F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 29 
SWEET PEAS 
The Most Widely Used Flower Produced From Seed and One of the Five Leading Cut Flowers 

CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Select a location, preferably which receives 
abundant morning sun, and is somewhat pro- 
tected from warm afternoon sun. This will 
prolong the flowering season, and induce 
longer stem formation. The sweet pea is a 
deep rooted plant, and does best in a deep 
firm soil. The ground should be thoroughly 
spaded or trenched to a depth of 2 feet. Ap- 
ply 1’ or more of humus material, such as 
our specially prepared NUTRIO, to the spad- 
ed surface, and work into soil. Dust seed be- 
fore planting with Cuprocide or Hormodin to 
prevent rotting of seed, and hasten germina- 
tion. 
Sow seed 1 to 14 inches deep; two to four 
seeds to the inch are sufficient. For long rows 
use this rule: 1 ounce of sweet pea seed will 
sow 30 feet of row. After plants are up thin 
out to one plant to every 6-9 inches. Best re- 
sults are had if they are not allowed to grow 
too thick. When plants are about 3 inches 
high pinch out the centers. This encourages 
a hardy vigorous growth. 
Give support to plants at once, otherwise 
growth is checked. Wire netting, strong string 
tied to supports in some manner, boughs of 
trees with plenty of twigs, etc., are all useful 
and efficient means of support. 
Keep soil well cultivated at all times. Apply 
a complete balanced fertilizer, such as BEAR- 
MOR, several times during the growing sea- 
son. Water thoroughly at weekly, or semi- 
weekly intervals rather than sprinkling often. 
After the seeds are sown water sparsely to 
prevent rotting of seeds. Once the peas are 
up keep soil constantly moist, as this soil con- 
dition is ideal for successful growth. 
For exhibition blooms, apply liquid fertilizer 
weekly when the buds begin to form. This is 
prepared by soaking a sack of cow manure 
in a barrel of water, stirring each day, and 
drawing off liquid at the end of a week. Re- 
fill barrel with water and proceed, like- 
wise, for subsequent feedings. 
Since the late eighties, it is estimated over 
2,500 varieties of sweet peas have been intro- 
duced. Hundreds of varieties are still cata- 
logued. To aid and simplify this myriad of 
varieties for you, we carefully observe an- 
nual trials, and compile record from reports 
of specialists. We feel confident, therefore, 
the following are the top varieties, the ones 
starred (*) being of exceptional merit for 
their respective color classifications. 
OUR SELECTION OF THE GIANT 
LATE OR SUMMER FLOWERING 
SPENCERS 
The most outstanding class for northern Cali- 
fornia. Varieties in this class have large, 
open, wavy blossoms, well placed and facing 
one way on the stem, and are very long 
stemmed. They are the late blooming vari- 
eties. Plant in November or December for best 
results in our section. 
CREAM PINK, PINK, AND ROSE SHADES 
CREAM PINK 
%* Jack Hobbs — Flush scarlet pink on cream 
ground. 
Cissie—Pale cream pink. 
Patricia Unwin—Salmon pink on a cream 
ground. 
PINK 
Peggy Ann—Salmon pink. 
Station Master—Pink flushed rosy cerise. 
* PINKIE—Large rose pink, excellent. | 

ROSE 
Damask Rose—Deep rose. 
Brilliant Rose—Tyrian rose. 
* Rosie—Deep rose-pink. 
RED, SCARLET, AND MAROON SHADES 
RED 
Red Supreme (New)—Deep crimson. 
+ RUBICUND—Crimson scarlet. 

SCARLET 
* Welcome—Dazzling scarlet. 
Jubilee—Orange scarlet. 
Campfire—Bright scarlet. 
MAROON 
* Warrior—Maroon. 
BLUE, LAVENDER, MAUVE, AND PURPLE 
MID-BLUE 
* Chinese Blue—Rich deep blue. 
Capri—Light blue. 
LIGHT BLUE 
Gleneagles—Large lavender. 
DARK BLUE 
The Admiral—Navy blue. 
PURPLE 
* Royal Purple. 
LAVENDER 
Ambition—Lavender. 
Powerscourt—Lavender. 
* KING LAVENDER (New)—Clear laven- | 
der, very robust. | 
MAUVE 
Chieftain—Satiny mauve. 
WHITE AND CREAM 
CREAM 
Cream Gigantic (New)—Largest cream. 
WHITE 
Avalanche 
white. 
(White seeded) — Glistening 
* GIGANTIC (Black seeded) — Largest 
white. | 

