Sweet Peas are essentially cool weather plants, and they quickly 
fade away if the temperature persists for long above 75. In the sea- 
cooled areas of the Pacific Northwest, sweet peas can be grown suc¬ 
cessfully throughout the summer. An early start is highly important. 
The plants must be well established before hot weather arrives, but if 
the heat is extreme and persistent, nothing will keep the plants grow¬ 
ing vigorously, though it is possible to carry the plants through July 
and even later if a cheese-cloth shading is erected over the plants. 
There are two methods of culture or training, natural and exhibi¬ 
tion. The former gives quantities of fair-sized flowers on medium 
stems. All the laterals are allowed to remain, except that it is some¬ 
times advantageous to cut back the leading growths when they harden, 
and allow the younger growths to carry on. When once the vines 
become woody, short-stemmed flowers are certain. Exhibition or cor¬ 
don growing means fewer but giant flowers, sometimes as many as five 
and six, on stems 18 inches long. This system is not, however, worth 
while unless climatic or other conditions permit the plants to grow 
well into summer, as the finest flowers cannot be obtained until the 
plants attain a height of 4 feet or more. The plants should be planted 
9 inches or so apart and allowed to carry two or three main growths. 
All side shoots or laterals that appear in the leaf-axils must be pinched 
out, leaving only the flower buds that likewise appear in the leaf- 
axils. So treated, the plants, if conditions permit, grow 8 feet or more, 
but can be kept down to a reasonable height by training. Exhibition 
plants need constant attention and much tying, espe¬ 
cially if bamboo stakes are used for supporters. To 
insure continuous flowering, no seed pods should 
be allowed to develop. 
SUPERB 
Packet, 10c; 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
1 ounce, 35c. Postpaid. 
All Diamond Quality sweet peas are of the Spen¬ 
cer strain, however, we offer two types of this strain. 
The early flowering Spencers and the standard vari¬ 
eties. The early flowering types will produce larger 
blossoms but do not bloom so profusely as the 
standard varieties. 
EARLY FLOWERING SPENCER 
SWEET PEAS 
Packet, 10c; 1 ounce, 45c. Postpaid. 
Early Marine. The clearest true blue of all sweet peas. 
An extremely vigorous type. 
Early Columbia. Lovely rose standard with light pink 
wings. Distinctive color and heavy cropper. 
Early Giant Rose. Truly the best rose variety. Warm 
rose pink. Splendid form with extreme size of flower. 
Early Harmony. Very popular clear lavender with large 
flowers, vigorous growth and fine color. 
Early Oriental. Clear deep cream colored variety with 
black seeded center. Bears exceedingly wavy blooms. 
Early Silver Blue. The color is described by its name. 
A beautiful shade of light silver blue. 
Early Snowstorm Improved. Clear white blooms. Giant 
frilled flowers on long sturdy stems. 
Early Apollo. Extremely long stems, bearing fine bold 
flowers of soft salmon cerise. 
Early Vulcan. Vivid sun-proof scarlet. The most out¬ 
standing and best known early red. 
Early White Harmony. Glistening pure white with vig¬ 
orous long stems and large blossoms. The ideal florist variety. 
Early Pride. A lovely deep cerise, beautifully tinged with 
scarlet. Even brighter than “Glitters”. 
Early Spring Song. Bright rose pink flushed salmon. 
The most brilliant cream pink and very popular. 
Early Flowering Spencer Mixture. A well blended 
mixture, containing all of the above colors and additional 
shaded. Packet, 10c; 1 ounce, 35c. Postpaid. 
Pink and Cream 
FluflFy Ruffles. Light cream pink. 
Ascot. Clear light rose pink. 
What Joy. Large, primroses, shaded to cream. 
Pinkie. Large flowers in fours. Deep rose pink. 
Mary Pickford. Cream pink, faintly tinted salmon. 
Magnet. Rich cream pink. 
Winnie Morse. Cream ground, lightly flushed rose pink, 
duplexed frilled. 
Bon Bon. Rich pink. 
Red and Maroon 
Welcome. The most dazzling of all scarlets. 
Charming. Brilliant, rosy cerise. 
Flamingo. Orange scarlet cerise. 
Sybil Henshaw. Giant. Deep crimson. 
Doreen. Huge, bright, rose carmine. 
Warrior. Rich oxblood maroon. 
Orange and Salmon 
Barbara. Beautiful shade of orange salmon. 
Good Cheer. Charming begonia rose. 
Gloriosa. Bright, orange scarlet. 
Idyl. Giant flowers in fours. Salmon pink. Waved. 
Royal Pink. Large, pure pink. 
Celebrity. Brilliant orange. 
Tangerine Improved. Rich salmon orange. 
Pirate Gold. Deep golden orange. 
Lavender, Blue and Mauve 
Austin Frederick Improved. Pure lavender. 
Powerscourt. Clearest lavender. 
Fortune. Rich, dark blue. 
Gleneagles. Lavender blue. 
Olympia. Giant, rich purple. 
Reflection. Clear cornflower blue. 
Chieftain. Pure satiny mauve (deep lavender). 
White and Picotee 
Youth. Pure white edged soft pink. 
Avalanche. Giant, pure white. 
Standard Spencer Mixed. A splendid mixture, con¬ 
taining many of the varieties in our general list of Spencers.. 
Packet, 5c; ounce, 20c. Postpaid. 
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