° COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
Winter Sweet Peas 
Our list of Early Flowering Sweet Peas is short for the very 
important reason that we list ONLY the very best variety in each 
eolor. Although short our list covers every known color. 
AMERICAN BEAUTY—The best rich crimson-rose. 
BALL ROSE IMPROVED—Largest and best cerise-pink. 
BOY BLUE—Best and largest dark blue. 
BURPEE’S SALMON—Best light salmon. 
BURPEE’S ORANGE IMPROVED-—Startlingly brilliant color. 
BRIDESMAID—Best deep silvery pink. : 
DAPHNE—Soft salmon pink on cream ground. 
EILEEN — Rich rose salmon. % 
ELK PURPLE—Best purple. 
FRAGRANCE—Best clear lavender self. 
HARMONY—Clear lavender. 
HOPE—Tbhe best black seeded pure white. 
HORTUS QUEEN—Heavy producer of bright rose, ruffled and large 
flowers borne on heavy stems. 
JEANNE MAMITCH—Striking rich rose pink, good shipper, 
long stems. 
LADY GAY—The best soft pink or blush pink. 
LADDIE IMPROVED—Best rich rose-pink. 
MRS. H. HOOVER—The best deep clear blue. 
MARINER—Best clear marine blue. (Mid-blue). 
MEMORY—Best clear rosy lavender. Wavy flowers. 
ORANGE KING—Glowing intense deep orange. The best deep orange. 
ORIENTAL—Best deep cream. Black seeded. 
PRINCESS BLUE—Best light lavender blue. 
PRIDE—Best, pure, deep, even cerise. 
RED CROSS—Best deep crimson-scarlet. 
RHUMBA—Large, deeply duplexed, very prolific glistening golden 
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SEQUOIA—DExtra large salmon rose. 
SILVER KING—Best light blue. 
SPARKS—Large, frilled sunproof sparkling orange-scarlet. 
SUNRAY—Best pure cerise. 
' SUPREME ORANGE—The best cerise-orange. 
STERLING—Duplexed salmon rose, throws “fives.” 
SWEET BRIAR—Large rose pink. 
TREASURE ISLAND—Golden orange. 
TAHOE—Clear dark blue self. 
TITANIA—Mammoth flowered, heavy stemmed, very bright deep 
rose self. 
TOPS—Produces 5 to 6 sparkling, beautifully duplexed flowers to 
the stem. Tops in “rose.” 
TRIUMPH—Best lilac mauve, orchid shade. 
WHITE CHAMPION—Best white seeded pure white. 
WHITE HARMONY—Solid white, black seeded. 
ZVOLANEK’S ROSE—Displaced by the variety Laddie. 
WINTER FLOWERING MIXED—Perfect blend of colors, light Flor- 
ists’ shades predominating. 
PRICE: Any variety: Oz. 35c; lb. $4.00; % oz. 20c. 
An oz. of seed contains 370 to 420 peas. 
NEW CLASS OF SWEET PEAS 
Differs from the regulars in being of exceptionally strong growth 
producing flowers over a long period of time. Recommended for 
mid-winter sowing for a crop that will come early in April. To this 
class belong the following listed by us: Bridesmaid, Hileen, Frag- 
oe Sequoia, Sterling, Sweet Briar, Tahoe, Tops and Treasure Is- 
LD 
HARDY PERENNIAL SWEET PEAS also called Everlasting Peas 
are high class for any kind of flower work Listed under the name 
“Lathyrus Latifolius’ on page 89. 
TROLLIUS seed must go through frost before it will germinate. 
T. Ledebouri being an exception. The best time to sow is late in 
the fall just before the ground freezes up hard. 
STAR OF TEXAS 
(Xanthisma Texanum). Plants neat and bushy producing quan- 
tities of bright canary-yellow daisies with pointed petals on wiry 
stems throughout the summer. Heat and drought resisting annual 
18 in. tall. T. pkt. 15c. 
EARLY IN NOVEMBER just before the time when heavy 
. frosts are due, you can sow the seed of perennials outdoors. 
The seed will lay unsprouted till spring and will germinate 
very easily in the spring, long before the ground is ready to 
work. You will get better plants that way, bloom sooner and 
Save yourself lots of watering. 
Mr. Geo. O. Lee, a florist in Ontario, Canada, says: The 
seeds we received from you were more than I expected, the 
germination the best I have ever had—wonderful crops and 
true to name. Shirley Temple Glads I have tried three sea- 
sons to bloom with no luck. But your bulbs produced beau- 
tiful spikes. 
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Summer Sweet Peas 
Our list of Summer or Late Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas rep- 
resents the best there is in this class of Peas. Because we list only 
the best variety in each color, our list is not as long as some. 
ADMIRAL (THE)—Best dark violet-blue. 
