SWEET PEAS 
GIANT SUMMER FLOWERING 
SPENCERS 
Pink and Rose Shades 
PINKIE. Rose-pink with large and frilled flowers. This va¬ 
riety is seldom affected by weather conditions and first- 
class blooms can be cut ail during its long blossoming 
period. Silver Medal. 
JACK HOBBS. Cream-pink, flushed scarlet. One of the larg¬ 
est Sweet Peas ever introduced. Gold Medal. 
CISSIE. A soft cream-pink. Extra large flowers which bloom 
in abundance and have long stems. 
LULLABY. Charming shade of light rose pink. A strong 
grower. Award of Merit, National Sweet Pea Society 1934. 
MISS CALIFORNIA. The color is a beautiful shade of rich 
pink, deeply flushed and shaded with salmon. Unsurpassed 
for either exhibition or general cutting purposes. 
YOUTH. This Sweet Pea can be described as a white ground 
Picotee, but with slightly deeper color on the edges than its 
predecessor in this group. Strongly perfumed. 
Lavender and Blue Shades 
AMBITION. 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. 
POWERSCOURT. A clear pure lavender. Has been considered 
the best levender for a number of years. It is still the most 
popular. The flowers are very pure in color. 
THE ADMIRAL. Largest and best navy blue. The color is 
richer and deeper than Fortune. Award of Merif, Scottish 
National Sweet Pea Trials. Award of Merit, Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society. 
CAPRI. Clear silver blue; excellent. The best blue Sweet 
Pea; long stem; vigorous. 
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. 
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 
GEORGE SHAWYER. A giant orange pink, the standard 
showing more orange than the wings. The flowers are per- 
fecfly formed and nicely placed. Award of Merit. 
SMILES. Clear glistening salmon, best describes this ex¬ 
quisite variety. The large flowers are beautifully waved and 
fluted. Award of Merit. 
Cerise Shades 
MRS. A. SEARLES. Salmon-cerise, merging into a soft 
oriental-red. A remarkable and distinct color. No collection 
is complete without this beautiful Sweet Pea. 
ARTISTE. Clear geranium pink; a rare color. Flowers are 
large and quite frilled. An outstanding Sweet Pea. 
Red Shades 
RUBICUND. Rich crimson scarlet. This is an exceptionally 
good Sweet Pea, lacking nothing in size, shape, stems and 
vigor. 
RED BOY. The very best crimson. It is a first-class Sweet 
Pea for all purposes, especially for general garden culture. 
Award of Merit. 
WELCOME. By far fhe besf and most brilliant, dazzling, 
scarlet Sweet Pea. For exhibition or gardens it is supreme. 
Absolutely sunproof. Silver Medal, Scottish National Sweet 
Pea Society. 
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; Vi lb. 60c. 
All Colors: Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
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 1 5 feet long. 
STOCKS, Gilliflower (a) 
These popular flowers are easily grown, are so highly 
fragrant, and of such great beauty that they deserve a place 
in every garden. The Early Giant Imperial class are half- 
hardy annuals. Beauty Stocks are biennials, but if sown in 
early Spring will bloom the same year. They are also valu¬ 
able for Winter forcing. 
BEAUTY OF NICE. It follows the Ten Weeks class in season 
of bloom. The plants are pyramidal in shape, branching 
above the base. Excellent for bedding and cuffing. Height, 
16 inches. 
Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 1 5c. 
DWARF TEN WEEKS. This early class forms dwarf com¬ 
pact plants that are excellent for edgings or low beds. They 
often do well in sections where plants of the later types 
cannot be grown. Height, 12 inches. 
Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
GIANT IMPERIAL. Long stems and imposing spikes of large 
flowers make this the outstanding variety. It is about as 
early as Beauty of Nice and resembles if in habit, except 
that the plant is less spreading and taller. Height, 2 feet. 
Yellow (Buttercup). Pkt. 15c. 
Blood Red. Pkt. 15c. 
Rose. Pkt. 1 5c. 
Lavender. Pkt. 15c. 
White. Pkt. 15c. 
Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 1 5c. 
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