Dependable Flower Seeds 
SWEET PEAS 
Giant Orchid Flowering- or Spencer Mixture. Spencer varie¬ 
ties of Sweet Peas have come into general favor so rapidly 
that the demand has been large for all Spencer sorts in mix¬ 
ture. We have included in this combina¬ 
tion nearly all of the Spencers, making 
it a rare and lasting pleasure to the 
grower. The vines are strong, healthy 
and vigorous in growth and produce in 
wonderful profu¬ 
sion, long and 
strong stemmed 
flowers of great 
beauty, size, per¬ 
fect form and col¬ 
oring. Those pre¬ 
ferring to grow all 
sorts together, 
rather than sepa¬ 
rate colors, will 
find this mixture 
unsurpassed. Also 
single colors. 
LAVENDER, RED 
SALMON-ORANGE 
PINK 
Sweet Peas 
Early Flowering Mixed. This mix¬ 
ture embraces the introductions, in¬ 
cluding the novelties of Mr. Eckford, 
the Sweet Pea specialist of England 
who has accomplished more than 
any other individual in bringing 
Sweet Peas to their present state of 
beauty, size and perfection. 
Sweet Pea Culture 
Preparation Soil. Prepare a trench 2 feet deep and at least 
iy 2 feet wide. Fill in with a mixture of rich loam and well 
rotted barnyard manure or 5 pounds of sheep manure and 1 V 2 
pounds of bone meal for each 8 feet of row. Cover with 6 
inches of good soil and mix well with fertilizer. 
Planting. Should be done the first day the soil is dry enough 
to work without becoming sticky. Sweet Peas require a long 
period of slow growth under cool conditions which are neces¬ 
sary for good root formation. 
Make a furrow in the center of trench 6 inches wide and 3 
deep. Sow the seed in this furrow in two rows, 4 inches apart 
and 2 inches apart in row. Cover with about an inch of fine 
soil and tamp down firmly. If soil is damp and heavy tamp 
more lightly than if dry and loose. After tamping, rake an¬ 
other inch of soil over seed. Do not cover seed more than 2 
inches deep altogether. 
Cultivation. When vines are 5 inches high, fill up the 4 inches 
between the rows with fine soil, drawing the soil to each side, 
covering the vines to within an inch of their tops. Do not 
cover up the vines entirely. After the vines have grown an¬ 
other 5 inches repeat the operation; at this time hoe up the 
soil outside the rows to a level with the soil around 
the vines, so that what was originally a trench becomes a 
ridge. Support the plants with brush or wire, keep the roots 
well watered and blossoms picked. 
Enemies. For slugs and cut worms a little air-slacked lime 
around the young shoots will protect them more or less and 
sometimes the worms can be attracted and killed by putting 
a bunch of green grass dipped in Paris Green near the Sweet 
Peas row. 
For plant lice or aphis use “Black Leaf 40,” Nico-Fume 
Liquid or some other tobacco extract spray. 
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