Fcliiiary 14, 1H14 



HORTICULTURE 



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The "SPENCER" Type of Sweet Peas 



Burpee's Unecftialecl List for IQI4. Arranged Alphabetically. 

 Choicest R.e-selected StocKs Grown on •• Floradale Farm." 



SI'KXCKU SWKET PEAS are n si't-nt spoci;ilty with us! We were tbe tiryt to Kn>w tlie seed hi 

 America — tiie stock having beeu eiunisted f" ns before iiurodiictioii, even in Eu;;lan(i. of the oriy:inal 

 Coiiiitfss ^^llent•er. We Uave grown "the original Beauty" and its uniuy "sportive" children willi 

 painstaliing care each season since. There are Init few otiier growers — either in England or America 

 —who can supply an equal assortment of True RE-SKr.KCTKl) "SPENCEKS" that are uniformly 

 of such choice quality. Seedsmen and planters generally can see how superior our stocks now are 

 by the trials at FOKDHOUK EAUMS next June or July, while 1hc.se who may be in California are 

 invited also to inspect the growing crops at our ELORADALE FAim in the beautiful Lumpoc Val- 

 ley. Every planter's garden, however, is really a trial ground and we shall be (luite content if any 

 "Doubting Tliomas" will send us only a portion of his order and note the ditterence in character of 

 flowers produced ! 



liUVi AllfTKlow. Uich electric shades 

 of bine and rosy-niaiivc. . . . 



:il(l<i American Spencer. Kcd ilakos 

 on white ground 



lilOS Apple BloKsoni Spencer (ISiir- 

 pee's). A large rose and pink. 



3410 Arthur Green. Itich dark claret. 

 A line large tiower 



Mil Asta Ohn. Soft lavender with 

 rosy-mauve suITusion 



3414 Aurora Spencer (Uurpee's). 

 Cream-white ground, flaked orange- 

 salmon 



;i418 Beatrice Spencer. A line rich 

 pink : exciuisitcly wjived .... 



3422 Blanch lerry Spencer. Standard 

 rich rose. a\ ings pinkisli- 

 while 



H424 Blue Jacket. A fine rich dark- 

 blue self 



3428 Captivation Spencer (Burpee's). 

 Kich rosy-wine red. Eine 

 form 



343'J Charm (Burpee's). A lovely white 

 with lilai'-blush suffusion. . 



3434 Conf^tance) Oliver. A beautiful 

 pink on cream ground 



3438 Countess Spencer. Kich rose- 

 pink, the original Spencer 

 variety 



3440 Dainty Spencer (Burpee's). A 

 fine white, edged rose ♦ 



3443 Dei'orator (Burpee's). Deep rose, 



!)eavily suffused terra cotta. 



3444 Duplex Spencer. A donble- 



llowered ricli cream jiiuk. . . 

 3446 Earl spencer. A fine ricli salmon 



self 



3448 Edith Taylor. Bright salmon 



rose 



34.50 Klfrida I*earson. A magnificent 



light pink m;irgined deei>er. 

 3454 Kthel Koot-evelt (Uurpee's). Prim- 

 rose ground slripcd pink.. 

 3460 I'lorence Morse Spencer. A very 



popular blush- piTik variety. 

 3462 -Florence Nightingale (iSurpee's), 



A fine true lavender self... 

 3464 riorrie. Kich pastel shades of 



rnsy crimson lake 



3470 tiaiety Spencer. White ground, 



llakcd with rose crimson... 

 3472 George Herbert. Beautiful rich 



bright rosy carmine 



3476 Gladys Burt. A rich salmon 



pink on cream ground 



3478 Helen Grosvenor. A lovely bright 



"range pink 



3480 Helen I^ewih. Rich orange pink, 



of large size and fine f<irni. 

 3482 Helen I*ierce Spencer. Wlntf! 



grnund. lU'ittled bright blue. 



