CAMP BEMIS PeDESmORE, 
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 


Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
SWEET PEAS, Lathyrus odoratus. 
Early Flowering Spencer is the best strain for California 
and the south, or for greenhouse use anywhere, blooming 
from December to June if planted in August or September; 
flowers are very large, wavy, 3 to 4 on long stems; sow 
August to March. Germination period 10 days. Ask for 
special Sweet Pea Circular, printed each July, listing new 
varieties and giving cultural suggestions. 
Outstanding Varieties of Recent Introduction. Pkt. 25c. 
Clipper, large purest white Duplex. 
Dawn, deep chamois pink. 
Fortyniner, glowing orange, frilled. 
Geranium, salmon cerise. 
Mariner, clear marine blue. 
Top Sargeant, deep blood red. 
Leading Popular Varieties. Oz. 75c; %-oz. 40c; %4-o0z. 30¢; 
Pkts. 10c. 
Bacchus, Red-Purple. 
Bridesmaid, Silver Pink. 
Blue Danube, Clear Blue. 
Boon, Coral or Flame-Pink. 
Cinderella, Light Blue. 
Daphne, Salmon-and-Cream. 
Gardenia, fragrant White. 
Mars, Rich Blood-Red. 
Memory, Orchid-Lavender. 
Oriental, deepest Cream. 
Othello, deepest Maroon. 
Shirley Temple, Rose-Pink. 
Top Hat, Blue-Purple. ; 
Tops, bright rose-pink, yielding 5 and 6 giant flowers per 
stem. 
Vulcan, Vivid Scarlet. 
Campbell’s Special Mixture of Named Early Spencers con- 
tains all the above varieties. Oz. 45c; %-oz. 25c: %-oz. 15c. 
Spring-Flowering Spencers (new group, commencing to 
flower about April 1 and continuing into summer from late 
fall sowings. Have greater vigor and resistance to drought 
than any other Sweet Peas. An excellent strain for a second 
or follow-up crop to the winter-and-spring-flowering Early 
Svencers): 
Mid-Blue; Lavender; Mauve-Lilac; Rose-Pink; Salmon-Rose; 
and White. Pkts. 15c; 5 for 60c. 
Late Spencer Mixed (bloom by May). Oz. 35¢c; %-oz. 20c; 
Pkt. 15¢. 
Dwarf Spencer, for bedding (bushy plants; 1 foot): Pkt. 15c. 
Bo-Peep, new early salmon pink. Pkt. lhe. 

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SIDALCEA. Per. sy-dal’-see-a. } 
Rose, mauve, and purple, hollyhock-like flowers in slender 
spikes for sunny borders and cutting; 3 to 4 feet; sow 
September to May. 
Rose-Queen, rose-pink. 
New Hybrids Mixed. 
SNAPDRAGON. See Antirrhinum. 
STATICE. stat’-iss. 
Pink, blue, and yellow, small everlasting flowers in clusters; 
3 feet; sow any time. Germination period 2 to 3 weeks. 
EBonduelli, yellow. 
Sinuata Rose, True Blue, Mixed. 
Suworowii, Bussian Rat Tail, rose. Pkts. 10c. 
STATICE, Sea-Lavender. Per. 
Straw-like flowers; basal leaves; 2 feet; sow any time. 
Caspia, sprays of tiny lilac flowers, to mix in bouquets. 
Perezi, rich deep bl” = flower clusters, effective in borders. 
Pkts. 15c. 
STEVIA serrata. Per. stee’-vi-a. 
White, fragrant, small flowers in large heads for beds and 
mixed bouquets; may be grown as an annual; 2 feet; sow 
January to May. 1/16 oz. 35c; Pkt. 10c. 
1/16-0z. 35c; Pkts. 15c. 
STOKESIA cyanea, Cornflower Aster. Per. stokes’-ia. 
Rich lavender-blue, large, cornflower-like aster flowers, on 
stiff stems, for border and bouquets; 1 foot; sow December 
to April. Germination period 4 weeks. 1/16-oz. 45c; Pkt. 15c. 
SUNFLOWER. See Helianthus. 
SWEET WILLIAM, Dianthus barbatus. Per. 
Pink, red, and white flowers, like small pinks, in large clus- 
ters for beds and bouquets; 1% to 2 feet; sow October to 
May. Germination period 7 days. 
Newport Pink (Pink Beauty), salmon rose. 
Scarlet Beauty, bright red. 
Giant White, new, very large flowers in immense trusses 
like Per. Phlox. 
Single Mixed, all colors. %-oz. 40c; Pkts. 10c. 
Double Mixed, all colors. ™%-oz. 50c; Pkt. 15c. 
Annual Sweet William. Use Sweet Wivelsfield. 
SWEET SULTAN. See Centaurea imperialis. 
SWEET WIVELSFIELD, Dianthus barbaratus x Chinensis. 
A cross between Sweet William and the annual Chinese 
Pinks; beautifully-marked flowers in clusters; very early 
and free-flowering; 1 foot; sow anytime. Germination period 
1 week. %-oz, 45c; Pkt. 10c. 
TAHOKA DAISY 
Large lavender, yellow-eyed daisies on long stems* for cut- 
ting and show; feathery foliage; 1% feet; sow February to 
May. Pkt. 15c. 
TEXAS BLUE BONNET. See Lupinus texensis. 
THUNBERGIA alata, Black-eyed Susan. thun-ber’-ji-a. 
Orange, yellow, white, large flowers with black centers on 
vigorous trailer; sow February to June. Germination period 
2 weeks. Mixed. %-oz. 30c; Pkt. 10c. 
THUNBERGIA Gibsoni. Per. Vine. : 
Rich orange, large and showy flowers on tender climber or 
trailer, for greenhouse or sheltered position outdoors; sow, 
inside, anytime; outside, April to July. Germination period 
2 weeks. Pkt. 25c. 
TITHONIA speciosa, Mexican Sunflower. ti-thoh’-ni-a. 
Orange-scarlet, glistening flowers, like large single Dahlias, 
on rapid-growing, shrub-like annual for backgrounds and 
cutting; 6 to 9 feet; sow March to June. Germination period 
25 days. Bloom Oct.-Nov. 
Bright Orange. _ 
Fireball, new vivid orange-scarlet. (1/16-0z. 60c; Pkts. 1b5c. 
TORENIA fournieri. 
Rich blue flowers with golden centers, in profusion, for pots 
or beds; 9 inches; sow February to June. Germination 
period 2 weeks. Pkt. 15c. 
TRITOMA, Red Hot Poker; Kniphofia. Per. try-toh’-ma. 
Red, orange and yellow flowers, in large spear-shaped heads; 
foliage grass-like; 3 feet; sow March to June; early sowings 
often bloom first season. Germination period 3 weeks. 
Pfitzer’s Hybrid Red, large and brilliant. 
Hybrids Mixed, all shades. Pkts. 15c. 
VALERIANA, Garden Heliotrope. va-leer-i-an‘-a. 
Rose, red, white, fragrant small flowers in heads, 
freely produced; 2% feet; sow December to April. 
Rose-red, White, Mixed. %-oz. 25c; Fkts. 10c. 
VENIDIUM fastuosum. ve-nid’-i-um. 
Glossy orange daisies with purple-black zone, 4 to 5 inches 
across, striking in the garden or cut; 2 to 3 feet; sow Janu- 
ary to May. Germination period 12 to 25 days. Avoid over- 
watering. 
Vivid Orange; New Hybrids, in a mixture of shades from 
orange through yellows to cream and white. Pkts. 15c. 
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