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 
color. 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 IMPRKOVED~—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, very 
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 OROSS—Best deep crimson-scarlet. 
ote rier Sih deeply duplexed, very prolific glistening golden 
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SEQUOIA—Extra large salmon rose. 
SILVER KING—Best light blue. 
SPARKS—Large, frilled sunproof sparkling orange-scarlet. 
SUNBAY—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 
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 Laddle. 
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. 
very bright deep 
Spring Flowering 
Peas 
CUTHBERTSON SWEET PEAS 
Of vigorous growth producing greater number of flowers per 
spray on sturdy and long stems 10 days before the Spencers. They 
stay in vigorous growth right on into the hot months. Under glass 
sow from October to February, sow outside just before heavy frosts 
are due. 
CAROL—Clear pink. 
CATHERINE—Clear cerise. 
COLINE—Scarlet. 
DAVID—Bright rose-crimson. 
EVELYN—Salmon-pink. 
FRANK G.—Clear lavender. 
HAZEL—Light blue. 
JANET—White, black seeded. 
JESSIE—Mauve. 
KENNETH—Crimson. 
LOIS—Clear rose-pink. 
TOMMY—Clear marine blue. 
FINEST MIXED—Besides the above mentioned this mixture includes 
many fine other colors and shades, ‘“‘light florist’’ colors predom- 
inating. ; 
Any of the above: T. pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Ib. $3.00, prepaid. 
Live 
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Summer Sweet Peas 
Qur list of Summer or Late Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas rep- 
resents the best there is in this class of Peas. Because we lst only 
the best variety in esch color, our Hst 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. 
BONNIE BRIAR—Sparkling rose pink of immense size. 
pink. 
CAPRI—Best light blue. 
CAPTAIN BLOOD-—-Best brilliant crimson-searlet. 
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 tavender 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 ORIMSON—Rich velvety crimson. 
RUFFLED CARMINE—Best rose-carmine. 
RUFFLED ROSE—Best rich rose. 
RUFFLED WHITE—White 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—All 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; Ib. $2.20. 
SUMMER FLOWERING SPENCER PEAS in choicest mixture. T. 
pkt. 10c; 02. 20c; Ib. $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 will 
be well repaid. The seed costs no more than the seed of other 
Sweet Peas. 
SWEET PEAS UNDER GLASS 004 drainage, the 
deep or deeper, enriched with 30% of rotted cow manure and tramp- 
ing Gone the soil FIRMLY is the key of success. Also 6 to 8 ft. of 
eadroom. 
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- 
{mize this trouble keep the house on the dry side, STOP WATHRING 
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 net allow the plants to go to seed. If you will the plants will 
step blooming. 
Best rose 
Very rich color. 
