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Sweet Peas 
Sweet Peas are one of the most fasci¬ 
nating- flowers of all garden annuals. 
The blooms, with their long wiry 
stems, delicate fragrance, and great 
variety of fascinating shades, have a 
grace and individuality for table dec¬ 
orations that no other flower quite 
equals. 
How to Grow Fine Sweet Peas 
We can all grow fine Sweet Peas 
with lovely long stems if we will ob¬ 
serve a few simple rules. 
First—Good seed. Second—-Rich soil, 
deeply dug. Third—-Early sowing. 
Fourth—Early staking. Fifth—Fre¬ 
quent fertilization to insure healthy, 
rapid and continuous growth. Sixth— 
Keep soil loose and porous. 
Select an open sunny spot in the 
richest part of the garden and then 
apply a thick layer of pulverized Sheep 
Manure 18 inches wide. Remember 
that Sweet Peas are deep rooting plants 
so that the soil must be deeply and 
thoroughly worked. Spade the Sheep 
Manure in as deep as the fork will go 
and turn the soil over three or four 
times so that the manure becomes 
thoroughly mixed with it, then level, 
and your bed is ready for planting. 
Sow in double rows, that is, open two 
drills about 8 to 10 inches apart and 4 
to 5 inches deep and scatter the seed 
liberally, but not too thick (about one 
ounce to 15 running feet), then cover. 
The support for the plants to climb on 
is placed in the center of the two rows 
and should be in place by the time the 
plants are 2 inches high. 
Success with Sweet Peas necessitates 
a rapid, healthy and vigorous growth 
during the cool weather of April and 
early May. An appliction of Vigoro 
about May 1 will help the plants to 
get their growth during this cooler 
weather. 
Sweet Peas require sufficient plant 
food at all times, and you will find 
that a top dressing of Sheep Manure, 
Vigoro or Bone Meal applied regularly 
every two weeks and hoed in will help 
produce strong healthy vines. 
Prices on Sweet Peas 
All varieties except Spring Flow¬ 
ering: Pkt. 5e; 1 oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 
% lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.75. 
Blue 
Commander Godsall. The color is an at¬ 
tractive shade of navy blue. Flowers 
are large, waved and fluted. 
Gleneagles. Light blue. 
Heavenly Blue. Delphinium blue. 
Jack Cornwell. Dark violet blue. 
Ruffled Blue. Mid-blue. 
Cerise 
Ruffled Crinkles. Cerise pink. 
Fiery Cross. Bright orange cerise. 
Ruffled Exquisite. Salmon cerise. 
Cream 
Daffodil Improved. Large rich deep 
cream, exquisitely frilled and waved. 
Dobbie’s Cream. Deep cream. 
Mastercream. Deep cream. 
Crimson-Scarlet 
Campfire. Vivid scarlet. 
Captain Blood. Brilliant blood scarlet, 
veneered copper. 
Charity. Brilliant crimson. 
Derby Day. Sparkling crimson. 
Huntsman. Bright scarlet. 
Ruffled Crimson. Rich velvety crimson. 
Sybil Hensliaw. Rich crimson. 
Welcome. Dazzling scarlet. 
Lavender-Mauve 
Austin Frederick Imp. Giant lavender. 
Chieftain. Pure satiny mauve. 
Highlander. Clear lavender. 
King Mauve. A very pleasing shade of 
deep mauve. Of immense size. 
Powerscourt. Fine lavender of mam¬ 
moth size. A lovely variety. 
Maroon 
Splendour. Giant red maroon. 
The Sultan. Black velvety maroon. 
Orange 
Colorado. Bright orange. 
Gold Crest. Orange tinted salmon. 
Guinea Gold. Golden orange. 
Improved Tangerine. The finest of 
orange colored Sweet Peas. Color al¬ 
most a tangerine orange tint. 
Prince of Orange. Deep orange, a 
wonderful color. Rich and brilliant. 
Orange shades of Sweet Peas should be shaded 
from strong sunshine to retain their rich color. 
Pink 
Fluffy Ruffles. A remarkable large, 
double, light cream-pink. 
Giant Attraction. The large fawn-pink, 
cream ground, blooms of large size. 
Hebe. Large bright pink. 
Hercules. A magnificent pure pink. 
Miss California. Salmon cream-pink. 
Picture. Color is a blend of cream and 
pink shades, having a deeper flush on 
the wings, exquisitely frilled. 
Pinkie. Large rose-pink. 
Rosie. Deep rose-pink. 
Royal Pink. Large, beautiful blooms 
of shrimp pink. 
Ruffled Rose. Soft rich rose. 
Purple 
Royal Purple. Very rich and warm 
purple; having a slightly softer color 
tone; early. Flowers are large. 
Salmon 
Barbara. Fine soft salmon. 
White 
Avalanche. Glistening white. 
Burpee’s Giant White. One of the most 
perfect white Sweet Peas produced. 
Constance Hinton. Giant white. 
King White. Noted for the glistening 
purity of the whiteness. 
Ruffled White. Extremely ruffled. 
Gould’s Reliable Mixture Sweet Peas. 
