These Sweet Peas Have Been Tested by Us 
All Prices Postpaid Unless Otherwise Noted. 
1 Packets 
1 O Late wOC 
Spencers 
SWEET PEAS (A). 
Culture: A deep, rich, cool soil is best 
suited for the growth of Sweet Peas. We 
find they do best in partly shaded locali¬ 
ties. The ground should be worked or dug 
to a depth of 1 foot and mixed with bone 
meal, or well rotted stable manure, leav¬ 
ing a hollow 3 inches deep for the seedbed. 
Sweet Peas should not be grown on the 
same soil longer than three successive 
years. If the location cannot be changed, 
the soil to a depth and width of a foot or 
more should be removed and replaced with 
soil from another part of the garden or 
grounds. Sow early, covering about 1 inch 
deep. The early flowering Spencer should 
be planted just as soon as the ground can 
be worked, the middle of March is not too 
early. The Late Flowering Spencer can be 
sown any time from the 17 th of March to the 
25th of April. After the plants are 2 inches 
high, cultivate as they grow and a slight 
sprinkling of commercial fertilizer worked 
into the soil will be of great benefit. When 
the plants are about 5 inches high some 
support should be furnished, such as brush, 
strings, wire netting, etc. One ounce of seed 
will plant 10 feet of drill. Pick daily. Do 
not let seed pods form. 
EARLY FLOWERING GIANT SPENCER. 
A new race of Sweet Peas, bearing the 
large, waved flowers on long stems same 
as the standard late Spencers, but these 
bloom three weeks earlier and continue 
to flower for a longer period. Especially 
recommended for sections with short 
seasons. (See culture directions above.) 
This group of Sweet Peas should have 
more attention from the home gardener 
as it is the easiest variety to grow. After 
careful trials we have selected the fol¬ 
lowing varieties as being the best and 
most satisfactory in their class. 
(A-M) Stands for Award of Merit. 
1380 — Giant Rose. Clear deep rose pink. 
1381— Giant Pink. Large clear pink. 
1382— ^Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Bright, clear 
deep blue. 
1383— Orange King. Glowing intense 
orange. 
1384 — Mariner (A-M). Clear mariner blue. 
1385— Burpee's Salmon. Rich salmon. 
1386— Fragrance. Large clear lavender. 
1387 — American Beauty. Color of Ameri¬ 
can Beauty Rose. 
1388— Mrs. H. S. Reddick. Flesh pink. 
1389 — Hope. Best pure solid white. 
Straight colors: (Pkt. 10c) (14 oz. 15c) 
(oz. 25c) (Va lb. 70c) (lb. $2.40) postpaid. 
1390 — All colors mixed. All above varie¬ 
ties and 25 others in a perfect blend. 
(Pkt. 5c) {Vz oz. 10c) (oz. 20c) (1 lb. 
$ 2 . 00 ). 
(A)—Annual (B)—Biennial (C)- 
Late Flowering Spencer, Floradale 
STANDARD or LATE FLOWERING SPEN¬ 
CERS. This is the vigorous growing 
standard variety which has been grown 
for over 30 years; however, lately many 
new and improved varieties have been 
bred, the best of which we list below, 
BLUE 
1395— Capri. Light blue, vigorous. 
1396 — Reflection. Large waved, clear 
cornflower blue. 
1397 — The Admiral (A-M). Violet-blue. 
CARMINE 
1398 — Doreen. Carmine-rose. 
CERISE 
1399 — Jumbo (A-M). Rich, fiery cerise. 
Extra large. 
CREAM AND CREAM PINK 
1400— Master Cream. Deep cream. 
1401— ^Floradale (A-M). Cream pink. 
PINK 
1402— Pink Frills (A-M). Heavy blooming 
pink, 
1403— Beauty (A-M). Large blush pink. 
CRIMSON 
1405 — Derby Day. Rich, deep crimson. 
1406 — Rubicund (A-M). Crimson. 
LAVENDER 
1408 — Highlander (A-M). Delicate silvery 
lavender. 
1409 — Austin Fredrick. Rose lavender. 
1410 — Powers Court. Pure, pale lavender. 
1411 — Gladys Improved (A-M). Pure 
lavender. 
PURPLE 
1412 — Royal Purple. Large flowered pur¬ 
ple. 
ROSE 
1414 — Ruffled Rose. Soft rich rose, ruffled 
blooms. 
SALMON 
1416 — Gold Crest. Fine salmon. 
1417 — Miss California. Salmon cream- 
pink. 
SCARLET 
1419 — ^Life. True scarlet. 
-Climber (GR)—Greenhouse Plant 
WHITE 
1420—Avalanche. Large waved white. 
MAROON 
1422—Sultan. Dark maroon. 
ORANGE 
1424— Tangerine (Improved). Glowing 
orange. 
1425— Gold Finch. Giant orange-salmon; 
wings tinted rose. 
1426— Excelsior. Orange-scarlet. 
1427— Colorado. Bright orange. 
PICOTEE 
1429— Youth. Large white-pink picotee. 
(Pkt. 10c) (oz. 20c) (Va lb. 65c) (lb. $2.25). 
MIXED STANDARD SPENCER. This mix¬ 
ture includes all the Spencers we de¬ 
scribe above, besides many other varie¬ 
ties to make a well balanced array of 
color and beauty. As Sweet Peas are one 
of our specialties, we aim to surpass all 
others in our Sweet Peas and we give 
our mixtures our special attention. 
1430— Best Spencer Mixed. 
(Pkt. 5c) (oz. 10c) (Va lb. 35c) (lb. $1.40). 
Postpaid. 
1432 — Ruffled Giants. A new type of 
Spencer's which bears giant duplexed, 
waved and filled blooms which are 
born on long stems. This mixture con¬ 
tains many colors and varieties. 
(Pkt. 5c) (Vz oz. 10c) (Va lb. 75c). 
SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis) (P). The plants 
grow 2 feet high and bear showy flowers 
of white and purple. Hardy perennial. 
1368—Mixed. 
(Pkt. 5c) (Va oz. 25c). 
Imperialis, Giant Sweet Sultan 
GIANT SWEET SULTAN (Imperialis Cen- 
taurea). Very satisfactory for garden 
decoration and cutting. They bloom free¬ 
ly for many weeks during the summer in 
partly shaded places. The large, long 
stemmed, sweet-scented flowers are ex¬ 
quisitely fringed and most graceful in 
appearance. Three feet. 
1369— White. 
1370— Splendens. Deep blue. 
1371— Suaveolens. Yellow. 
1372— Farita. Rose. 
1373— Mixed. 
(Pkt. 5c) (Va oz. 15c) (oz. 50c). 
(P)—Perennial (RG)—Rock Garden 
Buy with Confidence—Plant with Confidence —GOLD SEAL SEEDS 
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