April, 1910 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



183 



BRINCTON, ENGLAND 

 The entrance lo Allhorp Park and 

 home village of Washington's 

 ancestor* 



HENDERSON'S 

 GREAT AND GRAND 

 NEW SPENCER SWEET 



PEAS 



AND Martha 

 Washington - Washington 



RAISED IN AMERICA 



FROM ANCESTRY ORIGINATING IN ENGLISH HOME SOIL OF THE WASHINGTONS 



Sweet Pea evolution has resulted in the creation of a glorified race, "The Spencers," so surpassingly superior that older types are 

 destined to be superseded as rapidly as corresponding colors among the Spencers can be trued up and sufficient seed produced. 



The characteristics of the Spencer Sweet Peas, grown under congenial conditions are: robust growth, the plants attaining a height of 



from 6 to 10 feet, requiring for full development to be a foot apart. The flowers are giants among Sweet Peas, measuring 2 to 2}-£ inches 



across. They are beautifully formed with huge standards, open and upright and immense wings gracefully poised. Both standards and wings 



are daintily waved, the undulations reflecting high lights and casting shadows in the depths, thus showing a varied harmony of tones which greatly 



enhances the coloring. Three and often four of these queenly blossoms are borne on long, strong stems, rendering them unsurpassable as cut flowers 



for vases, bouquets and other decorations. Their long continued profusion of bloom is phenomenal, but accounted for by the fact that a majority of 



the flowers of true Spencers fall as they fade — before the seed pod is formed — thus continuing the succession of bloom — for as all know when Sweet 



Peas set pods, the flowering diminishes. 



When visiting the English home of origin of Spencer Sweet Peas last season we discovered that we were also on home soil of the Washingtons. The 

 coincidence was so striking that we tarried a day or two longer, collecting information and getting photographs amid scenes and environment of the 

 fore-fathers of America's father. These we will publish as " pot-pourri" in a little booklet which will be mailed free to interested purchasers of our two 

 Washington Sweet Peas. 



HENDERSON'S - 



GREAT AND GRAND NEW SWEET PEA 



GEORGE WASHINGTON 



This glorious crimson-scarlet self we believe surpasses all the World 's 

 Sweet Peas of similar coloring in size of flower, form, substance and in bril- 

 liant purity, untarnished by burn or scald, though grown unshaded under 

 most trying sun. The flowers of gigantic size are true Spencers, having 

 round, open standards pleasingly undulated from throat to border. The 

 waved wings also are of huge size and gracefully poised over the keel, 

 almost hiding it from view. 



These gorgeous blossoms are borne usually in fours, but sometimes in 

 threes, on strong stems 10 to 12 inches in length. The plants of exuber- 

 ant, healthy growth display such a continued profusion of bloom they 

 appear for weeks as if mantled in richest scarlet. 



Nearly 40 years ago we offered the first red Sweet Pea " Scarlet 

 Invincible" and very popular it became, but progressive evolution 

 brought forth better and yet better varieties of similar color which 

 we have offered in turn as one supplanted another. At the present 

 time, in the Sweet Pea World, among the new race of Giant Spen- 

 cers there are several rival aspirants awaiting the honor of being 

 acknowledged — best — in the crimson-scarlet group. We have 

 grown or seen these and most are good, but better under 

 British conditions than in our climate. We therefore re- 

 iterate, Henderson's Great and Grand new Sweet Pea- 

 George Washington — surpasses all, particularly under 

 American conditions. 



HENDERSON'S' 



ALTHORP HOUSE 

 The home of the Spenc 

 Neighbors and Colleagues of 

 Washington's ancestors. 



GREAT AND GRAND NEW SWEET PEA 



MARTHA WASHINGTON 



A radiantly beautiful new Spencer Sweet Pea, most daintily colored 

 pearl-white from throat to center, then appears a veiled flush of pink 

 deepening in intensity as it merges into the marginal zone of soft 

 tyrian-rose. The standard and wings are adorned alike, front and back 

 being tinted and colored just the same, a remarkable and pleasing char- 

 acteristic, thus the flowers present the same exquisite color effect which 

 ever way they face, in vase, bouquet or on the plant. 



The flowers of lasting substance are perfection in form and of the 

 largest size, standards upright, open, well rounded out and beauti- 

 fully waved. The wings are also very large, gracefully waved and 

 poised almost enclosing the keel. Usually four of these peerless 

 blossoms are carried, well arranged on long strong stems. They 

 vase charmingly and where shown have elicited enthusiastic, en 

 comiums. 



The plants are luxuriant, healthy growers, blooming long and 



in prodigal profusion, producing more four-flowered stems than 



any Sweet Pea we know of. A group of plants in bloom is 



a picture decidedly decorative in any garden. Considering the 



many merits of Henderson's Great and Grand new Sweet / / 



Pea — Martha Washington — we believe it to be the finest 



variety of the decade, 



' / A portion "of 



ALTHORP GARDENS 



The home of 



The Spencer Sweet Peas. 



PRICE 



HENDERSON'S GREAT AND GRAND NEW SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



George Washington and Martha Washington, 



EITHER, VARIETY 



25c. PER PACKET OF 25 SEEDS. 



Both Varieties — 1 Packet Each, 50c 

 Including Booklet Offered Below. 



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IB I Sll-t 



HENDERSON'S 



WASHINGTON BOOKLET 



free to purchasers who- mention. 



The Garden Magazine 

 Photographic scenes ah? interesting' 

 data collected on our visit to the 

 English home of the Washingtons 







* ~-~ 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 



35 AND 37 

 CORTLANDT St., 



NEW YORK. 



Ed 



