Torenia Makes a Delightful Border Edging 


M..-S. Select Sweet Peas 
For Sweet Pea Inoculation, see page 25. All Sweet Peas postpaid 
Sow 1 ounce of seed to 25 feet of row 

The soil for Sweet Peas should be rich and deep. A good loam, with plenty of well-rotted 
manure in it, is ideal for raising good plants that will produce plenty of blooms of good sub- 
stance. Considerable benefit has been noted from the use of Inoculating Culture. We can 
supply a special culture for Sweet Peas for 10c—enough for any ordinary garden. Place in a 
position fully exposed to the sunlight and air on both sides of row. 
They should be sown as early in the season as the ground can be worked, which is usually 
between the middle of March and the middle of April in the latitude of Baltimore, or they 
can be planted in October or November for earlier blooming. It is best to make a trench or 
furrow about 6 inches deep, in the bottom of which sow the seed. Cover with about an inch 
of soil, pressing it down firmly. As soon as they are above ground, thin out to 2 to 4 inches 
apart; when planted too close they do not attain their full development. They should be 
staked up, either with branches of brush or stout stakes on which wire netting has been 
fastened. These should be at least 4 feet high, and 5 feet would be better. The flowers should 
be cut as often as possible to prevent running to seed, which would cause them to stop blooming. 
172A M.-S. Superb Spencer Sweet Pea 

Verbena hybrida compacta erecta 
Sunflower - Helianthus 
Well-known annuals, the small-flowering 
sorts being useful for cutting; the tall va- 
rieties valuable for backgrounds. 
166 Lilliput. Miniature Sunflower. Small, 
single, rich yellow flowers with dark eye. 
Abundant bloomer. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
167 Sun Gold. Double, large, golden yel- 
lowe 4 tonS tt. Pkt 10e; 
168 Excelsior Hybrids. Extra-large flowers, 
some of-which are rich chestnut-red, others 
tipped with yellow. Tall. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
169 Russian Mammoth. Immense single 
yellow flowers on tall, heavy stalks. 6 ft. 
PkteeltOcrozab>c: 
170 STEVIA serrata. Free-bloommg plants 
for summer or winter, bearing a profusion 
of fragrant white flowers. Fine for cutting. 
2 ft. Pkt. 10c; large pkt. 30c. 
171 THUNBERGIA alata. Beautiful Black- 
eved Susan. Beautiful, very ornamental 
climber. Flowers of various colors. Pkt. 10c. 
172 TORENIA Fournieri. Showy annual 
flowering all summer. Splendid for vases, 
hanging-baskets or border. Flowers sky- 
blue with yellow centers. 1 ft. Pkts. 15c 
and 40c. 
¥ 

Lilliput Sunflower (Helianthus) 
Mixture. This superb Mixture ts blended 
by us with extraordinary care from named 
varieties of the most improved large-flow- 
ering type, including recent American and 
European novelties, as well as a great many 
new hybrids, as yet unnamed, msuring 
M.-S. Winter-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
While these are especially adapted for 
forcing under glass for winter and early spring 
blooming, they are also valuable for outdoor 
culture, coming into bloom five to six weeks 
earlier than the regular Spencer or Orchid- 


flowered type, and if the flowers are kept cut, 
they will continue to bloom for a Iong time. 
184 Coquette. Deep salmon. 
185 Bacchus. Rich red. 
186 Bridesmaid. Deep silvery pink. 
187 Tahoe. Mid-blue self. 
188 Fragrance. Clear lavender. 
189 Hiawatha. Deep rose-pink. 
190 Gardenia. Best white. 
191 All Colors, Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 15c; oz. 75c 
HARDY SWEET PEAS. See No. 263. 
gorgeous color effect. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 
ib. 75c; Ib. $2.50. 










192 VERBENA hybrida compacta erecta, 
Florists’ Strain. Our Mammoth Fancy 
Strain cannot be surpassed for profusion of 
bloom and beautiful colors and shades. 
Scarlet, White Eye; White, Scarlet, Blue, 
Pink, Violet, and AII Colors Mixed. When 
ordering, state color wanted. Each, pkts. 
10c and 25c; lgoz. 75c. 
193 VINCA rosea. Madagascar Periwinkle. 
Dwarf bedding plants with deep green, 
glossy foliage and bright, single blossoms 
of striking beauty. Sow early. White, with 
Pink Eye; White, Pink, and AII Colors 
Mixed. Each, pkts. 10c and 30c; Woz. 50c. 

To have success, use Nitragin Inoculation 
on Sweet Peas. Garden Size 10c. For partic- 
ulars, see page 25. 
Sweet Pea, 
Fireflame 
Separate Colors 
173 Ruffled Sparkle. Glowing cerise. Very 
ST: blooms. Pkt. 15c; %oz. 40c; 
oz. 75c. 
174 Ruffled Burpee’s Blue. Dark blue. 
175 Ruffled Burpee’s Rose. Rich rose. 
176 Avalanche. Glistening large pure white. 
177 King Lavender. Rosy lavender. 
178 Master Cream. This is a fine, rich 
deep cream. 
179 Pinkie. A glorious rich rose-pink. 
180 Kames. White. Very fine. 
181 Fireflame. Bright cherry-red. 
182 Pinkest. Very deep rose-pink on white. 
183 Purple King. Deep rich purple. 
Each, pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; 14lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00 

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Thunbergia alata 

ey? Flower Seeds 
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