Try the New Spring-flowering Sweet 
Peas 
Sweet Peas 
The Twentieth-Century Method of Growing Sweet Peas 
Far Early Bloom*. Plate three seeds in a 
Miiall pot of soil in the house about March 1. 
If all three seeds (terminate, pull out the two 
weakest plants and retain the strongest. As 
soon as the second set of leaves has formed, 
plunge the \oung plants, with the |x>ts, in a 
coldframe protected by sash, where they can 
lx- hardened off. Lift the sash during the 
sunny hours of the day and water carefully. 
Set the plants out in the open about April 
15. and space them 6 inches apart in the row. 
General Culture 
Four ounces of seed will sow a single row of 
100 feet 
The ground where Sweet Peas are to be 
grown should be well prepared—if possible, 
the fall previous. Deep spading or plowing 
is very essential, for the r<x>ts love to pene¬ 
trate into the cooler part of the soil. Manure 
placed at a considerable depth will help to 
draw the roots downward. Sweet Peas love 
sun, therefore they should always be planted 
where they are exposed to the sun all day. 
Sow Seeds Early. Sweet Peas produce 
their strongest roots during the cool, moist 
months of spring, so planting should take 
dace as soon as the land can be worked. A 
ittle frost will do no harm to Sweet Peas. 
After the soil has been carefully smoothed 
and raked, draw a line for a straight row and 
sow three seeds every 6 inches in the row. 
Do not cover the seed with more than flinch 
of soil, and if more than one plant should 
appear in each spot, carefully destroy all but 
one specimen so that one plant shows every 
6 inches in the row. 
Hunt’ s Famous Spencer Sweet Peas 
It would be impossible to list all the varieties of Sweet Peas, so we give what we consider 
to be the cream of the best sorts, both of the standard kinds and those of recent introduction 
New Spring-flowering Sweet Peas 
I he most important development in Sweet Peas in recent years. Extremely hardy, pro¬ 
ductive, and heat-resisting. 
Much earlier than the regular Spencer Sweet Peas, they maintain remarkable stem- 
length, flower-size, vigor, and productivity through the growing season, both under 
glass and in the open ground. 
We offer the above in three colors—Blue, Lavender, and Rose-pink. 
Spring-flowering Blue. Clear marine-blue. Spring-flowering Rose-Pink. Beautiful 
Spr ing-Howering Lavender. Beautiful true soft rose-pink flowers on long, strong stems, 
lavender. Any of the above 3 varieties, pkt. 35 cts.; 3 pkts. $1 
Th e Cream o f Old and N ew Varieties 
Named Spencer Sweet Peas, each, pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; Vilb. $1.50, 
unless otherwise noted 
WHITE 
Burpee's Be*t White. White-seeded. 
White; waver). 
Cigantic. Of wonderful purity; aristocratic 
wnn, brauI dully frilled, and long stem. 
Ruffled White. Very large. Often !>ears 
five 1 . 1 . toms to a stem. 
CREAM 
Mast ere ream. Deep cream Spcnccr. Very 
Attractive. 
Ruffled Primrose. Black-seeded. Cream 
or primrose; very large; handsomely 
frilled. 
DEEP PINK ON CREAM 
Fairyland. I iglil rich rose-pink on heavy 
cream ground; large Mower of great vigor. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
Fluffy Ruffle* Improved. Dainty cream- 
pink; beautifully rullled. 
Ruffled Beauty. Cream-pink with sheen 
of bright lilac; giant blooms. 
Ruffled Pink. Large rullled flowers of deep 
rose-pink on cream. Pkt. 25 cts.; ' 40 /. $ 1 ; 
oz. 12.90. 
Spicy. Brilliant pink between salmon and 
almond blossom. Award of Merit, R.ILS. 
I«m. Pkt. 25 cts. 
The Cream of Old and New Sweet Peat, 
continued 
PICOTEE AND BLUSH-PINK 
Youth. Beautiful white blooms with rose- 
pink edge; exceptionally fragrant. 
SALMON-PINK ON CREAM 
Bonnie Lassie. Bright cream-pink suffused 
salmon; beautifully waved. 
Elstree. Bright pink on cream ground. 
Extra-long strong stems. 
Vesta. I ight rich rose-pink on heavy cream 
ground; fours and lives on long stems. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
LIGHT PINK 
Ascot. Clear shell-pink; very pretty and 
pleasing. 
Cracie. A subtle soft opalescent tone of 
cream-pink; large flower. latng wire-like 
stems. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Lady Ruffles Improved. Soft pink self on 
white ground; of exquisite form and 
beauty. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
DEEP PINK 
Pinkie. Clear deep rose-pink, an exquisite 
shade. 
Prolific t MultifloruK Warm shade of rose- 
pink. When well grown produces five to 
seven extra-large flowers to a stem. Pkt. 
25 cts.; ' 40 /. SI; oz. $2.50. 
FAWN-PINK 
Pink Frills. Rich tone of pinkish salmon 
on cream ground. Distinct and charming 
blending. 
The Burpee Improved. Soft luminous 
fawn-salmon-pink. Strong and vigorous. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. SI.50. 
Spring flowering Lavender 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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