Is composed of a special selection of 
varieties to produce a harmony of col¬ 
ors that is rarely offered in mixtures. 
Sweet Pea, Spring Flowering, Rose- 
Pink. Silver medal winner in the 
1940 A. A. S, A new type maturing be¬ 
tween the early or summer flower¬ 
ing classes. Rose-Pink is taller, with 
longer stems. Prolongs the green¬ 
house season. Outdoors, they are 
very free bloomers and more heat- 
resistant than other types of Sweet 
Peas. Flowers are large, wavy, rose- 
pink on white ground. (See rear 
cover.) Pkt., 25c. 
Sweet Pea, Spring Flowering, Blue. 
Received bronze medal in the 1940 
A. A. S. Similar in type, growth 
and blooms to Rose-Pink, except in 
its medium marine blue color. Pkt., 
25c. 
Sweet Pea, Spring Flowering, Lav¬ 
ender. Honorable mention in the 
1940 A. A. S. While not as popular a 
color as Rose Pink and Blue, in this 
new class, it will be welcomed to 
help fill the color range, of these 
early, long stemmed flowers in the 
garden. Pkt., 25c. 
Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower) 
An odd plant 
growing 5 to 7 
feet high, that 
throws up from 
the root many 
stout, woody 
stalks like the 
Dahlia, with large 
foliage. The daz¬ 
zling orange-scar¬ 
let flowers resem¬ 
ble the single 
Zinnia. Speciosa. 
Orange - Vermil¬ 
lion. Pkt. 5c. 
Speciosa Fireball. 
Fireball is un¬ 
doubtedly the last 
word in brilliance 
of color in a fall 
blooming plant. Flowers are a vibrant 
scarlet orange with clear yellow center, 
4 to 5 inches across on fine long stems. 
Plants grow up to 9 feet high. Start 
seed indoors. Pkt. 15c. 
Torenia (Wishbone Flower) 
Bushy plants 10 inches high covered 
with lovely, rich colored snapdragon¬ 
like flowers of sky blue with a touch 
of gold on the tip. Fine for beds, pot¬ 
ting or hanging baskets. Fournieri. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Venidium 
Produces long daisy-like flowers simi¬ 
lar to the African Daisy, of deep 
orange, apricot, cream, white, yellow 
or salmon colored flowers 4 to 5 inches 
across marked at center with a red¬ 
dish-brown zone. Plants grow 2 to 3 
feet. Bloom over a long period. 
Fastuosuin. Hybrids. Pkt. 10c. 
Verbena 
The Verbena is 
one of the most 
popular garden 
annuals. Verbe¬ 
nas are particu¬ 
larly fine for beds, 
borders, window 
boxes, or as an 
undergrowth to 
tall plants. The 
sweetly scented 
flowers are borne 
in large clusters 
and bloom pro¬ 
fusely from mid¬ 
summer until late 
in autumn. Plants 
12 inches high. 
Hybrida Graiuli- 
flora. 
Dark Blue, cream 
eye. 
Scarlet. 
Violet, white eye. 
White. 
Mixed Colors. 
Each of above. Pkt. 5c. 
Blue Sentinel. Bronze Medal winner 
in the 1939 All-America Selections. 
Plants compact 10 to 12 inches high, 
flowers a rich navy blue self color held 
erect above foiliage. F'ine for cutting 
and dark beds. Pkt. 10c. 
Crimson Glow. Flowers are pure glow¬ 
ing crimson, wholly without even a 
small light eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Shades 
from rose pink to rose red. Pkt. 10c. 
Lavender Glory. New, lavender medi¬ 
um creamy eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida Compacta Erecta. A distinct 
new type of Verbena, very compact, 
dwarf. Brilliant crimson. Pkt. 10c. 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Produces a 
mass of moss-like foliage above which 
are borne heads of purplish-blue or 
white blossoms. Flowers from June 
until frost. 12 in. Pkt. 5c. 
Venosa. This variety is largely used 
for bedding purposes. Strong thrifty 
grower and covered with bright pur¬ 
plish heliotrope flowers from early 
summer until late fall. 1 foot. Pkt. 5c. 
Verbena. 
Blue, white eye. 
Salmon Cerise. 
Flame Pink. 
Red, cream eye. 
Rose pink, white 
eye. 
INOCULATE ALL LEGUMES ' 
NITRAGIN 
v The Original Legume InocuUter 
Inoculate seed with 
N 11 r a g I n. Makes 
Oner, more vigor¬ 
ous and healthier 
Sweet Peas. Garden 
lice, postpaid 12c. 
Thunbergia (Black Eyed Susan) 
A beautiful, rapid¬ 
growing annual 
climber. Used ex¬ 
tensively in hang¬ 
ing baskets, vases, 
etc., and to cover 
low fences. Can be 
used in the rockery 
as it will trail over 
the ground, form¬ 
ing a dense mat of 
foliage and trumpet 
shaped flowers. Col¬ 
ors range through 
all shades of yel¬ 
low, orange, buff, 
to pure white with 
dark centers. Will 
6 f.L 
Thunbergia. 
grow 5 feet. Finest mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
