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SWEET PEAS □ 
Normal germination, 15-20 days 
Sow in permanent location, in single row, two seeds to the inch, quarter-ounce of seeds for 
two yards of row; cover one inch deep 
The first Sweet Pea \\ as ol the Grandiflora type, and was discovered in Sicily in the year 1095, whence it 
soon reached England. After years of hybridizing by Henry Eckford, many improvements were noticed. 
The Grandiflora type has almost passed out of the picture today, having been replaced by the Spencer 
variety, discovered in 1901 bj’’ Silas Cole, gardener to the Earl Spencer of Althorp Park, Northampton, 
England. This in turn has been improved on and we now have an Early Flowering Spencer which blooms 
3-4 weeks earlier than the Late Flowering Type and continues in bloom much longer. 
Culture: Sweet Peas are quite hardy, and may be planted very early in the Spring, or late in the Fall. 
They thrive best in heavily fertilized ground, and need considerable water on warm days. 
Best lesults are obtained by sowing in the Fall, where Winters are not too severe, as with the resulting 
deep roots, the season of blooming is greatly lengthened. Sweet Peas do best when trained on trellises made 
of string. They should be thinned to about 8 inches apart in rows, while the rows should be 85 feet apart. 
If planting in Spring, and space permits, it is advisable to make several sowings about one week apart, so 
as to provide for longer flowering season. Sweet Peas develop best only with a rainy season or with ex¬ 
tensive watering. Keep seed pods clipped. 
Named Varieties of Sweet Peas in Plain Packets Only 
EARLY FLOWERING SPENCERS 
For outdoor or greenhouse culture. This class should 
have more attention from home growers who may have 
been disappointed with the late flowering type. Blooming 
3 to 4 weeks earlier, they are in full bloom before the 
Summer dry-spell arrives, and where nights are cool, they 
continue to bear for months. 
Named Varieties are all 55c. oz., 10c. pkt. 
•All White— Largest prue white. 
•Ball’s Rose— Rose pink. 
•Blue Bonnet— Best clear deep blue. 
•Harmony —Clear lavender. 
•Imperial Pink— Large clear pink. 
•Majestic Rose —Brilliant rose-pink, vigorous, long 
stems. 
•Valencia —Sunproof bright orange, long stems. 
•Vulcan —Alost vivid scarlet and sunproof. 
Early Spencer Bloomsdale Mixture, 
1 lb. 2.00 X lb. 60 1 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
LATE SPENCERS 
Named Varieties are all 25c. oz., 10c. pkt. 
Here follow the varieties of Late Spencers which we 
consider are the best in their class. Please hold to this 
list in ordering. 
• Austin Frederick, Improved— Frilled lavender. 
•Barbara —Large orange salmon. 
• Campfire —Bright scarlet. 
•Commander Godsall— Rich violet-blue. 
•Doreen —Bright rose carmine. 
•Elfrida Pearson— Best shell pink. 
•Fiery Cross— Intense orange-scarlet, or military red. 
• Gleneagles— Very large, pale blue-lavender. 
•Hero —A beautiful cerise. 
•Illuminator —Large rich orange salmon. 
•Helen Lewis —Standard orange, wings rose salmon. 
•King Edward VII —Rich crimson. 
•King White —The best white, gigantic flowers. 
• Mary Pickford —Cream pink, suffused salmon. 
•Miss California —Deep cream pink. 
•Mrs. Tom Jones— Large clear blue. 
•Pinkie- Rose pink, immense flowers. 
•Rosabelle— Bright rose, wavy large flowers. 
•Senator —Claret and chocolate striped, heliotrope 
ground. 
•Welcome— Dazzling scarlet. 
•Wembley —Lavender and pltunbago-blue. 
•What Joy —Rich deep primrose-yellow. 
•Youth —White edge, soft rose pink. 
Late Spencers Choice Mixed — 
1 lb. 1.25 % lb. 40 1 oz. 15 pkt. 10 
Early Spencer Sweet Pea Valencia 
GRANDIFLORA TYPES 
Grandifloras are best for use where weather is very hot. 
but in other respects, they cannot compare with the 
Spencers. 
Landreths’ Fine mixed 
1 lb. 85 yf lb. 25 1 oz. 15 pkt. 5 
TAGETES —See Marigold. 
Though the development of the Zinnia has been 
marked since 1798 when David Landreth first 
brought it back from Mexico, those who are curious 
to see the type from which the present large 
flowered forms were developed, may do so by 
planting Zinnia Haageana Mexlcana, for these are 
nearest to the great-great-grandparents of this 
most satisfactory and viseful flower. 
