
EARLY FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 
Che Newest SWEET PEAS 
NEW SPENCER OR SUMMER-FLOWERING VARIETIES 

One ounce will sow 25 ft. 
If you have thought you cannot raise sweet peas, try these early flowering 
ones and be pleasantly surprised. They have the qualities so desired in 
sweet peas—large flowers with long stems and in addition the husky 
plants are able to hold up well during the early “‘hot spells’’ we are apt 
to have here in the Northeast. 
The standard large waved or orchid-flowered sweet pea for the main 
crop. Our list contains ten of the newest, most vigorous growing kinds. 
7501—Gigantic. Glistening 7506—-Red Rover. Deep crimson. 
white. 7507—Welcome. Brilliant 
7502—Pinkie. Bright rose-pink. 
scarlet. 
7002— Gardenia. Waxy white. 
7006—Tops. Salmon rose. 
7007—Laddie Improved. Light 
rose. 
7008—Treasure Island. Orange. 
ture of all the best varieties. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% Oz. 30c; Oz. 50c; 144 Lb. $1.50. 
C700—Early Flowering Collection of one regular packet each of the 
ten varieties above for 75c. 
CUTHBERTSON SWEET PEAS 
7110—Spring Flowering Mixed Colors. This 
is a new strain which has been bred for re- 
sistance to hot summer weather, The plants 
produce an abundance of bloom earlier than 
the Spencers. 
Our mixture is made from separate varieties 
of white, pink, salmon, scarlet, crimson, 
lavender and purple. 
Pkt. 15c; 44.0z. 40c; Oz. 70c: 
RUFFLED SWEET PEAS 
7600—Ruffled Mixed Colors. A_ beautiful 
type of sweet peas with immense ruffled 
flowers and duplexed or double standards. 
Our mixture contains many attractive colors. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 44 Lb. $1.10. 
HARDY SWEET PEAS 
3210—Lathyrus latifolius, Mixed Colors. 
Perennial. A splendid hardy vine for covering 
fences, stumps, banks, etc. The mixture con- 
tains pink, white and lavender. Blooms from 
July to September. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Oz. 45c. 
TRAIN-ETTS 
The new support for Sweet Peas 
See page 81. 

7009—Sparks. Poppy-scarlet. 
7010—Top Sergeant. Blood-red. 
7011—Star. Salmon. 
7012—Rhumba. Golden cerise. 
7013—Waves. Rosy lavender. 
7019—Iris Blue. Deep mid-blue. 
Any one of above colors: Pkt. 10c; 4% Oz. 35c; Oz. 60c. 
7050—Early Flowering Mixture. An exceptionally well blended mix- 
Salmon. 
have. 
7503—Ecstasy. Bluish pink. 
7504—Mastercream. Deep cream. 7510—King Lavender. 
7505—Salmon Gigantic. 
7508—Pirate Gold. Orange. 
Lavender. 
7511—Flagship. Deep navy blue. 
Any one of above colors: Pkt. 10c; 144 Oz. 25c; Oz. 40c; 14 Lb. $1.20. 
7675—Harris’ Special Mixture. This mixture is a careful blending of 
the above ten colors so that you know exactly what colors you will 
Pkt. 10c; Oz: 35e; 44 Lb:-$1-10: 
7550—Superb Spencer Mixture. A very desirable mixture of a com- 
plete range of the best colors. Differs only from Harris’ Special 
making it. 
Mixture in that equal quantities of separate colors are not used in 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 44 Lb. 90c. 
C750—New Spencer Collection of one regular packet each of the 
ten varieties above for 70c. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
There just isn’t any perennial that takes the 
place of Sweet William for June bloom in the 
perennial border. Seed sown in June of one year 
blooms the following June. The taller varieties 
grow about 2’ high; the dwarf, 6” to 8”. 
6132—Newport Pink. Perennial. The beauti- 
ful salmon pink color that blends so well with 
blues and other colors in a perennial border. 
Pkilocslues Pkt o0G 40 Oz.sDcs 
6133—Scarlet Beauty. Perennial. One of the 
showiest of all Sweet William varieties. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 4% Oz. 85c. 
6130—Harris’ Perfection Mixture. Peren- 
nial. Lovely combinations of reds, pinks, 
salmon and white in a great variety of in- 
teresting patterns. 2’ tall. 
Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 65c. 
6140—New Dwarf Mixed Colors. From a 
short distance a border of these looks like a 
rich Persian tapestry. Only 6 to 8 inches high 
with large heads of beautiful color combina- 
tions. 
Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 65c. 

““Hveryone admires the diversity of colors and 
patterns in your Dwarf Sweet William so much 
and I do believe that every seed I planted germi- 
nated.”’ Katherine R. Keenan 
6229 N. Hancock St., Phila. 20, Pa., 5/23/49 
THUNBERGIA 
7940—Black-Eyed Clockvine. A small, easily 
grown vine having yellow and creamy white 
flowers with black centers or “‘eyes.’’ Grows 
very rapidly from seed. Used in window 
boxes or as a ground cover. 
Pkt. 15¢e; 4% Oz. 50c. 

Thunbergia is a bushy vine 
very effective in window boxes, 
VERBENAS 
Illustrated in color on page 43. 
Verbenas top the list of annuals in their color class for complete satisfaction as garden 

subjects or cut flowers. Seed may be started early indoors or sown outside for later 
bloom. They thrive in window boxes, give color to bare spots in a perennial border, 
make showy borders, spreading over quite a wide area. If long stemmed branches are 
cut for arrangements, the plants send out many new shoots. 
8015—New Giant Flowered Mixture. An especially good bright-colored mixture. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 45c; 14 Oz. 85c; Oz. $2.75. 
The five varieties we offer are definitely the finest and most satisfactory of the separate 
colors of the newest giant-flowered verbenas. 
8003—Salmon Pink. A large irresistible salmon-pink shade. 
8004—Lavender Glory. Soft lavender-blue. 
8005—Royale. A new rich velvety deep violet-blue with white eye. 
8007—Mounty. A large-flowered intense bright scarlet. 
8008—Snowstorm. The largest and best pure white. 
Any one of the above colors: Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 1{ Oz. 50e; 14 Oz. 90ce. 


C801—Collection of one packet each of the five finest verbenas for only 60c. 
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Use Verbenas to quickly cover bare ground. 


