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R. L Gould & Co. Seedsmen Since 1898 St. Paul, Minn 
Prices on Sweet Peas 
All varieties: Pkt. 5c; 1 ox. 15c; 
2 ox. 25c; Vt lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
Sweet Peas—Fluffy Ruffles 
Sweet Peas are one of the most fasci¬ 
nating flowers of all garden annuals. 
The blooms, with their long wiry 
stems, delicate fragrance, and great 
variety of fascinating shades, have a 
grace and individuality for table dec¬ 
orations that no other flower quite 
equals. 
How to Grow Fine Sweet Peas 
We can all grow fine Sweet Peas 
with lovely long stems if we will ob¬ 
serve a few simple rules in their cul¬ 
ture. 
First—Good seed. Second—Rich soil, 
deeply dug. Third—Early sowing. 
Fourth—Early staking. Fifth—Fre¬ 
quent fertilization to insure healthy, 
rapid and continuous growth. Sixth— 
Keep soil loose and porous. 
Select an open sunny spot in the 
richest part of the garden and then 
apply a thick layer of pulverized Sheep 
Manure 18 inches wide. Remember 
that Sweet Peas are deep rooting plants 
so that the soil must be deeply and 
thoroughly worked. Spade the Sheep 
Manure in as deep as the fork will go 
and turn the soil over three or four 
times so that the manure becomes 
thoroughly mixed with it, then level, 
and your bed is ready for planting. 
Sow in double 'rows, that is, open two 
drills about 8 to 10 inches apart and 4 
to 5 inches deep and scatter the seed 
liberally, but not too thick (about one 
ounce to 15 running feet), then cover. 
The support for the plants to climb on 
is placed in the center of the two rows 
and should be in place by the time the 
plants are 2 inches high. 
Success with Sweet Peas necessitates 
a rapid, healthy and vigorous growth 
during the cool weather of April and 
early May. An application of Vigoro 
about May 1 will help the plants to 
get their growth during this cooler 
weather. 
Sweet Peas require sufficient plant 
food at all times, and you will find 
that a top dressing of Sheep Manure, 
Vigoro or Bone Meal applied regularly 
every two weeks and hoed in will help 
produce strong healthy vines. 
Inoculate seed with 
N i t r a g i n. Makes 
finer, more vigor- 
ous and healthier 
Sweet Peas. Garden 
size, postpaid 12e. 
Blue 
Blue Bird. Clear mid-blue of extremely 
bright color. The flowers are large 
and come on long, stout stems. 
Commander Godsall. The color is an 
attractive shade of navy blue. Flowers 
are large, waved and fluted. 
Heavenly Blue. Delphinium blue. 
Jack Cornwell. Dark violet blue. 
New Wedgewood. The immense blooms 
are a lovely shade of azure blue. One 
of the finest of blues. 
Cerise 
Hawlmark Cerise. The blooms are 
glowing cerise pink on cream ground. 
Fiery Cross. Bright orange cerise. 
Cream 
Daffodil Improved. Large rich deep 
cream, exquisitely frilled and waved. 
Dobbie’s Cream. Deep cream. 
Mastercream. Deep cream. 
Crimson-Scarlet 
Charity. Brilliant crimson. 
Fire. Flaming scarlet. Sun-proof. 
Hawlmark Scarlet. Rich clear scarlet. 
King Edward. One of the best crim¬ 
son Sweet Peas. Very large. 
Sybil Hensliaw. Rich crimson. 
Lavender-Mauve 
Asta Ohn. Pinkish lavender. A beauty. 
Chieftain. Pure satiny mauve. 
Hawlmark Lavender. A free bloomer 
of pure lavender, of exquisite form. 
King Mauve. A very pleasing shade of 
deep mauve. Of immense size. 
Powerscourt. Fine lavender of mam¬ 
moth size. A lovely variety. 
Maroon 
King Manoel. Deep maroon. 
The Sultan. Black velvety maroon. 
Orange 
Celebrity. Bright orange. 
Gobi Crest. Orange tinted salmon. 
Improved Tangerine. The finest of 
orange colored Sweet Peas. Deep 
orange color almost approaches to a 
tangerine orange tint. 
Orange Flame. Deep orange. 
Pirate Gold. Deep golden orange. 
Prince of Orange. Deep orange, a 
wonderful color. Rich and brilliant. 
Pink 
Fluffy Ruffles. A remarkable large, 
double, light cream-pink. 
