SWEET PEAS 



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REALLY GOOD SWEET PEAS 



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ROBERT SYDENHAM LIMITED 



55 TENBY STREET, BIRMINGHAM 



NO ONE WILL SERVE YOU BETTER 



This Firm has the largest Retail Sweet Pea Trade and Retail Bulb Trade In the United Kingdom. The quality of 

 thoir SEEDS and BULBS Is well known all over the WORLD as being equal to anything In the Market. 



SPECIAL COLLECnONS FOR 1312 



For fuller descriptions of the varieties mentioned In this list and all other known varieties, we refer our friends to 

 the little book, "ALL ABOUT SWEET PEAS," by Mr. Robert Sydenham, revised and corrected to end of 1911. PRICE 6d. 



The seeds In these collections are all carefully hand picked; all small, poor, or doubtful ones are taken out ; eighty 

 to ninety per cent, guaranteed to germinate If treated as Instructions sent with each collection. 



EACH PACKET in Nos. 1 and 2 CONTAINS 50 SELECTED SEEDS. Buyers not wanting any collection complete may select 

 their own varieties from EITHER COLLECTION at prices mentioned, and have 3 - worth for each 2 6. 



COLLECTION No. 1 12 uaoful Grandillora varielics, 1/3 



Dainty, wliiio. Willi sliu-lii pink rlire, 2d.; Duke of Westminster, msv viulrt. 2il. ; Janet Scott, imIc |uiik, 2d.; King 

 Edward VII., rich ciimsim. 2d. ; Lord Nelson, dark li[u< , 2d. ; Mrs. Collier, jialu pniiirnse 2d. ; Phenomenal, white, u iili blue 

 picoiof cclKf, 2d.; Prince of Wales, rich ilee|i rose, 2d,; Queen of Spain, salmon (jink, 2d.; Romolo PlazzanI, medium blue, 

 2d.; Rose du BarrI, c«.i(il)inatiuii of deep caraiinc, lose and oniiisc, a grand arlificial light liowt-r, 4d. ; Triumph, rosy salmon 

 and blush bicolui-. 2d. 



COLLECTION No. 2— 12 best Granditlora varieties, 1/6 



Black Knight, licli dark bron?.)- oboiolaic, 2d. ; Dorothy EckforJ, liisi -.vhin' soK 2d. ; Helen Pierce, piolly marbled blue, 

 2d.; Jeannle Cordon, cunuine and bulY hie I i 2d.; Lady Crisel Hamilton, pale lavendtr. 2d.; Mid Blue (^i/'i. Zoe. rich blue, 

 2d. ; Miss Wlllmott, best salmon red. 2d. ; Mrs. Walter Wright, ricii nsy mauve, 2d. ; Prima Donna, lale blush pink, 2d. ; Queen 

 Alexandra, ilie best crimson scarlet, 2d.; Saint George, ruh iTanu'c scarlet bicolor, 3d.; Zarina, jiale salmon pink, 4d. 

 Single Packets of any variety In Collections Nos. 1 and 2, at prices mentioned 



COLLECTIONS Ncs. 1 and 2 WHEN BOUGHT TOGETHER WILL BE 2 6. And 1'5 seeils each of the (our bedt striped varieties 

 Mill In addi.l five if cluiii^i , viz. : Jossie Cuthbertson, Mrs. U. Chamberlain < or .4urora), Prince Olaf, and Unique. Either 

 of these striped varieties, lid. per packet. 



EACH PACKET IN Nos. 3 and 4 CONTAINS 25 SELECTED SEEDS 



COLLECTION No. 3 12 cooo waved varieties, 2/- 



Amerlca Spencer, bright rosy-scarlet tlake. 3d. ; Apple Blossom Spencer, rosy pink and blush, 3d, ; Black Knight 

 Spencer or t)ili,lb, Si>eiicer), rich dark manxin. 3d.; Constance Oliver, i n amy pink. Hushed dccji \'\iA. 3d.; Evelyn Hemus, 

 iriiiir.s, Willi jiink |iicotee edge, 3d. ; Frank Dolby, hni jukr. 2d. ; Gladys Unwin, pink, 2d. ; Helen Lewis, orange and ro.sc, 3d. ; 

 John Ingman, carmine and rose, 3d.; Nora UnwIn, while. 2d. ; Paradise Ivory, pale primrose, slightly tinged wilh pink, 3d.; 

