SWEET PEAS, Giant—Flowers of unusual 
size and beauty, in a wide variety of 
colors. Vigorous. Pkt. 10c. 
POPPY, Iceland, Mixed — Exceptionally 
fine, huge flowers, beautifully fluted 
and of soft texture. Extremely long, 
heavy, wiry stems, fine for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c. 
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LARKSPUR, Giant Imperial, Ruby—An en- 
tirely new color. The best red Larkspur 
ever introduced. Delphinium-like spikes 
of double flowers, on stems 4-5 ft. long. 
Pkt. 25c, 




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CULTURE | 
Seeds give best returns if sown in 
flats in early spring, but good re- 
sults may be obtained by sowing 
outdoors after all danger of frost 
is past. Sow seed at depth indi- 
cated under flower descriptions. 
Water thoroughly with fine spray 
and place in warm room; watch 
flats carefully and never let soil 
become dry. When seedlings ap- 
pear, remove flats to sunny win- 
dow. Transplant to other flats as 
soon as they are large enough to 
handle, keeping them 2” to 214" 
apart both ways. Expose gradually 
to outside conditions and, when 
sufficient growth has been made, 
plant in permanent outside loca- 
tions. For sowing outdoors, follow 
instructions given in Culture II. 
CULTURE II 
May be sown in outside seed-beds 
and later transplanted, or direct- 
ly into their permanent location. 
Spade seed-bed deeply, mix well- 
rotted manure, or peat moss or 
humus and a commercial fertilizer, 
well into the soil; spread an addi- 
tional half inch of peat moss or 
humus on seed-bed, and rake well 
into top surface. Sow seeds at 
depth indicated, and water thor- 
oughly with a fine spray. When 
large enough, transplant or thin 
out. If exceptionally early flower- 
ing is desired, follow instructions 
under Culture I. 
CULTURE Ill 
Seeds do not take kindly to trans- 
planting and should be sown out- 
doors, as soon as danger of frost 
is over,in beds they are to occupy. 
Prepare seed-bed same as Culture 
Il. Level off and sow seeds thinly 
at depth indicated; water thor- 
oughly with a fine spray. After 
seedlings appear, thin out. 
CULTURE IV 
Seeds under this culture, being 
quite hardy, may be sown outside 
in very early spring, as frosts do 
not affect their growth to any 
extent. The seed-bed should be 
spaded deeply, and fertilizer 
mixed thoroughly with the subsoil. 
Plant at depth indicated, and water 
thoroughly with a fine spray. 
When large enough to handle, 
thin out and transplant. For very 
early plants, sow in fall, leaving 
plants to winter in their beds. 
CULTURE V 
Sow in flats in early spring if for 
the garden; or during the summer 
if you wish to cultivate them in 
pots for house decoration. Sow 
seeds to depth indicated, and water 
thoroughly with a fine spray. Place 
in a@ warm room. As soon as seed- 
lings appear, remove to a sunny 
window. When large enough to 
handle, transplant into other flats 
to stand 2" apart in rows. Trans- 

plant outdoors when all danger of 
frost is past. If for house decora- 
tion place in larger pots. 
CULTURE VI 
Plants are purely conservatory or 
hot-house plants. Follow instruc- 
tions for preparation of seed-flat 
above and sow seeds preferably 
during spring months at depth in- 
dicated. Water thoroughly with a 
fine spray, and place in warm 
room. As soon as seedlings ap- 
pear, remove to sunny window. 
When large enough to handle, 
transplant into other flats to stand 
2" apart. Later pot up in 2” or 214" 
pots and change to larger pots as 
often as needed. 
CULTURE VII 
May be sown in early summer in 
flats or coldframes at the depth 
indicated. Water thoroughly with 
a fine spray. Place in a warm 
room and as soon as seedlings ap- 
pear, remove to a sunny window. 
When large enough to handle, 
transplant into other flats, spacing 
seedlings 2” to 214"’ either way. 
Later, when they begin to crowd, 
transplant them a second time. In 
fall, if well developed, they may 
be placed in their permanent loca- 
tions where they are to blossom 
the following year, or left in the 
seed-beds for early spring trans- 
planting. Note: Only a few vari- 
eties under this culture will pro- 
duce flowers the first year, and all 
will benefit by winter mulch or 
protection at least the first season. 
Seed may be sown in the open, 
after danger of frost is past, in a 
seed-bed in which the top soil is 
finely pulverized and mixed with 
peat moss or humus. Raise seed- 
bed several inches above the rest 
of the garden to prevent seeds 
being washed out. When plants 
are sufficiently large, place them 
in their permanent locations. 
CULTURE VIII 
Best sown indoors in early spring 
directly into small pots. Fill the 
pots with a mixture of good gar- 
den soil, composed of two parts 
soil and one part humus, to within 
a half inch of the edge of the pot. 
Firm the soil and place one or two 
seeds at the depth indicated. Take 
an ordinary seed-flat, fill with 
moist peat moss, and plunge the 
pots into this up to within a half 
inch of the edge. Water pots thor- 
oughly. Place in a warm room and 
as soon as seedlings appear, re- 
move to a sunny window, grad- 
ually exposing them to outside 
conditions. When all danger of 
frost is over remove from pots 
without destroying the root-ball 
and plant in their respective places 
outdoors. If advanced blooming is 
not desired, seeds may be sown 
outside as soon as warm weather 
sets in, 
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