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2462 Shumway’s World’s 
Famous Mixture of Giant 
Orchid or Spencer Flowered 
Sweet Peas 
Shumway’s World Renown Finest Sweet Peas 
2462 Shumway’s World’s Famous 
Mixture of Giant Orchid or Spencer 
Flowered Finest Mixed Colors 
I have spared no expense or effort in 
producing this special mixture of Spen¬ 
cer’s Sweet Peas to furnish you the very 
finest stock available. It contains proper 
proportions of all the Early and Giant 
Flowered varieties offered. You will 
find it produces new and exquisite col¬ 
ors and shades including apricot, 
lavender, dark and light blue, vari¬ 
ous tints of pinks and scarlets, 
striped and mottled sorts, dark ma¬ 
roons, etc. Colors properly blended 
to give a rainbow of color in your 
garden. It is far superior to seed 
grown as mixture in the field. 
Home planters, private estates and 
florists who have used this for 
years pronounce it the very finest 
quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; y 4 lb., 
60 cts.; i/ 2 lb., $1.00; lb., $1.75. 
2465 Shumway’s Supreme Mixture 
of Spencer Hybrids 
This is a well balanced mixture of standard leading 
varieties of Spencer or Giant Orchid-Flowered Sweet 
Peas. This shed is grown in mixture in the field to re¬ 
produce the seed stock and will give you excellent sat¬ 
isfaction. Pkt., 9 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; Vi lb., 40 cts.; i/ 2 lb-, 
70 cts.; lb., $1.25. 
2463 Eckford’s Choice Mixture of Grandiflora 
Types 
Very hardy outdoor type that stands attacks of in¬ 
sects and hot weather better than Spencer Flowers. 
Smaller than Spencers. We make up this mixture by 
combining carefully considered proportions separate 
named varieties, each the very choicest of its class. No¬ 
where else can one procure a more magnificent mixture. 
Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; Vi lb., 35 cts.; V 2 lb., 65 cts.; 
lb., $1.10. 
Giant Flowered 
Spencers in Separate 
Colors 
2441 Avalanche. Large Pure White. 
2442 Camp Fire. Cerise. 
2443 Chieftain. Deep Mauve. 
2444 Dora. Rich rose pink. 
2445 Doreen. Carmine rose. 
2446 Gleneagles. Light blue lavender. 
2447 Idyl. Salmon pink. 
2448 Mary Catherine. The Queen of 
Large Flowered Whites. 
2449 Mary Pickford. Beautiful light 
pink. 
2450 Olympia. Rich purple. 
2451 Pinkie. Deep pink. 
2452 Powerseourt. Pure lilac lavender. 
2453 Reflection. New deep blue. 
2454 Sunset. Rose, amber and gold. 
2455 Supreme. Pale blush pink. 
2456 Sybil Henshaw. Large crimson 
flowers. 
2457 What Joy. Deep cream. 
2458 Youth. White, edged with soft 
rose pink. _ 
Early Flowering 
Spencers for Greenhouse 
Culture in Separate Colors 
Pink and White 
, Clear sparkling 
Beautiful clear 
2429 Columbia. 
Blended. 
2430 Giant Rose, 
Rose. 
2431 Harmony, 
lavender. 
2432 Mrs. Kerr. Bright salmon. 
2433 Queen Crimson. Glowing crim¬ 
son. 
2434 Silver Blue. Light blue lavender. 
2435 Snowstorm, Largest white win¬ 
ter variety. 
2436 Torch. Salmon orange. 
2437 Vulcan. Dazzling scarlet cerise. 
2440 Shumway’s Supreme Mixture. 
All the above at the following Low 
Prices: Pkt., 9 cts.; oz., 28 cts.; *4 
lb., 75 cts.; 14 lb., 81.35; lb., $2.50. 
2438 Special Offer. 1 pkt. each of 
the above 9 named varieties of Early 
Flowering Spencers. Only 65 cts. 
2439 Special Offer. 1 oz. each of 
the above 9 named varieties of Early 
Flowering Spencers. Only $2.15. 
All the above at the 
following Low Prices: 
Pkt., 7 cts.; oz., 22 cts.; 
lb., 60 cts.; % lb., 
$1.10; lb., $2,00. 
2459 Special Offer. 1 
pkt. each of the above 
18 varieties of Giant 
Late Spencers. Only 
90 cts. 
2460 Special Offer. 1 
oz. each of the above 
18 varieties of Giant 
Late Spencers. Only 
$3.25. 
2464 
Everlasting 
Sweet Peas 
Lathyrus. Per¬ 
fectly hardy peren¬ 
nial. Handsome, free- 
blooming climber 
with clusters of ele¬ 
gant Sweet-Pea-like 
blossoms, which are 
produced in the great¬ 
est profusion. They 
come up year after 
year, and also bloom 
earlier than other 
Sweet Peas. Espe¬ 
cially suitable for cov¬ 
ering arbors and trel¬ 
lises. Choice Mixed, 
All Colors. Pkt., 10 
cts.; *4 oz., 25 cts.; 
V‘> oz., 40 cts.; oz., 
75 cts. 
