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SWEET PEAS. 



A SELECT LIST OF THE BEST SORTS— ARRANGED IN COLORS. 



WHITE. 



Dorothy Eckford — The best pure •white in existence. Splendid 



form with large wings and very large standard which 



averages two inches across. 

 Emily Henderson — Pure white flowers, extra large, on long 



stiff stems. A very fine sort for forcing. 

 Mont Blanc — The earliest of all the white Sweet Peas, coming 



into bloom 9 weeks after sowing. Plant quite dwarf, 2% 



feet high. 



SHADES OP PINK. 

 Agues Johnson — Pink and buff shaded and blended in the 



standard, wings pinkish buff. 

 Countess of Lathom — Cream pink, heavily shaded with flesh 



pink. 

 Hon. F. Bouverie — Standard and wings deep pink, shading to 



very light pink at the edges. 

 Janet Scott — Clear deep bright pink, large size and very at- 

 tractive in appearance. The color is distinct. 

 Lovely — Beautiful soft pink, shading to very light pink at 



the edges. Very effective, large flowered sort. 

 Miss Willmott — The largest and best of the orange pink 



shades. Stem long and large, plant very vigorous. 

 Prima Donna — Pure pink self colored flower, very large with 



usually four blooms to a stem. 



SHADES OF ROSE. 

 Lord Roseherry — Bright magenta rose, showing veins of 



deeper shade. Large flower. 

 Prince of Wales — Bright self colored deep rose, the largest 



and finest of this -shade. 

 Royal Rose — Deep rose wings, rose pink, very large flower of 



the best type. 



PINK AND WHITE SHADES. 

 Earliest of All — Pink and white, grand forcer, 10 days earlier 



than Extra Early Blanche Ferry. Plant rather dwarf, about 



2% feet high. 

 Blanche Ferry — Deep pink and white. 

 Extra Early Blanche Ferry — Same color as preceding; a good 



forcer. 



YELLOW AND PRIMROSE SHADES. 



Earliest Sunbeams — An early forcing variety, same habit as 



Mont Blanc, color primrose. 

 Lady Ormsby Gore — Buff and primrose, wings light primrose; 



large hooded flowers. 

 Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon — Light primrose, self colored, the largest 



and best of this shade. 

 Stella Morse — Buff, with a tint of pink at the edges; general 



effect a rich cream color. 



SHADES OF SCARLET AND CRIMSON. 

 Kins Edward VII The best of the bright scarlet sorts, does 



not burn in the sun. Very large size and almost self 



colored. 

 Salopian — Deep rich crimson scarlet, self colored large sized 



flower of the best form. 



SHADES OF PURPLE AND MAROON. 

 Black Knight — Deep maroon, self colored. Large sized flower 



of open form. One of the darkest varieties. 

 Duke of Sutherland — Standard dark purple and violet, wings 



violet and indigo. Large flower, waved at edges. 

 Duke of Westminster — Standard clear purple, wings purple 



with a violet tint. Flower of large size. 

 Othello — Very dark maroon, showing veins almost black. 



Large sized self colored flower. 



SHADES OF LAVENDER AND MAUVE. 

 Celestial — The whole effect is that of a light lavender blue. 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton — Standard mauve, wings lavender. The 



largest and lightest shade in the lavender sorts. 

 Mrs. Geo. Higginson — The flowers are a clear blue, showing 

 practically no tint of mauve. 



SHADES APPROACHING BLUE. 

 Navy Blu 



blue 



a true blue. 

 Countess of Cadogan — Purplish blue, wings bright blue. Well 



matured flowers show a bright blue effect. 

 SHADES OF HELIOTROPE. 

 Dorothy Tennant — Deep reddish mauve, self colored flower of 



large size, retaining its color when fully opened. 

 Mrs. Walter "Wright — A self colored mauve flower, afterwards 



changing to a reddish violet. Extra large size, beautiful 



formed flower. 



VARIEGATED OR STRIPED. 

 Golden Rose — Primrose Yellow, flushed with light pink, very 



large flower of the finest type. 

 Gray Friar — Heliotrope marbled or dusted on a white ground. 

 Aurora — Orange rose, striped on white ground; large size, the 



most attractive striped sort. 

 Lottie Hutchins — Pale primrose, striped with light pink. 

 Senator — Maroon and violet striped on white ground. 



WHITE WITH LILAC BLUE. 

 Lottie Eckford, white edged with lavender blue. 

 Butterfly — -White, laced with lavender. 



WHITE WITH PINK EDGE. 

 Dainty — White with pink edge. 



ue— -Standard indigo and violet, wings shading to n 

 md bright blue. The whole effect of the flowei 



avy 

 ower is 



For any of the above named SWEET PEAS, per pkt. 5c; 3 pkts. for 10c; oz. 10c; 

 % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. Any four separate ounces, 25c. 



DWARF OR CUPID SWEET PEAS. 



Unique dwarf varieties forming compact plants, never growing more than six inches 

 in height, and spreading to a diameter of fifteen inches. 

 Pink Cupid — Standards bright pink, with white or blush-colored wings. 

 White Cupid — Flowers pure white. 

 Beauty Cupid — A delicate rose color, shading to white at edges, base of standard striped 



carmine, wings suffused rosy carmine. 

 Alice Eckford Cupid — Rich, creamy pink standard wings silvery white, flushed with 



pink. 

 Pimrose Cupid — Creamy yellow flowers. 



Countess of Radnor Cupid — Flowers large, clear lavender. 

 Firefly Cupid — Brilliant scarlet. 

 Mixed Cupid — All colors. 



Any of the above Cupid Sweet Peas, per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 



DOUBLE SWEET PEAS. 



Double Sweet Peas have divided or multiplied standards, 

 usually two, but sometimes three and four standards, each as 

 large as the ordinary standard on the single sorts. Under 

 very favorable conditions this doubling is almost constant, 

 but there is always a tendency to run back to single flowers 

 Per pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 20c. 1 lb. 60c. 



BUSH SWEET PEAS. 



These new bush sorts grow to a height of 18 inches Pkt. 

 when fully developed and form compact bushes with ho 

 tendency to climb like the older sorts. As the plant be- 

 gins to flower it spreads more or less and should be tied 

 to a support. Bush Sweet Peas are quite attractive if 

 planted as a hedge, allowing about six inches to each 

 plant. The flowers are usually borne on top of the 

 plant, and when in full bloom shows a perfect mass 

 of flower. They flower very freely and produce long 

 stemmed flowers which are useful for cutting. Oz. 10c; 

 Yi lb. 25c; lb. 75c ". 5 



BDSH SWEET PEAS. 



SWEET PEA DOBOTHX ECKFOED. 