3484 Hercules. A very large rich 



I>ink of ex(rellcnt form 



3485 Illuminator. Ro.se. heavily suf- 



fused salmcju orange. Per 

 pkt. of IL' seeds. ].". cts 



3486 Erish Belle, or "nrcHni" ( P.ur- 



pee's). A unii|ne sliaile of 

 lilac, flushed pink 



3487 Isohel .^lalcolm. A very firn- 



black-seeded cream self. . . . 



3488 Kinff Edward Spencer (Bur- 



pee's). Large rich carmim- 



scarlet self 



:i4!>0 King White. The best pure 

 wliite. Per pkt. of 1.5 seeds. 



W Atl 



.1.-1 

 ,1(1 



.40 

 .4(1 



Per I'd- 



pkt. oz. 



$0.1.3 .$1.(1(1 



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 .15 



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Per 



.$0.75 .$2.50 

 .75 2.75 

 1 ..50 

 1.25 



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34!»2 Lady Evelyn Kyre. Blush pink 



on white ground 



S4H6 Loyalty. White ground, flaked 



with violet 



»4{)8 .Margaret Atlce. Kich pink and 



salmon ou cream ground. 



I'er pkt. of 20 seeds, 15 cts. 

 3500 Margaret Madison. An exquisite 



shade of sil\'er\' blue 



3506 Martha Washinston. White. 



edged and suffvised light rose. 

 3514 Mereia. A beautiful rich buff 



pink on cream 



3516 Mrs. A. Ireland. Rose and pink 



on cream ground 



3520 Mrs. C. W. Breadmore. Cream- 



I)uff ground, edged with pink. 

 35"22 Mrs. Ileslingtun. Kich lavender, 



suffusecl rose pink 



35*i4 Mrs. Hugli Dickson. A lovely 



shade of pinkish apricot on 



cream 



:i5*:;8 Mrs. Koutzahn (Burpee's). Deli- 

 cate pink on apricot and 



cream 



3530 .Airs. Towiisend. White ground, 



edged bright blue 



3533 Mrs. W. ,}. Inwin. White ground 



flaked with orange scarlet. 



3533 Mrs.T.W. Warren. White ground 



penciled deep blue 



3534 Nubian. A large, deep chocolate 



self 



3530 Orchid (Burpee's). Rich deep 

 lavender, slightly suffused 

 pink 



354'; Othello Spencer (Burpee's). A 

 very deep, rich maroon self. 



3543 Pearl Gray Spencer. Soft lav- 

 ender '.ir dove gray 



3545 Primrose Spencer (Burpee's). 

 Rich cream yellow, large 

 and fine 



3547 Prince George. Rosy lilac veined 

 rose. A pastel shade 



3551 Purple Prince Spencer (Bur- 

 pee's). The standard is 

 purplish maroon, wings rosy 

 purple 



3554 Queen \'i<'toria Speni-er (Bur- 

 pee's). A rieli iirinirose 

 lliished with rose 



35G7 Uosabelle. Rich rose carmine. 

 Very large and fine 



3570 Scarlet Emperor. A rich scar- 

 let self of finest f<prm 



3572 Senator Spencer (Uurpee's). 

 Striped claret on lie Ibd rope 

 ground 



.3575 Stirling Stent. Rich s.ilmon. 

 with orange suffusion 



3575) Tennunt Spencer. A luvely shade 

 of purplish mauve 



3581 Thomas Slevens)»n. An exceed- 

 ingly bright orange scarlet. 



.358!* \Vedg»\o<Kl. Uieh azure blue. 

 Per pkt. of 12 seeds, 15 cts. 



,35!M) White S|>cn<er (Burpee's). An 

 ext ra fine si rain 



3503 W. T. Hutchins (Burpee's). 

 Soft blush idnk on buff and 

 cream 



3.500 The New "Burpee Itlen*!" of 

 Ke-seleeted Superb ">pem'er" 

 Sweet Peas 



.10 



2..50 



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