Hope, Best White Sweet Pea 
Statice, Annual 
The Sinuata varieties are excellent cut-flowers 
and may be dried for Everlasting bouquets. 
Soaking the seed before planting helps germina¬ 
tion. 
Lavender Queen. Improved. 
Market Growers’ Blue. Best deep blue. 
Rosea Superba. Deepest rose shade. 
Snow White. Finest white. 
Yellow Bonduelli. Golden yellow. 
New Hybrids, Mixed. Finest shades, including 
pastels. 
Above, Tr. pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Vilb. 75c; lb. $2.40 
Sinuata, Mixed. i/ 2 oz. 15c; oz. 25c; Vilb. 60c; 
lb. $1.80. 
STATICE SUWOROWI. Russian or Rat- 
Tail. A very ornamental variety with long, 
graceful spikes of rose-pink flowers. Vkoz. 20c; 
i/4oz. 35c; oz. $1.00. 
Stevia 
Serrata. Invaluable in the greenhouse for 
its wealth of white flowers for cutting. 
Vgoz. 25c; V 4 OZ. 45c; oz. $1.50. 
STAR OF TEXAS. See Xanthisma, page 21. 
Tr. pkt. 40c. 
SWEET PEAS 
as in the winter. Sowing some of 
EARLY OR 
WINTER-FLOWERING j 
The tvne used for winter bloom in the greenhouse. Sowings may be made as late as 
January or even early February for May and June bloom, though as it gets warmer they do 
not make the same vigorous, long-stemmed growth 95 
the late Spencers at the same time is a good idea. 
BLUE SHADES 
Blue Bonnet. Very large; deep blue. Best of 
that shade. 
Blue Danube. Mid-blue, in shade between 
Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Blue Bonnet. 
Stems carry sprays of 4 to 5 flowers. 
Eleanor Blue. Clear light blue with silvery 
sheen; very fragrant and long-stemmed. 
Florists’ Blue. Best clear blue. 
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. A bright blue called 
“California Blue.” 
Princess Blue. Light or belladonna-blue; very 
large and long stemmed. V2OZ. 30c; oz. 50c; 
y 4 lb. $1.75; lb. $6.00. 
Tahoe. Fine mid-blue slightly deeper than 
Mrs. Herbert Hoover and a stronger grower. 
LAVENDER SHADES 
Fragrance. Large; frilled; fragrant; clear laven¬ 
der. By many considered the best. 
Harmony. Valuable variety probably used 
more than any other lavender. 
Lavanda. A clear lavender shade; extremely 
large, well waved, and borne on long stems. 
Very heavy yielder. 
Triumph. Lilac-mauve; long-stemmed and 
large. 
DEEP ORANGE 
Ball’s Orange Improved. Clear deep glowing 
orange. 
Sunproof Orange. Holds color under brightest 
sun. Bright crimson-orange. 
Treasure Island. New. Sparkling golden 
orange; very large, semi-duplexed blooms. 
Early and long cropper. Vi 02 - 50c; oz. $1.50. 
Valencia. Bright sunproof orange. 
DEEP PINK AND DEEP ROSE-PINK 
Annie Laurie. The richest tone of rose-pink. 
Flowers are produced in 4’s on long, stiff stems. 
Florists’ Rose. Pure rose-pink, richer than Annie 
Laurie. 
Majestic Rose. Richer and deeper than Zvolan- 
ek’s Rose—-a brilliant rose-pink. 
Mrs. H. R. Holscher. Fine clear rose-pink. 
PINK AND LIGHT ROSE-PINK 
Ball’s Rose Improved. Extra-rich shade, 
deeper than Rose Queen. 
Bridesmaid. Sparkling deep silvery pink. 
Giant Rose. Deep pink. An improved Zvolan- 
ek’s Rose. 
Jeanne Mamitsch. Long-stemmed; clear rose. 
Josie. Rich rose-pink. One of the largest and 
longest stemmed. 
Laddie Improved. An enormous rose-pink on a 
white ground. Very fine for long, stout stems. 