Giant Attraction. The large fawn-pink, 
cream ground, blooms of large size. 
Hebe. Large bright pink. 
Hawlmark Pink. The flowers are clear 
rose-pink; wings almost rose-pink. 
Hercules. A magnificent pure pink. 
Miss California. Salmon cream-pink. 
Picture. Color is a blend of cream and 
pink shades, having a deeper flush on 
the wings, exquisitely frilled. 
Pinkie. Large rose-pink. 
Royal Pink. Large, beautiful blooms 
of shrimp pink. 
Ruffled Rose. Soft rich rose. 
Purple 
Royal Purple. Very rich and warm 
purple; having a slightly softer color 
tone; early. Flowers are large. 
Salmon 
Barbara. Fine soft salmon. 
Hawlmark Salmon-Pink. Rich, deep 
cream-pink tinted with salmon and 
orange. A very lovely variety. 
White 
Burpee’s Giant White. One of the most 
perfect white Sweet Peas produced. 
Constance Hinton. Giant white. 
Edna May Improved. Pure white. 
King White. Noted for the glistening 
purity of the whiteness._ 
Gould’s Reliable Mixture Sweet Peas. 
Gould’s Reliable Spencer Mixture of 
Sweet Peas is composed of a special 
selection of varieties to produce a har¬ 
mony of colors that is rarely offered 
in mixtures. 
Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower) 
Titlionia. 
An odd plant 
growing 5 to 7 
feet high, that 
throws up from 
the root many 
stout, woody 
stalks like the 
Dahlia, with large 
foliage. The daz¬ 
zling orange-scar¬ 
let flowers resem¬ 
ble the single 
Zinnia. Is espe¬ 
cially desirable 
for planting 
among shrubbery 
or in the back¬ 
ground of wide 
borders. Speciosa. 
Orange - Vermil¬ 
lion. Pkt. 5c. 
Speciosa Grandiflora Fireball. Dazzling 
as a ball of fire poised high above 
other flowers, Fireball is undoubtedly 
the last word in brilliance of color in 
a fall blooming plant. Flowers are a 
vibrant shade of scarlet orange, the 
petals in dazzling contrast to the clear 
yellow center, 4 to 5 inches across on 
fine long stems. An excellent cut flow¬ 
er. Plants grow up to 9 feet high. 
Start seed indoors. Pkt. 25c. 
Torenia Wishbone Flower 
Bushy plants 10 inches high covered 
with lovely, rich colored snapdragon¬ 
like flowers of sky blue with a touch 
of gold on the tip. Fine for beds, pot¬ 
ting or hanging baskets. Fournieri. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Ursinia 
Plants are dwarf in habit, about a 
foot high, with daisy-like flowers of 
bright orange with deep crimson cen¬ 
ter. Blooms summer and fall. Very 
popular in Europe. Aurora. Pkt. 10c. 
Verbena 
Blue, white eye. 
Carmine Rose. 
Crimson. 
Flame Pink. 
Garnet red, cream 
eye. 
Rose, white eye. 
Rose pink, white 
eye. 
Each of above. 
The Verbena is 
one of the most 
popular garden 
annuals. Verbe¬ 
nas are particu¬ 
larly fine for beds, 
borders, window 
boxes, or as an 
undergrowth to 
tall plants. The 
sweetly scented 
flowers are borne 
in large clusters 
and bloom pro¬ 
fusely from mid¬ 
summer until late 
in autumn. Plants 
12 inches high. 
Hybrida Grandi¬ 
flora. 
Royal Blue, cream 
eye. 
Salmon Pink. 
Scarlet. 
Scarlet, small eye. 
Violet, white eye. 
White. 
Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Crimson Glow. (New) The first Verbena 
in a crimson shade. Flowers are pure 
glowing crimson, wholly without even 
a small light eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. New, 
shades from rose pink to rose red. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Lavender Glory. New, lavender medi¬ 
um creamy eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida Compacta Erecta. A distinct 
new type of Verbena, very compact, 
dwarf. 
Fireball. Brilliant crimson. Pkt. 10c. 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Produces a 
mass of moss-like foliage above which 
are borne heads of purplish-blue or 
white blossoms. Flowers in June and 
continues until frost. Fine for borders 
or rockeries. Pkt. 5c. 
Venosa. This variety is largely used 
for bedding purposes. Strong thrifty 
grower and covered with bright pur¬ 
plish heliotrope flowers from early 
summer until late fall. Grows 1 foot 
high. Pkt. 5c. 
