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PEAS 
(350 seeds per ounce) 
Striking improvements in color, length of stem, 
and size of flowers are available in Winter Peas. 
While not so largely used as they once were, when 
well grown they never fail to attract and please all 
classes of flower buyers—and this will always be so. 
When Peas don’t grow normally well, 9 times out 
of 10 it is due to rotting of the roots that prevents 
the flow of life to the vines. Rot develops and 
spreads rapidly in greenhouse soil because it is not 
exposed to the sterilizing or cleansing effect of frost, 
heavy rains, and sun. For this reason it must be 
annually changed or sterilized for Peas, because the 
roots seem more sensitive than those of most crops 
to this rot. We find saturating or washing it with 
hot water the most efficient and economical way of 
treating it, getting better results from old soil so 
treated than we do with fresh. New edition (4th) 
of our Ball Red Book supplies full details on soil 
sterilizing; it also describes our sub-irrigating of 
Peas, through which we clearly get better results. 
THE 12 BEST VARIETIES 
We realize the responsibility of offering this annually re¬ 
vised list of what we consider the best varieties. Growing 
conditions and treatment differ most everywhere, producing 
varying results with varieties. Every one selected for this list 
is carefully considered and impartially decided, on the basis 
of the popular demand as well as on our experience with 
them. For this reason new and old varieties will be found 
in it. We believe it will be to your interest to consider this 
list as carefully as we have. 
Ball Rose Improved. On every impartial list of best varieties 
and our heaviest seller because of its fairly deep sparkling 
rose color; medium long-stemmed. Our improved strain of 
Ball Rose has been known as “U” and will be used ex¬ 
clusively for both winter and spring flowering. 
% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.20; 1 lb., $3.75. 
New Winter Sweet Pea, Daphne—attractive salmon-pink; 
excellent commercial color 
Majestic Rose. Clear, fairly deep rose-pink; of fine size and 
color. Stems medium long and extra heavy. Josie of same 
color is dropped from this preferred list because stems are 
not heavy enough, especially for midwinter. 
% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c; 4 ozs., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50. 
Laddie Improved. A shade lighter rose-pink than Majestic Rose 
but with extra long stiff stems and larger flowers. Growth is 
vigorous and free flowering. 
% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c; 4 ozs., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50. 
Sequoia. Belongs to the extra long-stemmed, large flowering class. 
Fairly deep rose shaded salmon. Shows up well with us during 
winter and spring. 
y 2 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.20; 1 lb., $4.00. 
Boon. A highly pleasing, even salmon-rose-pink, with extra large 
flowers. There is an interesting demand for this attractive color 
class that is at its best under spring weather conditions. Boon, 
however, shows up fine with us throughout the winter months 
as well. 
% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.20; 1 lb., $3.75. 
Bridesmaid. Light silvery rose-pink. Extra large flowered and 
long-stemmed. Bridesmaid introduces a new shade in Early Peas 
and a choice one for any season. 
% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.20; 1 lb., $3.75. 
Ball White. This is clearly the best pure white. Long-stemmed 
and large flowered. Also white-seeded, therefore, must be sown 
in fairly moist soil and not watered until well up. During sum¬ 
mer we suggest covering row with a board to prevent surface soil 
drying. Black-seeded whites are easier to germinate but not so 
true in color or form. 
V 2 oz., 25c; 1 oz., 40c; 4 ozs., $1.35; 1 lb., $4.50. 
Triumph. Extra long-stemmed lilac-mauve. A new and valuable 
color in the Early class and an effective one for many kinds of 
cut flower work. Clearly improves Mauve Beauty and Cattleya. 
V 2 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 35c; 4 ozs., $1.20; 1 lb., $3.75. 
Ball Orange Improved. The only pure orange in the Early class, 
entirely without cerise shading. No orange variety is sun-proof, 
and the growth and flower stems of all such are comparatively 
short. Ball Orange Improved belongs in this preferred class 
because it is the only early flowering, pure orange. See Novelty 
List, page 3, for further description. 
V 2 oz., 30c; 1 oz., 45c; 4 ozs., $1.60; 1 lb., $5.50. 
Harmony. We continue to find this the best lavender. Long¬ 
stemmed, vigorous growth with some rose shading. 
V 2 oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c; 4 ozs., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50. 
Mrs. Hoover. Continues the best long-stemmed mid-blue. Makes 
an extra strong tall growth when planted early on ground beds. 
% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c; 4 ozs., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50. 
Princess Blue. This is an example of the new, extra strong grow¬ 
ing, large flowered, long-stemmed class that we are working into. 
Princess Blue is a light lavender-blue that can be used for either 
of these colors. See Novelty List, page 3, for further description. 
Fa oz., 30c; 1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.75; 1 lb., $6.50. 
12 Best Mixture. Balanced mixture of the above 12 varieties. 
% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c; 4 ozs., $1.00; 1 lb., $3.50. 
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Corsages are creeping back in favor, for which nothing is better than Peas. 