ORANGE, SALMON, AND CERISE 
ORANGE 
* Pirate Gold—Golden orange. 
George Shawyer—Orange pink. 
SALMON 
*Smiles—Salmon shrimp pink. 
Salmon Gigantic (New)—Giant salmon pink. 
Chloe—Deep shell pink on cream ground. 
CERISE 
Mrs. A. Searles — Rich pink merging into 
orient red. 
*Jumbo—Deep cerise. 
FANCY AND PICOTEE 
STRIPED 
America—Red flaked on white ground. 
FLAKED . 
The Clown — White with blood crimson 
markings. 
PICOTEE 
* Youth—Large white, pink picotee. 
Any of the above varieties: 
Per pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c. 
LAGOMARSINO 
GOLDEN WEST MIXTURE 
OF GIANT LATE FLOWERING SPENCER 
SWEET PEAS 
Made up of only the best colors, which are 
blended in such a way to give a mixture as 
near perfection as it is possible to obtain. 
Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; 4 lb. 65c; VY lb. $1.15; 
1 Ib. $2.00. 
SUPERB 7-PACKET LATE FLOWERING SPEN- 
CER COLLECTION—1 pkt. each of the follow- 
ing 7 varieties: Pinkie, Rosie, Rubicund, King 
Lavender, White Gigantic, Pirate Gold, and 
Smiles. Value 70c, for 50c. 
EARLY FLOWERING SPENCER 
OR WINTER PEAS 
Varieties in this class of sweet peas are 
largely used for greenhouse forcing, and in 
gardens for very early blooms in late winter 
or early spring. They are the first varieties to 
flower. Vines shorter and more delicate than 
varieties in the Late Spencer class listed 
above. For the very early blooms for which 
this class is designed, seed must be planted 
in August and September. 
BLUE, PURPLE, AND LAVENDER 
BLUE 
* Florist Blue—Best clear blue. 
Mariner—Clear marine blue. 
PURPLE 
Amethyst—Royal purple. 
LAVENDER 
* Harmony—Lavender. 
CREAM PINK, PINK, AND ROSE 
CREAM PINK 
* Bridesmaid—Silvery pink. 
PINK 
Exposition Pink—Rich pink. 
Daphne (New)—Soft salmon pink. 
ROSE 
Florist Rose—Pure rose pink. 
* Shirley Temple—Soft rose pink. 
CERISE, ORANGE, AND SALMON 
CERISE 
%* Sequoia—Golden cerise. 
Apollo—Soft salmon cerise, long stemmed. 
ORANGE 
* Valencia—Sunproof orange; long stems. 
SALMON 
Skippy (New)—Light salmon pink. 
WHITE AND CREAM 
WHITE 
Cascade (White seeded)—White. 
* Hope (Black seeded)—White. 
CREAM 
Oriental—Deep cream. 
CRIMSON 
* Mars (New)—Oxblood crimson. 
BI-COLOR 
Columbia—Salmon rose, white wings. 
Any of the above separate colors: Pkt. 10c, 
YQ oz. 30c, 1 oz. 50c. 
LAGO 7-PACKET EARLY FLOWERING SPEN- 
CER COLLECTION—1 pkt. each of the follow- 
ing 7 varieties: Harmony, Shirley Temple, 
Sequoia, Valencia, Hope, and Mars. Value 
70c, for 50c. 
LAGO SILVER MEDAL EARLY SWEET PEA 
MIXTURE—A well-balanced mixture of all the 
above colors. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 35c. 

|THE NEW SPRING FLOWER- 
_ING SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
A new class of varieties introduced in 
1939, and destined for wide usage and 
| popularity. The chief characteristic of 
these varieties is their intermediate bloom- 
ing habit, blooming about ten days kiter 
than the Early Flowering Spencers, and 
about a month earlier than the Late 
Flowering Spencers. Valuable, therefore, 
in making a long succession of bloom 
from winter to summer, if varieties of the 
three different classes are used, this class 
filling the "‘in-between’’ gap. This new 
spring flowering type grows much more 
vigorously and taller than the Early Spen- 
cers. Has extra long stems, long season of 
flowering, and an abundance of blos- 
soms. Plant seed in August, September 
or October. 
The following varieties each received 
awards in the 1940 All-America Flower 
trials. We feel the new varieties of this 
new class are exceptionally worthwhile 
and merit trial in your garden. 

*BLUE—Strong growing, long stemmed, 
clear median blue. : 
*LAVENDER — Strong growing, long 
stemmed, rich clear lavender. 
* ROSE-PINK—Clear rose pink, with the 
same strong growing, long-stemmed 
habit as the above varieties. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts for 60c; 
Vy oz. 35c. 


CUPID SWEET PEAS 
A dwarf, small-flowered sweet pea, with ver- 
bena-like habit of growth. Nice for beds, bor- 
ders, etc. Mixed colors: Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c. 
