NORTHRUP, KING & CO. ’ S 
Spencer Sweet Pea Mixture 
Spencer Choice Mixture 
A superior mixture of the best and new¬ 
est Late Flowering Spencer varieties, very 
carefully balanced to produce an even 
showing of the many colors. 
Spencer Fine Mixed 
An excellent mixture of popular, late 
flowering sorts in all the desired colors. 
Early Flowering Spencer Mixed 
An excellent mixture of the better items 
in the Early Flowering Spencer list. This 
type does not produce as large, branching 
plant growth as the “Late Flowering/’ but 
offers the advantage of a longer blooming 
period. Excellent for both green house and 
home garden cultivation. 
Grandiflora Sweet Peas 
(Hardy Annual, 6 Feet) 
The Grandiflora is the common type of Sweet Peas, producing more flowers, more 
fragrance and standing poor treatment better than the Spencers, but the flowers are not 
as large and stems not as long. 
For thosfe who wish to grow the separate colors we can supply the large 
blossom varieties in the following: 
Red, Lavender, Blue, Pink, White 
Grandiflora Mixture 
A mixture of the best of the separate colors. It produces a wonderful display 
of blooms in all shades. 
Cupid Sweet Peas 
Dwarf or Bedding Mixture 
This is a dwarf sweet pea, growing only 6 to 8 inches high. Used for edging, low beds 
and pot culture. From June until late Summer the plants are covered with flowers of good 
size. Since the plants cover the ground so closely, they do not suffer from drought as much 
as the tall sorts. 
Sweet William 1 Yl to 2 feet 
One of the old popular hardy perennials. 
The large trusses of brilliant flowers are 
delightful in any garden. Require a good, 
rich, well fertilized soil for best results. 
The broad clusters of fragrant flowers are 
like little pinks with delicately fringed, 
overlapping petals. Color range, pink, scar¬ 
let, maroon, white, usually two shades to 
each plant. Fine for cut flowers. 
Verbena, Mammoth Fine, All Colors 
A free flowering half hardy perennial, 
usually treated as an annual. Excellent for 
bedding and edging. Of creeping habit with 
dark green foliage. Many clusters of large 
star-shaped flowers with rounded lobed 
petals. Color range blue, pink, scarlet, yel¬ 
low, white—most of the flowers having 
white eyes. 
Verbena, Mammoth 
Pink and rose shades. 
Verbena, Mammoth 
Blue shades. 
Vinca or Periwinkle 1 5 inches 
A tender perennial brought from the 
island of Madagascar. Very free blooming, 
handsome bushy plants with glossy foliage 
and round, single flowers IV 2 inches across. 
The flowers are flat and circular with five 
petals. Colors, solid white, rose with crim¬ 
son eye and white with rose center. Plants 
are free from attack by insects. Usually 
treated as annuals and bloom during the 
late summer and autumn. In the Fall it 
may be potted and grown indoors with 
success. 
Just Imagine the Fragrance Arising From This Seed Farm Field of Sweet Peas . 
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