Special 



OFFER 



Fort 



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 Trr.ile In the United Kingdom, 

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



SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR 1912 



For fuller descriptions of the varieties n-.entioncd in Ihis list and all oil.cr 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 oolloctlons are all carefully hand picked; all small, poor, or doubtful ones are taken out ; eighty 

 to ninety por oent. guaranteed to germinate It treated as Instructions sent with each collection. 



EACH PACKET In Nos. 1 and 1 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. t—tZ use'al GrandHlora varieties, 1/3 



Dainty, white, wiili hHkIii pink dlw, 2d.; Duke of Westmhister, vosy \iolui, 2d.; Janet Scott, i':ilc pink, 2d. ; King 

 Edward VM., rUli crinisim, 2d.; Lord Nelson, dark l.liic, 2d.; Mrs. Collier, |iale phiurose, 2d.; Phenomenal, while, wiUi blue 

 pic. tee PiluT. 2d.; Prince of Wales, licli lUep rose, 2d.; Queen of Spain, snliron jiiiik, 2d.; Romolo PiazzanI, medium blue, 

 2d.; Rose du BarrI, cmnbiiKUi'Mi uf deep carmine, rose aiul . nin:.'e, a L-raml arlihcial licht llowir 4d. ; Triumph, rosy snimou 

 and blusli Ijiiolur, 2d. 



COLLECTION No. 2~12 bast GrandHlora varieties, 116 



Black Knight, ricli chirk broazy chnc-nlale. 2d.; Dorothy Eckford, best -.vliiie self. 2d.; Helen Pierce, pielty marbled blue. 

 2d.; Jeanrilo Cordon, eaiiuine and buff bic.ilor. 2d. ; Lady Crlael Hamilton, pale lavender. 2d.; Mid Blue ('i/».Zoe), rich blue, 

 2d. J Miss Willmott, best salmon red, 2d. j Mrs. Walter Wright, i n;li r .»y mauve, 2d. ; Prima Donna, |.ale blush pink, 2d. ; Queen 

 Al*»ndra, the best crimson scarlet, 2d. ; Saint George, rich c.iaiigo ^^carlet bieolor, 3d, ; Zarlna, pale salmon pink, 4d. 

 Single Paci<ets of any variety in Collestions Nos. and 2, at prices mentioned 



COLLECTIONS Nos. 1 and 2 WHEN BOUCHT TOCETHER WILL BE 2 6. And 25 seeds each of tlio four bcit Striped variciien 

 will ij, Hi.liil ti.c c.f c-harj;. , VIZ Jessie Cuthtaertson, Mrs. J. Chamberlain (or .Aurora), Prince Oiaf, and Unique. Either 

 of those striped varieties, 1|d. per packet. 



EACH PACKET IN N08. 3 and 4 CONTAINS 25 SELECTED SEEDS 



COLLECTION No. 3— 12 good waved varieties, 2/- 



Amerlca Spjncer, bil^rht rosy-scarlet ilake, 3d. ; Apple Blossom Spencer, icsy pink and blush, 3d. ; Black Knight 

 Spencer kt Vlhrtla Spfncfu. rich dark mni.ii n, 3d.; Constance Oliver, cieaniy pink, iluslicd deep pink, 3d.; Evelyn Hemus, 

 primrose with pink picotee edee, 3d. ; Frank Dolby, lavender. 2d. ; Gladys Unwin, pink, 2d. ; Helen Lewis, orange and ruse. 3d ; 

 John Ingman, carmine and rcjse, 3d. ; Nora UnwIn, ivhite, 2d. ; Paradise Ivory, pale primrose, slightly tinged with pink, 3d ; 

 Scarlet Monarch, bright crimson scarlet, 4d. 



