Sweet Peas 


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Sweet Peas 
How to Grow Fine Sweet Peas 
Sweet Peas are of comparatively easy 
culture, if their requirements are taken 
into consideration. We can all grow 
fine Sweet Peas with lovely long stems 
if we will observe a few simple rules 
in their culture. 
First—Good seed. 
Second—Rich soil, deeply dug. 
Third—Early sowing.” 
Fourth—Early staking. 
Fifth—Frequent fertilization to in- 
sure healthy, rapid and continuous 
growth. 
Sixth—Keep soil loose and porous. 
Fall preparation of ground is prefer- 
able but if this has not been done start 
as soon as the ground can be worked 
in the spring. 
Select an open sunny spot in the 
richest part of the garden and then 
apply a thick layer of pulverized sheep 
manure 18 inches wide. Remember that 
Sweet Peas are deep rooting plants so 
that the soil must be deeply and thor- 
oughly worked. Spade the sheep ma- 
nure in as deep as the fork will go 
and turn the soil over three or ‘four 
times so that the manure becomes 
thoroughly mixed with it, then level, 
and your bed is ready for planting. 
Sow in double rows, that is, open two 
drills about 8 to 10 inches apart and 4 
to 5 inches deep and scatter the seed 
liberally, but not too thick (about one 
cunce to 15 running feet), then cover. 
The support for the plants ‘to climb on 
is placed in the center of the two rows 
and should be in place by the time the 
pigats are 2 inches high. 
uccess with Sweet Peas necessitates 
a rapid, healthy and vigorous growth 
during the cool weather of April and 
early May. An application of Vigoro 
about May 1 will help the plants to 
get their growth during this cooler 
weather. : 
Sweet Peas require sufficient plant 
food at all times, and you will find 
that a top dressing of sheep manure, 
Vigoro or bone meal applied regularly 
every two weeks and hoed in will help ° 
produce strong healthy vines. 

Prices on Sweet Peas 
All varieties except Spring Flow- 
ering: Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45¢e. 

Blue 
Amethyst. Bright, clear blue, large. 
Flagship. Deep navy blue, 
Gleneagies. Light blue. 
Ruffled Blue. Mid-blue. 
Cerise 
Flamingo. Orange scarlet cerise. 
Huffled Hxquisite. Salmon cerise. 
Cream 
Mastercream. Deep cream. 
What Joy. Deep rich cream. 
Crimson-Scarlet 
Derby Day. Sparkling crimson. 
Huntsman. Bright scarlet. 
Ruffled “rimson. Rich velvety crimson. 
Welcome. Dazzling scarlet. 
Lavender-Mauve 
Austin Frederick Imp. Giant lavender. 
Chieftain. Pure satiny mauve. 
Powerscourt. Fine lavender of mam- 
moth size. A lovely variety. 
Ruffled Orchid, 
Maroon 
Black Diamond. Rich chocolate ma- 
roon, ° 
Warrior. Deep maroon. 
Orange 
Colorado. Bright orange. 
Gold Crest, Urange tinted salmon 
Guinea Gold. Golden orange. 
improved Tangerine. Color almost a 
tangerine orange tint. 
Orange shades of Sweet Peas should be shaded 
from strong sunshine te retain their rich color 
Picotee 
Gloria. Cream, picotee edged rose. 
Youth. White, edged rose pink. 
Pink-Rose 
Aristocrat. Clear pink. 
Fluffy Ruffles. Light cream-pink. 
Miss California. Salmon cream-pink. 
Pinkie. Large rose-pink. 
Ruffled Carmine. Bright carmine rose. 
Ruffled Ruse. Soft rich rose. 
Purple 
Royal Purple. Very rich and warm 
purple; having a slightly softer color 
{one;’early. Flowers are large. 
Ruffied Purple. Rosy purple. 
Salmon 
Golden salmon pink. 
Salmon Shrimp pink. 
White 
Avalanche. Glistening white. 
Burpee’s Giant White. One of the most 
perfect white Sweet Peas produced. 
Gigantic. Pure white. 
King White. Noted for the glistening 
purity of the whiteness. 
Ruffled White. Extremely ruffled. 
Gould’s Reliable Mixture Sweet Peas. 
[Is composed of a special selection of 
varieties to produce a harmony of col- 
Melody. 
Smiles. 
ors that {ts rarely offered in mixtures. 
Ruffled Varieties only. Mixed colors. 
(Same price as regular). 

























