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Early Sweet Pea "Hope” 
(The "Last Word" in Early White Sweet Peas) 
STOCKS (Continued) 
EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL, IMPROVED BISMARCK 
An excellent addition to the early forcing class. They are of tall 
branching habit, 2 to 2Vz feet high, with immense spikes of large, 
double flowers, Especially valuable for indoor culture for cutting. 
Vz Tr. 
Tr. Pkt. Pkt. Oz. 
Antique Copper. Rich hellebore-red.$0.30 $0.50 $3.00 
Apple Blossom. Blush-pink.30 .50 3.00 
Buttercup. A deeper shade than canary-yellow... .30 .50 3.00 
Canary-yellow (Golden Ball).30 .50 3.00 
Chamois. Ivory, tinted old-rose.30 .50 3.00 
Elk's Pride. Intense royal purple.30 .50 3.00 
Fiery Blood-Red. Extra fine.30 .50 3.00 
Golden Rose.30 .50 3.00 
Lavender.30 .50 3.00 
Lilac .30 .50 3.00 
Rose-Pink . 30 .50 3.00 
White .30 .50 3.00 
Mixed Colors.30 .50 2.50 
EARLY-FLOWERING "NICE" 
A branching stock literally covered with blooms, which appear earlier 
than in any other strain. Vz Tr. 
Tr. Pkt. Pkt. Oz. 
Beauty of Nice. Charming delicate pink.$0.30 $0.50 $2.50 
Crimson King. Deep red.30 .50 2.50 
Midsummer Night. Deep dark violet.30 .50 2.50 
Mont Blanc. Pure white.30 .50 2.50 
Monte Carlo. Canary-yellow.30 .50 2.50 
Old Rose. Extra fine.30 .50 2.50 
Queen Alexandria. Delicate lavender.30 .50 2.50 
Choice Mixed. All colors.30 .50 2.00 
LARGE-FLOWERING DWARF (Ten Weeks) 
For bedding there is nothing more effective. Dwarf, compact plants 
with fine spikes and producing a large percentage of double flowers. 
1/2 
Tr. 
Tr. Pkt. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Blood-Red . 
.$0.25 
$0.40 
$ 2.00 
Dark Blue. 
.40 
2.00 
Light Blue. 
.40 
2.00 
Pink . 
.40 
2.00 
White. 
.40 
2.00 
Yellow . 
.40 
2.00 
Mixed . 
.40 
1.75 
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 
‘Cyanea, Blue. A beautiful native hardy perennial, growing about 2 
feet high and bearing pretty lavender-blue flowers. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c Oz. $1.25 
SUNFLOWER (See Helianthus) 
"DAPHNE" IS TRULY AN OUTSTANDING 
EARLY OR WINTER FLOWERING 
SWEET PEAS 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE 
WALLER-FRANKLIN 
(Introducer's Description) 
This Sweet Pea, which we consider the most beautiful we have 
ever originated, was obtained through a cross between Pinkie 
and Lady Gay. It has inherited blooms with the size and richness 
of color in Pinkie, plus the dainty frilled and fluted flowers of 
Lady Gay. The color is softer and more beautiful than Pinkie. 
The flowers are the largest we have ever seen on any Sweet Pea 
and it has long stems with four very large blooms on each 
stem. This new Sweet Pea is so charming and dainty that it 
deserved the most appropriate name we could find. With the 
kind permission of Mr. and Mrs. Temple, it is named in honor 
of their daughter, the charming and lovely little cinema favorite, 
Shirley. 
Vzoz . 25c Oz. 40c 4 oz. $1.50 Lb. $5.00 
DAPHNE 
(Excerpt from Florists' Review, Issue of April 8, 1937) 
PRIZE-WINNING 
EARLY-FLOWERING SWEET PEA 
"Exhibited by the Ferry-Morse Seed Co., San Francisco, Cal., 
at the recent International Flower Show in New York, the 
early-flowering Sweet Pea novelty, Early Daphne, shown here, 
was awarded a silver medal. This new Sweep Pea is a soft 
salmon pink on a cream ground. The flowers are of great size, 
with beautifully expanded and waved standards. Many of the 
blooms are duplex and borne on long and stout stems. 
Price: Oz. $1.50 lb. $5.00 Lb. $17.50 
WINTER SWEET PEAS 
The following 16 varieties are, we believe, the "cream" of the early- 
flowering Sweet Pea family. 
Ball Rose Improved. Because of its deep bright rose color, this is highly 
recommended. Fairly strong growth and free flowering habit. 
Vz oz.20c Oz.35c 4 oz.$1.30 Lb.$4.00 
Ball Orange Improved. Pure orange without cerise shading. No 
clear orange variety is sun-proof, and the growth and flower stems 
of such are comparatively short. Balls Orange Improved belongs in 
this list because it is the only pure, early flowering orange. 
Vz oz.30c Oz.50c 4 oz.$1.50 Lb.$5.75 
Ball White. Strong growing, long-stemmed, white-seeded pure white. 
We prefer not to sell white-seeded Pea seed because of the ease 
with which it rots unless sown in moist soil and not watered until 
germinated, and therefore recommend the variety "Hope" in its place. 
Vz oz.25c Oz.35c 4 oz.$1.25 Lb.$4.50 
Bridesmaid. Extra light rose or silvery pink. Bridesmaid introduces 
a new shade in Early Peas and a most delightful one for either mid¬ 
winter or spring. Extra large flowers and long-stemmed. 
Vz oz .20c Oz.35c 4 oz.$1.35 Lb.$4.50 
Boon. Very pleasing even salmon-rose pink. Extra large flowered. 
Shows up well at the end of the season. There is an increasing ap¬ 
preciation and demand for this color class, and such outstanding 
varieties as Early Boon are responsible for it. 
Vz oz.20c Oz.35c 4 oz.$1.35 Lb.$4.50 
Harmony. We continue to find this the best lavender. Long-stemmed, 
vigorous growth and with some rose shading. 
Vz oz.20c Oz.35c 4 oz.$1.30 Lb.$3.50 
Hope. While not as pure in color as Ball's White, Hope is practically 
clear white with the strong advantage of being black-seeded. 
Vz oz.20c Oz.35c 4 oz.$1.30 Lb.$4.00 
Josie. Longest stemmed, clear rose-pink. A shade darker than Majestic 
Rose. Its very strong growth makes it the most productive variety 
in any color and requires more head room. We find the stems some¬ 
what thin during prolonged dark weather, but this promptly dis¬ 
appears with normal conditions. 
Vz oz.20c Oz.35c 4 oz.$1.30 Lb.$4.00 
Laddie Improved. Extra long stemmed, rose. 
Vz oz.20c Oz.30c 4 oz.$1.00 Lb.,.$3.50 
Majestic Rose. Some growers find this the preferred clear rose-pink. 
While it is not as long-stemmed or productive as Josie, the stems 
are heavier and a trifle longer than Holscher. 
Vz oz.20c Oz.30c 4 oz.$1.25 Lb.$3.50 
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