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Mark Mentis Company , 1940 Annual Seed Catalog, Lewiston , Idaho 
SWEET PEAS 
Giant Summer Flowering Spencer Types 
In view of the ever-increasing number of new Sweet 
Peas, we take pleasure in offering to our customers a select 
list of choice varieties most suitable for general garden use. 
This list includes varieties recommended for garden culti¬ 
vation by the National Sweet Pea Societies of England and 
America. 
Straight Colors—Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
GLENEAGLES —A most beautiful tone of light blue with 
just a suggestion of lavender. 
DAMASK ROSE —The brightest rose-carmine Sweet Pea. 
MRS. A. SEARLES —Salmon -cerise, merging into a soft 
oriental-red. 
WHAT JOY —Primrose, shading to cream. 
RED BOY —The very best crimson. 
IVORY PICTURE —Rich ivory cream, flushed pink. 
AMBITION —Rich deep lavender. 
WARRIOR —Rich chocolate maroon. 
INTERNATIONAL —Rich deep rosy mauve. 
PIRATE GOLD— Golden orange. 
PINKIE —Rose-pink with large frilled flowers. 
JACK HOBBS —Cream-pink, flushed scarlet. 
OLYMPIA —Deep rich purple. Immense size. 
SMILES —Clear glistening salmon. 
WELCOME —By far the best dazzling, scarlet sweet pea. 
AVALANCHE— I mmense glistening white flowers. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE SPENCER SWEET PEAS— Th is is our 
special mixture and is a blend of all the most beautiful 
colors in Spencer Sweet Peas. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c. 
PHYSALIS FRANCHETI, Chinese 
Lantern Plant 
This hardy biennial plant grows to a height of about 2 
feet and is a profuse bloomer, producing many large, strik¬ 
ing flowers of a beautiful, brilliant orange-red color re¬ 
sembling Chinese lanterns in shape. Pkt. 10c. 
PIN CUSHION FLOWER (See Scabiosa) 
PINKS (See Dianthus) 
PORTULACA, Moss Rose 
Brilliant hardy annual, of easy culture; excellent for 
massing in beds, edging or rock work, thriving best in a 
light, sandy soil and a sunny situation. Flowers of the 
brightest colors. Double Mixed, Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
POT MARIGOLD (See Calendula) 
Sweet Peas 
SALPIGLOSSIS, Painted Tongue 
For delicate grace, richness of coloring and velvety tex¬ 
ture, the regal Salpiglossis has practically no equal. Superb 
Mixed, pkt. 10c. 
RICINUS, Castor Bean 
Magnificent, tall, large-leaved plants of tropical appear¬ 
ance, succeeding in a warm, sunny location. Beautiful for 
large foliage groups and background. Mixed colors, 
okt. 10c. 
RUDBECKIA, Cone Flower 
BICOLOR SUPERBA —Bright yellow flowers having a brown 
central disk. Blooms all summer. Very fine as cut flower. 
2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
SAGE (See Salvia) 
SAND VERBENA (See Abronia) 
SCABIOSA, Pincushion Flower 
These beautiful hardy annuals grow about 2 1/2 feet high 
and bloom from early in July without interruption until cut 
down by the frost. As a flower for cutting they are very 
popular. 
Tall Double Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf Double Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
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