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October 3, 1907. 



The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



SI 



NEW SWEET PEA- 



Burpee's White Spencer 



Burpee's White Spencer 



and Burpee's 

 Prmrose Spencer 



should be included in 

 every "up-to-date" 

 catalogrue of Sweet 

 Peas. 



A Spray of 



Eutjiee's White Spencer 



Exactly Natural Size 



Electrotypes of this and the other 



blotks will be furnished for 



catalogue use. 



AN EXPERT OPINION 



While in Erglind during- July the writer received a letter from Mr. Lester L. Mohse, the 

 well-known grrower and sweet pe* specialist, of California, in which he spoke most enthusiastically of 

 these two new Spencers. Mr. Morse had kindly traveled several hundred miles with our Mr. Earl to 

 see the cro s which were being grown for us in San l.uis Obispo County, California, by Rev. L. C. 

 Rui'TZABN. on whose grounds both varieties had originated. 



When preparing this, it occurred to us that it would br well to give the opinion of such a recog- 

 nized expert as Mr. Morse, who had no financial interest whatever in either variety. Instead of ask- 

 ing, therefore, merely for permission to quote from his personal letter, we wired that we were now pre- 

 paring circular for tlie KngliU) trade and would like him to telegraph us his impartial opinion of the 

 Two.New Spe.vcers. His telegram reads as follows: 



San Francisco, California, August 26, 1907. 

 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia: — 



As seen Routzahn's both unquestionably finest of their 

 class. Immense size, wavy; long stems; fragrant. White 

 especially excels all other whites. LESTER L. MORSE. 



ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR wUl be mailed npon application 



BURPEE'S WHITE SPENCER 



produces in the greatest profusion flowers of enormous 

 size that are absolutely pure white. It is white-seeded 

 and comes true to the Countess Spencer type. The 

 standard is decidedly waved, crinkled and fluted: the 

 wavy wings are so folded that the keel is almost hid- 

 den. The standard measures from one and three-quar- 

 ters to two inches across by one ai d three-eighths 

 to one and five-eighths inches in depth The wings 

 are fully an inch wide and nearly as deep as the stan- 

 dard. 1 he flowers are borne three and four to the stem 

 and are uniformly well placed. The stems are extra 

 strong and measure from twelve to fifteen inches in 

 length. 



The vines are most vigorous in growth, with heavy 

 foliage, and attain a height of from ten to twelve feet. 

 They are nearly covered with bloom, while the flowers 

 retam their enormous size throughout the season. Of 

 fine substance, the magnificent fl iwers are unsurpassed 

 for cutting ana for keeping after being cut. 



In sealed packets conttining ten seeds each: Per 

 pkt., ISc; 8 pkts. for SSc; fl.OOperdoz. 

 pkts.; $7.00p.-r lOO pkts. 



In cealt-d packets containing 25 seeds each: Per 

 pkt.,85c; 5 pkts. for$1.00; $8.00perdos. 

 pkts.; $13.75p«r lOOpkts. 



NEW SWEET PEA 



BURPEE'S PRIMROSE 



SPENCER 



This is a fitting companion to Burpee's White Spen- 

 cer. The vine is equally thrifty and free flowering, 

 but slightly shorter in growth, attaining: a heigi t of 

 eight to nme feet. The flowers are well placed on 

 strong, thick stems, ten to twelve inches long, and are 

 borne never less than three flowers, and sometimes 

 f I iur flowers, to the stem, as shown in the illustration. 

 The standard measures one and three-quarters inches 

 to nearly (if nut quite) two inches across by about one 

 ard one-quarter inches deep; the wings are an inch 

 across by one and one-eighth inches deep. The tex- 

 tuie is fully as substantial as in Burpee's White Spen- 

 cer. 



The color is a pronounced primrose or creamy-yellow 

 throughout both standard and wings. It is equal in 

 depth and richness of color to The Hon. Mrs. K. Ken- 

 yon, which of course it outranks in form and size. 

 Both standard and wings are thoroughly crinkled or 

 "waved." Burpee's Primrose 8i>encer will 

 hold its own with any of the so-called "Yellow" Sweet 

 Peas in color, while it surpasses all others of this color 

 in size of flower J length of stem and vigur of growth. 

 A decided acquisition to the Spencer type and the first 

 of its color to be introduced. 



In sealed packets containing ten seeds each: 

 Per pkt., ISct 8 pkta. for SSc; 91.0O per 

 doz. pkts.; $7.00 per 100 pkts. 



In sealed packets contiinine '45 Heeds each: Per 

 pkt., 'i&c; S pkts. for fl.UO; $'/i.OO per doz. 

 pkts.; $13.75 per lOOpkts. 



A Single 

 Flower of 



's Primrose Spencer §^x«i 



Size 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,U.S.A. 