Shirley Temple. A cross between Late Spencer 
Pinkie and Early Lady Gay, with the size and 
richness of coloring of Pinkie and dainty form 
of Lady Gay. 
Sweet Briar. Mammoth-flowered rich rose- 
pink, a sparkling shade with just a tone of 
amber. 
GOLDEN ROSE OR BEGONIA-ROSE 
Colleen. Brilliant rose, suffused with gold. 
Flowers in sprays of four. 
Eileen. New. Rich rose with salmon shadings, 
changing under certain lights to dazzling 
cerise. 
Mother Machree. A beautiful blend of coral 
and golden rose, with semi-duplexed flowers. 
Sequoia. Enormous; rich golden rose with 
cerise tint; very long-stemmed. 
SALMON-PINK 
Apollo. Exceptionally fine soft salmon. Large- 
flowered and long-stemmed. 
Boon. Deep salmon-pink on cream ground. 
Daphne. Beautiful soft salmon-pink over 
cream ground; large, wavy, and partially 
duplexed flowers open wide on long stems A 
shade that harmonizes well with most any 
color. y 2 oz. 25c; oz.40c; y 4 lb. $1.20; lb. $4.40. 
Ramona. A distinct new shade of luminous 
coral-rose, a blending of yellow and pink. 
WHITE 
Ball’s White. A long-stemmed, very fragrant, 
white-seeded variety. 
Burpee’s White. A white-seeded variety with 
glistening white, large, frilled flowers. 
Hope. A mammoth-flowering pure white. Very 
early. The best black-seeded variety. 
White Harmony. Standard and valuable 
black-seeded white. 
Special Florists’ Mixture. Most popular 
colors. Oz. 30c; y 4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
SCARLET 
Grenadier. Dazzling poppy-scarlet. 
Vulcan. The most valuable scarlet-cerise. 
Prices on All Winter Sweet Peas, except where noted, y 2 oz. 20c; oz. 30c; V41b. $1.00; lb. $3.50 
® New Spring-Flowering Sweet Peas 
Splendid new heat-resisting type winning awards in 1940 All-America Selections. See Novelties 
page 3. 
TREATED SEED 
Statice sinuata 
We will treat your Sweet Pea seed with Cuprocide without extra charge if you request it 
on your order. 
Summer-Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
This type gives better results for later crops under glass and for outdoor bloom. They 
stand the heat better than the Winter-Flowering Spencers. A sowing in February will give 
good June and July crops. 
♦Ambition. Lavender with rosy tinge. 
Ascot. Bright pure pink. 
I ‘Avalanche. Glistening pure white. 
Barbara. Fine salmon-orange. 
♦Bonny Briar. Sparkling rose-pink. 
Charming. Best cerise. 
♦Chinese Blue. Rich deep blue. 
Damask Rose. Deep rose. 
Excelsior. Orange-scarlet. 
Fortune. Rich dark blue. 
Gigantic. Large flowers. Black-seeded. 
Gleneagles. Large; light blue or lavender. 
Highlander. Pure lavender. 
Jack Hobbs. Flushed scarlet on cream ground. 
♦Magnet. Cream-pink. 
♦Model. Pure white. Black-seeded. 
I Prices on all varieties, oz. 15c; %lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 
♦Mrs. A. Searles. Pink changing to salmon. 
♦Pinkie. Large; rose-pink. 
♦Pirate Gold. Golden orange. 
Pinnacle. Deep rose-pink. 
Powerscourt. Lavender. Very fine. 
♦Reflection. Clear blue. 
Rubicund. Deep crimson-scarlet. 
♦Smiles. Salmon-shrimp-pink 
Sunkist. Cream, picoteed rose. 
Susan. Light cream-pink. 
Tangerine Improved. Glowing orange. 
Martin’s Excellent Mixture. Not grown 
as a mixture but balanced by special for¬ 
mula. Beautiful blending of colors. Oz. 
15c; y 4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.20. 
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