LEADING POPULAR VARIETIES 
THESE VARIETIES ARE THE "BEST IN THEIR COLOR" 
FOR 1941 
Soft Silver-Pink . 
Light Rose-Pink .. 
Clear Deep Pink. 
Light Creamy Salmon .. 
Salmon-Pink . 
Deep Salmon (Flame) . 
Coral-Rose . 
Bright Scarlet . 
Rich Deep Red . 
Dark Purplish-Red . 
Clear Lavender . 
Deep Lilac . 
Light Blue . 
Clear Deep Blue . 
Deep Blue Purple . 
New Sparkling Orange . 
Deepest Cream . 
Pure White . 
. BRIDESMAID 
... SHIRLEY TEMPLE 
. STAR 
.DAPHNE 
. CHIME 
. BOON 
. SEQUOIA 
. VULCAN 
.MARS 
. BACCHUS 
. MEMORY 
. TRIUMPH 
. CINDERELLA 
. BLUE DANUBE 
. TOP HAT 
TREASURE ISLAND 
. ORIENTAL 
.HOPE 
All Above, Ounce 50c; Half Ounce 30c; Packet 10c 
SUGGESTIONS FOR GROWING 
1. Select a sunny, wind-sheltered situation. 
2. Dig out a trench at least 1 foot wide and lVi feet deep. 
3. Plenty of humus in the bottom of the trench is advisable — peat 
moss, compost and bean straw are all good. 
4. Fill in the soil, mixing the Bandini Sweet Pea Food with it (about 
5 lbs. for each 15 feet of row). This contains all the soil-essentials 
for large-flowered, vigorous sweet peas, including nitrogen, phos¬ 
phorous, potash, lime, soil-sulphur, bone meal, iron oxide, etc. 
5. Soak the trench thoroughly. After a day or two, cultivate the sur¬ 
face. You may now plant at once, although additional soakings and 
surface cultivations are beneficial before planting. 
6. Plant the seeds about 2 inches deep and 1 inch apart, allowing 
1 oz. for a 30-foot row. DO NOT soak the seeds. The seeds may be 
rolled in “Nitragin” bacterial culture, slightly moistened, for addi¬ 
tional vigor of roots and vines. Germination is best in cool soil; 
a surface shading, or mulching, is advisable the first two weeks after 
sowing, if the weather is hot. 
7. Avoid sprinkling the row, as this may form a crust difficult for the 
sprouts to penetrate. Water by furrow, after they have shown. 
8. For a continuance of large flowers and long stems, fertilize in the 
irrigation-trench every 6 weeks with 3 lbs. of Sweet Pea Food for 
each 10 feet of row. 
C/mELlS 
137 West Colorado Street SY 6-4356 
Pasadena, California 
