
SWEET PEAS 
GIANT SUMMER FLOWERING 
SPENCERS 
CULTURE OF SWEET PEAS 
Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared 
in rich, deeply worked soil with good drainage. Cover the 
seeds about 2 inches deep with fine soi! and supply support 
to the growing vines before they grow too large. Keep well 
watered during dry periods. One ounce of seed will plant a 
row about 15 feet long. 
All colors. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75e. 
Pink and Rose Shades 
ROSE PINK. Silver Medal, All-America Selections 1940. 
Large, wavy, rose-pink flowers on white ground. New type, 
maturing between the early flowering and the Spencer 
classes. Is taller and has longer. stems than either of the 
others and gives more cut flowers. Free blooming and 
seems more heat-resistant than the Spencers. 
PINKIE. Rose-pink with large and frilled flowers. This 
variety is seldom affected by weather conditions and first- 
class blooms can be cut all during its long blossoming 
period. Silver Medal. 
JACK HOBBS. Cream-pink, flushed scarlet. One of the larg- 
est sweet peas ever introduced. Gold Medal. 
MISS CALIFORNIA. The color is a beautiful shade of rich 
pink, deeply flushed and shaded with salmon. Unsurpassed 
for either exhibition or general cutting purposes. 
Lavender and Blue Shades 
AMBITION. Rich deep lavender, with a darker shade on the 
base of the standard and wings when young, lessening as the 
bloom ages. Gold Medal and Award of Merit. 
POWERSCOURT. A clear pure lavender. Has been considered 
the best lavender for a number of years. It is still the most 
popular. The flowers are very pure in color. 
THE ADMIRAL. Largest and best navy blue. The color is 
richer and deeper than Fortune. Award of Merit, Scottish 
National Sweet Pea Trials. Award of Merit. 
White and Cream Shades 
SEXTET QUEEN. Pure white flowers of perfect form and of 
great substance. Normally produces five-flowered stems 
when grown under ordinary conditions. Black seeded. Award 
of Merit. 
WHAT JOY. Primrose, shading to cream. A charming tone 
and so far the nearest approach to a true yellow. 
Orange and Salmon Shades 
GEORGE SHAWYER. A giant orange pink, the standard 
showing more orange than the wings. The flowers are per- 
fectly formed and nicely placed. Award of Merit. 
SMILES. Clear glistening salmon, best describes this ex- 
quisite variety. The large flowers are beautifully waved and 
fluted. 
Cerise Shades 
MRS. A. SEARLES. Salmon-cerise, merging into a soft orien- 
tal-red. A remarkable and distinct color. No collection is 
complete without this beautiful sweet pea. 
ARTISTE. Clear geranium pink; a rare color. Flowers are 
large and quite frilled. An outstanding sweet pea. 
Red Shades 
RED SUPREME. Deep crimson; an abundance of flowers on 
long stems. 
WELCOME. By far the best and most brilliant, dazzling, 
scarlet sweet pea. For exhibition or gardens it is supreme. 
Absolutely sunproof. Silver Medal, Scottish National Sweet 
Pea Society. 
Maroon and Purple Shades 
WARRIOR. Rich chocolate maroon. A magnificent variety 
which has held its place and popularity for a number of 
years. 
OLYMPIA. Deep rich purple of graceful form and immense 
size. Gold Medal, Scottish National Sweet Pea Trials. 
Choice Mixture Spencer Sweet Peas 
This is our special mixture and is a blend of all the mos: 
beautiful colors in Spencer Sweet Peas. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 50c. 
Spring Flowering Sweet Peas 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c; oz. 75e. 
STRAWFLOWER and IMMORTELLE 
HELICHRYSUM (a). The finest of all Everlastings. They 
make unusually fine winter bouquets if cut when partially 
opened and dried slowly in a cool place, heads downward to 
keep the long stems straight. The centers of the double 
pompon-like flowers are nearly covered by the stiff over- 
lapping petals. A wide range of brilliant and soft colors. 
Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
SUNFLOWER, Helianthus (a) 
Well known and popular plants, the small flowering sorts 
being useful for cutting. The tall varieties are valuable for 
backgrounds. 
SUN GOLD. New. Large double flowers of brilliant golden 
yellow. Free flowering. Pkt. 10c. ; 
RED SUNFLOWER. Tall single flowered variety with bright 
red blossoms. Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET SULTAN, Centaurea (a) 
These beautiful long stemmed flowers with their soft 
velvety heads make very enchanting bouquets. They meas- 
ure 2 to 2% inches across while the entire plant stands 
about 214 to 3 feet tall. You can grow them readily in any 
fair garden soil, and your friends are sure to admire them. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET WILLIAM, Dianthus Barbatus (b) 
A well-known, attractive, free-flowering hardy biennial, 
producing a splendid effect in beds and borders with their 
rich and varied flowers. Height, 10 to 20 inches. 
Single Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 

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