Sweet Pea, Spring Flowering, Rose- 
Pink. A new type maturing be- 
tween the early or summer flower- 
ing classes, Prolongs the green- 
house season. Outdoors, they are 
free bloomers and more heat-resist- 
ant than other types of Sweet Peas. 
Flowers large, on long stems, wavy, 
rose-pink on white ground, Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet Pea, Spring Flowering, Blue. 
Similar in type, growth and.blooms 
to Rose-Pink, except in its marine 
blwevcolor, = Pkt: 10c¢: 
Sweet Pea, Spring Flowering, Lav- 
ender. While not as popular a color 
as Rose-Pink and Blue, it will be 
welcomed to help. fill the color 
range of these early, long-stemmed 
garden flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet Pea. Spring flowering, white. 
eakee. ily. 
Spring 
Pity le; 
Mixed 
Colors. 
Flowering. 

Inoculate seed with 
Nitragin. Makes 
finer, more vigor- 
ous and healthier 
Sweet Peas. Garden 
Tne Ovignel Legere ineceiter “J, size, postpaid 12c. 
Thunbergia (Black Eved Susan) 
A beautiful rapid- 
growing annual 
climber. Used ex- 
tensively in hang- 
ing baskets, vases, 
ete., and to cover 
low fences. Can be 
used in the rockery 
as it will trail over 
the ground, form- 
ing a dense mat of 
foliage and trumpet 
shaped flowers. 
Colors ran g @ 
through all shades 
of yellow, orange, 
buff, to pure white 
with dark centers. ; 
Will grow 5 feet. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Thunbergia, 
> Stout, 



Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower) 
An odd plant growing 5 to 7 feet high, 
that throws up from the root many 
woody stalks like the Dahlia, 
with large foliage. The dazzling 
orange-scarlet flowers resemble the 
single Zinnia. Speciosa. Orange-ver- 
aa O eee et Oles 
Torenia (Wishbone Flower) 
Bushy plants 10 inches high covered 
with lovely, rich colored snapdragon- 
like flowers of sky blue with a touch 
of gold on the tip. Fine for beds, pots, 
or hanging baskets. Fournieri. Pkt. 15c. 
Venidium 
Produces long 
daisy-like flowers 
similar to the 
African Daisy of 
deep orange, apri- 
cot, cream, white, 
yellow or salmon 
colored flowers 4 
to 5 inches across 
marked at center 
with a reddish- 
brown Zone. 
Plants grow 2 to 
3 feet. Fastuosum., 
Eiybridst Pe ictasL0.e 

Venidium Fiastuosum 
Verbena 
The Verbena is 
one of the most 
popular garden 
annuals. Verbenas 
are particularly 
fine for beds, bor- 
ders, window box- 
es, Or aS an un- 
dergrowth to tall 
plants. The sweet- 
ly scented flowers 
are borne in large 
clusters and 
bloom profusely 
from mid-summer 
until late in au- 
tumn. Plants 12 
inches high. 
Hybrida Grandi- 
flora. 
Scarlet. 
Violet, white eye. 
White. 
Mixed colors. 
Verbena. 
Flame Pink. 
Red, cream eye. 
Rose pink, white 
eye. 
Dark Blue, cream 
eye. 
Each of above. Pkt. 10c. 
Blue Sentinel. Plants compact 10 to 12 
inches high, flowers a rich navy blue 
self color held erect above foliage. 
Fine for cutting and dark beds, Pkt. 
10e. 
Crimson Glow. Flowers are pure glow- 
ing crimson, wholly without even a 
small light eye. Pkt. 10c. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Shades 
from rose pink to rose red, Pkt. 10c. 
Lavender Glory. New, lavender medium 
creamy eye. Pkt. 10c. ; 
Hybrida Compacta Erecta. A distinct 
new type of Verbena, very compact, 
hee Wireball. Brilliant crimson. Pkt. 
0c. 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Produces a 
mass of moss-like foliage above which 
are borne heads of purplish-blue or 
white blossoms. Flowers from June 
until frost. 12 in. Pkt. 10c. 
Venosa. This variety is largely used 
for bedding purposes, Strong thrifty 
grower and covered with bright pur- 
plish heliotrope flowers from early 
summer until late fall. 1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 
Vinca Rosea (Periwinkle) 
Ornamental free-blooming plants with 
light green shiny foliage, and hand- 
some pink and white flowers. May be 
taken up in fall and potted and Kept 
in bloom through the winter. Sow seed 
indoors early, or in the open. when 
ground is warmed up. Grow 12 to 15 
inches high. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
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