December 9, 1897. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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This little wonder, like tin 

 original Cupid, hails from Cali- 

 fornia, having been discoverpd hv 

 C. C. Morse (St Co.. to whom ne 

 paid fifteen hundred dollars cash 

 forthee.xclu.sive ownership when 

 there were only lOiiO seeds in e\ 

 istenee. It is not a sport from tht 

 original White Cupid, but an act 

 ual departure from its parei t 

 the tall Blanche Ferrv. In habit 

 andmannerof frrowth it is strict- 

 ly a Cupid, spreadint; from the 

 root, from a foot to eighteen 

 inches around, growing from six 

 to eight inches high, and shoots 

 up stem.s about six inches long, 

 which bear, in full bloom at once, 

 from three to four handsome blos- 

 soms, all borne close to the end 

 of the sttm. 



A Single Pl.\xt, exactly 

 The illustration iibove has been 



licM rVi, ,rp Tiff. , "' '-• ""^ "'■■"' 'x-f "••ately engravert fr„ni a phot.is 

 fteld cm lire, lifted ami set in a pot on a pliitforin. for the piin>.iv,. .,f uH, 

 Ky.-ry plaut in .,iir lields In California and Now York, ami , i for.ll , , 



KNGEAVED FROM A I'HOTOGKAPH OF BCRPEE'S PIXK Cl eil). 



raph of a sinsip plant, grown In ordinary 

 iMKraplilii- .>n a l,-i,.| um, ||„. ,.„„n-ni. 

 k fiiTiit u-as alisoliili'lv Irnc— a perfect 

 froiii (jue and a quarter lo one and three- 



cVJhn!='i"' V''"' '"'"'''',■ " ■f '"; F'""-"-s »■■<■ always of full size 

 Clglitl^ In.-hcs a.-r...« tin- .faiularrt -,„v,Tlie; a silver dollar 



low w""o!'or,r,.u !',',^ n',','l fr '"■" ,», 5-";""'-"l> throe and sometimes four (lowers to a stem. 



ilT,,t, U , „.,.,>, ,1 t,,„ , u l.|„.t,«i,,pl, EXACTLY .N-ATl-RAL SIZE. The flOWcrS at 



always uilly equal m size. 



tall growliiE Blaiiclic ferrv and ; 



The Illustration lie- 

 Idenlleal with the 



the faZlifd^^'fwh'ae ''■■'"■'' '"°"^''' ''"' 's attractiveness is doubled by its association with Cu 

 The standard of the flower 

 all,v curves o 

 ;ht rose pink, while the win 



PiD^the first colored Cupid to follow 



laterally. It usuaHv curves over a trifle !u the wrSlv^c^ncf^^^^^^^ 'J^^K'M'^ ^ "'']'• "i"' 5°' ?^'''' '•"' '°'"> ^'e^- "eing developed 



standard is a bright rose pink, while the wings are prjwdiUeoJlU'htn'-^Tl p „ i **'="""'"''5 ^ d'stinct shell-shaped appearance. The 

 back aga nst the standard they extend fuUv a qSaUer of im nch be ond i "^ ^''^ """'-'■ '"*'' """^ '^"'"^ '°™''<'^ ' 



when pressed 



parenT'h\l"'w?thTr«r il^fl "^i^'^'k^Xit'i^Jitf^^^Ju^^^^'^' 'iSaM^^^VHT^"'. '" =» ^'^^^ "^T''' """^ ""^^^ '^^ long-stemmed 



will HnH fi,!o „.,„( ._ -- '^ .' "-J""'""* ^"f hard.v. and those who had poor or indifferent success with White Cupid 



IS of wonderfully strong germination and the plant an early 



will hnd this variety easy to grow anywhere. The .seed, which is Wact 

 bloomer, coming into bloom simultaneously with White Cupid 

 though flowering early it continues in bloom very late 



It will be without a rivalas a be-dmng and-bordTrln'ni^llfo'r- i'ts'c'^Jl'Jfr LTf ragrTnce m?keTt\'?.*J n'^ovluy'""'''"''" """^ "'"' """'' ''''''■ 



forma and New York, a large piece or them looks as if theground were literally strewn 



In our Held crops the past se.ason. both in Califor 



J^^^^a^S^lr:^,. iSlTil'.JJ ^^^'J^y^°-^if ;F^^^^^-- --^'-^ '-^ '-^ ''^ Burpee^s P,NK Cupi^i: It 



In regular sized packets (each containing twenty-four seeds)- Per nkt 

 "ts., o pkts. for JI.OO; per doz. pkts. *3.00. Per 100 pkts. $13.50. 

 in half-sized packets (each containing twelve seeds): Per pkt. 15 cts ■ 2 

 0/ \/\ _ Pl«s. forSnets.; or lOpkts. for*l.(X). Per 100 pkts. .«- 50 ^^ ■. - 



packer*'""""* '"'' '^^"""'''' '" K'l^'lish, French and German printed upon each 



TWO OF MANY. 



REPORT FROM MR. ECKFORD. 



,,„„„„^ ,,, , „ Wem. Shhopshiue, England, September 13, l)>97. 



Messrs. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Phila.. Pa. 



Gentlemen:-I am pleased to tell you that the - Pink Cupid " Sweet Pea vou 

 were good enough to send me for trial has been a great success. White Cupid 

 nas done much better than last year, but still not up to the Pink variety which 

 holds Its bloom bettfr and con.sequently gives a much better display. I don't 

 think too much can be said in favor of Pink Cupid. At present, it occupies a 

 place of honor in dwarf Sweet Peas. I am. gentlemen, 



Yours faithfully. Henry Eckford. 



AHERICAN QARDEMNG. 



»!„„„„ ,.r . X, „ New YORK, September 9, 1897. 



Messrs W. Atlee Burpee & Co.. Phila.. Pa. 



Gentlemen:-! have just returned from a trip to Jefferson County New 

 ^ ork. where one of the most beautiful sights to me was a bed of Pink Cupid. It 

 was a mass of blossoms exhaling a delicious fragrance into the air: and that its 

 p.ist had been equally grand was evidenced by the seed pods, while the promise 

 for the rest of the season lav in the multitude of buds yet to expand. Truly as a 

 flowering bedder Pink Cupid is a success. 



Yours faithfully, Leonard Barhon, Editor A. G. 



FOR OTHER REPORTS see Special Catalogue mailed on application. 



Wholesale Catalogue of Sweet Peas for the trade only, giving testimonials 

 frorn expert Horticulturists in England. France, Germany and America, as to 

 the hardy growth and rare beauty of Burpee's Pliik Cupid, will be mailed to 

 dealers on application. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. 



Seed Growers, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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