 Scarlet Monarch, bright crimson scarlet, 4d, 



COLLECTION No. 4— 12 best waved varieties, 2/6 



Asta Ohn "i- Mrs. Vliarlcn 7-.,rf,', , bcsi kncndciN. 3d. ; Clara Curtis, primmsc. 3d. ; Countess Spencer, largo pink, 2d.; 

 Earl Spencer, ^ooii salmon oiange, 4d. ; Elsie Herbert, wluic, wilh pink picuiee edge. 4d. ; Etta Dyke, llnest while, 2d. ; 

 Helen Grosvenor, orange and rose, 4d. ; Maud Holmes, rich sniipmuf ciiinson, 6d. ; Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, pale primrose. niili 

 pink pic .1. .■ fcK-e. 3d.; Mrs. Routzahn Spencer (•> l/rs. llnuii JIM), pale pink on cicam. 3d.; Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes, blush 

 pink. 3d. ; Tennant Spencer "/ Tin .l/(7/.yi'i.< i, large msy mauvcs, 3d. 

 COLLECTIONS Nos. 3 and 4 MAY BE HAD TOGETHER FOR 4 -, and 25 seeds each ot Marie Corelll ami Mrs. A. Ireland, free 



of chaiv . 

 COLLECTIONS Nos. 2 and 4 MAY BE HAD TOGETHER FOR 3 6, and 30 seeds ot the cholccsi Spencer Seedlings fr-ee ot charge. 



SPECIAL PRICE for the Four Collections, 61- 



Whlch, with the 6 added varieties, and 50 seedlings, will be the best collection ever offered for the money. 



NEW VARIETIES 



In conjunctiou with MR. ROBERT HOLMES, of Norwich, u. an | lining ihc following splendid noveliies on the market 

 in I911>. All have come perfectly true in 19)1, but are sold without guarantee the first year. 



Barbara, a Im-c Milini'ii-i.iaii-.;r m1( (6 seeds), 2/- {twt sold apart from the colUctioji)-. Charles Foster, i<ilc satiny pink. Hiislml 

 |iale niaiiM- ilO ^iciisi, 9d. ; Edith Taylor, a ilistinet rcsy ccrisf, ur salmon-ruse self (6 seitls). 1,6 ' /i-'t S"hl iipaii from thr collection r. 

 Lady Evelyn Eyre, huge jmle pink, ttnslml miUim n. or' a 1:11 ■.!■ inipKviil Mrit. llardcaMle ^iikrn ilO senis), 6d. ; Millie Maslln 

 Spencer, lai-'e nia.enta-criinson (10 seeds), 6d. ; Mrs. T. W. Warren, a bright .Sjiencer finni i.f Helen Pierce ilO smlsi. 6d. ; Orion, 

 a duik glonini: ledilisli crimson (10 seeds). 6d. ; Scarlet Emperor, llie laruest mi<l l>liclite,»t scarlet (6 seeils), 13; Scarlet Empress, 

 u Jaice hnpiovcd Scarlet Motiareh (10 seidsi. 6d. ; Thomas Stevenson, the tim m if tin- eiitiiie-smilet >elf» |16 .-eidsi, 6d. 

 SPECIAL PRICE FOR THIS COLLECTION OF 10 VARIETIES, 6/- 

 In addition to the above we offer 

 Arthur Creen, lieli claret, or plutn-coloured self (26 seeds), 4d. ; Elfrlda Pearson, tine l.hish pink, tiiiued salmon (25 seeds), 

 6d. ; Ethel Roosevelt, pale rose tiakc on cieani i:ri.ninl (26 seeiM, 4d. ; Florence Nightingale, one of the Ksi Iiiveinlers (2S seeds). 

 3d. ; Mrs. Townsend, a hhiisli wliilc, with Mne pieiitee >il.:e (25 -. . .K . 3d.; Nubian, liiiesl dark niariicn self (16 sec<ls). 6d. ; Pearl 

 Grey Spencer, n ireity duve tiiey, sliadtd rose (12 sreil-i. 6d. ; Rainbow Spencer, a new lose Hake (15 ~eeils>, 6d. 

 Special Price for this complete collection of 18 Mow Varietios, 8 - 

 And SO seeds of choicest Spencer Seedlings free of charge 



SPECIAL PRIZES will be offered at about 100 Shows in 1912, varying from £2 to £50 at a Show 

 SALTAIRE wf'// bo the £50 Show 



Full particulars on application 



