"FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS" 
• NC. 
Late or Summer 
SWEET PEAS 
(350 seeds per ounce) 
The Late or Summer-flowering class of Peas can be grown out¬ 
doors with profit in nearly every section of America—IF— 
STARTED EARLY—WATERED THOROUGHLY WHEN 
DRY—AND KEPT CLEAN OF APHIS. 
These are fundamental requirements. South of the Ohio River we 
have noted fall sown plants that got well established, winter over 
and do wonderfully well the following spring. We have for many 
years grown them profitably by sowing in the greenhouse in late 
January, carrying them along cold, and around March 1st potting 
3 seedlings in a 3-in. pot. They make nice bushy plants by April 
15th when we plant them out, protecting against frost with an 
inverted V-shaped covering made of two 6-in. wide boards. Around 
June 10th they get into a heavy crop and remain so until the heat 
of mid-July overtakes them. It is during June that they are really 
wanted, for the indoor stock is usually played out and the outdoor 
stock is hard and nice. The best plan of supporting is with wire 
and strings as usual, but we have noted a fair late June crop from 
an outdoor sowing made April 1st. The vines were unsupported, 
just let sprawl over the ground. Stems grow perfectly straight with 
this plan, but they will not flower nearly so freely as will the 
January start supported on strings. 
Another quite valuable use for the Late class is to plant them 
with late started Earlies in the greenhouse. This can only be done 
with late or after ’Mum planted Earlies that flower in the spring 
and play out early in May, after which the Late class grows up and 
overwhelms them and flowers heavily, with long stems, well into 
June. For this purpose sow the Lates at the time the Earlies are 
sown and plant a Late seedling right in the row about 8 to 10 in. 
apart. They won’t grow up with the Earlies but will break freely. 
Along in April they begin to crawl up, in no way interfering with 
the early growth until it begins to weaken. This plan won’t work 
with the July or August started Earlies because they will be fin¬ 
ished long before the Lates flower, which, in our section, is around 
May 1st. This “Late with the Early class” plan doesn’t work in 
Canada because the cool climate permits the late sown Earlies to 
flourish through June. Neither will it do in Florida, for after their 
Earlies give out it gets too hot for any Peas. The reason for the 
Lates not flowering earlier or in mid-winter is that their growth is 
too strong and soft for the buds to form or hold until exposed to the 
high sun of April. 
Starred (*) varieties we find the finest for cut flowers. These 
preferred varieties are carefully considered by us, for we realize 
the responsibility of suggesting them. 
’"Ambition. Finest rosy-lavender. 
’"Ascot. Pleasing light rose-pink; extra for stem length and flower 
size. 
Austin Frederick Improved. Large rosy lavender. 
Avalanche. Finest white-seeded white. 
’’•'Beatall. Sparkling pink suffused salmon; fine stem and flower 
size. 
Blanche Ferry. Rose and white bicolor. 
Blue Bird. Fine clear blue. 
*B!ue Flame. Deep bright blue. 
^’Bonnie Briar. Very fine rose-pink for cutting. Somewhat stronger 
color than Pinkie. 
Campfire. Deep sun-proof scarlet. 
Chieftain. Rich satiny mauve-blue. 
’"Chinese Blue. Bright strong blue; clearly the best late blue we 
have seen for strong growth and fine color. 
Commander Godsall. Deep violet-blue. 
Constance Hinton. Black-seeded white. 
Crimson King. Fine sun-proof crimson. 
Debutante. Soft salmon shaded peach-pink. 
Doreen. Large rich carmine. 
Elfrida Pearson. Clear light pink. 
Fiancee. Quite attractive soft salmon-pink on white ground. 
Fluffy Ruffles. Soft cream-pink. 
Giant White. Pure white. 
’"Gigantic. Finest black-seeded white; extra large-flowered, and 
many duplexed. 
Gleneagles. Clear even lavender. 
Hawlmark Lavender. Finest light lavender. 
Hawlmark Pink. Rose-pink shaded salmon. 
"Headlight. Fine sun-proof orange-scarlet; extra for stem and best 
in this color. 
Heavenly Blue. Good Delphinium-blue. 
Hebe. The finest large rose-pink. 
Hercules. Standard deep rose-pink. 
Hero. Cerise. Prefer Headlight. 
’ : ’Lady Loch. Light blush-pink, flushed salmon; extra large, and of 
cut-flower value. 
Lady Ruffles. Large ruffled soft pink. 
Loveliness. Silvery pink on cream ground. 
Magnet. Improved Miss California. 
Mary Pickford. Fine cream-salmon-pink. 
Mastercream. Extra strong large black-seeded cream; many 
duplex. 
Matchless. Deep cream. 
Mavis. Prefer Headlight. 
Miss California. Large salmon-rose. 
Model. Good white. 
The above is from a photo made April 18th of our newly planted out 
Late or Summer Peas. We show it to picture our method of protecting 
them from frost or even a real freeze. The material is 6-in. cypress. 
Olympia. Deep purple. 
’"Pinkie. Excellent commercial rose-pink; some heavier growth 
than Bonnie Briar. 
* Pinnacle. Deeper rose-pink than Pinkie; a fine commercial 
color. 
’"Powerscourt. Finest lavender; strong growing and long¬ 
stemmed. 
Royal Purple. Large rich purple. 
Royal Scot. Sun-proof orange-scarlet. 
Springtime. Nice light clear rose. 
Supreme. Soft delicate pink. 
The Clown. Crimson and white. 
Warrior. Deep bronze-maroon. 
’"Welcome. Deep brilliant sun-proof scarlet; fine. 
Prices on all above standard varieties: 1 oz., 20c; 4 ozs., 60c; 
1 lb., $1.75. 
Ball Florist's Mixture: 1 oz., 15c; 4 ozs., 50c; 1 lb., $1.25; 
5 lbs., $5.00. 
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