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



Asfa Ohn i/r ills. Charles luster, bcH lavenders, 3d.; Clara Curtis, primrose, 3d.; Countess Spencer, large pink, 2d.; 

 Carl Spencer, uocid salmon oiange, 4d. ; Else Herbert, while, with pink i.icotee edge, 4d. ; Etta Dyke, finest while'. 2d. ; 

 Helen Crosvencr, cran^je and nse, 4d. ; Mcud Holmes, ric-ii snnpriof crimson, 6d. ; Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, pale primrose, with 

 pink picotee eilk'e. 3d.; Mrs. Routzahn Spencer tur ilrs. Henry lletl). palo pink on cream, 3d.; Mrs. Hardoastle Sykes, blusli 

 pink, 3d.; Tennant Spencer (or The Mari/uisi, large rosy mauvcs. 3d. 



COLLECTIONS Nos. 3 and 4 MAY BE HAD TOGETHER FOR 4/-, and 25 seeds each of Marie Corelll and Mrs. A, Ireland, (reo 



of rliar.:c'. 

 COLLECTIONS Nos. 2 and 4 MAY BE HAD TOGETHER FOR 3 6, and M s^eds o( the choicest Spencer Seedlings free of charge. 



SPECIAL PRICE for the Four Co/lections, 61- 



Whloti, with the 6 added varieties, and SO seedlings, will be the best colleotlon ever offered for the money. 



NEW VARIETIES 



In conjunclion with MR. ROBERT HOLMES, of Horwich, wr are ].uiiing the following splendid novelties on the market 

 in 1913. All have come perfectly true In 1911, Lut are sold without guarantee the first year. 



Barbara, a lar(;e saliiicin-ciraiiBc self (6 >cccls), 2/. (;io( suM ajiirt from the cullecliun) ; Charles Foster, jule siitlnv )iltik. flushed 

 pule nlau^c• clO seeds), Od. ; Edith Taylor, a cUstir.c-t II. sy cerise, er saliiic.ii-rose self (6 scicis), 1/6 mot Suld apart from the ^'ollectioili 

 Lady Evelyn Eyre, larpe pole pii.k. Husliid snlnnn. or a lurpe impicvid Mrs. Uardcastle Sijkes (10 sudsl, 6d. ; Millie Masliti 

 SpencO', lari:c- inagcnta-crinison (10 sevds). 6d. ; Mrs. T. W. Warren, a bright Spencei- form ef'/ie;<?i rieree (10 seeds i. 6d. ; Orion, 

 a dark glowing reddish crimson (10 jieedsi. Gd, ; Scarlet Emperor, itu- largest and liri;.hiest scarlet (6 seeds), 1(3; Scarlet EmpressI 

 a large improved Scarlet Motiaic/i dO seeds., 6d. ; Thcmas Stevenson, the tincst of the c.iaiige-scarlet selfs (16 sccdsi, 6d. 

 SPECIAL PRICE FOR THIS COLLECTIOH OF 10 VARIETIES, S/- 

 In addition to the above we offer 

 Arthur Creen, rich clurct, or plura-coloured sell i2S seeds i. 4d. ; Elfrida Pearson, fine blush pink, tinged salmon (25 seeds) 

 6d. ; Ethel l!cceevelt, pale rose llake on cream ground (26 seeds), 4d. ; Florence Nightingale, one of the beat lavenders (26 .leeJsi! 

 3d. ; Mrs. Tcwnsend, a bh isli white, with blue picotee idee (25 seeds . 2d. ; Nbbtan, tinest dark maroon self (IS seeds), 6d, ; Pearl 

 Crey Spencer, u i.reiiy dove gicj', shaded lose (12 seeds), 6d, ; Ra:nt:cw Spencer, a nov rcse flake (16 seeds). 6d. 

 Special Pries for this complete collection of 18 Haw Varieties, 8 - 

 And 50 seeds of choicest Spencer Seedlings free of charge 



SPECIAL PRIZES v.ill be offered at about 100 Shows in 1912, varying from £2 to £50 at ti Show 

 SALTAIRE will be the £SO Show 



Full particulars on application 



