ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
SWEET PEAS 
Giant- Summer Flowering Spencer Types 
In view of the ever-increasing number of new Sweet Peas, 
we take pleasure in offering to our customers a select list of 
thirty-four choice varieties most suitable for general garden 
use. This list includes twenty-four varieties recommended for 
garden cultivation by the National Sweet Pea Society of 
England, plus nine v.arieties which we have added to round 
out the color group for American purposes. 
Strong vigorous growth of plant; long, stout flower stems 
and large flowers freely borne, are characteristic of all the 
varieties. 
CULTURE OF SWEET PEAS 
Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared in 
rich, deeply worked soil with good drainage. Cover the seeds 
about 2 inches deep with fine soil and supply support to the 
growing vines before they grow too large. Keep well watered 
during dry periods. One ounce of seed will plant a row about 
15 feet long. 
All Colors: Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 
PINK SHADES 
Pinkie. Rose-pink with large and frilled flowers. This variety 
is seldom affected by weather conditions and first-class blooms 
can be cut all during its long blooming period. Silver Medal, 
Scottish National Sweet Pea Trials. 
Beauty. This is the largest and most vigorous blush pink 
Sweet Pea in existence and will displace all other varieties of 
similar color. 
Magnet. Richest, brightest and best cream pink. One of the 
best exhibition and garden varieties. The flowers are of the 
largest size. Gold Medal, Scottish National Sweet Pea Trials. 
Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. 
Floradale. A most artistic flower of rich salmon-pink on cream 
ground. It received the Award of Merit of the National Sweet 
Pea Society of Great Britain. 
Mayfair. The best, largest and richest colored shell-pink on 
white ground. Very sweetly scented. Award of Merit, Na¬ 
tional Sweet Pea Society Trials. 
Jack Hobbs. Cream-pink, flushed scarlet. One of the largest 
Sweet Peas ever introduced. Gold Medal. Award of Merit, 
National Sweet Pea Society Trials, 
L.AVENDER AND BLUE SHADES 
.■\nibition. Rich deep lavender, with a darker shade on the 
base of the standard and wings when young, lessening as the 
bloom ages. Gold Medal and Award of Merit, National Sweet 
Pea Society Trials. 
Powerscourt. A clear pure lavender. Has been considered the 
best lavender for a number of years. It is still the most pop¬ 
ular. The flowers are very pure in color. 
Amethyst. Bright clear amethyst blue with a slight tinge of 
mauve on the standard. In this Sweet Pea you are being 
offered something superior. 
Gleneagles. A most beautiful tone of light blue with just a 
suggestion of lavender. The flowers are exceptionally large; 
the standard broad and well expanded and frilled and waved 
to an extraordinary degree. 
The Admiral. Largest and best navy blue. The color is richer 
and deeper than Fortune. Award of Merit, Scottish National 
Sweet Pea Trials. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. 
WHITE AND CREAM SHADES 
Sextet Queen. Pure white flowers of perfect form and of great 
substance. Normally produces five-flowered stems when grown 
under ordinary conditions. Black seeded. Award of Merit, 
National Sweet Pea Society Trials. 
Avalanche. Immense glistening white flowers. The blooms 
are very frilled. White seeded. 
What Joy. Primrose, shading to cream. A charming tone and 
so far the nearest approach to a true yellow. 
ORANGE AND SALMON SHADES 
Pirate Gold. Golden orange, deeper than Guinea Gold and 
lighter than Prince of Orange. It withstands hot sun better 
than any other variety in this color class. Its distinct color 
is the most pleasing of the golden orange group. 
George Shawyer. A giant orange pink, the standard showing 
more orange than the wings. The flowers are perfectly formed 
and nicely placed. Award of Merit, National Sweet Pea So¬ 
ciety and the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Smiles. Clear glistening salmon, best describes this exquisite 
variety. The large flowers are beautifully waved and fluted. 
Award of Merit. 
CERISE SHADES 
Beatall. Pale blush cerise with a suffusion of salmon and rose; 
A very rich and charming Sweet Pea. 
Charming. A bright rosy cerise. This sort carries fine bold 
flowers that are beautifully waved. 
Mrs. A. Searles. Salmon-cerise, merging into a soft oriental- 
red. A remarkable and distinct color. No collection is com¬ 
plete without this beautiful Sweet Pea. 
Flamingo. Orange and scarlet, heavily shaded cerise. Abso-, 
lutely sunproof. Certificate of Merit and Silver Medal, Scottish' 
National Sweet Pea Society Trials. 
RED SHADES 
Damask Rose. The brightest rose carmine Sweet Pea. This is 
an outstanding pea. 
Rubicund. Rich crimson scarlet. This is an exceptionally good 
sweet pea, lacking nothing in size, shape, stems and vigor. 
Award of Merit, National Sweet Pea Society. 
Red Boy. The very best crimson. It is a first class Sweet Pea 
for all purposes, especially for general garden culture. Award 
of Merit. 
Sybil Henshavv. Glowing blood-red. This has superseded King 
Edward Spencer as the standard crimson. 
W'^elcome. By far the best and most brilliant, dazzling, scarlet 
Sweet Pea. For exhibition or gardens it is supreme. Absolutely 
sunproof. Silver Medal, Scottish National Sweet Pea Society 
Trials. 
MAROON AND PURPLE SHADES 
Warrior. Rich chocolate maroon. A magnificent variety which 
has held its place and popularity for a number of years. 
Olympia. Deep rich purple of graceful form and immense size. 
Gold Medal, Scottish National Sweet Pea Trials. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
This is our special mixture and is a blend of all the 
most beautiful colors in Spencer Sweet Peas. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; M lb. 60c. 
NITRAGIN WILL GIVE YOU BETTER SWEET PEAS 
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