STOCKS, Gilliflower (a) Grp. 4 
These popular flowers are _ easily 
grown, are so highly fragrant, and of 
such great beauty that they deserve a 
place in every garden. The Early Giant 
Imperial class are half-hardy annuals. 
Stocks are biennials, but if sown in early 
spring will bloom the same year. They 
are also valuable for winter forcing. In 
California Stocks are popular winter 
annuals. 
Double Large Flowering Dwarf Ten 
Weeks. A wonderful strain for bedding. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Beauty of Nice. It follows the Ten Weeks 
class in season of bloom. The plants are 
pyramidal in shape, branching above the 
base. Excellent for bedding and cutting. 
Height, 16 inches. 
Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c. 
GIANT IMPERIAL. Long stems and im- 
posing spikes of large flowers make this 
the outstanding variety. It is about as 
early as Beauty of Nice and resembles it 
in habit, except that the plant is less 
spreading and taller. Height, 2 feet. 
Yellow (Buttercup). Pkt. 25c. 
Blood Red. Pkt. 25c. 
Rose. Pkt. 25c. 
Lavender. Pkt. 25c. 
White. Pkt. 25c. 
Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c. 
EVENING SCENTED STOCKS 
The flowers are small, mauve colored, 
similar to the Virginian Stocks but are 
delightfully fragrant toward evening. 
They are especially sweet after a rain. 
Matthiola Bicornis (p) Grp. 5. Pkt. 10c. 
STRAWFLOWER or 
IMMORTELLE 
HELICHRYSUM (a) Grp. 2. The finest 
of all Everlastings. They make unusu- 
ally fine winter bouquets if cut when 
partially opened and dried slowly in a 
dry place, heads downward to keep the 
long stems straight. The centers of the 
double pompon-like flowers are nearly 
covered by the stiff overlapping petals. 
A wide range of brilliant and soft colors. 
cleats 2 to 3 feet. Finest Mixed. Pkt. 
ic 
SUNFLOWER 
Helianthus (a) Grp. 2 
Sun Gold. New. Large double flowers 
of brilliant golden yellow. Free flower- 
ing. Pkt. 10c. 
Red Sunflower. Tall single flowered va- 
riety with bright red blossoms. Pkt. 10c. 

HELIANTHUS, SUN GOLD 
SWEET PEAS 

THE NEW CUTHBERTSON 
The new Cuthbertson strain is the 
greatest development in Sweet Peas for 
many years. Heat and drought no longer 
spell the end of the Sweet Peas in the 
garden. Where other types do not per- 
form well, Cuthbertson’s are the answer. 
They are very rugged, producing tre- 
mendous blooms on long stems. Ten days 
earlier than Spencers. 
Frank G.. Lavender. 
Janet. White, black seeded. 
Kenneth. Crimson. 
Lois. Rose pink. 
Tommy. Blue. 
Cuthbertson’s Mixed Blend. An excel- 
lent range of 25 to 30 colors, well bal- 
anced. Pkt. 20c. 
SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
CHOICE MIXTURE 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. 
SEPARATE COLORS: Pkt. 10c; 0z. 75c. 
PINK AND ROSE SHADES 
Rose Pink. Silver Medal, All-America 
Selections, 1940. Large, wavy, rose-pink 
flowers on white ground. New type, ma- 
turing between the early flowering and 
the Spencer classes. Is taller and has 
longer stems than either of the others. 
Patricia Unwin. Salmon pink on a cream 
ground. 
| 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. 
Jack Hobbs. Cream-pink, flushed scarlet. 
One of the largest Sweet Peas ever in- 
troduced. 
Miss California. The color is a beautiful 
shade of rich pink, deeply flushed and 
shaded with salmon. Unsurpassed for 
exhibition or cutting purposes. 
LAVENDER AND BLUE SHADES 
Ambition. Rich deep lavender, with a 
# darker shade on the base of the standard 
and wings, lessening as the bloom ages. 
Gold Medal and Award of Merit. 
a Flagship. Deep navy blue. 
Reflection. A beautiful shade of clear 
blue. 
WHITE AND CREAM SHADES 
Gigantic. An enormous white frilled 
flower of exquisite texture and artistic 
form. Black seeded. 
Cream Gigantic. Large ruffled flowers 
of perfect form, free from pink or blush 
tinge. Black seeded. 
ORANGE AND SALMON SHADES 
Pirate Gold. Golden orange. 
Smiles. Clear glistening salmon best de- 
scribes this exquisite variety. The large 
flowers are beautifully waved and fluted. 
CERISE SHADES 
Mrs. A. Searles. Salmon-cerise, merging 
into a soft oriental red. A remarkable 
and distinct color. 
Artiste. Clear Geranium pink; a rare 
color. Flowers are large and quite frilled. 
An outstanding Sweet Pea. 
RED SHADES 
Red Supreme. Deep crimson; an abun- 
dance of flowers on long stems. 
Welcome. By far the best and most bril- 
liant, dazzling, scarlet Sweet Pea. For 
exhibition or gardens it is supreme. Ab- 
solutely sunproof. 
MAROON AND PURPLE SHADES 
Warrior. Rich chocolate maroon. A mag- 
nificent variety which has held its place 
and popularity for a number of years. 
Olympia. Deep rich purple of graceful 
form and immense size. 

Culture of Sweet Peas 
Sweet Peas are deep rooting and heavy 
feeding plants. We recommend a trench 
to be dug about 18 inches deep and 18 
inches wide. In the bottom fork in about 
6 inches of well-rotted manure. Fill in 
with soil in which is mixed a liberal 
quantity of well-rotted manure. 
The actual sowing is done in a shallow 
trench 6 to 8 inches deep. Cover the 
seeds with 2 inches of scil and press 
firmly. The balance is filled in as the 
plants grow, thus establishing deeper 
roots than would otherwise be possible. 
Use one ounce of seed to 20 feet of the 
row and later thin out so that the plants 
will be 4 to 5 inches apart. 
If flowers are kept picked and seed 
prevented from forming more and better 
bloom will be produced. Avoid overhead 
watering as it causes the flower buds to 
drop. 
Time of Sowing: Spencer varieties may 
be sown in early October and lightly 
mulched in winter. Fall sowing gives 
finer flowers and longer stems and a 
slightly longer period of bloom. 
In California, Early Flowering varie- 
ties are sown about August 1 and 
throughout the winter months. If sown 
in August they will bloom by November. 
Keep the surface of the bed cool by using 
a light mulch. 



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