COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
Winter Sweet Peas 
Our list of Harly 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. 
ANNIE LAURIE—Pure rose, white base, vigorous. 
BALL BLUE SUPREME—Clear deep blue. 
BALL ROSE SUPREME—Silvery rose pink, wavy flowers. 
BALL ROSE IMPROVED—Largest and best cerise-pink. 
BOY BLUE—Best and largest dark blue. 
BURPEER’S SALMON—Best light salmon. 
BURPEE’S ORANGE IMPROVED—Startlingly brilliant color. 
BRIDESMAID—Best deep silvery pink. 
COQUETTE—Coral pink duplexed flowers. 
DAPHNE—Soft salmon pink on cream ground. 
ELK PURPLE—Best purple. 
FRAGRANCE—Best clear lavender self. 
GIANT PINK—Pink blended with rose. 
GRENADIER IMPROVED—Dazzling deep crimson scarlet. 
HARMONY—Clear lavender. 
HOPE—The best black seeded pure white. 
KATE SMITH—Scarlet suffused rose, large, long stemmed flowers. 
MARS—Rich deep crimson. 
MRS. CALVIN COOLIDGE—Rich salmon-pink. 
MBS. H. 8. REDDICK—Brilliant flesh-pink, immense flowers. 
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 CROSS—Best deep crimson-scarlet. 
SUNRAY—Best pure cerise. 
SUPREME ORANGE—The best cerise-orange. 
STERLING—Duplexed salmon rose, throws “fives.” 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE—Delightful soft rose-pink. 
SNOW QUEEN—Pure white, black seeded. 
TWIGHLIGHT—Bright and clear lavender. 
TOPS—Produces 5 to 6 sparkling, beautifully duplexed flowers to 
the stem. Tops in “rose.” 
TRIUMPH—Best lilac mauve, orchid shade. 
TREASURE ISLAND—Golden orange. 
VIVIAN—Carmine rose on white. 
WAVES—Mid-blue, flowers very large, duplexed, fully ruffled. 
WHITE GIANT—White seeded, large florets in fours. 
ZVOLANEK’S SALMON—Salmon cerise. 
WINTER FLOWERING MIXED—Perfect blend of colors, Nght Flor- 
ists’ shades predominating. 
PRICE: Any variety: Oz. 45c; Ib. $4.50; % oz. 25c. 
An oz, of seed contains 370 to 420 peas. 
Spring Flowering 
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 
phe see October to February, sow outside just before heavy frosts 
e 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. 
LO TS—Clear rose-pink. 
TOMM Y—Clear marine blue. 
FINEST MIXED—Besides the above mentioned this mixture includes 
many fine other colors and shades, “light florist’’ colors predom- 
nating. 
Any of the above: T. pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Ib. $3.00, prepaid. 
MULTIFLORA SWEET PEAS 
New type of winter flowering forcing sweet peas, yet vigorous 
enough for summer bloom. Flowers borne on long strong stems. 
T. pkt. MIXED, T. pkt. 25c; oz. $2.00. 
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Summer Sweet Peas 
Our list of Summer or Late Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas rep- 
resents the best there is in this class of Peas. Because we list only 
the best variety in each color, our list 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. 
eps BRIAR—Sparkling rose pink of immense size. 
pink. 
CAPRI—Best light blue. 
CAPTAIN BLOOD—Best brilliant crimson-scarlet. 
CHIEFTAIN—Best pure mauve. 
DERBY DAY—Best deep crimson. 
EXCELSIOR—Best orange-scarlet 
FLORADALE—Best deep cream-pink 
GIGANTIC—Fine white, black seeded. 
HIGHLANDER—Best clear lavender. 
MABEL GOWER—FExcellent deep mid-blue. 
OLYMPIA—Best purple. 
PRINCE OF ORANGE—Best deep orange. 
PINKIE—Large deep rose pink. 
RUFFLED BEAUTY—Best light cream-pink. 
RUFFLED BLUE—Bright clear blue. 
RUFFLED CRIMSON—Rich velvety crimson. 
RUFFLED ROSE—Best rich rose. 
RUFFLED WHITE—Whlte 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. 
SWEET AFTON—Best large flowered deep silvery pink. 
WHAT JOY—Best deep rich cream. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE: T. pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; Ib. $2.80. 
SUMMER FLOWERING SPENCER PEAS in choicest mixture. T. 
pKt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $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- 
hess and duplexness of the flowers that are carried on long, strong 
stems, 4 to 5 per stem, imparts a double appearance to the fiowers. 
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 down the soil FIRMLY is the key of success. Also 6 to 8 ft. of 
headroom. 
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 ance 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, field 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 not allow the plants to go to seed. 
stop bleoming 
VISCARIA TOM THUMB 
Extremely free flowering, annual of dwarf compact growth 
and great beauty. In bloom all summer. Easily raised. Fine 
for ribboning, bedding as a pot plant and a good cut-flower. 
BLUE GEM, bright, true blue. ROSY GEM, brilliant rose. Ht. 
8 in. Price: Either variety: T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c; oz. $2.00. 
OUR TRADE PACKETS 
are double the quantity of retail packets. Our packets are 
well filled with fresh seed of strong germination, strictly true 
to name. When it comes to quality our seeds are 100 per cent. 
Best rose 
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