4 8 Flower Seeds 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
SPENCER OR ORCHID-FLOWERED SWEET PEAS 
In exquisite form and range of beautiful colors there are no other flowers to compare with Sweet Peas. New, more beautiful varieties are 
being constantly introduced. We offer the cream of the Spencer sorts that have been tested and found to be of true merit and distinct color; 
every color and shade is represented in the list below. 
Make a trench 6 inches deep; in this sow the seed and cover 2 inches. As vines grow, gradually fill trench with soil, and thin to 4 inches 
apart. For early flowers sow in beginning of November in a dry situation, 6 or 8 inches deep, giving level culture. Make spring sowings 
just as soon as ground can be prepared. Sweet Peas should not be grown in same soil year after year. 
Ascot. Clear shell-pink, intensely frilled. Pkt. MIb. 
Good exhibition variety.$0 10 $0 25 $0 75 
Corona. Rich carmine-rose; pure white base; Pkt. 
nicely waved.$0 10 
Oz. 
$0 25 
KIb. 
$0 75 
Avalanche. Immense, pure white, frilled 
blooms on stout stems of great length. Fine 
for exhibition. (Black seed.).. . . . 
Beatall. Brilliant, lustrous pink with a 
salmon sheen. Beautiful, large, frilled stand¬ 
ard with nicely placed wings. Makes elegant 
4-flowered sprays. 
Charming. The color is a bright, glowing 
cerise with a rich salmon sheen. 
Chinese Blue. Rich deep blue blooms freely 
produced on long, sturdy stems. 
Constance Hinton. The white flowers are of 
largest size, and best Spencer form. (Black 
seed.). 
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Spencer or Orchid 
flowered Sweet 
Peas 
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INOCULATE 
THIS SEED 
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Damask Rose. Satiny shade of deep rose; 
large, well-frilled flowers, freely produced on 
long stems. 
Excelsior. Large, nicely waved orange-scarlet 
flowers on long stems. 
Fortune. An excellent new variety with dark 
blue wings and rich violet-blue standard. One 
of the best dark blues. 
Gleneagles. This is considered a particularly 
fine light blue variety. 
Grand National. Large, frilled flowers of true 
deep cream or primrose. (Black seed.). 
Jack Hobbs. Luminous pink, flushed and 
edged cream. Very bright and attractive.. . 
Magnet. 
richness. 
Clear cream-pink of remarkable 
Olympia. Lovely, large blooms of a gloriously 
rich and bright purple color. It is a compara¬ 
tively new variety of strong habit. 
Pinkie. A deep rose-pink of vigorous growth. 
The flowers are nicely waved and well 
placed on very long, stout stems. An extraor¬ 
dinarily fine Sweet Pea. The best of the 
deep pinks.. 
Pirate Gold. Golden orange—a charming and 
delightful color which instantly appeals. 
Powerscourt. A pure lavender self with flow¬ 
ers of mammoth size, yet refined and well 
placed on long stems. Of vigorous and free- 
flowering habit, always carrying four flowers 
on a stem. 
Rubicund. Dazzling crimson-scarlet. Very 
showy. 
Smiles. Clear, glittering salmon blooms, 
perfectly sunproof and of largest size .. 
Sunkist. Large, cream-colored flower 
with picotee edge of rose. 
Susan. Bright cream-pink; large waved 
flowers produced freely on long stems. . 
The Cardinal. Large, wavy poppy- 
scarlet flowers well placed on strong 
stems. 
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SUPERB MIXTURE OF SPENCER 
SWEET PEAS 
A superb blend of the better sorts. It will produce a 
lavish display of the largest and most attractive flowers 
in almost endless variety. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Kfl>- 
60 cts.; Ib. $2. 
For Early-Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas, see page 49. 
DWARF CUPID SWEET PEAS 
Compact plants growing 6 inches high and 12 to 15 inches in 
diameter, that from June until late summer are literally a sheet 
of bloom. 
Finest Mixed. AH colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; J^Ib. 60 cts.j 
Ib. $2. 
