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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 27 
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 114 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. 
* Pinkie — Finest rose-pink; large flowered 
and long stemmed and a heavy producer. 
Miss California—Large salmon-rose. 
ROSE 
Brilliant Rose—Warm tyrian rose. 
Damask Rose—Deep rose. 
* Rosie—Deep rose-pink. 
RED, SCARLET AND MAROON SHADES 
RED 
*Red Supreme—Deep crimson. 
Rubicund—Crimson scarlet. 
SCARLET : 
Beatall—Sparkling salmon suffused scarlet. 
Campfire—Deep sunproof scarlet. 
* Welcome—The most dazzling of all the scar- 
lets. Strictly sunproof. A robust grower, with 
bold flowers on stout stems. # 
MAROON 
Warrior—Deep bronze-maroon. 

BLUE, LAVENDER, MAUVE, AND PURPLE 
MID-BLUE 
Capri—tThe best light blue. Lovely with pink. 
* Chinese Blue—Bright, strong, clear blue. 
LIGHT BLUE 
Gleneagles — Light lavender blue; daintily 
frilled. 
DARK BLUE 
The Admiral—Navy blue. 
PURPLE 
Royal Purple—Large rich purple. 
LAVENDER 
Ambition—Fine rosy lavender. 
*King Lavender—Light clear lavender. Ex- 
ceptional growth and stem. 
* Powerscourt—Fine standard lavender. 
MAUVE 
Chieftain—Rich satiny mauve blue. 
WHITE AND CREAM 
WHITE 
Avalanche—Finest white-seeded white. 
* Gigantic—Finest late white. Extra large 
flowered and many duplexed. Black seeded. 
CREAM 
-Cream Gigantic—Largest cream; black seed. 
ORANGE, SALMON, AND CERISE 
ORANGE 
George Shawyer—Orange-pink. 
* Pirate Gold—Golden orange. 
SALMON 
Chloe—Deep shell pink on cream ground. 
Salmon Gigantic—Giant salmon pink. 
* Smiles—Exquisite shrimp pink tinged with 
salmon. Great vigor. 
CERISE 
Jumbo—Deep cerise. 
*Mrs. A. Searles—Large blooms of bright 
cerise. 
FANCY AND PICOTEE 
STRIPED 
America—Red flaked on white ground. 
FLAKED 
The Clown—White, with blood crimson mark- 
ings. 
PICOTEE 
Youth—Pure white with picotee edge of soft 
pink; especially fragrant, large flowers. 
Any of the Above Varieties: 
Per pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 25c. 

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 later 
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 
fillng 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. 
We feel the new varieties of this new 
class are exceptionally worthwhile and 
merit trial in your garden. 
CLEAR PINK (New) — A bright pink with 
slight cream cast. 
MAUVE (New)—Clear soft shade of lilac 
mauve. 
ROSE-PINK—Extra large rose. 
LAVENDER—A light even lavender. 
BLUE — Fairly dark shade of blue, with 
extra long stems. 
MIXTURE—Blended mixture of all above. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 25c, 3 pkts. for 65c. 


























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 Ib. 65c; 2 lb. $1.15; 
1 Jb. $2.00. 
SUPERB 7-PACKET LATE FLOWERING, 
SPENCER COLLECTION 
One pkt. each of the following 7 varieties: 
Pinkie, Rosie, Welcome, Capri, King Laven- 
der, White Gigantic and Pirate Gold. 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, with scarcely a 
hint of mauve. 
PURPLE 
Amethyst—Rich bright purple. 
LAVENDER 
Harmony—Clear lavender. 
CREAM PINK, PINK, AND ROSE 
CREAM PINK p 
Bridesmaid—Soft silvery pink. 
PINK 
* Ball’s Rose Improved—Rich deep rose-pink. 
Daphne—Soft salmon-pink. 
ROSE 
Florist Rose—Pure rose-pink, ;, 
Shirley Temple — Soft rich rose-pink. Large 
daintily frilled flowers. 
CERISE 
Apollo—Salmon-cerise. 
Sequoia—Golden cerise. 
ORANGE ; 
Valencia—Sunproof orange. 
SALMON 
Skippy—Light salmon-pink. 
WHITE AND CREAM 
WHITE » 
Cascade (White Seeded)—Glistening white. 
Hope (Black Seeded) — Fine white; easy to 
germinate. 
CREAM 
Oriental (Black Seeded)—Soft cream. 
CRIMSON 
Mars—Oxblood crimson. 
Red Giant (New) — Best crimson available. 
Excellent. 
BI-COLOR 
Columbia—Rose and white bi-color. 
Any of the above separate colors: 
Pkt. 10c, 1% oz. 30c, 1 oz. 50c. 
LAGO 7-PACKET EARLY FLOWERING 
SPENCER COLLECTION 
One pkt. each of the following 7 varieties: 
Shirley Temple, Ball’s Rose Improved, Hope, 
Florist Blue, Harmony, Red Giant, and Valen- 
cia. 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. 

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. 