2484 Shumway’s Gigantic Verbenas 
A Glorious Mixture of Large 
Flowering Annual Varieties 
The flowers are, as the name indi¬ 
cates, gigantic, with white eye, the reds 
particularly are attractive. For bed¬ 
ding nothing in the list is more satis¬ 
factory. Continuous bloomers all sum¬ 
mer long. Pkt., 10 cts.; Vi oz., 50 cts.; 
Vs oz., 90 cts.; oz., $1.65. 
' 2481 Defiance Intense Red. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2482 Blues Shades. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2483 Mayflower-Pink Shades. Pkt., 10c. 
2486 Carmine Ball—1934. Introduction 
—A Blaze of Fire. Pkt., 15 cts. 
2487 Citriodora (Lemon-Scented Ver¬ 
bena). An old favorite with fragrant 
evergreen leaves. It is a low-growing 
tender plant and may be grown in the 
garden in summer and in pots in winter 
and the leaves dried and laid among 
linens. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2485 New Verbena Beauty of Oxford 
Hybrids 
A beautiful giant hybrid raised from a cross between Ver¬ 
bena Luminosa and Beauty of Oxford. It inherits a touch 
of salmon pink from Luminosa which gives a lovely soften¬ 
ing effect to the sometimes harsh coloring of Beauty of 
Oxford. The color shades from clear Rose-Pink to Rose-Red, 
making this the brightest Rose Verbena ever produced from 
seed. The individual florets measure over one inch in diam¬ 
eter. The foliage is a dark cress green. Pkt., 15 cts. 
2485 New Verbena 
Beauty of Oxford 
Hybrids 
2491 Violets 
Sweet 
Scented 
The Czar— 
Dark Blue— 
Single 
(Perennial.) 
Every garden 
should include 
some of these 
large-flowered, 
sweet - scented 
Violets. They 
bloom freely 
throughout 
the spring and 
again in the 
fall. Pkt., 10 
cts. 
Violet 
Tritoma 
2477 Thunbergia 
Black-Eyed Susan Vine 
Choicest. Mixed. A splendid annual 
climber Jor hanging; baskets and ground 
covers. Showy, yellow and orange flowers, 
some with velvety black center. Pkt., 5 
cts.; *4 oz., 30 cts. 
(30 in.). 
Showy 
border 
plants 
throwing a 
bloom very 
compact in 
form on stout 
stems. Blos- 
soms are a 
brilliant 
orange-red. 
Blooms in August 
and September. If 
,left in a protected 
[spot in the garden, 
they will live over; 
however, it is well 
to dig the roots 
and store in sand 
for the winter. 
Pkt., 12 cts. 
2476 Trumpet Creeper 
Bignonia Radicans. Hardy perennial 
chmber. l.> to 20 ft. Blooms summer 
and fall. One of the best showy flowering 
vines. The blossoms, which are produced 
in profusion, are large, trumpet-shaped, 
and scarlet-orange with orange throats. 
The foliage is light green. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2474 Texas Blue Bonnet 
Free flowering, easily grown annuals, with 
long, graceful spikes of rich blue pea shaped 
flowers. The fine, dark glossy foliage makes 
an admirable foil and background, valuable 
for mixed borders, beds and for cutting; pre¬ 
fers a little shade. Height 2 ft. Pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 25 cts. 
2488 New African Daisy 
Annual. The plants grow 2 to 3 ft. tall 
and bear many large, Daisy-like blooms 3 to 
4 in. across. The ray-petals are brilliant 
orange with a purple-black zone and a 
unique center of woolly green. Pkt., 25 cts.; 
Via oz., 90 cts.; Vs oz., $1.50. 
Viola Cornuta 
Tufted Pansies (Annual) 
These cousins of the 
larger flowered pansy 
bloom so freely that many 
consider them superior 
where a mass of color is 
desired. The season is long, 
and colors particularly 
clear and distinct. 
2489 Choicest Mixed Col¬ 
ors. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2490 G. Werrnig — Violet 
Blue. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2493 Vinca Rosea 
Periwinkle Mixed. House 
culture. Ornamental free- 
blooming plants with bright 
green shiny foliage and 
one of the most satisfac 
tory. 12 to 18 inches 
Pkt., 9 cts. 
2492 Veronica 
Spicata. Speedwell. Blue. 
A hardy herbaceous peren¬ 
nial belonging to the Fox- 
glove family. Height 2 
feet, small pikes of rich 
blue flowers. A showy 
plant for sunny borders. 
Very easy to grow from 
seed. Pkt., 12 cts. 
2497 Double Early Wonder 
Wallflower 
Wallflower (Goldlack) 
Very beautiful annual for pot culture and 
outdoor bedding. Fragrant blooms on IVz 
ft. stems. Easy to grow. 
2497 Double Early Wonder Supreme Mixed. 
Comes into bloom within five months after 
sowing. Includes canary-yellow, golden yel¬ 
low flaked with brown, and various shades 
of mahogany. Pkt., 10 cts.; % oz., 35 cts.; 
y± oz., 60 cts. 
2498 Single Early Choice Mixed. A fine 
plant, coming into bloom in 4 to 5 months 
a.fter seed is sown. The colors represented 
include creamy white, golden yellow, light 
brown, blood-red, and mahogany. Lovely 
single, sweet-scented flowers. Pkt., 5 cts.; 
% oz., 20 cts.; Vi oz., 35 jets. 
