COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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Sweet Peas Sweet Peas 
WINTER FLOWERING 
EARLY GIANT SPENCERS 
ALL WHITE—Largest pure-white. 
AMBITION—Boldly waved lavender-lilac. 
BLUE BIRD—Best deep blue, a rich shade 
BLUE BONNET—Best clear blue. 
BLUE SENSATION—Light blue, flowers waved. 
BURPEE’S ORANGE—Brilliant orange. 
CHEVALIER—Carmine-rose, extra good. 
COLUMBIA—Rose and cream-rose, bi-color. 
ELDORADO—The best orange. 
FLAMINGO—Best salmon pink. 
FRAGRANCE—Extra good frilled, extra large lavender. 
GIANT ROSE—Pink on white ground. 
GLITTERS—Best cerise, brilliant color. 
GRENADIER—Brilliant geranium scarlet. 
HARMONY —Extra good clear lavender. 
HEATHER BELL—Best lavender mauve. 
HERCULES—Extra good giant pure pink. 
HOPE—Large waved flowers, pure white, extra good. 
IMPERIAL PINK—Best deep pink. 
LADY GAY—Best bluish pink. 
LADDIE—Mammoth flowered rose pink. 
MAJESTIC ROSE—Brilliant rose pink, hard to beat. 
MAROON PRINCE—Reddish maroon. 
ORIENTAL—Extra good deep cream—colored. 
PAL—Extra fine carmine rose. 
QUEEN CRIMSON—Outstanding deep crimson. 
SILVER KING—High class light blue. 
SNOWSTORM—Popular white. White-seeded. 
SPRING SONG—Salmon cerise, extra choice. 
VALENCIA—Deep orange, sunproof. 
VULCAN—Vivid scarlet, sunproof. 
ZYOLANEK’S ROSE—Bright rose-pink. 
ZVOLANEK’S PINK—Dark rose. 
WINTER FLOWERING MIXED—Perfect blend of colors, light 
Florists’ shades predominating. 
PRICE: Any variety: Oz. 40c; lb. $4.00. 
We sell half ounces at ounce rate, quarter and half pounds 
at pound rate. 
SWEET PEA EILEEN 
Early Winter Flowering Spencer. Rich rose, shaded sal¬ 
mon changing under certain lights to a dazzling cerise. Of 
largest size ruffled and waved. Oz. 50c; lb. $6.50. 
BRIDESMAID—Sparkling shade of deep silvery pink, long 
firm stems, vigorous grower. T. pkt. 20c; oz. $1.40. 
COLOSSAL ROSE—Largest rose-pink in cultivation. Flowers 
bright rich pink on long stems. Vigorous grower. T. pkt. 20c; 
oz. $1.40. 
CATTLEVA—-The color of Cattleya orchid a delightful shade 
of rose lilac. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; lb. $4.00, prepaid. 
SEQUOYA—An enormous rich, golden-cerise flower with wide¬ 
spread wings heavily frilled and waved. Long strong stems. 
T. pkt. 20c; oz. $1.40. 
The above Early Flowering Sweet Peas received No. 1 rat¬ 
ing from the New York Florists Club in 1935. 
Our List of Early Winter Flowering sweet 
Peas include every color and the choicest, well-tried de¬ 
pendable varieties only. No matter which variety you will 
grow from our list, you will not be disappointed. An oz. of 
seed contains 370 to 420 peas. 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS MIXED 
Summer Flowering 
This mixture includes all the finest Spencers listed as well as 
many new varieties. T. pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; lb. $1.80. 
GRANDIFLORA MIXED 
Embraces more than 75 of the best varieties of this tvpe of sweet 
peas. T. pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c; lb. 60c. 
CUPID SWEET PEAS 
These grow only 1 foot high and spread to about 2 feet and have 
fine dark green foliage. T. pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 38c; lb. $1.60. 
RUFFLED OR DOUBLE SWEET PEAS— 
The frilliness and duplexness of the wavy flowers that extends 
clear to the edges of the petals, Imparts a double appearance and 
heightens the beauty and effectiveness of the flowers. 
In the* Early Flowering Sweet Peas, sown after 
ait me ouuiu danger of heavy frost is past, will pro¬ 
duce In the open a crop of flowers two weeks ahead of Late Spencers. 
SUMMER FLOWERING SPENCERS 
AMY JOHNSON—Old rose overlaid salmon cerise. Award of Merit 
ANNIE IRELAND—White edged terra cotta pink. 
AVALANCHE—Glistening, pure white, extra. 
CHARITY—Scarlet crimson. 
CHIEFTAIN—Silky mauve, extra. 
CONSTANCE HINTON—Giant black seeded white. 
DAMASK ROSE—Best rose carmine. 
DORA—Cerise, cream wings, bi-color, extra. 
DORIS—Soft salmon cerise. 
ELEGANCE—Giant blush-pink. 
ELFRIDA PEARSON—Giant shell-pink, exquisite. 
