1939-1940 CATALOG OF RICHARD DIENER NURSERY, OXNARD, CALIF., U. S. A. 
SWEET PEAS 
(Early or Winter-Flowering) 
Per Pkg. 
ANNIE LAURIE.—Pure rose pink, large flowers. .$ .25 
BURPEE'S SALMON.—Beautiful rich salmon, 
large blooms. Vines bloom profusely. 
(35 seeds).25 3 packets.65 
BURPEE'S ORANGE.—Bright orange, large 
flowers and extremely popular.25 
SNOWSTORM IMPROVED.—Unusually large 
white flowers. Long, strong stems.25 
BURPEE'S LAVENDER.—Lovely light Wisteria- 
lavender. An appealing rich yet soft tone, 
large flowers.25 
BLUE JACKET.—Rich, dark navy blue. Large, 
elegantly waved blooms.25 
FELICE GUNTHER.—Clear, true Cambridge-blue. 
Long stems and vigorous growth. 
(35 seeds).25 3 packets.65 
MAROON PRINCE.—Deep reddish maroon. 
Large flowering, long stemmed, free bloom¬ 
ing .25 
FIRE KING.—Brilliant fire-red. An unusually 
rich color and large flowers.25 
ORIENTAL.—Pleasing true cream color on long, 
strong stems.25 
CANARY BIRD.—Cream or primrose. Large 
flowers of fine form and elegantly placed.25 
GRENADIER.—An outstanding Sweet Pea on ac¬ 
count of its rich color, brilliant Poppy-scarlet. 
Spikes are elegant and long stemmed. Always 
in demand.25 
Above Sweet Pea seeds in separate colors—per 
ounce, $1.00. 
LADY RUFFLES IMPROVED.—Beautiful soft 
pink on white ground. Winner of gold medal 
of Scottish National Sweet Pea Society.25 
BURPEE BLUE (Ruffled).—Distinct deep blue, 
bright and clear; uniform throughout. 
Flowers are large, beautifully waved, heavily 
ruffled and duplexed. Long stems. Vigorous; 
free blooming .25 
ABUNDANCE (Multiflora). —A most appropriate 
name for this “many flowered” Sweet Pea— 
six flowers to the stem is the rule, but seven 
and eight are not uncommon. The color is a 
deep mauve .25 
FINEST MIXTURE,—This includes the many 
named varieties of early flowering Sweet 
Peas. The different colors are properly 
blended to produce a most harmonious and 
pleasing effect .25 
MIXTURE. Per ounce 75c Per pound $10.00 
Directions for Sowing: In order to get best results with 
Sweet Peas they should be soaked in water from eight to ten 
hours and then plant them immediately. When the plants 
are up place a wire netting directly behind them, about four 
or five feet tall, and train them over this. The seeds should 
be planted very shallow. 
ANNIE LAURIE 
RUST-PROOF SNAPDRAGONS 
1935 Novelty 
("All Colors Mixed") 
Snapdragons have been badly affected by rust which 
has killed the plants and made them unsightly. For 
the past several years several growers have worked 
on them for rust-resisting qualities and the ones we 
offer here are fairly rust-proof, that is, 75 per cent. 
Package 25c 6 packages $1.00 
THALICTRUM DIPTEROCARPUM 
A hardy perennial from China. Grows four to five 
feet tall, making very graceful plumes of rosy pur¬ 
ple and conspicuous yellow anthers. Unexcelled as 
a cut flower as well as for bedding. 
Trade pkg. 25c 6 pkgs. $1.00 ^ oz. $1.75 
1 oz. $3.50 
Houston, Texas, December 10, 1937. 
Richard Diener Nursery, Oxnard, California. 
Gentlemen: I think every seed I got from you two months 
ago came up, and they sure are lovely plants. I never saw 
such fine Snapdragon plants. You would want them yourself 
if you could only see them. Yours truly, 
BRUEGMAN FLORIST. 
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