. 1902 catalog of novelties and specialties in seeds. Nurseries Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. CUPID DWARF SWEET PEAS,. ("These are true dwarf six inches high, but branching and spreading out so as to form a mass of foliage,and flower- ing so freely that the plants are fairly covered with blossoms. For beds or borders very fine, and they make beautiful pot plants. For beds, plant the seeds as early as possible an inch deep in drills 8 inches apart. They can also be started in boxes under cover very ea
. 1902 catalog of novelties and specialties in seeds. Nurseries Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. CUPID DWARF SWEET PEAS,. ("These are true dwarf six inches high, but branching and spreading out so as to form a mass of foliage,and flower- ing so freely that the plants are fairly covered with blossoms. For beds or borders very fine, and they make beautiful pot plants. For beds, plant the seeds as early as possible an inch deep in drills 8 inches apart. They can also be started in boxes under cover very early and transplanted as easily as Asters. For pots plant 8 to 10 seeds in an 8 inch pot of good rich soil aud keep in a cool, partially shaded place, givingliquid manure when they needit. Fifty varieties mixed, 10 cents per packet; 20 cents per ounce; h pound, 70 cents; pound, $ ."iThese Dwarf Sweet Peas give the be-t satis- faction in light dry soil where the tall sorts often dry up. THE flffiXICflfJ TftEE IWORfllflG GItOt*Y. IPOMOEA FISTULOSA GOODELLI. This is not only new but it is so en- tirely differ- ent from any thing else and such a showy plant that it is sure t o attract the attention and admira- tion of every one where- ever grown. It is a native o f Mexico, and is a sh rub-like pere n nial. The flowers which are of light rose color with a crimson cen- ter and three to four inches across, are borne in large panicles or clusters of 25 to 50 in the axils of the leaves, a cluster to nearly every leaf. These clusters are from six to ten inches in diameter and on stems six inches long, sev- eral flowers opening in each cluster at once. In rich, moist soil it attains a height of six or seven feet. It is perfectly hardy in the Southern States if the roots are covered with earth, leaves or some similar material, deep enough to exclude frost. In the Northern States it can â be treated as an annual as it flowers the first season from seed if started early, or it can
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