EXCELSIOR—Best orange scarlet. 
FLUFFY RUFFLES—Bose pink, duplexed 
FORTUNE—Rich dark blue, extra. 
HAWLMAItK CERISE—Rose cerise on cream, extra. 
HAVVLMARK PINK—Giant salmon shaded pink. 
HERCULES—Giant pale rosy pink. 
JACK CORNWALL—Azure blue. 
KINO EDWARD—Crimson red. 
KING MAUVE—Giant waved mauve. 
KITTY PIERCE—Lilac suffused blush pink, flowers duplexed. 
LADY RUFFLES—Ruffled soft pink, extra large. 
MAMMOTH—Giant blazing orange scarlet, extra. 
MARY PICKFORD—Cream pink, suffused salmon. 
MODEL—Black seeded white, extra. 
MRS. TOM JONES—Vigorous grower, large substantial flowers 
frilled, extra long stems. Color bright light blue. 
OLYMPIA—Rich royal purple, extra. 
ORANGE PICTURE—Sunproof dark orange, extra. 
PICTURE—Deep pink on cream ground. 
PINKIE—Giant pure deep pink, vigorous, extra. 
POWERSCOURT—Finest pure lavender. 
R. F. FELTON—Beautiful lavender. 
REFLECTION—True clear blue, extra. 
ROYAL PURPLE—Rich purple. 
ROYAL SCOT—Brilliant cerise scarlet. 
RENOWN—Carmine red. 
RUFFLED ROSE—Rich dark rose, duplexed. 
RUFFLED BEAUTY—Lilac pink on amber ground, ruffled. 
SONNY BOY—Best brilliant verraillion red. 
TANGERINE IMPROVED—Brilliant orange, extra large. 
THE SULTAN—Black velvety maroon, extra. 
WARRIOR—Red-maroon. 
WHAT JOY—Deep rich cream, heavily frilled. 
WEDGEWOOD—Lovely blue. 
YOUTH—White rose pink edge, extra. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE: Oz. 20c; lb. $2.20, except where quoted. 
SWEET PEAS UNDER GLASS Good drainage, the 
soil worked 18 in. 
deep or deeper, enriched with 30% of rotted cow manure and tramp¬ 
ing down the soil FIRMLY is the key of success. Also 6 to 8 ft. of 
headroom. 
Soak the soil thoroughly before sowing. Few days after that, 
when the soil is only moderately moist sow in rows running north 
and south and cover the seed 2 inches deep. Sow in shallow trenches 
2-3 in. deep, fill up these trenches with dirt about 45 days after 
planting. NEVER sow in wet or loose soil. Have the rows 15-18 
in. apart. Start watering only when the seeds are half inch out of 
the soil then water oDly about once a week soaking the soil thor¬ 
oughly. Thin out to at least 6 in. apart in the rows. When the 
plants begin to bloom use liquid cow manure once a week. Keep 
the soil stirred, do not allow any crust to form. In the fall when 
the weather Is cloudy some of the buds will be dropping. To min¬ 
imize this trouble keep the house on the dry side, STOP WATERING 
and wait 'till the top soil is dry 3-5 in. deep, then pour, water in 
trenches from underneath. Ventilate all you can but avoid drafts. 
Draft is fatal to all greenhouse crops. Sow In September to get a 
heavy crop of blooms for Christmas. Always soak the seed for 6-10 
hours, use only swelled seed and chip or file seeds that did not swell 
up, drop them back into water, sow when they are swelled up. SWEET 
PEAS OUTDOORS—About the middle of March place 6 seeds in a 
4 in. pot, thin out later, leaving only 3 strongest plants. Place pots 
in cold frame, field plant early in May, do not allow your plants to 
suffer from lack of moisture, mulch when hot weather sets in, have 
the plants 10-15 inches apart in the rows. Remove all poor flowers 
promptly. 
LATE SWEET PEAS UNDER GLASS 
Sown about foot apart at the same time with Early Win¬ 
ter Flowering Peas, after Chrysanthemums, these Late Sweet 
Peas being of less rapid growth will not interfere with the 
growth of the Early kind, until the Early ones are almost 
exhausted. Then the robust growing Late, will overtake the 
played out Earlies and you will get a heavy crop of high class 
bloom in May and June. LATE SWEET PEAS will produce 
fine flowers sown late in winter with spring not far off. 
Sown under glass in summer, will make lots of vines, but 
never a flower. 
SWEET VIOLET QUEEN CHARLOTTE 
PVEET VIOLET —Viola Odorata. Blue hardy English violet, sweet- 
scented. Violet requires rich, well drained, somewhat sandy soil 
id should never suffer from lack of moisture. Plant seed In fall 
■ spring. Of all violets, Queen Charlotte is the hardiest—does not 
inter-klll even in Iowa. Blooms in the spring and again in the 
11 Seed lays long before It sprouts. T. pkt. 10c; oz. $2.20. 
