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In same size packets, the Seven Superb Sweet 

 Peas described below would have cost $3.10 

 in 1896, but are sold now for only 25 cents. 



'JC Cts. buys these Seven 

 £D Superb Sweet Peas: 



CROWN JEWEL. Pale standards, tinted and veined with 

 violet-rose; the wings are creamy, slightly tinted with rose; a 

 most profuse bloomer. 



GRAY FRIAR. Entirely unlike any other Sweet Pea. A most 

 beautiful watered purple on white ground, the heaviest coloring 

 being on the back of standard. The flowers, of hooded form 

 md large size, are borne three and four on a stem. 



LITTLE DORRITT. Carmine-tinted pink ; standard of finest 

 form, large white wings, slightly tinted, the colors beautifully 



harmonized; a superbly lovely variety. 



METEOR. Truly an exquisite variety. .Standards bright orange- 

 salmoD, wings delicate pink, with slight veins of purple. 



/ MRS. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN. The flowers are truly enormous, 

 and produced generally three to four on a stem. The color is very 

 effective, — a white ground heavily striped and flaked bright rose; 

 of fine form, very striking. 



RAMON A. Grand flowers of very large size, borne three or four to 

 l the stein ; color creamy-white, daintily splashed with pink. 



"18°r" Special Superfine Mixed. This mixture is emu- 



)>usnl of Twenty- 

 three of the finest New Large=Flowered Sweet Peas. It 

 is a choice blending (each grown separately and mixed by our- 

 -.I'lvr-i, which L-an be easily recognized when in flower, 



•■» j__ Buys all the above,— Seven 

 wl>. Superb Sweet Peas, each in 

 full-size, separate packet, true to name as described, 

 and mailed, postpaid, to any address. 



A rOr OlNb LlOLLAK collections' as 'above ™? "all 

 %~- 35 pkts. I, and give FREE as a premium one full-size packet each of 

 CUPID and AURORA,— provided, it is stated where this otter was seen. 

 ■NXfe 4&S 5 * Please try to get up a club of Five for One Dollar. 



» 8S* With every collection we enclose a copy of "How to Grow Hk.h- 



IV Grade Sweet Peas by the Hamilton Method." Tells plainly just l« w to 



i U succeed in growing to full perfection the finest High-Grade Sweet Peas,— such as 



^ are contained in this uuequaled collection. 



. • Florists and agents who wish to make a business t.f selling these collections will be supplied at the 

 rate of $2.00 per dozen collections, by mail, postpaid, but will. out Ihe premium packets. We have pre- 

 pared this collection to extend our trad*- and still further increase the popularity of SWEET PEAS, — the 

 people's flower. The price is too low to yield us any direct profit, and whether one dozen or one hundred 

 dozen are ordered, we cannot send the collections, by mail, postpaid, for less than $2.00 per dozen. By express 

 the price is Si. SO per dozen, or 815.00 per hundred collections. It would be easy work to " make money and 

 do good" by selling these collections. We will supply Lithographed Leaflets, showing these Sweet Peas 

 painted from Nature, free of charge to those who order one dozen collections or more. 



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For 1897. 



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