July 28, 1917 



HORTICULTUEE 



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s Sweet Peas 



Y OR WINTER FLOWERING SPENCERS 



le Sweet Pea, and particularly of New Early Winter Flowering or Long Season Spencers, we 

 1 the Early or Winter Flowering Grandiflora as far back as the Summer of 1909. Later we 

 "Yarrawa," to a great extent in our crosses. 



d Novelties listed below. These are all true, thoroughly fixed in type, and arc a great im- 



be flowered in time for Thanksgiving. September sowings will produce the finest of flowers 

 veral weeks ahead of the Standard or Summer Flowering Spencers, and with proper treatment 



,he color is white, 

 le entire flower 

 the edges, which 

 I A flower of im- 

 I fully waved and 

 be longest stout 

 Iby The Pennsyl- 

 ing: Show, Fhila- 

 .,$1.35; lb., $12.50. 



• 2g. rich, bright 

 The flowers are 

 fully two inches 

 : threes and fours 

 lied Certificate of 

 1 York, March 2U. 

 society, Philadel- 

 Fordhook Crim- 

 f The .\iuerican 

 ! 9, 1916. Vi oz.. 



iD attractive and 

 leasing shade of 

 I? flowers are t^f 

 eautifully waved 

 tcate of Merit at 

 Ivania Horticul- 

 i M: oz., 85 cts. ; 



' of pink suffused 

 ■ hrpughout. The 

 iveu. and usually 

 I'ms. I'nder arti- 

 loz., 8r> cts.; lb.. 



jtruly magnificent 

 I was awarded a 

 the great Inter- 

 , 1915. also Cer- 

 I'he I'ennsylvunia 

 March 33. 1915. 

 lb., $15.(M». 



Burpee's Early Sweet Briar 



ForHhook Rosp '''''^ lovely variety is o charm- 

 roranoOK l\ose .^^^^ ^i,,^^,^ ^^ ^.^^^ carmine. The 



flowers are of largest size and usually borne in threes 

 anil f'mrs on long stiff stems, .^warded Certificate of 

 .Merit at The International Show, >'ew York, March 20, 

 1915, and at the Sprins show of The Pennsylvania Hor- 

 ticultural Society, l*hiladel[)hia, March 23, 1915. Ys oz., 

 75 cts.; oz., $1.25; lb., $13.50. 



A most distinct 

 and charming 

 \;iriety. The flowers an- of good size with great sub- 

 stance and usually l)ornf in threes and fours. Color, a 

 lovely shade of pink throui-'hout, but with a soft salmon 

 or amber suffusion, this Iteing more accentuated in the 

 younger flowers and buds. Somewhat similar in color to 

 tlie Summer flowering Elfrida Pearson. A very strong 

 grower and most floriferous. We anticipate Sweet Briar 

 will become one of tlie most popular of this splendid 

 tvpe. .Awarded Certificate of Merit by the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society, March 23, 1917. Pkt. (30 seeds), 

 2.5 cts., less one-tbiril. 



Burpee's Early Lavender King r^ ^^^t ^^^^^^ 



f J ^ lavender has 



IitM'ii much wautfil in this type, therefore, we have much 

 pleasure in offering the uew Lavender King. This glori- 

 ous new variety is a rich true deep lavender thorough- 

 <Mit. Similar in color to the Summer flowering varieties, 

 Uurpee's Orohid and K. K. Felton. The flowers are of 

 large size, beautiful, true waved form and borne in 

 threes and fours on stenin of great length. Certain to 

 l>ecniiie a favorite with the market grower and amateur 

 alike AwHrded Certificate of Merit at the Int4*rnational 

 Slujw . New York, March '^0, 1915. Tlie Pennsylvania 

 Ilortieultural Society, March 33, 1915. Pkt. <20 seeds), 

 -jri els., less one-third. 



Burpee's Rosy Mom 



Kbi 



A magnificent flower of 

 great size and substance, 

 era grown under ordinary field culture have meas- 

 ured fully two inches in dhimeter. The color is a pleas- 

 ing shade of rose with ' liiiiaon-searlet standard, while 

 tlie immense flowers are usually borne in threes or fours 

 on stiff, long stems, oz., h.~> ctN.; lb., $8.50. 



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Burpee's 

 Lavender 



Early 

 King 





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A New 



EARLY 



Lavender 



i for Sweet Peas and in addition to the Early or Winter Flowering 

 dard or Summer Flowering Spencers. We were the first to introduce 

 ery Cross, Primrose Spencer, Apple Blossom, King Edward Spencer, 

 year many new varieties are tried out, but only those which prove 



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