SWEET PEAS 
New Sweet Peas, Lavender 
Given Honorable Mention as one of the best new flowers 
for 1940. It belongs to the new spring-flowering class. Beauti¬ 
ful clear lavender flowers on long, strong stems. It is a charm¬ 
ing companion to our new Rose-Pink. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. {1. 
Schell’s Large-flowering Spencer 
Mixture 
This we make up of all the best of the Large-flowering Spencer 
type which are credited as being the best of their individual 
color and class. The flowers are very large. It is impossible to 
make a better mixture of Spencer varieties than this is. It is 
the best. Mixtures offered at higher prices cannot surpass it 
in quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. IS cts.; Mlb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.60. 
Best Seven Early-flowering Sweet Peas 
HOPE. Pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; Mlb. $1.40. 
LAVANDA. We consider this the finest pure, clear lavender 
Sweet Pea to date. It excels in color, in size and length of 
stem, with 4 blossoms on each stem, and highly perfumed. 
We recommend it higlily. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; J^lb. $1.40. 
VALENCIA. Color bright orange, sunproof, and having 
what all other orange Sweet Peas lack— immense vigor in 
growth, length of stem, and size of blooms. Where 
other orange Sweet Peas throw only two and three blooms to 
a spray, Valencia throws three and four. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 45 cts.; MIb. $1.40. 
MAJESTIC ROSE. An immense, deep rose-pink. The color 
in Majestic Rose is more evenly diffused than in any other 
Sweet Pea in this color class. This improvement in color 
gives it a brilliance which is quite new. Note this —in vigor 
of growth, length of stem, and size of bloom. Majestic 
Rose EXCELS ALL OTHER EARLY Sweet Peas. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; Mlb. $1.50. 
BLUE BONNET. An extra-large, fine deep blue. The color 
is evenly distributed throughout the flower without the 
slightest trace of mauve. By careful comparison, the color 
and vigor of Blue Bonnet are far superior to any other 
blue on the market. It has very long stems and four 
blossoms to a stem. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; J^lb. $1.50. 
GRENADIER. Large, dazzling scarlet flowers. We consider 
it the best scarlet to date. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; Klb. $1.50. 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE The flowers are mammoth, the 
largest we have ever seen on any Sweet Pea, and four flowers 
on each long stem. Their color is a soft rose-pink. It 
begins blooming a month ahead of the late Spencers and 
continues longer. The plants are large, strong, and vigorous. 
Very beautiful. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 
J41b- $1.75. See page 48. 
New Verbena for 1940 
GIANT-FLOWERED BRILLIANT 
This is one of the richest colored Verbenas we have ever 
introduced. The blooms are a deep rich flame-rose with a 
medium-sized white eye which brings out the intense flame- 
rose color. It is very beautiful. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 
J^oz. 75 cts.; }^oz. $1.35. 
Verbena gigantea, Schell’s Giant-flowered Mixture. 
Annual. Containing all giant-flowering varieties of richest 
colors—-royal blue, rose-pink, scarlet, white, rose-red, 
salmon-pink, and with eyes of white, yellow, and cream. 
A gorgeous mass of bright-colored flowers from July until 
frost. Every flower-garden should have Verbenas in it. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; J^oz. 75 cts.; J4oz. $1.35. 
New Verbena, Floradale Beauty. Winner in All-America 
Selections of Best New Flowers. Large-flowering rose 
shades with salmon-rose predominating. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
3 pkts. 25 cts.; J^oz. 45 cts. 
Crimson Glow. New, Rich dark crimson. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 
pkts. 25 cts.; jVoz. 40 cts.; J^oz. 75 cts. 
Largest White. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. 75 cts.; oz. $2.50. 
Lucifer. Vivid scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz- 75 cts.; oz. $2.50. 
Salmon-Pink. White eye. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. 75 cts. 
Verbena, Dwarf Compact, Fireball. New. A dwarf, com¬ 
pact Verbena about 6 inches high, literally covered with 
bright scarlet blooms, excellent for borders, beds, or pot- 
plants. Continuous bloomer. Pkt. 15 cts.; j^oz. $1.25. 
Dwarf Compact, Violet Bouquet. New. A charming 
companion to Fireball. The plant is 8 inches high and 
8 inches in diameter. Deep violet, tinged with garnet, 
changing to deep violet as the flower gets older. The eye 
is cream, making a veiy rich color combination. Pkt. 
15 cts.; j^oz. $1.25; oz. $4. 
Moss Verbena {V. erinoides). Annual. Produces a mass of 
lace-like foliage, spreading over the ground like a carpet. 
The blue and white flowers are borne in great profusion 
from June until frost. Fine for beds, borders, baskets, and 
rock-gardens. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 50 cts. 
