ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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Sweet Peas 
Beautiful, fragrant, free flowering, 
climbing plants. Plant seed two inches 
dgep, early in spring; support by stakes. 
Extra-Early Flowering Spencers 
A real addition to the garden of those who want early Sweet Peas. While they 
are used by the greenhouse trade, they do equally well outside, the only differ¬ 
ence being that the blossoms are just a trifle smaller. This early selection retains 
all of the Spencer characteristics, usually having four blooms on a long, stiff stem. 
American Beauty crimson- Mrs. Herbert Hoover Lovely 
rosCa c 1 6 a r 
Dazzling scarlet. 
Harmony lavender. 
Hope P"*"® 
Lady Gay Shrimp-pink. 
blue flowers. 
Oriental cream or primrose. 
Shirley Temple '^^® favorite soft 
rose-pink. 
Scarlet-cerise with salmon 
^ sheen. 
Valencia bright orange; striking. 
Any one above: Pkt. 8c, oz. 25c, Vk lb. 75c, Special Offer: 1 Pkt. each of the above- 
ten named varieties only 60c. 
Mixed: All the best extra-early flowering varieties. Pkt. 7c, 
oz. 20c, lb. 65c. 
Giant Spencer Summer-Flowering 
Eosine ^ '^P®® with a 
sheen of salmon. 
Fluffy. Ruffles Improved 
Soft creamy pink of delicate purity. 
Mastercream immense deep cream 
colored flowers. 
Pirate Gold Deep golden orange. 
Pinkie Is still the largest and finest 
bright rose-pink. 
Powerscourt ®®®* lavender. 
Red Boy '^^® deep rich crimson. 
A beautiful clear corn- 
Axciict-iiuii flo. 5 ^ej..biue on long stems. 
Ruffled White Large, ruffled and 
duplexed; white- 
seeded, white. 
^^elcome '^^® vivid, dazzling, 
sun-proof scarlet. 
Price of the above named varieties per packet 5c, oz. 20c, Vk lb. 60c. Special Offer: 
1 Pkt. each of the above named varieties for only 40c. 
Solanum 
(Jerusalem (Cherry) 
Ornamental fruit bear¬ 
ing plants, useful for conservatory or 
drawing room decoration. The foliage 
is handsome and contrasts finely with 
the miniature, round, scarlet fruit 
with which the plant _ is covered. 
Tender perennial; 18 inches high. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Sweet Rocket (Perennial 
ioned flowers somewhat resembling hardy Phlox. T'hey add color and 
beauty to the border during the summer, besides providing material for 
cutting. Comes in white and shades of purple. June and July. Ljxcel- 
lent for naturalizing. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
(Ten Weeks) 
The Ten Weeks stocks or Gilli- 
flower is one of the most popular 
of our garden favorites; is good for massing, bedding or pot culture, 
seed in house, transplant to pots; in June set out in open ground. 
Double Large Flowering Stocks. Mixed 
Pkt. 5c, Vs oz. 30c. 
__J Prv.v-o A train Beautiful double flowers borne on fine 
ana ^..ome /^gam g^^po^g stems. Of branching growth, 18 
inches tall, and excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
Scabiosa Annual 
Also known as Sweet Scabious and 
Mourning Bride. Blooms from mid¬ 
summer until frost. An old garden 
favorite greatly improved. Does well 
in any good soil and a sunny loca¬ 
tion. Mixed: Pkt. 5c. 
HARDY PERENNIAL 
Scabiosa, Caucasica horded 
and rockery plants which succeed in 
any ordinary, well drained soil and a 
sunny position. The charming soft 
lavender-blue flowers are carried on 
stems 18 to 24 inches long. June to 
October. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet William 
WnUant (Dianthus Barbatus.) A bed of the best varieties 
(Weel W lllldni pj.Q^m.es an endless variety of colors, and pre- 
ents a striking and beautiful sight. Hardy perennials. Fine mixed, 
kt. 5c. Vk oz. 20c. oz. 50c. 
Hardy Sweet Peas 
(Lathyrus 
latifolius) 
Rampant climbing or 
trailing plant with showy 
clusters of fine, Sweet- 
Pea-like flowers from 
June until September. 
Succeeds in almost any 
kind of soil and location. 
Desirable for trellis or 
covering banks, rocks, 
rough places; good for 
cutting. New top growth 
is reproduced from the 
roots every year. Quick 
grower; free flowering. 
5 to 6 ft. Mixed: For a 
colorful display. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 35c. 
Spencer Mixed (New Orchid Flowered) 
This mixture from the finest large flowering Spencer Varieties 
in a wide range of colors, produce a gorgeous effect. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 15c. Vk lb. 40c, 1/2 lb. 75c, lb. $1.30. 
New Ruffled Sweet Peas 
A new type of Sweet Pea with immense 
ruffled flowers and a majority of them 
with duplexed or double standards. Never before have we 
been able to have them in a mixture of so many different colors 
and shades. It is a rare treat. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Vk lb. 75c. 
Cupid, Dwarf or Bedding Mixed Hnro/°e^mer- 
ald-green foliage a little over a foot wide and 9 inches high, 
and from June until late summer are literally a sheet of bloom; 
the mixture contains all the colors. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Nitragin 
for 
Sweet Peas 
Pkt. 
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