SWEET PEAS 
Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
This type of Sweet Pea’*deserves more attention from the 
home gardener, They come into bloom from three to four 
weeks earlier than the late varieties, and are well into flower 
very early. Plant in late summer, blooms by Christmas, or 
in March to bloom before hot weather. Flowers are borne on 
long stems, and are beautifully ruffled, but the vines do not 
grow as tall as the Giant Spencer strains. 
All Colors: Pkt. 10c; 60c oz. 
Shirley Temple. The color is softer and more beautiful than 
Pinkie plus the beauty of fluted petals. The flowers are the 
largest of any pink sweet pea. 
Hope. A black-seeded pure white. 
Harmony. Rich, true, deep lavender. Flowers large, beauti- 
fully waved, on long stems. 
Valencia. Bright sun-proof orange. 
Exposition Pink. Gorgeous rich pink rather resembling the 
color of the pink geranium. 
Blue Bird. Magnificent violet blue; profuse and continuous 
bloomer, 
Pride. Deep cerise, tinged with scarlet. Even brighter than 
“Glitters”, large flowered, more vigorous and much longer 
stemmed. : 
Grenadier. Dazzling scarlet. 
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Bright blue. 
Christmas Flowering Mixture. A well balanced harmony of 
color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 
SPENCER DOUBLE HYBRID 
It has been a difficult task to change the habit of the Sweet 
Pea by hybridization and selection to the double form, and 
much remains to be done. The results at best is really a semi- 
double flower. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10ce. 
PERENNIAL SWEET PEAS 
Lathyrus Latifolius. Sturdy vine with luxuriant pea-like 
foliage, bearing large clusters of waxy, handsome flowers— 
also pea-Shaped. The vine is well adapted to scrambling over 
ieee rugged spots, but can be trained to a support. 
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Giant Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
All Colors: Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c. 
PINK AND ROSE SHADES 
Rose Pink. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 1940. Large, 
Wavy, rose-pink flowers on white ground. New type, matur- 
ing between the early flowering and the Spencer classes. Is 
taller and has longer stems than either of the others. 
Pinkie. Rose-pink with large and frilled flowers. This variety 
is seldom affected by weather conditions and first-class blooms 
can be cut all during its long blossoming period. Silver Medal. 
Elfrida Pearson. Shell pink. 
America. Red flake white ground. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
This is our special mixture and is a blend of all the 
most beautiful colors in Spencer Sweet Peas. 
Pkt. 10c; 25c oz.; 60c % Ib. 

WHITE AND CREAM SHADES 
Sextet Queen. Pure white flowers of perfect form and of great 
substance. Normally produces five-flowered stems when grown 
under ordinary conditions. Black seeded. Award of Merit. 
What Joy. Primrose, shading to cream. A charming tone and 
so far the nearest approach to a true yellow. 
ORANGE AND SALMON SHADES 
George Shawyer. A giant orange pink, the standard showing 
more orange than the wings. The flowers are perfectly formed 
and nicely placed. Award of Merit. 
Smiles. Clear glistening salmon, best describes this exquisite 
variety. The large flowers are beautifully waved and fluted. 
Pirate Gold. Golden orange. 
CERISE SHADES 
Mrs. A. Searles. Salmon-cerise, merging into a soft oriental- 
red. A remarkable and distinct color. No collection is complete 
without this beautiful Sweet Pea. 
LAVENDER AND BLUE SHADES 
Ambition. Rich deep lavender, with a darker shade on the 
base of the standard and wings when young, lessening as the 
bloom ages. Gold Medal and Award of Merit. 
Powerscourt. A clear pure lavender. Has been considered the 
best lavender for a number of years. It is still the most pop- 
ular. The flowers are very pure in color. 
The Admiral. Largest and best navy blue. The color is richer 
and deeper than Fortune. Award of Merit, Scottish National 
Sweet Pea Trials. Award of Merit. 

GIANT SUMMER FLOWERING SPENCERS 
RED SHADES 
King Edward. The very best crimson. It is a first class Sweet 
Pea for all purposes, especially for general garden culture. 
Welcome. By far the best and most brilliant, dazzling, scarlet 
Sweet Pea. For exhibition or gardens it is supreme. Absolutely 
sunproof. Silver Medal, Scottish National Sweet Pea Society. 
MAROON AND PURPLE SHADES 
Warrior. Rich chocolate maroon. A magnificent variety which 
has held its place-and popularity for a number of years. 
Olympia. Deep rich purple of graceful form and immense size. 
Gold Medal, Scottish National Sweet Pea Trials. 
CULTURE OF SWEET PEAS 
Sweet Peas are deep rooting and heavy feeding plants. Pre- 
pare a bed near a fence or where you can build a trellis. Spade 
the soil, which has been mulched with peat moss or good 
loamy soil, very deeply. Dig a trench about 8 inches deep and 
place a layer about one-sixteenth of an inch thick of United 
Plantfood, or some good commercial fertilizer in the bottom. 
Cover this fertilizer about 2 inches and place the seed in the 
row. Cover the seed with mellow soil about % inch. The bal- 
ance is filled in as the plants grow, thus establishing deeper 
roots than would otherwise be possible. Use 1 ounce of seed to 
20 feet of row and later thin out so that the plants will be 4 to 
5 inches apart. 
If flowers are kept picked and seed prevented from forming 
more and better bloom will be produced. Avoid overhead 
watering as it causes the flower buds to drop. 
Time of Sowing. Spencer varieties may be sown in February 
or March but better results will be obtained if sown in early 
September and lightly mulched in winter. Fall sowing gives 
finer flowers and longer stems and a slightly longer period of 
of bloom. 
Early Flowering varieties are sown about August 1 and 
throughout the winter months. If sown in August they will 
bloom by November. Keep the surface of the bed cool by 
using a light mulch. 
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