
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 ist, 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 list. Most 
failures are due to root disturbances. 
new soil, 
Hot water treated soil preferred to 
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- 
WVINTO Ss Getsaarenatee ote by she cle 6 10 Pkt. 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. 
Evening Star (New 1938). Orange scar- 
let, 4 to 5 flowers. : 
Fiesta. Orange-cerise self color, sun- 
proof, large flowered. 
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. 
Shirley Temple (new 1935). Lovely soft 
rose-pink, adorable. 
Snowstorm. Improved pure white. 
Top Hat (new 1937). An aristocratic vel- 
vety violet, long stems. 
Triumph. Lilac-mauve. 
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:S.). 
10 OUTSTANDING NEWER ONES 
Coquette. Coral pink with amber and 
salmon shadings; duplexed. 
Fragrance. Clear lavender self. ; 
Gardenia. Finest long stemmed, duplex 
flowered white, fragrant. 
Hiawatha (new 1940). Exceptionally 
large deep rose self, 4 to a stem. 
Princess Blue (New 1938). A belladonna 
blue. 
Sequoia (new 1935). 
cerise, long stems. 
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. 
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. 21% 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. 
Enormous golden- 
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. pkKge. 10c; 3, 25c; 12, 
$1.00; 30 qt. size $1.00; 100 qt. $3.00. 
Late or Summer Flowvung Spencer 
For late greenhouse sowing and general outdoor planting. 
excessive heat, 
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 
soil, sow seeds 1 in. deep soon as ground can be worked. For earlier crops sow in flats in February, transplant- 
ing 3 to a 3 in. pot, grow cool, transplant 8 in. apart, rows 36 in. apart. 
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. 
Bonny Briar. Immense rose pink. 
Capri. Light blue. 
Cheerie-O (new 1937). Mammoth, deep 
begonia-rose, suffused gold. 
Crony (new ’39). An exhibition soft 
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Debutante. Salmon, shaded coral. 
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Diana (New 1938). 
cream ground. 
Flagship. Deep navy blue. 
Golden Dragon (New 1938). 
plexed orange and rose. 
Grand Slam. Bright scarlet cerise. 
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. 
Patricia Unwin. Golden salmon. 
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. 
Duplexed rose on 
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maritimus: sea 
maximus: largest 
Ruffied Mixed. Large duplexed flowers. 
Snow White (new ’39). Solid paper 
white with no pink tinge. 
Sweet Afton. Deep silvery pink. 
The Admiral (A.M., ’29). Vuiolet-blue. 
Welcome. Dazzling scarlet. 
What Joy. Cream. 
Windsor Blue (new ’39). Clear mid-blue, 
Lone USLOUute Stem Shree ssleniee ccee Pkt. 25c¢ 
Ea. pkt. 15c; oz. 50c except where noted. 
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The Best in Each Color 
Class 
Packet each ($3.75 value) $2.50 
Ounce each ($12.50 value) $10.00 
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