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 OFFER 



iiiffiiEAs 



FOR 



1912 



IF YOU WANT 



REALLY GOOD SWEET PEAS 



AT MODERATE PRICES SEND TO 



ROBERT SYDENHAM LIMITED 



55 TENBY STREET, BIRMINGHAM 



The quality of 



NO ONE WILL SERVE YOU BETTER 



This Firm has the largest Retail Sweet Pea Trade and Retail Bulb Trade in the United KInKdom. 

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



SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR 1912 



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 7 CONTAINS SO SELECTED SiEEDS. 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. I— 12 useful Grandiflora varieties, 1/3 



Dainty, while, wiih slit;li[ pink cil-e, 2d.; Duke of Westminster, ros.v videt. 2d.; Janet Scott, i>:iIp pink, 2d.; King 

 Edward VII., rich crimsiui. 2d. ; Lord Nelson, darii l>luf, 2d.; Mrs. Collier, pale primrose. 2d.; Phenomenal, white, with blue 

 picotco edk'o. 2d.; Prince of Wales, rich deep rose, 2d.; Queen of Spain, salmon pink, 2d.; Romolo PlazzanI, medium blue, 

 2d.; Rose du BarrI, cnmbniaticii of deep camiino, rose mid nr;iiice, a irraiid artificial li;Lrht Ilnwer 4d. ; Triumph, rosy salmon 

 and bhisli bicoloi", 2d. 



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



Black Knight, rich dark bronzy chooiUitc, 2d. ; Dorothy Eckford, hisi -.vhitc self, 2d. ; Helen Pierce, pretty m.irblert blue, 

 2d.; Jeannle Cordon, carmine and buff l.ic.iUr. 2d.; Lady Crisel Hamilton, pale lavender, 2d.; Mid Blue (Jyn. Zoei. rich blue. 

 2d. ; Miss Wlllmott, best salmon red, 2d. ; Mrs. Walter Wright, nob may mauve. 2d. ; Prima Donna, pale blush pink, 2d. ; Queen 

 Alexandra, the best crimson scarlet. 2d. ; Saint George, rich nran.i^'o scarlet bicoloi-. 3d. ; Zarlna, pale salmon pink, 4d. 

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



COLLECTIONS Nos. 1 and 2 WHEN BOUCHT TOGETHER WILL BE 2 6. .\nd '23 seeds each of the (our be>t striped varieties 

 uill In :i<l<lid five if I'har.M , viz. - Jessle Cuthbertson, Mrs. J. Chamberlain (or Ji<rora). Prince Olaf , and Unique. Either 

 of these striped varieties, 1!d. per packet. 



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



COLLECTION No. 3—i2 good waved varieties, 21- 



America Spencer, bright ri s.v-scarlet flake, 3d. ; Apple Blossom Spencer, ns.v i)ink and blush, 3d. ; Black Knight 

 Spencer :o<- Olliellu Sjjenferi. rich dark maniim, 3d.; Constance Oliver, ii.auiy piiik. Unshed deep pmk. 3d.; Evelyn Hemus, 

 primrose with pink picotce edge, 3d. ; Frank Dolby, lavender. 2d. ; Gladys Unwin, pink, 2d. ; Helen Lewie, orange and rose. 3d j 

 John Ingman, camiine and rfise, 3d.; Nora Unwin, white. 2d. ; Paradise Ivory, pale jirimrose, slit-hily tinged with pink, 3d; 

 Scarlet Monarch, bri-'ht crimson scarlet, 4d. 



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



Asta Ohn (or Mrs. Charles FuKter\ best lavenders, 3d.; Clara Curtis, primrose. 3d.; Countess Spencer, large pink, 2d,; 

 Earl Spencer, gwid salmon orange, 4d. ; Elsie Herbert, wliite. with pink picotee edge, 4d. ; Etta Dyke, finest white. 2d. ; 

 Helen Grosvenor, oianee and rose. 4d. ; Maud Holmes, rich snn,M(iof crimson, Bd, ; Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, i a.e primrose, nitli 

 pink picotce edge. 3d. ; Mrs. Routzahn Spencer (or Mrs. Uenrti Hell), pale pink on cream, 3d. ; Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes, blush 

 pink, 3d. ; Tennant Spencer tvr The Mar:/tiin), large rosy mauvcs, 3d. 

 COLLECTIOHS Nos. 3 and 4 MAY BE HAD TOGETHER FOR 4 -, and 25 seeds each of Marie Corelll an.l Mrs. A. Ireland, free 



..[ cliar.'.-. 

 COLLECTIONS Nos. 2 and 4 MAY BE HAD TOGETHER FOR 3 6, and -'.0 seeds of the choicest Spencer Seedlings free of charge. 



SPECIAL PRICE for the Four Collections. 6 - 



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



NEW VARIETIES 



HOLMES, Of Norwich, wi are putting the following splendid novelties on the market 

 n 1911, but are sold without guarantee the first year. 



i6 Mills). 2- mot .si:W atmrt from the collectiun : Charles Foster, lale satiny pirk, tlnshiU 

 a distinet ii'Sv cerise, it salnion-rose self (6 seeds). 1/6 \nvt sold apart front the rclleetion\ 

 d salnidii, i.r'u lurj:e iinjnov.d Mrs. Hardcastle .Vi/itrs (10 senisi, 6d. ; Millie Maslin 

 . 6d, ; Mre. T. W. Warren, n bright Spencer form of Helen Pierce (10 sei.lsi 6d. ; Orion, 

 6d. ; Scarlet Emperor, tin- largest ami briclitcst scarlet (6 seeds), 1/3; Scarlet Empress, 

 >), 6d. ; Thomas Stevenson, the tinest ef the nrant'e-scarlet selfs (15 seeds-. 6d. 

 PRICE FOR THIS COLLECTION OF 10 VARIETIES, 61- 

 In addition to the above we offer 

 Arthur Green, rich claret, or plum-coloured self (25 seids), 4d. ; Elfrida Pearson, Unc blush jiink, tinged salmon (25 seeds), 

 6d. ; Ethel Roosevelt, pale rose flake on cream pruund (25 seeilsi, 4d. ; Florence Nightingale, one of the best lavenders (25 seeds), 

 3d. ; Mrs. Townsend, a bluish white, with blue picotee ed>:e (25 suds', 3d.; Nubian, finest dark maroon s<U (16 seeds). 6d. ; Pearl 

 Grey Spencer, « pretty dove crcy. sluided rose (12 seeds), 6d. ; Rainbow Spencer, a m w rose flake (15 seeds), 6d. 

 Special Price for this complete collection of IB Mew Varieties, 81- 

 And 50 seeds of choicest Spencer Seedlings free of charge 



In conjunction with MR. ROBERT 

 in 1912. All have come perfectly true i 



Barbara, a lalk'e sahiion-oianee self 



lule inanve (10 seeds). 9d. ; Edith Taylor, 

 Lady Evelyn Eyre, large pale pink, tlushi 

 Spencer, lar^e niapenta-criliison (10 seeds). 

 a dark glowing reddish crimson (10 seeds). 

 a large improved Scarlet ^fo^tarch ilO seids 

 SPECIAL 



SPECIAL PRIZES Will be Offered at about 100 Shows In 1912, varying from £2 to £50 at a Show 

 SALTAIRE will be the dSSO Show 



Full particulars on application 



