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 
before the dry summer weather begins. Where nights are cool 
they have an extra long blooming season. The flowers are 
equally as large as late Spencers, with long stems and are 
beautifully ruffled. 
All Colors: Pkt. 15c¢; 0z. 60c. 
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. 
Exposition Pink. Gorgeous rich pink rather resembling the 
color of the pink geranium. 
Laddie Improved. Rich rose giant blooms on very long strong 
stems. This is a very fine Sweet Pea for outdoor culture. 
Lavanda. A pure clear lavender — so clear that full blown 
blossoms and partly opened buds are exactly the same shade. 
Bridesmaid. This is a delicately sparkling shade of deep sil- 
very pink and a very vigorous and healthy grower, throwing 
stems 14 to 16 inches long. 
Annie Laurie. The richest tone of pure rose-pink. It is sev- 
eral shades deeper than Majestic Rose. 
Hope. A black-seeded pure white. 
Mariner. Beautiful clear marine blue. Award of Merit, Dutch 
Horticultural Society, 1936. 
Valencia. Bright sun-proof orange. 
Early Mars. The brightest and largest deep red. A self color 
that holds its color well. Long stems. A vigorous grower. 
Blue Bird. Magnificent violet blue; profuse and continuous 
bloomer. 
Harmony. Rich, true, deep lavender. Flowers large, beautifully 
waved, on long stems. 
Chime. Bright coral pink. New. 
Oriental. Deepest cream yet introduced in this class; flowers 
of large size. 
Pride. Deep cerise, tinged with scarlet. Even brighter than 
“Glitters”, large flowered, more vigorous and much longer 
stemmed. 
Finest Mixture. A well-balanced mixture of selected shades. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 45c. 
GIANT SUMMER FLOWERING SPENCERS 
All Colors: Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
PINK AND ROSE SHADES 
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. 
Jack Hobbs. Cream-pink, flushed scarlet. One of the largest 
Sweet Peas ever introduced. Gold Medal. 
Lullaby. Charming shade of light rose pink. A strong grower. 
Award of Merit. National Sweet Pea Society, 1934. 
Miss California. The color is a beautiful shade of rich pink, 
deeply flushed and shaded with salmon. Unsurpassed for 
either exhibition or general cutting purposes. 
Youth. This Sweet Pea can be described as a white ground 
Picotee but with slightly deeper color on the edges than its 
predecessor in this group. Strongly perfumed. 
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. 
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; oz. 25e; % Ib. 60c. 

WHITE AND CREAM SHADES 
Sextet Queen. Pure white flowers of perfect form and of great 
substance. Normally produces five-flowered stems when grown a 
under ordinary conditions. Black seeded. Award of Merit. 
What Joy. Primrose, shading to cream. A charming tone and i 4 
so far the nearest approach to a true yellow. 
ORANGE AND SALMON SHADES 
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George Shawyer. A giant orange pink, the standard showing | ss 
more orange than the wings. The flowers are perfectly formed  — 
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and nicely placed. Award of Merit. 
Smiles. 
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. 
Artiste. Clear geranium pink; a rare color. Flowers are large 
and quite frilled. An outstanding Sweet Pea. 
RED SHADES 
Red Boy. 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 cholocate 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 
With this in mind it is well to prepare the seed bed before 
sowing. We recommend a trench be dug about 18 inches deep 
and 18 inches wide. In the bottom fork in about 6 inches of 
well-rotted manure. Fill in with soil in which is mixed a liberal 
quantity of well-rotted manure or other humus material. - 
The actual sowing is done in a shallow trench 6 to 8 inches 
deep. Cover the seeds with 2 inches of soil and press firmly. 
The balance is filled in as the plants grow, thus establishing 
deeper roots than would otherwise be possible. Use one ounce 
of seed to 20 feet of the 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. In the Northwest, Spencer varieties may 
be sown in February or March but better results will be ob- 
tained if sown in early October and lightly mulched in winter. 
Fall sowing gives finer flowers and longer stems and a 
slightly longer period of bloom. 
In California, 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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