
Spencer Sweet Peas 
EARLY WINTER FLOWERING 
Early Winter flowering, for greenhouse; and outdoors where Summers are 
moderate or under cloth houses, They are just as fine as the late Spencers 
and three weeks earlier 
For exhibition blooms sow October 1st, three 
seeds to a hill, 6 in. apart, thin to one; moderate temperature, raise to 50° 
nights February 1st. Pick off all laterals and buds up to March 1st. Most 
failures are due to root disturbances. 
Hot water treated soil preferred to 
new soil. Dust with Rotenone Sulphur to prevent mildew and kill Aphis. 
The varieties listed represent the current consensus of the best varieties 
of each color, as selected by the leading Sweet Pea Specialists. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00 (except where noted) 
Ball Orange. Clear orange, without a 
trace of cerise........ Pkt. 35c; oz. $1.50 
Blue Bird. Clear violet-blue. 
Blue Danube. Ruffled clear lavender- 
lO Minced 6 oe Pkty 50c: oz. $2.00 
Bridesmaid. Sparkling shade of deep 
silvery-pink, 14 in. stems. 
Colleen. Vivaceous rose, suffused gold. 
Daphne. Soft salmon pink on cream 
ground. 
Eileen. Rich begonia rose. 
Eleanor Blue. Silver blue. 
Giant Rose. Extremely large rose pink. 
Harmony. Clear lavender. 
Hope. Pure white (B.S.). 
Jeanne Mamitsch. Long stemmed rose. 
Josie (new 1936). The largest and long- 
est stemmed early pink, brilliant. 
Laddie Improved. Long stemmed rose. 
Princess Blue (New 1938). A belladonna 
blue. 
Sequoia (new 1935). 
cerise, long stems. 
Shirley Temple (new 1935). Lovely soft 
rose-pink, adorable. 
Snowstorm. Improved pure white. 
Triumph. Lilac-mauve. 
Enormous golden- 
Valencia. Sunproof bright orange. 
White Champion. Long stemmed pure 
white. 
White Harmony. 
Zvolanek’s Rose. 
Early Winter Mixture. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00 
White (B.8.). 
10 OUTSTANDING NEWER ONES 
Evening Star (New 1938). Orange scar- 
let, 4 to 5 flowers. 
Florist Blue (new 1937). Clear blue; frag- 
rant cutflower; very vigorous. 
Florist Rose (new 1937). Immense 
pure rose-pink, remarkably long stems, 
very floriferous. 
Glamor. Eosine pink, with faint sheen 
of soft salmon. 
Hiawatha (new 1940). Exceptionally 
large deep rose self, 4 to a stem. 
Sparks (New 1941). Large flowered, 
daintily frilled, broad standard of spark- 
ling bright orange scarlet. Heavy pro- 
ducer; long stemmed; sunproof. 
Tahoe. Ruffled mid-blue. 
Top Hat (new 1937). An aristocratic vel- 
vety violet, long stems. 
Tops (New 1941). Tops is heads and 
shoulders above the field. Tops is tops 
because it is beautifully duplexed; be- 
cause it is a prolific producer. Yes, 5 to 
6 delicate rose-pink flowers to a stem. 
Treasure Island. 2% in. flowers of gold- 
en orange; 15 in. stems. 
Pkt. each 35c 
Collection 10 pkts. $3.00 
SPRING FLOWERING 
A new class, blooming between the Win- 
ter and Summer types; possess lengthy 
stems; flower size, vigor and produc- 
tivity maintained throughout growing 
season. Outdoors they resist heat well; 
under glass they produce more blooms 
with longer stems. 
Deep Cream Cream Pink 
Deep Maroon Light Carmine 
Light Blue Navy Blue 
Purple White (Black Seeded) 
Blue (B.M., A.A.S.). White 
Rose-Pink (S.M., A.A.S) Mauve 
Lavender (H.M., A.A.S.) Mixed 
Pkt. each 25c 

Use FLORALIFE B to prolong the life 
of cutflowers; 3 to 5 days longer. Flor- 
ists use it. 2 qt. pkge. 10c% 3; 25c¢; 12) 
$1.00; 30 qt. size $1.00; 100 qt. $3.00. 
Sate or. Summer Flowwung Spencer 
For late greenhouse sowing and general outdoor planting. 
excessive heat. 
soil, sow seeds 1 in. deep soon as ground can be worked. 
ing 3 to a 3 in. pot, grow cool, transplant 8 in. apart, rows 36 in. apart 
Peas are deep rooting, love moisture and detest 
Prepare, the previous Fall if possible, a trench with 6 in. rotted manure and 6 in. of sterilized 
For earlier crops sow in flats in February, transplant- 
Stake with *Sweet Pea Netting pref- 
erably, does not burn vine. Dust with *Rotenone sulphur to prevent mildew and kill the Aphis. 
Avalanche. Glistening white, lovely. 
‘Begonia Rose. Ruffled and duplexed. 
Capri. Light blue. 
Cheerie-O (new 1937). Mammoth, deep 
begonia-rose, suffused gold. 
Constance Hinton. Giant white (B.S.). 
Crony (new ’39). An exhibition soft 
golden salmon ...... Maisie cise sk kt. 50c 
Debutante. Salmon, shaded coral. 
SUNN 
GIANT LATE SPENCER 
MIXTURE 
We assure at least 20 distinct 
colors in this mixture which is 
made individually from _ choice 
named varieties. Oz. 35c; % lb. 
$1.00; % lb. $1.75. = 
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macranthus: large flowered 
Diana (New 1938). Duplexed rose on 
cream ground, 
Flagship. Deep navy blue. 
Fluffy Ruffles. Cream pink, light. 
Golden Dragon (New 1938). Large du- 
plexed orange and rose. 
Headlight. Beaming orange-scarlet-cerise. 
Maytime (A.M., Scottish Natl. Sw. Pea 
Soc.). 4 to 5 rich golden cerise flowers 
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Olympia. Distinct rich deep purple. 
Peggy Ann (new 1937). A delightfully 
perfumed beauty, a bewitching new sal- 
mon-pink shade, rare; long stems. Pkt. 25c 
Pinnacle. Deeper ‘‘Pinkie,” long stems. 
Pirate Gold. Deep golden-orange. 
Powerscourt (A.M., 31). Pure lavender. 
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maximus: largest 
Ruffled Mauve. Gorgeously ruffled. 
Snow White (new ’39). Solid paper 
white with no pink tinge. 
Springtime (G.M., ’33). Silvery white, 
suffused rose, very pleasing shade. 
The Admiral (A.M., '29). Violet-blue. 
The Sultan. Black velvety maroon. 
Welcome. Dazzling scarlet. 
Windsor Blue (new ’39). Clear mid-blue, 
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