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Little Sweetheart Sweet Pea 
SWEET PEA LITTLE SWEETHEART 
This is an entirely new 
class of Spencer Sweet Pea. 
Macdonald “Little Sweetheart’ grows 
upright and forms a per- 
fectly rounded bush about 8 inches high. These compact little 
plants do not require any support and are literally covered with 
large Spencer type flowers. It comes into bloom early and will 
continue flowering over a long period. ‘Little Sweetheart’’ has 
been especially developed for the home gardener, who can now 
use this Sweet Pea novelty for borders, bedding or pot plant 
culture. Never before has a Sweet Pea been adaptable to so many 
new uses. 
In addition to our full color mixture, we are now able to offer 
several straight colors in the “Little Sweetheart” class. All have 
been developed in our extensive Sweet Pea workshop and are 
100% true to type and color. As a mixture, “Little Sweetheart” 
has already proven its popularity with home gardeners. Many will 
be delighted to find that separate colors are now available. 
You should plan now to feature our ‘Little Sweetheart’ series in 
1956. Color packets can be supplied by the Schmidt Lithograph Co. 
in San Francisco. Electros of our inside cover picture are available 
at cost for catalog illustration. Black and white photos will be 
supplied free. 
Following are descriptions and prices on named varieties and 
mixture. 
Boy Blue, clear mid-blue 
Caprice, red maroon 
Heidi, bright rose 
Pansy Face, bicolor, pink and white 
Pollyanna, deep cream 
Sinbad, navy blue 
Price each above: Per Oz. 3.00 Per Lb. 30.00 
Little Sweetheart Mixture, all colors 
1955 Crop Per Oz. 2.50 Per Lb. 25.00 
1954 Crop Per Oz. 3.00 Per Lb. 30.00 
ASTER 
EMPRESS TYPE MIXED 
From a few ounces of seed 
sent to us by an amateur 
Canadian gardener over six Macdonald 
years ago, we have been 
able to select and develop this fine new informal Aster type. 
Its flowers have a regal appearance, with the large quilled 
centers being encircled by many rows of long lacy guard petals. 
Empress Aster is a real giant with 5 and 6 inch blooms. It is 
100% double and a well balanced mixture of all Aster colors. 
A typical flower is color pictured on our inside front cover. 
Empress is a sturdy branching variety growing 24 inches tall. 
It produces long husky stems capable of holding the flower heads 
erect. We have developed this new Aster primarily for the hcme 
gardener. It is an outstanding bedding variety that will keep 
any home fully supplied with show type cut flowers. We can 
supply color electros or black and white photos for your catalog. 
Per ©7600 Per Lb. 90:00 
Aster Empress Type 
