. Vick's floral guide. Flowering Peas are among the most useful and beau-tiful of all our hardy annuals. Nothing can be betterfor large bcuquets, as fhe flowers are lively and delicate,varying in color from the darkest purple imaginable, andincluding the brightest pinks ; as fragrant as Pea luxuriates in a cool, moist soil, and in a lpomoeas succeed best if started in the hot-bed. De- Peas should be shown four inches deep, and as earlyin the spring as possible. Dont wait for fair plenty of seed, so that they will not be more thanan inch apart. Hoe the ea
. Vick's floral guide. Flowering Peas are among the most useful and beau-tiful of all our hardy annuals. Nothing can be betterfor large bcuquets, as fhe flowers are lively and delicate,varying in color from the darkest purple imaginable, andincluding the brightest pinks ; as fragrant as Pea luxuriates in a cool, moist soil, and in a lpomoeas succeed best if started in the hot-bed. De- Peas should be shown four inches deep, and as earlyin the spring as possible. Dont wait for fair plenty of seed, so that they will not be more thanan inch apart. Hoe the earth toward the plant a little,but do not form a ridge, and furnish support early. TheFlowering Sweet Peas are the sweetest of our climbingannuals, and as beautiful as any. Rochester, ?jl.* 33 Peas, Sweet, Scarlet Invincible, a beautiful deep scarlet variety; lb., $; oz., 15 cents, . 10Scarlet, per lb., $ ; per oz., 10 cents, . ... 5Scarlet, Striped with White, per lb., $; per oz., 10 cents, 5 Purple Striped, per lb., $ ; per oz., 10 cents, 5Invincible Striped, per lb., $; peroz., 15 els, 10Blue Edged, white and pink, edged with blue; per lb., $; peroz., 15 cents, 10 Painted Lady, rose and white; per lb., $; per oz., 10 cents, 5 White, per lb., $ ; per oz., 10 cents, . ... 5Black, very dark, brownish purple; per l
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