Torenia Makes a Border Edging 
M.-S. Select Sweet Peas 
For Sweet Pea Inoculation, see page 39. All Sweet Peas postpaid 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 25 feet of row 
I'he soil for Sweet Peas should be rich and deep. A good loam, with plenty of well-rotted 
manure in it, is ideal for raising good plants that will produce plenty of blooms of good sub¬ 
stance. Considerable benefit has been noted from the use of Inoculating Culture. We can 
supply a special culture for Sweet Peas for 10c—enough for any ordinary garden. Place in a 
position fully exposed to the sunlight and air on both sides of row. 
They should be sown as early in the season as the ground can be worked, which is usually 
between the middle of March and the middle of April in the latitude of Baltimore, or they 
can be planted in October or November for earlier blooming. It is best to make a trench or 
furrow about 6 inches deep, in the bottom of which sow the seed. Cover with about an inch 
of soil, pressing it down firmly. As soon as they are above ground, thin out to 2 to 4 inches 
apart; when planted too close they do not attain their full development. They should be 
staked up, either with branches of brush or stout stakes on which wire netting has been 
fastened. These should be at least 4 feet high, and 5 feet would be better. The flowers should 
be cut as often as possible to prevent running to seed, which would cause them to stop blooming. 
Verbena hybrida ccmpacta erecta 
Sunflower • Helianthus 
Well-known annuals, the small-flowering 
sorts being useful for cutting; the tall va¬ 
rieties valuable for backgrounds. 
168 Cucumerifolius. Miniature Sunflower. 
Small, single, rich yellow flowers. Abun¬ 
dant bloomer. 4 ft. Pkt. lOc; oz. 40c. 
169 Dwarf Double, Globe of Gold. Yel¬ 
low flowers. 3 ft. Pkt. lOc; oz. 30c. 
170 New Red. E xtra-large flowers, some of 
which are rich chestnut-red, others tipped 
with yellow. Tall. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
171 Russian Mammoth. Immense single 
yellow flowers on tall, heavy stalks. 6 ft. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 
172 STEVIA serrata. Free -blooming plants 
for summer or winter, bearing a profusion 
of fragrant white flowers. Fine for cutting. 
2 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 30c. 
173 THUNBERGIA alata. Black-eyed Su¬ 
san. Beautiful, very ornamental climber. 
Mowers of various colors. Pkt. 10c. 
174 TORENIA Fournieri. Showy annual 
flowering all summer. Splendid for vases, 
hanging-baskets or border, b'lowers sky- 
blue with yellow centers. 1 ft. Pkts. 15c 
an<l 4(,’c. 
Torenia Fournieri 
V.123. M.-S. Superb Spencer Sweet Pea 
Mixture. This superb Mixture is blended ! 
by us with extraordinary care from named 
varieties of the most improved large-flow¬ 
ering type, including recent American and 
European novelties, as well as a great many 
new hybrids, as yet unnamed, insuring 
gorgeous color effect. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
Klb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
V.142. M.-S. Gilt-edge Mixture. Oz. 10c; 
KIb. 25c; HIb. 40c; lb. 75c. ! 
Sweet Pea, Pinkie 
Separate Colors 
175 Shirley Temple. Colossal blooms of 
soft rose-pink, beautiful beyond descrip¬ 
tion, on gigantic plants, strong and vigor¬ 
ous. Early flowering, it will bloom a month 
ahead of the Fate Spencers and continue 
longer. Pkt. 15c; 3^oz. 40c; oz. 75c. 
176 Avalanche. Glistening large pure white. 
177 Austin Frederick Improved. A beau¬ 
tiful, pure lavender. 
178 Majestic Cream. I'his is a line, rich 
deep cream. 
179 Pinkie. A glorious rich rose-pink. 
180 Reflection. The best clear blue Sweet 
Pea. 
181 M rs. A. Searles. A delightful salmon- 
cerise-pink. 
182 Sybil Henshaw. The largest crimson- 
red. 
183 Warrior. Giant maroon. 
Each, pkt. 10c; oz. 2Sc; V^lb. 75c; lb. $2.50 
ORDER BY NUMBER AND NAME 
M.-S. Winter-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
While these are especially adapted for 
forcing under glass for winter and early spring 
blooming, they are also valuable for outdoor 
culture, coming into bloom five to six weeks 
earlier than the regular Spencer or Orchid- 
flowered type, and if the flowers are kept cut, 
they will continue to bloom for a long time. 
184 Ramona. Salmon overlaid orange. 
185 Susanna. Large; crimson-scarlet. 
186 Christmas Triumph. Pink and white. 
187 Sweet Briar. Rose-pink on white 
ground, touch of amber. 
188 Ball’s Blue. Clear blue. 
189 Fragrance. Clear lavender. 
190 Jeanne Mamitsch. Rose-pink. 
191 Gloria. Salmon-rose. 
192 White Harmony. Best white. 
Each, or all colors mixed, pkt. 10c; V^oz. 30c; 
oz. 60c. 
HARDY SWEET PEAS. See No. 265. 
193 VERBENA hybrida compacta erecta. 
Florists’ Strain. As dwarf bedding plants 
for a gorgeous display during the summer 
months they cannot be excelled. Com¬ 
mencing to flower in July, they continue 
until frost. Our Mammoth Fancy Strain 
cannot be surpassed for profusion of bloom 
and beautiful colors and shades; Scarlet, 
White Eye; White, Scarlet, Blue, Pink, 
Violet, and All Colors Mixed. When order¬ 
ing, state color wanted. Each, pkts. 10c 
and 25c; 75c. 
V., Blue Sentinel. See Novelties, page 3. 
194 VINCA rosea. Madagascar Periwinkle. 
Dwarf bedding plants with deep green, 
glossy foliage and bright, single blossoms 
of striking beauty. Sow early. White, with 
Pink Eye; White, Pink, and All Colors 
Mixed. Each, pkts. 10c and 30c; }rioz. 50c. 
Vinca rosea 
Flower Seeds 
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