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Sweet Peas are a guarantee of fragrance 

MICHELL’S SPENCER OR ORCHID SWEET PEAS 
Sweet Peas are one of the daintiest of garden flowers. In captivating colors, these fine large-flowering varieties will appeal to all. 
Spring-Flowering or Hot-Weather 
Sweet Peas 
New Cuthbertson Strain 
Now you can grow better Sweet Peas. 
More heat resistant! Huskier vine growth! 
Extra long stems! Sparkling colors! This new 
strain is excellent for outdoor planting. If 
seed is sown in March, the plants will remain 
in bloom during very hot weather, up until 
August. Strong, tall growth, very free 
flowering; excellent for cutting. These new 
Sweet Peas are a “‘must”’ for every garden. 
Coline. Vivid, intense scarlet. 
Evelyn. Extra long stemmed; soft salmon- 
pink. 
Frank G. Fine soft rosy lavender. Named 
for the originator of the new Cuthbertson 
strain. 
Janet. Large frilled flowers of pure white are 
carried on long heavy stems. Black seeded. 
Jessie. Soft lilac-mauve. Very rich coloring. 
Lois. Pure rich rose-pink; huge flowers. 
Tommy. A clear mid-blue; very beautiful. 
Choice Mixed. A well-balanced mixture of 
the above colors. 
Any of above, pkt. 25c.; l40z. 50c.; oz: 
90c. 
Novelty Varieties 
New Early Dwarf Spencer, Bo-Peep. A 
new dwarf type growing 18 inches high. 
The color of the flowers is a rich salmon- 
pink, making a gorgeous show when planted 
in solid beds. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 40c.; oz. 75c. 
Blue and Purple 
Fortune. Rich dark blue. 
Mrs. Tom Jones. Bright delphinium-blue. 
Royal Purple. Rich purple. One of the 
finest varieties. 
Windsor Blue. Finest mid-blue. Good stem 
and flower. 
Cream 
Cream Gigantic. Largest cream; black- 
seeded. 
Deep Pink or Rose 
Cheerie-O. A mammoth-flowering, deep 
begonia-rose. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c. 
Maytime. Rich golden cerise that will not 
burn in the sun. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c. 
Pinkie. 
flowers. 
Extraordinary large rose-pink 
Lavender 
Gleneagles. Large; lavender. 
King Lavender. 
Excellent variety. 
Light Pink 
Bonny Briar. Sparkling rose-pink; immense 
size. 
Diana. Rose on cream; 1mmense. 
Fine, clear lavender. 
Orange and Salmon 
Debutante. Salmon shaded coral. Giant 
flowered. 
Peggy Ann. A rare new shade of attractive 
salmon-pink. 
Golden Dragon. A _ very: large, duplex- 
flowered orange. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c. 
Salmon Gigantic. Giant salmon-pink. 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
One ounce required for 15-foot row 
Scarlet 
Crimson King. 
deep carmine. 
Giant; 
Huntsman. Bright scarlet. 
Welcome. Giant flower. 
Brilliant sun-proof 
scarlet. 
White 
Avalanche. Glistening 
pure white. 
Constance Hinton. Large 
flowering; white. Black- 
seeded. 
Gigantic. Black-seeded 
white, extra-large wavy 
flowers. 
King White. Gigantic 
pure white flowers. 
Any of the Spencer varie- 
ties, except where noted: 
Pkt. 10c.; 0z. 50c.; '4lb. 
$1.50; lb. $4.00. 
MICHELL’S SUPERB 
SPENCER MIXTURE 
A mixture that cannot be 
surpassed. We have blend- 
ed it ourselves from only 
Giant Waved Spencer var- 
leties in proper proportions 
of bright colors and includ- 
Ing a number of new hybrids 
of exquisite colors and 
shades. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; 
4b. 60c.; Ib. $2.00. 
Sweet Pea, New Cuthbertson Strain 

Michell’s Early-Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
Michell’s Exclusive 
Introductions 
Top Sergeant. Deep blood-red-crimson, 
large bold-faced flowers with extra-long 
stems. An extra-early variety, un- 
doubtedly the truest crimson Sweet Pea. 
Pkt. 25c.; Woz. 50c.; oz. 85c. 
Forest Fire. Giant bright orange- 
scarlet, duplexed flowers that will not 
burn. This new Sweet Pea Is very worth 
while. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 50c.; oz. 85c. 
Gorgeous. Never have we seen such a 
colorful Sweet Pea—a glistening golden 
cerise brightening to a carmine. Under 
artificial light it is truly gorgeous, as 
the name implies. The magnificent 
large duplexed flowers are produced in 
fours and fives on long stiff stems. Pkt. 
25c.; Yoz. 50c.; oz. 85c. 
Lady Luck. Vivid carmine-rose, suf- 
fused with purple; large, perfectly 
formed flowers. A very heavy producer 
on long, stout stems, each bearing four 
blooms. Pkt, 25c.; Yoz. 50c.; oz. 85c. 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 

Bridesmaid. A delicate, sparkling shade of 
silver-pink, as vigorous, healthy, slim, and 
supple as the name implies. Bridesmaid 
bids fair to outstrip the field in popularity 
as a cut-flower for large table center 
arrangement. Large flowers, usually fours, 
on stems 14 to 16 inches long. Pkt. 15c.; 
Y4oz. 40c.; oz. 75c. 
Daphne. Soft salmon-pink on cream ground. 
Giant flowers. Pkt. 25c.; 440z. 40c.; 0z. 75c 
Eileen. Rich begonia-rose, with salmon 
shadings, changing under certain lights to a 
dazzling cerise. This two-tone effect gives 
Eileen a brilliancy of exotic splendor never 
before obtained in a Sweet Pea. The flow- 
ers are large, well placed on long stems. 
Vigorous grower and free bloomer. Pkt. 
15c.; oz. 40c.; oz. 75c. 
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