. Burpee's 1902 farm annual : vegetable, flower and farm seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. Burpee's Dwarf CUPID SWEET PEAS A new and entirely distinct race of Sweet I first introduced by us in 1895, differing :is widely possible from the usual tall vine-like growth, b of low, very compact-spreading form. Plants are seldom more than six inches in height and form a dense mat of richest green foliage fif teen inches or more in diameter. The flowers are fully equal in size to those of the tall- growi
. Burpee's 1902 farm annual : vegetable, flower and farm seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. Burpee's Dwarf CUPID SWEET PEAS A new and entirely distinct race of Sweet I first introduced by us in 1895, differing :is widely possible from the usual tall vine-like growth, b of low, very compact-spreading form. Plants are seldom more than six inches in height and form a dense mat of richest green foliage fif teen inches or more in diameter. The flowers are fully equal in size to those of the tall- growing varieties, but are placed closely together, generally three or four at the top of a stout stiff stem, seemingly poised just above the surface of the dark-green foliage. The stems branch freely with close joints, and are thickly set with dark-green leaves. The close-spreading growth lying on the sur- face of the soil serves to keep the latter cool and moist, protecting it from the burning rays of the sun. By reason of this close, dense growth, these Cupid varieties have not always proved so successful when planted where the tall varieties grow most luxu- riantly; the close growth of foliage does not dry out so quickly after heavy rains as the tall sorts, which are supported on brush and exposed to the drying influence of the air. For light dry soils, however, where the tall sorts quickly dry up or are injured by blight and insects during severe hot weather, Cupid Sweet Peas give the greatest satis- faction,—seeming to revel in the summer heat and flowering in rich profusion. In many sections, the past few seasons, most ex- cellent results have been obtained by plant- ing them in long rows, borders, or masses during the summer months. Protracted dry weather induces them to grow with the greatest vigor and flower most freely. The black-seeded varieties are fully as hardy and vigorous as those of the tall-growing sorts, with similar seed, and can be planted successfully quite
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