. Currie's garden annual : 62nd year spring 1937. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Page 38 CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS ,^A. Sweet Peas, Shirley Temple HOW TO GROW THEM—Sweet Peas should be plant- ed as early in spring as the ground can be worked. Rich loam with an abundance of well rotted manure is an ideal soil. A trench about 6 inches deep should be made, sowing the seed thinly in the bottom, and cover with an inch of soil, pressi
. Currie's garden annual : 62nd year spring 1937. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Page 38 CURRIE BROTHERS CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS ,^A. Sweet Peas, Shirley Temple HOW TO GROW THEM—Sweet Peas should be plant- ed as early in spring as the ground can be worked. Rich loam with an abundance of well rotted manure is an ideal soil. A trench about 6 inches deep should be made, sowing the seed thinly in the bottom, and cover with an inch of soil, pressing it down firmly. Gradually fill in the trench as the plants grow, and thin out to 2 to 4 inches apart. When too close they make a weak growth with inferior flowers. Brush or wire netting should be placed in the rows as soon as the plants appear above the ground. During dry weather, water thoroughly and stir the surface soil frequently to prevent evaporation. Keep the flowers cut and never allow seed pods to form, as that at once ends the flowering season. Late fall planting of Sweet Peas is practical, and is best done just before the ground freezes up, sowing the seed about 3 inches deep, covering the rows with manure or leaves after the ground is frozen. Currie's S^«^eet Peas Novelty Varieties for Spring 1937 EARLY FLOWERING SWEET PEAS SfflRLEY TEMPLE This Sweet Pea which we consider the most beautiful soft Rose Pink variety, the flowers are the largest we have seen on any Sweet Pea and it has long stems with four very large flowers on each stem. This new Sweet Pea is so charming and dainty that it deserved the most appropriate name, Shirley, the charming and loving little cinema favorite. Pkt., 25c. TOP HAT—A distinctly new color in Sweet Peas. Mammoth flowers of deep velvety violet, coming with a large waved standard and widely spread wings. Pkt. 25c COLLEEN—Mammoth flowers of a brilliant rose suffused with gold blooms, turning to a rich golden rose under artificial
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