Rustproof Antirrhinums 
Snapdragons 
(Ger. 10 to 15 days.) By extensive crosses and selections, 
we have for you Prize-winning Exhibition Strains of all 
new Maximum, new Nanum grandiflorum varieties, and 
four new varieties and a mixture of a new class, the 
SUPER-MAJESTIC RUSTPROOF ANTIRRHINUM! This 
new class is slightly taller, flowers are larger, and the flower- 
spike is larger and longer. It is from the increased length of 
flower-spike that the Super-Majestic gets its slightly greater 
height. 
New Rustproof Super-Majestic, Autumn Glow Shades. 
Best described as a beautiful old-rose strongly suffused 
amber with a golden lip, the general color effect being glori¬ 
ous autumn shades. Pkt. 15 cts.; Jgoz. $1. 
New Rustproof Super-Majestic, Orange Shades. They 
consist of marvelous shades of rose, deeply overlaid tangerine 
or golden orange. These wonderful blooms have the appear¬ 
ance of having been painted with gold. Beautiful in the sun¬ 
light and marvelous under artificial light. Blooms large, on 
huge spikes. Pkt. 15 cts.; )4oz. $1. 
New Rustproof Super-Majestic, Rose Shades. Shades of 
rich begonia-rose. The loveliest color imaginable for in¬ 
terior decoration. Both flowers and spikes are immense. Pkt. 
15 cts.; %oz. $1. 
New Rustproof Super-Majestic, Shell-Pink Shades. 
Beautiful shades of shell-pink, fresh and dainty, that show 
off to great perfection in natural or artificial light. This 
variety gives the largest flowers ever produced by any 
Snapdragon. Pkt. 15 cts.; Jioz. $1. 
New Rustproof Schell’s Super-Majestic, Mixed. A superb 
mixture of all Super-Majestic Snapdragons containing a fine 
range of color. This mixture contains many rare and new 
colors in Snapdragons that have never yet been introduced. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. $1. 
NEW RUSTPROOF ANTIRRHINUM MAXIMUM 
OR SUPER GIANTS (TaU, 21/2 feet) Pkt. 
Loveliness. Pure soft rose-pink. $0 10 
Alaska. Pure white. 10 
Apple Blossom. Rose-pink, with white tube. 10 
Campfire. A new color—pure luminous scarlet, yellow lip 10 
Canary Bird. Canary-yellow. 10 
Copper Shades. Deep rich velvety copper-orange and 
almost every coppeiy shade . 10 
Fair Lady. Pearly silver-pink, small yellow spot at the 
lip and white tube. 10 
Red Cross. Glistening white tubes with deep rich crim¬ 
son on the face of the blossoms. 10 
Shasta. Pure white. Very early. 10 
Crimson. Pure crimson, overlaying a ground of orange, 
gives the effect of fiery crimson. 10 
Florist Pearl. Beautiful glistening white; very large_ 10 
University of California Mixture, Rustproof. 10 
Schell’s Rustproof Maximum, Mixed. Contains all 
the colors of the Maximum varieties of rustproof types 
that have been introduced and many new shades. 10 
Each, Vsoz. 60 cts.; ViOZ. $1 
NEW RUSTPROOF ANTIRRHINUM NANUM 
GRANDIFLORUM (Medium, II/2 feet) 
Carmine-Rose. Bright carmine-rose with yellow lip. . .$0 10 
Glowing Sunset. Lower half velvety scarlet; upper half 
a definite rose tinge. 10 
Indian Girl. Brownish orange, overlaid with bright 
yellow, giving a beautiful old-gold effect. 10 
Red Boy. Rich deep scarlet. 10 
Wildfire. Distinctly new shade—^bright orange-scarlet 
with clear bright yellow lip. 10 
Schell’s Rustproof nanum grandiflorum. Mixed. 10 
Each, Ygoz. 35 cts.; V4oz. 60 cts. 
VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle). Annual. Grows 2 feet high. 
One of the best free-flowering bedding plants. If seed is 
sown outside in May. they bloom abundantly from August 
until frost and may be potted and kept in bloom all winter. 
Fine cut-flowers, every bud opening when placed in water. 
Alba, white with crimson eye; Alba Pura, pure white; 
Rosea, rose with dark eye; Mixed, all colors. Each, 
pkt. 10 cts.; V^oz. 50 cts. 
VIRGINIA STOCK, Cheiranthus maritimus (French 
Forget-me-not). One of the most beautiful little gems we 
know of. The dwarf, compact plants, 6 to 8 inches high, 
are a continuous mass of crimson blooms all season from 
seed sown in the spring. It is an annual. 
Schell’s Crimson Gem, and Schell’s Mixture. Each, pkt. 
10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; J^oz. 40 cts. 
WALLFLOWER. Half-hardy Perennial. Deliciously fragrant. 
Blooms early in the spring. Start the seed inside and set 
out in April or May. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; }4oz. 35 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; J^oz. 90 cts. 
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WALTER S. SCHELL, Inc., Quality Seeds, HARRISBURG, PA 