AMBITION—Best rosy-lavender. 
BEAUTY—Best blush-pink. 
BLACK DIAMOND—Best dark maroon. 
BONNE BRIAR—Sparkling rose pink of immense size. 
pink. 
CAPRI—Best light blue. 
CAPTAIN BLOOD—Best brilliant crimson-scarlet. 
CHIEFTAIN—Best pure mauve. 
DERBY DAY—Best deep crimson. 
ECSTASY—Best deep blush-pink. 
EXCELSIOR—Best orange-scarlet 
FLAGSHIP—Best deep navy blue. (Ultramarine blue). 
FLORA—Best clear deep lavender self. 
FLORADALE—Best deep cream-pink 
FORTUNE—Best navy blue. 
GOLDEN DRAGON—Very large duplexed vivid orange rose. 
GOLD CREST—Best salmon. 
GOLDEN WINGS—Best pure orange. 
HIGHLANDER—Best clear lavender. 
JUMBO—Best deep cerise. 
MAYTIME—Best golden cerise. 
MELODY—Best apricot-pink 
OLYMPIA—Best purple. 
PRINCE OF ORANGE—Best deep orange. 
PINK FRILLS—Best deep salmon-pink. 
PINKIE—Large deep rose pink. 
RUFFLED BEAUTY—Best light cream-pink. 
RUFFLED BLUE—Bright clear blue. 
RUFFLED CRIMSON—Rich velvety crimson. 
RUFFLED CARMINE—Best rose-carmine. 
RUFFLED ROSE—Best rich rose. 
RUFFLED WHITE—Whlte seeded. 
RUFFLED MAUVE-—Satiny mauve, very fine. 
RUFFLED BONNIE RUFFLES—Delicate salmon on cream. 
RUFFLED SPARKLE—Glowing cerise. 
RHFFLED ROYAL RUFFLES—Brilliant scarlet-cerise. 
RUFFLED MIXED—AIll colors. 
SNOW WHITE—Giant flowered pure white. Best white. 
SWEET AFTON—Best large flowered deep silvery pink. 
WELCOME—Best dazzling scarlet. 
WHAT JOY—Best deep rich cream. _ 
WINDSOR BLUE—Best clear mid-blue. 
YOUTH—Best picotee. Rose on white ground. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE: T. pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.20. 
SUMMER FLOWERING SPENCER PEAS in choicest mixture. T. 
pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.20. 
RUFFLED OR DOUBLE—Sweet Peas are listed by us in the gen- 
eral offer. This class represents an immense advance and growers 
will find growing these double sweet peas profitable. The frilli- 
ness and duplexness of the flowers that are carried on long, strong 
stems, 4 to 5 per stem, imparts a double appearance to the flowers. 
Greatly admired by all flower lovers. Try. If you will you wil 
be well repaid. The seed costs no more than the seed of other 
Sweet Peas. 
SWEET PEAS UNDER GLASS ¢°04 drainage, the 
deep or deeper, enriched with 30% of rotted cow manure and tramp- 
Per tio the soil FIRMLY is the key of success. Also 6 to 8 ft. of 
Soak the soil thoroughly before sowing. Few days after that, 
when the soil is only moderately moist sow in rows running north 
and south and cover the seed 2 inches deep. Sow in shallow trenches 
2-3 in. deep, fill up these trenches with dirt about 45 days after 
planting: NEVER sow in wet or loose soil. Have the rows 15-18 
in. apart. Start watering only when the seeds are half inch out of 
the soil then water only about once a week soaking the soil thor- 
oughly. Thin out to at least 6 In. apart in the rows. When the 
plants begin to bloom use liquid cow manure once a week. Keep 
the soil stirred, do not allow any crust to form. In the fall when 
the weather is cloudy some of the buds will be dropping. To min- 
imize this trouble keep the house on the dry side, STOP WATERING 
and wait ’till the top soil is dry 3-5 in. deep, then pour water in 
trenches from underneath. Ventilate all you can but avoid drafts. 
Draft is fatal to all greenhouse crops. Sow in September to get a 
heavy crop of blooms for Christmas. Always soak the seed for 6-10 
hours, use only swelled seed and chip or file seeds that did not swell 
up, drop them back into water, sow when they are swelled up. SWEET 
PEAS OUTDOORS—About the middle of March place 6 seeds in a 
4 in. pot, thin out later, leaving only 3 strongest plants. Place pots 
in cold frame, fleld plant early in May, do not allow your plants to 
suffer from lack of moisture, mulch when hot weather sets in, have 
the plants 10-15 inches apart in the rows. Remove all poor flowers 
promptly. 
Do not allow the plants to go to seed. 
stop blooming. 
Best rose 
Very rich color. 
If you will the plants will 
