ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
Few flowers have the frangrance and delicate 
beauty found in Sweet Peas. 
Cuthbertson Sweet Peas 
1505. This is the newest strain of sweet peas 
to be offered. They are very worthy of all 
the publicity they have had in garden maga- 
zines for we find them to be extremely vig- 
orous in vine growth, extra long stemmed 
and the color range very complete in our 
sweet pea trials. “Try them — we know you 
will like them! Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15¢; 
V4 02. 354; 02. 60¢. 
TORCH TITHONIA 
1520 New. All-America Gold Medal Winner 
for 1951. TORCH is a much improved va- 
riety of Tithonia. It will receive consider- 
able publicity in garden magazines this year. 
Flowers are an attractive orange-scarlet re- 
sembling a single dahlia. Plants are a little 
coarse, growing about waist high and will 
do well in hot, dry weather. Pkt. 25¢; lg. 
pkt. 50¢. 
VERBENAS 
The new strains of rich colored Verbenas 
are superior to the older, ordinary strains. 
Both the flowers and trusses are much larger 
and the plants are decidedly more vigorous. 
Partly trailing in habit, they lend themselves 
well to bedding. As cut flowers they are at- 
tractive when loosely arranged in low bowls 
and vases. Start inside March 20th or in the 
garden after danger of frost. Thin to 10 
inches. Height 1 ft. 
1526 Lavender Glory. Large lavender with 
medium sized creamy white eye, variable, 
75% true to color. 
1528 Royale. Royal blue with a creamy yel- 
low eye. 
1529 Spectrum Red. 
eye. 
1530 White. Large pure white. 
avai Colors: Pkt. 15¢; Ig. pkt. 30¢ 14 072. 
O¢. 
1525 Mixed Colors. A blend of above named 
varieties. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 30¢; 14 oz. 40¢. 
C165 Collection. One packet each of the 4 
colors above for 50¢. 
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SWEET PEAS 
The delicate fragrance, delightful colors, and graceful daintiness of Sweet Peas have always 
made them favorites in the garden as vines for trellises or fences and for cutflowers. Now we 
have many excellent new varieties to offer you. 
Sweet Peas should be sown just as early as possible. Dig trenches 18 inches deep as soon as 
the weather permits. Soak the seeds overnight in water and cover them lightly after planting. 
As the plants grow, rake in the soil about them. Unless deeply rooted, the plants cannot stand 
hot weather. 
Early Flowering Sweet Peas 
These exceptionally large and long-stemmed 
flowers come into bloom outdoors 3 or 4 weeks 
earlier than the spring or summer flowering 
type. The two types planted at the same time 
will give a long season of cut flowers. The 
following are the best in their color classes. 
1470 Special Early Flowering Mixture. A 
well-balanced blend of many of the fine col- 
ors listed below. Pkt. 10¢; 14 02. 30¢; oz. 
50¢. 
1472 Bridesmaid. A sparkling shade of deep 
silvery pink. 
1473 Sequoia. 
cerise. 
1474 Gardenia. A dense paper white. 
1476 Top Sergeant. Blood red. 
1477 Sparks. Bright orange scarlet. 
1478 Tops. Salmon rose. 
1479 Rhapsody. Rosy lavender. 
1480 Princess Blue. A belladonna blue. 
Above colors: Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 35¢; oz. 60¢. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
C156 — One regular packet of each of above 
eight colors for 85¢. 
An enormous, rich golden 
Sunset Flower Arrangement Book 
Here is a new, simplified, imaginative ap- 
proach to flower arrangement, a book created 
from start to finish, not for the connoisseur, 
but for use in everyday homes. That is why, 
in these pages, you will find only those flowers 
and other plant materials which you are like- 
ly to have in your own home garden. Price, 
$1.75 per copy, postpaid. 
All-Season Mixed Varieties 
1500. A choice mixture of varieties from the 
Early, Cuthbertson and Summer Flowering 
classes to give you a long period of bloom. 
Mixed Colors: Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 35¢; 0z. 60¢. 
Summer-Flowering Varieties 
Later than the Early Flowering varieties but 
are larger and have more vigorous vines. 
1490 Special Summer Flowering Mixture. A 
fine blend of the colors listed below. Pkt. 
10¢; 1% oz. 20¢; 0z. 35¢. 
1491 Capri. Light blue. 
1493 Red Rover. Deep crimson. 
1494 Gigantic. Large frilled, glistening white. 
1495 Highlander. Large-flowered, clear la- 
vender. 
1496 Pinkie. Large, rose pink. 
1497 Windsor Blue. Clear mid-blue. 
1498 Welcome. Brilliant scarlet. 
1499 Maytime. Rich golden cerise. 
Above colors: Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 25¢; oz. 40¢. 
C160 Summer-Flowering Collection. One reg- 
ular packet each of the eight colors for 85¢. 
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