VARIETIES MARKED WITH • SUPPLIED IN PLAIN PACKETS ONLY 
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STEVIA □ 
Culture 3. Normal germination, 10 days 
•Serrata White —Although a perennial, this dainty, sweet- 
scented plant should be grown as an annual. Will not endure 
Northern Winters. Ideal in combination with bright colored 
flowers. Is found in Mexico, Central America and Haiti.— 
packet 10c 
Snow-on-the-Mountain —See Euphorbia. 
STOCKS (Sometimes called Gilliflower) □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 3-10 days 
These are half-hardy annuals, beautiful, fragrant old-fashioned 
double flowers. Sow under glass or on warm border early in 
Spring, transplant to rich ground to which lime has been, 
added. As only single Stocks produce seeds, no double strain 
can be had without a percentage of single flowers. Our strain 
is remarkably well doubled. Hot weather is responsible for 
the blind-growth which often disappoints outdoor growers of 
this crop, and they thrive best where the nights are cool. Stocks 
are native in Southern Europe and Southern California. 
MAMMOTH EARLY BRANCHING- DOUBLE NICE 
Mont Blanc White —The finest and most floriferous white 
sort. For garden, pot or cut-flower use, it cannot be equaled. 
American Beauty —Rose Beauty of Nice —Flesh pink 
Cote d’Azuro —Lavender Monte Carlo —Canary yellow 
Souvenir de Monaco —Crimson 
Mammoth Early Branching Mixed 
Any of the above packets 10c 
VIRGINIA STOCKS (Malcomia) □ 
Culture 1 or 2. Germination, 5-10 days 
Compact Mixed—This native of the Mediterranean region 
is dwarf and attractive in habit, and bears small four-petaled 
flowers in shades ef lilac and red to white. Sow in September 
for bloom early the next spring.—packet 10c 
EVENING SCENTED STOCKS (Matthiola) □ 
Culture 1 or 2. Germination, 5-10 days 
Bicornis —Single lilac flowers deliciously fragrant in late 
afternoon and evening, and closing in daylight. 15 inches. 
Native of Greece.—packet 10c 
LANDRETHS’ FAMOUS SWEET PEAS □ 
Normal germination, 15-20 days 
Sow in permanent location, in single row, two seeds 
to the inch, quarter-ounce of seeds for two yards of row; 
cover one inch deep. There are approximately 340 seeds 
to the ounce. 
The first Sweet Pea was of the Grandiflora type, and was 
discovered in Sieily in the year 1695, whence it soon reached 
England. After years of hybridizing by Henry Eckford, many 
improvements were noticed. The Grandiflora type has almost 
passed out of the picture today, having been replaced by the 
Spencer variety, discovered in 1901 by Silas Cole, gardener to 
the Earl Spencer of Althorp Park, Northampton, England. 
This in turn has been improved on and we now have an Early 
Flowering Spencer which blooms 3-4 weeks earlier than the 
Late Flowering Type and continues in bloom much longer. 
Culture: Sweet Peas are quite hardy, and may be planted 
very early in the Spring, or late in the Fall. They thrive best 
in heavily fertilized ground, and need considerable water on 
warm days. Best results are obtained by sowing in the Fall, 
where Winters are not too severe, as with the resulting deep 
roots, the season of blooming is greatly lengthened. Sweet 
Peas do best when trained on trellises made of string. They 
should be thinned to about 8 inches apart in rows, while the 
rows should be 3>£ feet apart. If planting in Spring, and 
space permits, it is advisable to make several sowings, about 
one week apart, so as to provide for longer flowering season. 
Sweet Peas develop best only with a rainy season or with ex¬ 
tensive watering. Keep seed pods clipped. 
Named Varieties of Sweet Peas in Plain Packets Only 
EARLY FLOWERING SPEN CE RS 
For outdoor or greenhouse culture. (This class should have 
more attention from home growers who may have been 
disappointed with the late flowering type. Blooming 3 to 
4 weeks earlier, they are in full bloom before the Summer 
dry-spell arrives, and where nights are cool, they continue 
to bear for months. 
Separate Colors Supplied on Request are all 50c oz., 
10c pkt. 
Early Spencer Bloomsdale Mixture—1 lb. $1.50, 
) 4 , lb. 45c, oz. 15c, pkt. 10c 
LATE SPENCERS 
Separate Colors Supplied on Request are all 20c oz., 
10c pkt. 
Late Spencers Mixed—lb. $1.00, lb. 30c, oz. 15c., 
pkt. 10c 
Cupid Spencer Dwarf Mixed —-Fine large Spencer-type 
flowers, borne on compact bush-like plants not more than 
18 inches tall.— oz. 40c, pkt. 10c 
Early Spencer Sweet Peas 
Perennial Sweet Peas— See Lathryus. 
Tagetes —See Marigold. 
Straw Flower— See Helichrysum. 
Summer Poinsettia— See Hetrophylla. 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus) [] 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
The Sunflower is a well-known old-fashioned favorite of late 
years wonderfully improved. The size and brilliancy of its 
flowers make it worthy of a place in every garden. Sow where 
wa,nted to bloom, and thin out to proper distance. Plant to 
hide unsightly objects. Indigenous to the Western Hemisphere 
mainly North America. ’ 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered —3 feet.—packet 5c 
Double Excelsior Hybrids —Globe flowered, yellow. 5 feet 
—packet 5c 
Cucumerifolius Single Stella— 3 feet. Bushy, branching 
plant, bearing small single lemon flowers on long stems. Has 
dark center. Ideal for cutting.—packet 10c 
•Miniature (Cut and Come Again)—-packet 10c 
Maroon Prince (Single Red)—Best red. 4 feet.—pkt. 10c 
Russian Mammoth—For field culture. 8-10 ft.—pkt. 5c 
Sunflower Mexican —See Tithonia. 
Swan River Daisy— See Brachycome. 
Sweet Sultan —-See Centaurea. 
Sweet Wivelsfield— See Dianthus. 
SURPRISE GARDEN ANNUAL MIXTURE □ 
Culture 1. Normal germination, 8-12 days 
A choice blending of many annual flowers, ideal to brighten an 
unsightly corner. Our 1939 trials showed 26 varieties in this 
mixture. May be sown broadcast, or in rows, and is so balanced 
as to give bloom all season. Excellent for children’s gardens.— 
packet 5c 
SWEET ROCKET (Dame’s Violet) 
(Hesperis matronalis) O 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 15 days 
Mixed—Delightfully fragrant in the evening. Bears spikes of 
purple and white flowers, very much resembling single Stocks. 
18 inches. Desirable for wild garden, among shrubbery or in 
mixed border. Native of Europe, Asia and North America.— 
packet 10c 
