Thompsonville, Conn. 
Flower Seeds 
TOM THUMB 
A miniature Zinnia, 4 to 6 inches high, literally 
covered with well formed flowers in color range 
including red, orange, yellow, pink and pastel 
shades. Pkt. 1 Oc, Vs oz. 25c. 
PICOTEE MIXED 
Large double, fringed flowers, in good range of 
desirable colors. In the darker shades each petal is 
tipped with a lighter color, and in the lighter shades 
are tipped with a darker color. Plants grow 2 to 
214 ft. tall. Pkt. 10c, Vs oz. 25c, V 4 oz. 45c. 
Sweet Peas 
SUMMER-FLOWERING SPENCER VARIETIES 
Brainard’s Quality Sweet Peas ‘^Unsurpassed” 
The following varieties embrace a complete col¬ 
or combination, and each variety in its particular 
color has been chosen for its superior qualities. 
Sow one ounce of seed to eight feet of drill and 
sow early. 
Avalanche. Pure glistening white of great substance. 
Charity. Rich brilliant crimson, so intense it will 
not fade in the sun. 
Dolores. Deep rose pink marbled on cream ground. 
Fiery Cross. A beautiful cerise with a suggestion of 
orange. One of the finest varieties. 
Cold Crest. Beautiful shade of light orange with 
rich salmon tints. 
George Shawyer. Best of the orange-pink shades; 
flowers large with long stems. 
Mary Pickford. Dainty cream-pink suffused salmon. 
Very large flowers. 
Olympia. Very large flowers of rich, deep purple. 
Picture. One of the largest; well waved and frilled. 
Color a blend of cream and pink with a deeper 
flush on wings. 
Pinkie. Magnificent flowers of a lovely, clear, deep 
pink on long stems. 
Powerscourt. One of the finest lavenders. Flowers 
of mammoth size. 
Reflection. A clear Cornflower blue. Well waved 
flowers on long stems. 
The Sultan. Rich velvety maroon. Considered the 
best of the maroon Sweet Peas. 
What Joy. Considered the best cream variety. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Va lb. 75c. 
1 pkt. each any 5 varieties for 40c. 
1 pkt. each any 10 varieties for 75c. 
MIXED SWEET PEAS 
Brainard’s Rex Mixture (Spencers). A gorgeous 
mixture containing all of the above varieties and 
many others of the beautiful Spencer type. Pkt. 
10 c, oz. 20c, 2 oz. 35c, Va lb. 60c, 1 lb. $2.00. 
SWEET PEA PLANTS 
To many it seems strange to offer these but it 
is the way to get early Sweet Peas of quality. We 
are now selling thousands of Sweet Pea Plants 
annually. These are grown four or five plants in a 
small pot and shipped with ball of earth as any 
pot grown plant. For best success plant early and 
order your plants now. 60c per doz., $4.50 per 
100, as from pots, not individual plants. By parcel 
post 75c per doz. up to 4 doz.; 50 or more at 
hundred rate. By express, collect. 
Mixed Gourds 
Seeds of Annual Climbing Vines 
The following varieties can be depended upon to 
be quite satisfactory as porch and trellis vines. 
Some of them are especially desirable for their 
flowers; others for their attractive foliage. 
Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea Quanoclit Hybrida). 
This is an especially attractive vine of strong and 
rapid growth, with fern-like foliage, and literal¬ 
ly covered with a blaze of fiery cardinal-red 
flowers from mid-summer till frost. Pkt. 15c, 
Va oz. 25c, Va oz. 40c. 
Convolvulus Major (Morning Glory). Morning 
Glories make a very rapid growth and produce 
their brilliantly colored blooms in great profu¬ 
sion. Too well known to need further descrip¬ 
tion. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Gourds. Though Gourds have been commonly grown 
for many, many years, the small fruited varieties 
especially have seemingly leaped into promi¬ 
nence the past few years. The ripened fruits 
which are of various forms and attractive color¬ 
ings have taken a definite position as autumn 
decorating material. 
Large Fruited Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c. 
Small Fruited Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c. 
Mexican Blue Morning Glory. See Novelties, page 
4. Pkt. 15c, Vs oz. 25c, Va oz. 40c, oz. $1.00. 
Ipomoea Imperialis Mixed. (Japanese Morning 
Glory). The Japanese Morning Glories are, with¬ 
out question, the finest of the Morning Glories. 
They do best in a warm spot, preferably the 
south side of a building. Soak seeds 24 hours 
before planting. Pkt. 10c, Vz oz. 20c, oz. 35c. 
Ipomoea Noctiflora (Moonflower). This variety is 
a night bloomer which is covered with an abund¬ 
ance of large, pure white, fragrant flowers at 
night and on dull days. Soak seeds 24 hours be¬ 
fore planting. Pkt. 10c, V 2 oz. 20c, oz. 35c. 
Nasturtium Tall or Climbing Mixed. See Flower 
Seeds, Page 1 1. 
Sweet Peas. See Flower Seeds, this page. 
Scarlet Runner Beans. While this is usually grown 
as an ornamental vine, it is an edible Bean usable 
for the same purposes as shelled Limas. Orna¬ 
mental, bright red flowers. Pkt. 10c, V 2 lb. 20c. 
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