^cUt^ Qlcutt Spje4icen. Sweet PeoA. 
Annual — Culture "A." 
The Giant Summer Flowering Spencer type, with its waved and fluted 
petals, which usually produces four blooms to the stem, has become one 
of our most popular annual flowers. From the numerous varieties, many 
of which are practically identical, we have selected the following, which 
we believe to be the “cream” of oM and new varieties. While the Early 
Flowering sorts may be sown out-of-doors, they are usually sown in 
greenhouses for winter blooming. 
In the latitude of Norfolk, Sweet Peas are sown in the late fall as well 
as in the early spring. To secure large flowers and brilliant colors, sow 
Blooms May to July 
the seeds in a rich soil that has been heavily manured, and in a location 
where the plants will get plenty of sunshine. Many experts dig a trench 
about 10 ins. deep and fill the bottom with 3 ins. of well-rotted manure 
or some good substitute, covering this with 2 ins. of good soil. The seeds 
are sown on the soil and covered with 2 ins', of soil, and as the seedlings 
show above the surface, the rest of the soil is raked into the trench. 
When watering, keep the water near the roots, since sprinkling the vines 
does more harm than good. Pick the blooms regularly, and they will bear 
longer. Peat moss makes a good mulch for Sweet Peas. If green aphis 
or lice attack the plants, spray with Black Leaf 40. 
Giant Spencer Sweet Peas—Ruffled Rose 
Tait's Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 
Any of the named varieties in separate colors (except where noted): Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; % lb., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
Blue 
Amethyst. Bright clear amethyst-blue. 
The Admiral. Rich dark violet. 
Blue Bell. Chinese blue, 
rortuue. Dark blue. 
Cream 
Master Cream. Cream. 
Daffodil. Deep cream. 
Lavender 
Ambition, Deep lavender-lilac. 
Gleneagfles. Bright lavender-blue. 
Powerscourt. Pure lavender. 
Maroon 
The Sultan. Glowing blackish maroon. 
Warrior. Dark reddish maroon. 
Orange 
Pirate Gold. Golden orange. 
Colorado. Bright orange. 
Picotee 
Youth, White, edged blush-pink. 
Sunhist. Cream, edged with pink. 
Pink 
Ascot. Shell-pink, white ground. 
Beatall. Cerise-pink, suffused salmon. 
Georg^e Shawyer. (Jiant orange-pink. 
Magnet, Clear creamy pink. 
Janet Piveash. Dazzling pink. 
Bosle. Bright rose-pink. 
Smiles. Shrimp-pink, shaded salmon. 
Purple 
Olympia. Royal purple. 
Red 
Bed Boy, Deep crimson. 
PlamingfO. Orange-scarlet, shaded cerise. 
Miss Norfolk. Dazzling fiery scarlet. 
Bxcelsior, Deep vivid scarlet. 
Rose 
Charming*. Rosy cerise. 
Damask Bose. Old rose. 
Good Cheer. Begonia-rose. 
Mrs. A. Beatles. Salmon-rose-cerise. 
White 
Snowball. Blush-white, black seeded. 
Sextet Queen, Glistening pure white. 
Six Ruffled Giant Sweet Peas 
Buffled Crimson. Rich crimson. Pkt., 15c. 
Buffled Blue. Mid-blue, shading darker. Pkt., 15c. 
Buffled Exquisite. Salmon-cerise. Pkt., 15c. 
Buffled Orchid. The dainty blending of lavender, rose, 
and orchid in this beautiful Sweet Pea gives the effect 
of a delicate shade of orchid. Pkt., 15c. 
Buffled Bose. The large and beautiful flowers of this 
popular Sweet Pea are of a delicate shade of soft rose. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Buffled "White. Pure white flowers of extra large size, 
and beautifully ruffled. Pkt., 15c. 
Tait's Thorobred Mixture 
Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 
This mixture is a combination of over fifty of the 
most beautiful varieties, includes every describable 
color and shade, and is highly complimented in all parts 
of the country. Nohing better in mixture can be had 
at any price. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., 
$1.75, postpaid. 
Early Flowering Spencer 
Sweet Peas 
A special strain for winter greenhouse culture, but can 
be successfuly grown out-of-doors in the southern states. 
Any of the varieties named below: Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; 
% lb., $1.50; 1 lb., $5.00, postpaid. 
Barly Bed Bird. Large dazzling crimson. 
Barly Blue Bonnet. Attractive clear blue. 
Barly Ball’s Imp. Giant Bose, Bright rose-pink. 
Barly Vulcan, Vivid scarlet. 
Barly Shirley Temple. Large beautiful pink. 
Barly Mrs. Kerr. Lovely salmon-pink. 
Barly Fal, Rich rose-crimson. 
Barly Snowstorm. Best pure white. 
Barly Bavanda. Splendid lavender. 
Barly Orang-e Queen. Golden orange. 
Barly Bxhibltion Fink. Rich pink. 
Tait's Thorobred Mixture Early 
Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
A mixture of about twenty-five splendid sorts well 
blended. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.25; 1 lb., $4.00, 
postpaid. 
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