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Title: Better seeds for 1934
Identifier: betterseedsfor191934beck (find matches)
Year: 1934 (1930s)
Authors: Beckert Seed & Bulb Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and
Publisher: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Beckert Seed & Bulb Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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52 BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY
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Sweet Peas ah It is not difficult to grow fine Sweet Peas, even in our trying climate. The secret of success lies in getting an early- start and, by thorough soil prep- aration, insuring a strong deep root-growth to keep the plants well supplied with water. If you want to grow the largest and finest blossoms, start as early in the spring as the soil can be worked—early in March, if possible. Choose an open location and dig a trench \y-t feet deep and a foot wide. Mix with the soil a liberal quantity of fertilizer (sheep manure with a little bonemeal is an excellent combination). Refill the trench with this mixture to within 6 inches of the top. Scatter the seed about an inch apart on this layer and cover them with 2 inches of soil. When the plants are 4 to 6 inches tall, gradually fill in around them until the top of the trench is reached. By this method the roots are assured a plentiful supply of food in the dryest spells. The vines may be supported with brush, strings, wire or any handy form of trellis that will allow free circulation of air. Of course, good Sweet Peas can be grown without trenching, but extra attention is always well repaid with larger flowers, more of them, and a longer blooming sea- son. Keep the flowers picked and the vines will bear longer. We offer the best of the Spencer or Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas, these being far superior to the older Grandiflora type. Summer-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas We offer, this year, a completely revised list of this ever-popular flower. All the newer really worth-while varieties are in- cluded and a few of the old standbys that have defied improvement. Flowers are of huge size, gracefully waved, and are gen- erally borne four to a stem. 2852 Austin Frederick. Pure lavender. 2853 Avalanche. Extra large white. 2854 Barbara. Clear salmon-pink. 2855 Bonfire. Pink on cream ground. 2856 Campfire. Brilliant scarlet cerise. 2857 Commander Godsall. Violet-blue. 2858 Constance Hinton. Black - seeded white. 2861 Crimson King. Rich ox-blood crimson. 2862 Daisybud. Delicate rose-pink. 2863 Dora. Bicolor pink and white. 2864 Doreen. Rosy carmine. 2865 Gleneagles. Light clear blue. 2866 Goldcrest. Beautiful salmon-orange. 2867 Hawlmark Cerise. Salmon-cerise. 2871 Mary Pickford. Salmon-pink on cream. 2872 Matchless. Deep cream. 2868 Pinkie. The best clear pink. 2873 Royal Purple. Rich rosy purple. 2874 Royal Scot. Bright scarlet. 2875 Sultan. Deep maroon. Bach, pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; M lb., $1.00. 2879 COLLECTION: One pkt. of each of the above 20 splendid varieties, $1.75. 2880 Choice Spencer Mixture. An endless variety of lovely colors. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; U lb., 75c; lb., $2.50. Early or Winter-flowering Spencer Sweet Peas A recently developed class which is es- pecially adapted for forcing in the green- house during winter and early spring. May ajso be sown outdoors in spring, and will bloom two to three weeks earlier than the standard summer sorts. The flowers are of true Spencer size and form. 2901 Annie Laurie. Rose-pink. 2902 Aviator. Crimson-scarlet. 2903 Blue Bonnet. Deep blue. 2904 Pascination. Salmon-pink. 2905 Glitters. Glistening cerise. 2906 Lady Gay. Shrimp-pink. 2507 Majestic Rose. Rose-pink. 2508 Sweet Lavender. Pure lavender. 2911 Valencia. Sunproof orange. 2912 White Harmony. Best white. Each, pkt., 15c; oz., 75c. 2919 COLLECTION: One pkt. of each of the above 10 colors, $1.25. 2920 Choice Mixed Early-Plowering Spen- cers. A blend of the early flowering va- rieties. Pkt,, 10c; oz., 60c; Vi lb., $2.00.

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