Ribsam’s Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons Co 
Ribsam’s Giant Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
RIBSAM’S GIANT FLOWERING 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
Culture —Early planting is necessary to raise the best Sweet 
Peas, as it gives the plants opportunity to develop deep root 
systems to sustain them during the hot days. As soon as the 
frost is out of the ground in the Spring and the soil is in a work¬ 
able condition, sow the seed in drills 2 to 3 inches deep and 
1 inch apart. Thin out the plants so they will stand 4 to 6 
inches apart. Some enthusiasts dig trenches 2 feet wide by 
2 feet deep and fill in with rich soil heavily fertilized with rotten 
manure and leafmold. Water, lime and steady cultivation are 
essential. When the young plants produce tendrils, support 
them with chicken wire, sticks, or string. Sweet Peas are heavy 
feeders—liquid manure applied once a week will be beneficial. 
Keep the seed pods picked off in order to lengthen the season of 
bloom and produce large, fine flowers. Sweet Peas may also 
be sown in the Autumn, covering the bed with a heavy mulch 
over Winter, removing it very early before the frost is entirely 
out of the ground. 
Avalanche. Glistening white of great substance. 
Chieftain. Deep rich crimson. 
Crimson King. Pure satiny mauve. 
Huntsman. Bright scarlet. 
Gleneagles. Splendid large lavender. 
Olympia. Large rich purple flowers of beautiful form. 
Pinkie. Bright rose pink. 
What-joy. Primrose yellow. 
Youth. White edge, soft rose pink. 
Any of above, pkt. 10c., oz. 20c., lb. 60c., lb. $2.00. 
SUPERB MIXTURE GIANT FLOWERING SPENCER 
SWEET PEAS 
This mixture contains the choicest named varieties blended 
in the proper proportions to insure a well balanced color effect. 
Pkt. 10c., oz. 15c., M lb. 35c., lb. $1.00. 
RICINUS (Castor-oil-bean) 
Annual. Fine for center of bed or massing; it is of stately 
growth, bearing beautiful fruit and foliage. Pkt. 10c. 
RUDBECKIA (Cone Flower) 
Bicolor superba. Annual. Golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue) 
An exceedingly attractive, half hardy annual, with large, 
veined, funnel-shaped flowers which are highly ornamental in 
beds and borders and much prized for cutting. A bed of these 
beautiful plants is one of the most striking features of the garden 
during July and August. 
Grandiflora Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
SALVIA 
Dwarf Bonfire. One of the finest Scarlet Sages. It is about 
2 ft. high and its brilliant red spikes are borne above the dark 
green foliage, completely covering the plant. Pkt. 10c. 
Splendens (Scarlet Sage). One of the most brilliant garden 
flowers and extremely useful for bedding, hedging or borders. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Farinacea {Blue Sage). Perennial. Blue in colors and wonder¬ 
ful for a border. Pkt. 10c. 
Patens. A tender perennial for the border. Has extra large 
flowers of ultramarine blue color. 2 ft. high. Pkt. 10c. 
SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride or Egyptian 
Rose) 
Annual. An excellent cut flower, therefore no garden is com¬ 
plete without it. 
Ageratum. Blue Fire King. Scarlet Peach Blossom 
Loveliness. Rose Shasta. White 
Pkts. each, 10c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Caucasica Hybrids. Perennial. Of great value in the hardy 
border for cutting. Beautiful lilac blue. Pkt. 15c. 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly- or Fringe flower) 
Annual. It bears very dainty flowers, which are Orchidlike 
and almost obscure the foliage, so densely are they borne. 
Dr. Badger’s Mixed Hybrids. Pkt. 15c. 
SHASTA DAISY (Chrysanthemum 
Leucanthemum) 
Perennial. This is a special selection of Hybrid Daisies bear¬ 
ing a flower of large size which makes it desirable for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c. 
STATICE 
Sinuata, Mixed. This annual Statice is extensively used in 
making Winter bouquets. Pkt. 10c. 
Incana, Mixed. Perennial, and is splendid for the border 
or rockery, producing all Summer. Pkt. 10c. 
STOKESIA 
Cyanea (Cornflower Aster). Large blue or white flowers about 
1 to lH ft. high, leaves close to ground, thick and shiny. 
Pkt. 10c. 
STRAWFLOWER 
See HELICHRYSUM, page 7. 
Statice sinuata 
