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Title: High grade bulbs and seeds for fall planting
Identifier: CAT31284949 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Stumpp & Walter Co. (New York, N. Y. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock New York (State) New York Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Stumpp & Walter Company
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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STUMPP & WALTEE CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS. 49 Sweet Peas. Brilliant. The-broad standard is inclined to hood, while ^ the wings are well spread. The color is of a rich, bright crimson scarlet. The wings nearly equal the standard in intense richness of color. The flowers are borne three on a stem, and retain their full bril- liancy even under the hottest sun. Capt. of the Blues. Bright purple and pale blue. Captivation. This is really a new color in Sweet Peas ; a glowing ruby-purple or bright claret. Large shell- shaped standard; a charming novelty. Celestial. Bound shell-shaped flowers; standards deli- cate lavender blue; wings silvery lavender. Coquette. Deep primrose, shaded fawn. Countess of Aberdeen. White, margined with pale pink. SWEET PEAS (Lathyrus odoratus.) These exceedingly beautiful and fragrant hardy annuals are now most popular. DlKECTIONS FOR CULTURE.—- Sweet Peas succeed best in a deep, rich soil. The most ap- proved method of cultivation is to sow in a trench 5 or 6 inches deep, covering them at first with only 1 inch of soil; then, as the plants grow, fill in the earth about them 1 inch at a time. After the plants are well grown up, they should be watered copiously, and bone meal, worked into the soil about the roots, is recommended. Proper trellis or other supports should be provided. The first sowing of Sweet Peas may be made very early in the spring, as soon as the frost is out of the ground. For a succession some should be sown every few weeks afterwards. For fall flowering they may be sown as late as July. Then, again, they may be sown late in the fall for very early blooming the following spring, but in that case a dry situation is preferable, and they should be sown 4 or 5 inches deep, and not in the trench method. PRICES for any of the below-named Sweet Peas, excepting for those individually priced, 5c, per packet (of about 100 seeds, enough for a single row 6 feet long); 10c. per ounce (300 to 400 seeds); 25c. per 1-4 lb.; 75c. per lb. Delivered free in United States. Or assortments containing— J packet each of 40 named varieties, our own selection . . $1 50 \ " " 20 " " " . . 80 J 44 44 JO 44 44 44 4Q EIGHTY=NINE NAflED VARIETIES. All Excellent Distinct Sorts* Adonis. Carmine-rose, very showy. Alba magnifica. Pure white, very large flower. Alice Eckford. Rich, cream-tinted cerise standards, white wings; very beauti- ful new variety. America. Large, bold flower ; white striped with blood-red. Apple Blossom. Bright pink and blush, beautifully shaded. Aurora. Gigantic expanded shell form; both standard and wings are flaked and striped with orange-salmon on white. Blanche Burpee. Superb, pure white; immense size, perfect form. Blanche Ferry. Large pink and white flowers; very early; free flowering. Blanche Ferry Extra Early. Ten days earlier than any other Sweet Pea. Blushing Beauty. Soft pink, suffused with lilac; extra large. • Boreatton. Crimson-purple; very dark, large flowers. Butterfly. Pale gray, with distinct porcelain edge. Countess of Powis. "For exquisite beauty and delicate finish this lovely variety is unequaled, the color being a glowing orange suffused with light purple, with a beautiful satin polish ; novel in the extreme. In size and color this flower is really unique." Countess of Radnor. Standards delicate lavender; wings dark mauve; lovely. Creole Flowers of a most refined, delicate beauty, and averaging three on a stem. The standard is a light pinkish-lavender, while the wings are a pure lavender. Crown Princess of Prussia. Flesh-pink, tinted with salmon-buff. Crown Jewel. Creamy white, veined with violet-rose. Cupid, White. Dwarf white; fine for pots inside. Cupid, Pink. Like the above, but pink color.
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