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Flower Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
are among the most beautiful of all our hardy annuals. Any 
ordinary garden soil is well adapted for growing them. Select 
a sunny, open place, several feet from any building, or close 
fence, and as far as possible from large trees. Sow 
as early in the spring as possible. Do not wail for 
fair weather. Plant in double rows six inches apart 
and four inches deep, dropping the seeds three inches 
apart, alternating them in this manner 
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When up, hoe the soil toward the plants a little, but 
do not form a ridge. Furnish support early. The 
one important point is to keep the surface of the soil 
fine and mellow from the time it is worked up in the spring. 
The following list embraces the most desirable sorts that have 
been brought out up to the present time, although we can furnish 
any of the 150 varieties offered by the trade. 
Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents ; lb., 20 cents ; 
lb., 35 cents ; lb., 60 cents ; unless otherwise noted. 
Not less than y pound of a variety at the quarter-pound ra-te. 
White 
Dorothy Eckford. Very large, semi-hooded form. A grand flower. 
Emily Henderson. Early, vigorous and a profuse bloomer. 
Mont Blanc. Extra early. Dwarf. 
Nora Unwin. A splendid flower. Extra large and open, wavy form. Packet, 
10 cents ; oz., 20 cents. 
Sadie Burpee—black seeded. The hardiest white Sweet Pea. The buds show 
tint of pink. 
Primrose and Buff 
Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. Light primrose. Very large semi-hooded form. 
Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Delicate creamy buff. Wings lighter 
standard. 
Queen Victoria. Light primrose. Buds pinkish. 
Stella Morse. Buff, tinted with pink at the edges. 
than 
Hooded form. Very hardy. 
GROUP OK 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
Light PinK 
Countess Spencer. The type of a 
new race. The open-form flowers 
are of great size and with wavy 
margins. Countess Spencer is a 
blight, clear pink, a little deeper at 
the edges Packet, xo cents ; oz.,20 
cents; y lb., 50 cents; lb., $1.50. 
Countess Spencer Hybrids. Extra 
large and beautiful Sweet Peas in 
various shades of pink, orange, 
salmon and rose. 
Countess of Lathom. Light, 
creamy pink. Hooded form. 
Dainty. White, edged with light 
pink. Hooded form. The long 
stems usually bear four blossoms. 
Florence Morse Spencer. Deli- 
lighter pink-edged form of Countess 
cate blush, with pink margin. A 
Spencer. 
Gladys Unwin. Bright, clear pink, a little deeper at the edges. Countess 
Spencer form, but a little smaller, lighter color and freer flowering. 
Lovely. Light pink, shading deeper toward the center of the flower. Vigor- 
Deep PinK Sind Rose 
, Castle. Bright rose crimson, with veins of deeper rose. Large open form, 
ivy edges. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 20 cents ; y lb., 50 cents. 
Geo. Herbert. Is similar to John Ingman hut deeper and brighter color. 
Packet, 10 cents ; oz., au cents ; y lb., 50 cents. 
John Ingman. Rose carmine, with veins of deeper shade, A hold,hand¬ 
some flower. Very large open form, with wavy edges. Packet, to cents; 
oz., 20 cents; y lb., 50 cents. 
Mrs. Dugdale. Crimson rose. Very laige shell-shaped flower. Distinct 
and attractive. 
Phyllis Unwin. Is similar to John Ingman hut a shade lighter. Packet, 
10 cents ; oz., 20 cents ; y lb., 50 cents. 
Prince of Wales. The largest and best rose crimson. Vigorous and free 
flowering. 
Orange PinK 
Bolton’s Pink. Salmon pink, veined with rose. Large handsome flower. 
Semi-hooded form. Less orange than Miss Willmott. Packet, 10 cents; 
oz., 15 cents; y lb., 50 cents. 
Helen Lewis. Standard crimson orange. Wings orange rose. Spencer 
form. Packet, 10 cents ; oz., 20 cents; y lb., 50 cents . 
Henry Eckford. The nearest approach to orange yellow. The flowers 
should be shaded on bright days. Packet, 10 cents; oz.,20 cents; y lb., 
50 cents. 
Miss Willmott. Standard orange pink Wings rose, t'nted with orange, 
The best orange pink. The large semi-hooded flowers arc borne on long stems. 
ous and a free bloomer. Hooded form. 
Lavender and Mauve Shades 
Modesty. A delicate tint of pink, a trifle deeper at the edges. Hooded form. 
Mrs. Alfred Watkins. Large, open wavy form. Standard shading from 
blush to pink and wings from blush to rose. 
Prima Donna. The favorite soft, clear, pink self. Good size. Hooded 
form. Vigorous and free flowering. 
Rose and White 
Apple Blossom. Standard crimson pink. Wings white, shaded pink. Hooded 
form. Usually four flowers to the stem. 
Earliest of All. Standard rose. Wings wh : ‘ The earliest form of the 
well-known Blanche Ferry. 
Lady Grisel Hamilton. The largest and lightest shade of lavender. Stand¬ 
ard light mauve. Hooded form. 
Lottie Eckford. White, tinted lilac and edged deep blue. Large hooded 
form, inclined to double. 
Mrs. Geo. Higginson, Jr. The clearest delicate lavender, free from mauve 
tint. Semi-hooded form. 
Blue and Purple Shades 
Flora Norton. The brightest and clearest blue. Medium size, open form. 
Mrs. Walter Wright. Rose purple. I.arge, hooded form. 
I Navy Blue. The best dark blue. Distinct and a vigorous grower. 
