August 13, 1910 



M ORTl CULTURE. 



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New Spencer Sweet Pea— Ethel Roosevelt 



ETHEl. KOOSEVEI.T Is undoubt- 

 edly the most meritorious of all the 

 striped, flaked or mottled Spencer 

 varieties now in cultivation. The 

 vines are thrifty and the blooms 

 come invariably in threes,- and four 

 to a stem in a well-grown piece are 

 not hard to find. The individual 

 flowers are of the largest size anQ 

 most exquisite form. In color the 

 flowers are of a combination difli- 

 cult to describe. The ground color 

 is an indescribable shade of cream 

 white; the flakings and mottlings 

 of rich delicate pink are such as 

 to try the patience of the most ex- 

 perienced artist, if an attempt be 

 made to copy in either oil or water 

 colors. In this new Spencer Sweet 

 Pea we have really the ideal for 

 form and know that all who are 

 interested in sweet peas must re- 

 alize that beauty is not to be found 

 only In the solid or self colors. 

 There is among sweet pea enthusi- 

 asts a rather natural prejudice 

 against striped, flaked or mottled 

 varieties, but the color combination 

 of Ethel Roosevelt Is bound to at- 

 tract attention wherever grown. 



Three Other Superb 

 Spencer Sweet Peas — 



W. T. HUTCHINS 



This is a fine, bold, true Spencer 

 of most perfect form and coloring. 

 The buds show a decided buff color. 

 The fully expanded flower has the 

 appearance of light apricot (dis- 

 tinctly lemon at the throat), over- 

 laid with a beautiful blush pink. 

 As the season advances the blush 

 pink shading becomes rather more 

 pronounced. 



The vigorous vines flower most 

 freely, the stems are long and carry 

 well three or four fine flowers. 

 Both standard and wings are wavy, 

 ruffled and crinkled, of the most 

 advanced Spencer type. The flowers 

 are of the largest size, the standard 

 measures two inches across by one 

 and five-eighths inches deep. 



MARIE CORELLI 



The large flowers are brilliant 

 rose-carmine or red and uniformly 

 of true Spencer form. The wings 

 are a pure rich rose-crimsou, while 

 the standard shows a tint of cherry- 

 red. The whole effect is that of a 

 brilliant crimson — clear, distinct and 

 most beautiful. The standard is 

 large, round and wavy; the wings 

 are full and inclined to remain 

 boldly outright instead of drooping. 



The long strong stems usually 

 bear four flowers each. The plant 

 Is of strong growth :ind very free 

 flowering. Marie Corelli is a variety 

 that belongs in all first dozen sets 

 and will become one of our standard 

 shades in Spencers. 



SENATOR SPENCER 



Although this variety belongs in 

 the darker colored class, the lighter 

 background gives a mass of the 

 blooms a sort of heliotrope effect 

 which is most attractive. The color 

 Is a varying combination of deep 

 claret and chocolate, striped and 

 flaked on a ground of light helio- 

 trope. It presents a beautiful com- 

 bination of tints and shows up 

 wonderfully well under close in- 

 spection, as the dainty detailed 

 markings are most attractive. Is of 

 the true Spencer form— wavy edges 

 on both standard and wings — large, 

 round, fluffy standard, long droop- 

 ing wings. Both standard and 

 wings are marked with the same 

 colors and in the same way, with 

 a trifle more of the wine shading 

 in the wings. The stems are long 

 and there are usually four good, 

 large, flnely formed flowers on each 

 stem. SENATOR is the best dark 

 striped variety. All the above three 

 have proven satisfactory wherever 

 grown. 



New Spencer Sweet Pea — Ethel Roosevelt 



For prices on the Four Superb Spencers described 

 above write for special circular (ready in September) which 

 will give also other illustrations, electrotypes of which will 

 be supplied the trade at nominal prices. 



We are *' Headquarters in America for Sweet 



Peas," and have produced this year superb true to name 

 and type, stocks of all the best Spencer and Crandiflora 

 varieties and shall be pleased to quote prices. 



W, ALTEE BURPEE & CO., 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



