins to bloom when small, 
and if freely cut the flowers will continue to develop for a long 
period. The flowers are of charming shape, rich and varied in 
color, delicate in texture, and all of the choice varieties offered 
are deliciously scented and borne on long stems, four or more 
flowers on each stem. There is a bewildering variety of named 
sorts, and to determine the most desirable sortin each color, the 
National Sweet Pea Society recently appointed a committee of 
expert specialists to select the very best varieties, and their 
report embraced the 16 named varieties I offer as the best and 
most distinct and beautiful of the entire list; you cannot, there¬ 
fore, errin getting these finest varieties. 
Avalanche, rich-frilled, pure 
white giant flrs; best pure white. 
Bonfire, soft cherry, white 
wings; huge flrs well frilled; fine. 
Fortune, rich indigo [immense 
finely waved flowers; outstanding. 
Glen Eagles, true heavenly 
blue; big frilled long-stemmed flrs. 
Grenadier, intense Geranium- 
red; huge sun-proof, frilled flrs. 
Huntsman, sun-proof vivid 
scarlet; big, bold, 4 to stem flrs. 
Mary Pickford, lovely cream- 
pink with tan; huge, frilled, fine. 
Olympia, vivid purple; glori¬ 
ous big frilled flrs; robust, free. 
Pinkie, clear rose-pink; long- 
stem mammoth frilled flrs; fine. 
Sunset, rose, amber and gold; 
like a sunset glow: a choice sort. 
Supreme, exquisite softpink; 
giant frilled long-stem flrs; lovely. 
Tangerine, improved; rich 
tangerine-orange, best orange. 
Warrior, rich velvety maroon; 
big full-frilled, long-stem blooms. 
Wembley, rich lavender suf¬ 
fused blue; extra in size and form. 
What Joy , rich deep primrose; 
exquisite frills,, the best yellow. 
The Prince, intense glowing 
crimson; frilled; best crimson. 
The above cream of Giant Orchid-flowered Spencer 
Sweet Peas, packets of 75 seeds 5cts., or the 16 varieties(16 pkts) 
65cts., or 1 ounce of each (16 ozs) $1.50, All are new seeds direct 
from the California grower. I also supply the following novelties; 
Christmas Varieties 
Apollo, soft salmon-pink, big 
beautiful, waved long stem flrs. 
Duplex Gem, (double) lovely 
pale rose; an outstanding duplex. 
Fandango,duplex, bright pink 
big flrs in 4's, long stems, fine. 
Fragrance, mammoth clear 
lavender, the best of all; splendid. 
Pal, an outstanding sort, en¬ 
tirely new shade, rich rose-crim- 
Bon; big bold frilled blooms, fine. 
Sweet Pea Novelties 
Bonnie Briar, huge rose-pink 
frilled flrs, showing a glint of 
amber; the finest of all rose-pink 
kinds. Awarded Silver Medal by 
Scottish S. Pea Society. 15 s. 6c. 
Eleanor Blue, the fascinating 
new shade; big waved flrs, pro¬ 
fuse, 4 or 5 to stem; will displace 
othe s. 15 seeds Sets. 
Little Bo Peep, dwarf (not a 
Cupid) lfoot high, branching, for 
beds or pots; salmon-pink. 15 s. 6c. 
Eileen, rich Begonia-rose with salmon shading 
to dazzling cerise; a beautiful rare variety. 
Ramona, delightful coral rose with yellow and 
pink shadings blended to make an exquisite 
shade of Geranium-pink. 
Lady Macbeth, dazzling spiral red with beauti. 
ful golden salmon shadings. 
Sweet Briar, mammoth rich rose-pink, standards 
sparkling rosy-pink on a lovely white ground, ton¬ 
ed to rich amber; a charming variety. 
TOBACCO STEMS.—Chopped up, these are a first-class mulch, not only retaining moisture in the 
ground and enriching the soil, but is a reliable insectide. Apply it to rows of Sweet Peas when they are a 
few inches high, and weave some into wire trellis. It is a sure protection against lice. Apply it around 
Asters to kill root lice. Spray infected plants with tobacco tea as hot as the hand will bear, or dip the plants 
to rid them of insects. Start seeds in a box or bed and transplant two feet apart. When in full bloom cut 
the stalks and hang up in a shed to cure. 1000 seeds of Insect-killing Tobacco 5cts. 
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