Here Is the Pick of the World's Best New Sweet Peas 
Ten Novelty Summer-Flowering Sweet Peas 
ARTISTE. (Pink.) Handsome, glowing 
clear geranium-pink of great beauty. Wings 
and standards are alike in color. Fre¬ 
quently four flowers to the stem, and the 
stems are long. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
CAPRI. (Light blue.) We believe this to be 
the finest light blue ever introduced. The 
color is much clearer and the flowers are 
much larger than existing varieties. Long 
stems make the flower especially valuable. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
CHINESE BLUE. (Deep blue.) Both 
standard and wings are a uniform, true, 
deep blue. Stems are exceptionally long 
and usually bear four flowers throughout 
the plant. An unusually strong-growing 
variety, with blooms larger than those of 
the average Sweet Pea. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1. 
EXQUISITE. (Coral and. white.) The color 
is actually best described as a soft coral- 
salmon on a glistening, silvery white 
ground. It is exceptionally fine under 
artificial light. This English variety usually 
produces four flowers on each of its long, 
stout stems. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
FLORA. (Lavender.) The outstanding 
lavender variety for 1936. Color is clear 
lavender-lilac and the flowers are excep¬ 
tionally large. A strong, vigorous variety, 
freely producing its flowers on long stems. 
Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1. 
GRAND SLAM. (Scarlet-cerise.) Bright 
scarlet-cerise, with a suffusion of orange—- 
a beautiful and brilliant color. Grand Slam 
does not fade or change color in strong 
sunlight. This appeals to us as one of the 
best Sweet Peas ever introduced. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
LULLABY. (Pink and white.) Very 
long stems, usually with four flowers 
to a stem, may be expected from this 
new sort. The color combination is 
a charming light rose-pink on a white 
ground. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
STYLIST. (Rose-pink.) This may be de¬ 
scribed as a much improved Pinkie. The 
blooms are a clear, deep rose-pink, usually 
growing four to a stem, and the stems are 
exceptionally long, the plant being a very 
vigorous grower. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
WHITE EMBLEM. (White.) This is a 
perfectly pure white flower of great sub¬ 
stance, beautifully frilled and very 
large. The variety produces black seeds, 
hence a robust-growing plant is to be 
expected. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
YELLOW TIP. (Near yellow.) The 
nearest approach we have to pure yel¬ 
low in Sweet Peas. Flowers are large, 
well.balanced, and the plant grows strongly. 
Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
NOVELTY COLLECTION: One pkt. each of 
above 10 New Varieties, $2.50 
Modern Sweet Peas have three or four 
flowers on a stem 
New Statice 
Trollius, Golden Queen 
New Zinnias 
SINUATA, Kampf’s. Annual. This desir¬ 
able Everlasting is a deep blue, large and 
fine, and is excellent for cutting. Pkt. 15 
cts., 34 oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Hardy Perennial. Four-foot plant pro¬ 
duces enormous, buttercup-like golden flow¬ 
ers 4 inches across. Award of Merit, R. H. S., 
England. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
DESERT GOLD. Annual. Gardeners will 
welcome Desert Gold, of the new “Crown of 
Gold” strain. The light and deeper hues 
of gold have been segregated, being equally 
striking in the garden or when the flowers 
are used for cut-bloom. 2J4 ft- Pkt. 25 
cts., 34oz. $1, 34oz. $1.50. 
SCABIOUS-FLOWERED HYBRIDS. An¬ 
nual. The flowers are of medium size, but 
are produced in great profusion. They 
have wide outer florets, but the inner sec¬ 
tion of the flower is made up of short tubu¬ 
lar florets closely compacted, resembling 
the Scabious. Colors include Crimson, 
Scarlet, Orange, Yellow, Pink, and White. 
Mixed, pkt. 25 cts., 34 oz - $1, oz. $3. 
CROWN O’GOLD HYBRIDS. Annual. A 
large type. The base of each floret is gold, 
but each upper half is old-rose in one plant, 
cream in another, or yellow, red, or carmine. 
Pkt. 20 cts., 34° z - 50 cts., 34 oz - 90 cts. 
Venidium, 
Fastuosum Hybrids 
Verbena, 
New Apple Blossom 
Halj-bardy Annual. For the garden or for 
under glass. Height 2 to 3 feet. In this 
mixture are white, cream, lemon, orange, 
and buff. Flower 3 inches in diameter, with 
black center. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Viola, Normandie 
A remarkably handsome Viola of the Gra¬ 
cilis type, bearing large, self-colored flowers of 
a rich burgundy color. Pkt. 50c., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Annual. The flowers are almost white, 
shading to a delicate cameo-pink toward the 
edges of the petals; and here at the edge they 
are a decided pink. Individual flowers are 1 34 
inches in diameter, while the flower-head 
itself measures 4 to 5 inches across. The 
plants grow from 1 to 134 feet tall, are very 
free flowering, and come 99 per cent true 
to color, which is a notable degree of fixa¬ 
tion in large Verbenas. Pkt. 25 cts., 34° z - 
$1, }4oz. $1.50, oz. $5. 
Growing Flowers from Seed 
Flowers are classified according to their life histories, as: Annuals, 
seeds of which may be sown in spring and they will produce flowers 
and die the same season; Biennials, those which grow from seed 
the first year, but do not flower, rest over the winter and grow again 
the next year, when they flower and die. Perennials are those which 
grow from seed one year, produce flowers in later years, usually the 
second, and do not die, but continue to produce flowers every year 
afterwards. A few biennials and perennials, however, will flower the 
first year and are commonly treated as annuals. 
Flowers are classified according to their resistance to cold as: 
Hardy, those which are not killed by frost, however severe; Half- 
hardy, which are uninjured by moderately low temperatures, but 
severe frost will kill them, and Tender, which must be protected 
against frost, however light, at all times. 
Seeds of Annuals are sown in spring, the hardy kinds in the open 
ground as soon as winter is over; the half-hardy and tender kinds 
are sown outdoors when no further frosts are to be expected. 
Some kinds take longer to flower from the time that seed is sown 
than do others, and these longer-growing kinds are commonly started 
in late winter in the protec.tion of the home, the seed-boxes being 
given the full light of a window, or, better still, in a greenhouse or a 
hotbed, which is a heated frame. The seedlings are transplanted 
into the garden after warm weather has arrived. 
Biennials and Perennials are commonly sown outdoors in June or 
July, the resulting plants being thinned to prevent overcrowding, 
and then transplanted in autumn or spring to those spots in the 
garden where it is intended that they should flower. We must not 
allow any plants to crowd one another, and from time to time seedlings 
should be removed to permit others to have sufficient room. 
Most seeds grow best in light, sandy soil, and covered to a depth 
equal to three times their diameter. Use care in watering, as small 
seeds are readily washed away or carried too deeply into the soil. 
Do not add fertilizer to soil for starting seeds; use it later. 
There are certain plants which, for various reasons, are always 
grown as greenhouse or conservatory plants. For these, special 
cultural directions will be found on the reverse side of our seed pack¬ 
ages. If you have any difficulty in growing any of our products, we 
invite you to write us, when full directions will be given you. 
F lower Seed Novelties 
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