
“Flower Seeds for Florists” 
BALL Sweet Peas— 
LATE OR SUMMER PEAS 
(350 seeds per oz.) 
Where summers are moderate, such as our northern states 
and Canada enjoy, the late class of Sweet Peas does very 
well out in the open, usually lasting all summer. However 
in the middle states where high temperatures start in July 
and are not tempered with cool nights, they are of little 
value unless started early and planted out of pots or 
plant bands. Our plan is to sow the seed not later than 
February Ist, carry the seedlings quite cool and band 3 
or 4 into a 3 in. band. By keeping them cool they are 
well hardened by April 15, at which time they are planted 
out. We protect them against freezes after this date with 
a V-shaped cover made by nailing two 6-inch boards 
together. With plenty of overhead water and 5-foot high 
supports we have them in crop by June 15th which 
gives us two weeks of heavy picking. This usually assures 
a profit since the greenhouse crops are mostly finished at 
that time. However this outdoor crop must be sprayed 
weekly for aphis until flowering time; most failures are 
due to not watching this point. Under our conditions, 
we find those varieties listed here as the Ball Six Best 
the most profitable. 
BALL SIX BEST 
*Pinkie. Finest large flowered rose-pink; long-stemmed 
and a heavy producer. 
*Snow White. The finest clear white;’ black seeded. Im- 
proves Gigantic in vigor of growth and flower size. 
Ball Shrimp Pink. A pleasing soft shrimp pink. Vig- 
orous growth and long stems make this outstanding. 
*King Lavender. Exceptionally fine clear even lavender 
with long strong stems. Excellent growth. 
* Windsor Blue. A supremely fine mid-blue. Its clear 
even color, stem length, and flower size set it apart. 
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*Welcome. An intense sunproof scarlet of vigorous 
erowth. Fine flower size and stem and a heavy pro- 
ducer. 
*Six Best Mixture. Composed only of the above varie- 
ties in proportion to their commercial value. 
PRICES on All Above Varieties and Mixture. 
14, oz., 20e3 1 0z., 30e€3 4 0z., 90e;3 1 lb., $2.90. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Ambition. Rosy lavender. 
*Amethyst. Lilac blue. Fine clear color. 
*Bonnie Briar. Fine rose pink. 
*Chinese Blue. Good clear medium blue. 
Constance Hinton. Black-seeded white. 
Crimson King. Deep crimson. 
*Discovery. A pleasing chamois pink. 
*Eestasy. Attractive light salmon or shrimp pink. 
*Fairyland. A fine clear pink on cream ground. 
*Flagship. Deep brilliant navy blue. 
Giant White. Clear white. 
*Gigantic. Excellent, pure white; black seeded. 
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*Headlight. Fine sunproof orange scarlet. 
*Highlander. Fine large lavender. 
Mastercream. Cream. Black seeded. 
*Maytime. A rich golden cerise with large flowers and long stem. 
Miss California. Large salmon rose. 
*Olympia. Mauve. Near Triumph color in Earlies. 
*Pinnacle. A fine deep rose. 

King Lavender—Fine clear lavender, long stems. 
Powerscourt. Standard lavender. 
*“Red Rover. Deep crimson (same as Redwood in FEarlies). 
Royal Purple. Deep purple. 
*Stylist. Large flowers of clear deep salmon rose-pink. 
*Sweet Afton. Strong growing clear bright pink. An excellent 
variety. 
Warrior. Deep bronzy-maroon. 
PRICES on all above varieties, each: 1% oz., 20c; 1 oz., 30c; 
4 oz., 90c3 1 lb., $2.90. 
Ball Florists’ Mixture. A well-balanced mixture of all colors 
in the late-flowering class, predominating in good cut-flower 
colors. 1 0z., 20c; 4 0z., 60; 1 lb., $2.00; 5 lbs., $8.00. 
