GRAHAM & ROSS IN GREAT FALLS SINCE 1896 
OUR “INCOMPARABLE” “X L” 
Summer Flowering Orchid Sweet Peas 
If You Have Been Disappointed in Past Years 
With Your Sweet Peas, We Urge You 
to Try the Following Recipe: 
"X-L" Sweet Peas grown by G. W. Hey, Great Falls. 
SWEET PEAS 
Four Ounces "X-L" Spencers. 
One Pan Warm Water. 
Shredded Manure. 
Prepared Plant Food. 
Twine or Poultry Netting. 
Dig trench 18" deep. Place 8" 
and compost in bottom of trench. 
enriched with two ounces of a plant food to every 
yard of trench. Soak, seed 24 hours in warm water. 
Sow March 1st, 2" apart in rows 6" apart. Cover • 
with of soil. A gently sloping hill in full sunlight { 
is an ideal location. When plants appear, stake at J 
once with twine or poultry netting. 
shredded manure 
Add garden loam 
395—NEW 1938 NOVELTY 
BEGONIA ROSE 
A rich, velvety Begonia Rose, 
ruffled and duplexed. The mam¬ 
moth standard and wide spread¬ 
ing wings have the same rich 
color and as it has an amber base, 
the shade enriches its attractive¬ 
ness as a cut flower. The stems 
are extra long and carry 4 and 5 
well placed duplex flowers. Plants 
very strong and vigorous. Pkt., 
25c; VSs oz., 50c; 1 oz., 90c. 
397—GRAHAM & ROSS ROYAL 
Grand Prize Mixture Giant Summer-flowering Sweet Peas 
We have made a carefully balanced selection of all 
colors and varieties of our Summer-flowering Sweet Peas 
for this mixture, using only the finest ruffled and long¬ 
stemmed sorts. For general use and garden display, Sweet 
Pea mixtures of this high type are quite satisfactory. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c; lb.. 75c; y 2 lb., $1.25; lb., $2.25. 
"X-L” Spencer Sweet 
Peas grown by Mrs. 
Oscar Adolphson, 726 
6th Ave. So., Great 
Falls, Mont. Note the 
height of "X-L" Sweet 
Peas as compared 
with the house in 
the background. 
THE NEWEST AND BEST SPENCERS 
Our "X-L" Brand Specially Selected Spencer Sweet Peas 
are second early in season of bloom following the Early 
Orchid Flowering type. The large flowers of exquisite 
shape, borne in threes and fours on long, stout stems are 
incomparable. 
379— BLUE BIRD. A pure deep rich blue. 
380— CRIMSON KING. A giant blossom of deep carmine, 
very handsome. 
381— ELFRIDA PEARSON. No bouquet complete without 
this flower as it is a soft delicate, shell pink. 
382— HUNTSMAN. The brightest scarlet yet introduced. 
Makes a dazzling bouquet alone. 
383— KING WHITE. Produces large wavy flowers of pure 
glistening white. 
385— MAGNET. Produces large flowers of beautiful form 
on long stems. Color, a creamy, salmon pink. 
386— PINKIE. Tha largest variety in the deep pink class 
A very vigorous grower with flowers which are nicely 
waved. 
387 — POWER SCOUT. We regard this variety as the best 
clear lavender. 
388— WHAT JOY. No collection complete without this 
new wonderful flower. A rich deep primrose yellow. 
389— ROYAL PURPLE. Without a doubt this is the finest 
rich royal purple. A large flowering variety. 
390— NUBIAN. A distinct shade and the nearest shade 
to chocolate found in Sweet Peas. 
391— BEATALL. One of the largest Sweet Peas grown; 
not only the flowers are large, but the stems also are 
exceptionally long and stout. The color is a chaste shade 
of pink, suffused with salmon. 
392 — CAPTAIN BLOOD. A dazzling rich blood scarlet. 
393 — TIP TOP. One of the very few sweet peas that holds 
a deep true blue. 
394 — BLANCHE FERRY. Select, bright rose and white. 
Prices on above straight varieties: Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
y 4 lb., 90c. 
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f GARDENING HINT ♦ 
• Inoculate Sweet Peas With i 
NITRAGIN j 
; The Original Soil Inoculator 
• Sweet peas are legumes—they need the nitrogen j 
T gathering legume germs. Few soils contain a natural ? 
. supply. It is therefore necessary to inoculate. Nitro- ? 
^ gen hastens maturity, increases yield, produces bet* T 
^ ter flowers, adds fertility to the soil. 
j Directions on every package. 
• Garden Size, enough to inoculate from 1 oz. to 8 . 
• lbs. of seed. 25c • 
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All Packets of Seeds carry the date packed 
