LIST OF LATE INTRODUCTIONS AND NOVELTIES FOR 1915. 



SWEET PEA, KOIAL PURPLE. 



Pkt. 



Afterglow — A new departure in Sweet Peas. Base of 

 standard, bright violet-blue, shading to rose amethyst. 

 Wings electric blue. Oz. 75c 15 



Cliarm — Of the finest Spencer type, it is throughout a 

 glistening, pure snow-white, suffused equally through 

 standard and wings with delicate flesh or blush-pink. 

 Packets only 15 



Decorator — The color is a rich rose, overlaid with terra 

 cotta, intensifying to deep, rich orange at base of wings. 

 A beautiful color under artificial light. Packets only. . 15 



Dobbie's Cream — A beautiful deep cream, or primrose- 

 colored Spencer, nicely waved with an abundance of 

 four-bloom sprays. Oz. 75c 15 



Dobbie's True Lavender (very scarce) — Almost a clear 

 lavender, with very light tint of mauve. A very fine 

 color under artificial light. Packets only 15 



Edith Taylor — A very distinct, rosy cerise or salmon-rose, 

 waved self. The blooms are very large, four on a stem. 

 Oz. $1.00 15 



Elfriila Pearson — A very pale pink on white ground. The 

 plant is very vigorous, throwing' a quantity of four- 

 flowered sprays. Oz. 75c 15 



EMPRESS EUGENIE (1914 Novelty)— A beautiful delicate 

 tone of light gray, flaked with light lavender. The 

 flowers are of large size, beautifully waved and crimped. 

 A vigorous grower, throwing a large proportion of four- 

 flowered sprays. Oz. $1.25 15 



Helen Pierce Spencer — This is the Spencerized form of the 

 ■well-known Helen Pierce. The ground is ivory white, 

 prettily marbled and striped with bright blue. Well 

 waved. Oz. $1.00 15 



Hercules — This variety, very truly named, is similar in 

 color to Countess Spencer, but of enormous size. .Oz. 90c. 15 



ILLUMINATOR (1914 Novelty) — The most charming color, 

 or rather combination of colors, yet seen in Sweet Peas, 

 and very difficult to describe. The ground color is a 

 warm salmon-orange suffused with a rich bright cerise- 

 pink, a very attractive color in artificial light. The 

 flowers, well placed upon long, stout stems, are uni- 

 formly of great substance, the standard being bold, ex- 

 panded, and attractively waved. Oz. $1.25 15 



Isobel Malcolm — This may be best described as a very 

 large Primrose Spencer beautifully waved; usually four 

 flowers on a stem. Oz. 40c 15 



THREE NOVELTY SWEET 

 PEAS FOR 1915 



Pkt. 

 ROYAL- PURPLE — The color is as the name describes it, 

 a Rich Koyal Purple. The vines are exceptionally vigor- 

 ous, and long, stout stems carrying four large blossoms 

 is the rule. The color is held throughout the life of the 

 flower and at no time does an objectionable blue purple 

 color show up. 



The flowers are large, nicely waved, often duplexed, 

 and beautifully placed on the stem. A well-known 

 grower's opinion is as follows: "A real deep purple, quite 

 distinct, which should make a welcome addition to exhi- 

 bition varieties." Royal Purple has received an Award 

 of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society of Great 

 Britain, and is the only New Sweet Pea receiving the 

 Award of the National Sweet Pea Society in 1014 that is 

 being sent out this season. See illustration, 25 



ROBERT SYDENHAM — One of the most individual colors 

 introduced into the modern Sweet Pea. It is a bright 

 orange-salmon, self colored, rather lighter than Stirling 

 Stent, and deeper than Melba. Owing to its soft texture 

 it needs a little shading during the middle of the day. 

 It has a vigorous constitution, throwing three and four 

 flowers to a stem of true Spencer form, both standard 

 and •wings being well waved, and of immense size. It is 

 a grand acquisition, and created a great sensation when 

 exhibited at the Great Annual Exhibition in London. ... 25 



VEILED BRIDE — This is a charming novelty on which the 

 raiser has been working for- years, and which is now 

 perfected and fixed. The ground color is white, daintily 

 flaked and marbled with soft rose pink. The wings and 

 standard are both well colored. The form of the flower 

 is all that could be desired, the standard being nicely 

 waved, round and bold. When a bunch of this variety 

 is gathered, one must call it "Sweet," the delicate mark- 

 ings of pink, being daintiness itself. Veiled Bride may 

 be better understood as a Pink Helen Pierce Spencer. . .'. 25 



One packet of each of the above Three Novelties for 60c. 



24 NOVELTIES OF RECENT 

 INTRODUCTION. 



KING WHITE (1914 Novelty)— A perfect white Spencer 

 Sweet Pea. The standards are of immense size, of bold 

 expanded form, yet exquisitely waved. It is an ex- 

 tremely vigorous grower, very floriferous and gives a 

 large proportion of four-flowered sprays, which, with 

 the great length of stem, will appeal strongly to those 

 wishing a good white for decorative work. Oz. $1.00.. 15 



Lavender George Herbert — Lavender with a bluish cast. 

 This is as magnificent a flower as the rose George Her- 

 bert, from which it derived its name. Oz. $1.00 15 



Lord Nelson Spencer — A rich color, the standard being a 

 deep purple blue, with deep blue wings. A good strong 

 grower, and practically sun-proof, generally four 

 flowers on a stem. Oz. 50c 15 



Margaret Atlee — A warm salmon pink perfectly suffused 

 over a cream ground. The cream deepens into bright 

 buff at base of standard and wings, and this lights up the 

 flower with great effect. Packets only 20 



Margaret Madison — A beautiful self-colored azure-blue, 

 very vigorous grower. Oz. 60c 15 



Mrs. Hugh Dickson — A light pink on primrose ground, 

 varying just a trifle in depth of color as the season pro- 

 gresses. It is very graceful, and free flowering, bearing 

 large blooms on long, stout stems. Oz. 35c; 15 



Mrs. Townsend — A very desirable Sweet Pea, the ground 

 color is pure white, suffused and edged with blue. Oz. 35c. 15 



Orchid — This variety has the delicate coloring of the 

 Cattleya family of Orchids, hence its name. It is a rich 

 deep lavender throughout, slightly suffused pink on both 

 standard and wings. Packets only 20 



Ruby Spencer — A fiery scarlet; may be best described as 

 an improved Saint George, or more of a self, the wings 

 being almost the same color as the standard. Oz. 35c~ . 15 



Scarlet Emperor — A rich dark scarlet, large flower and 

 well waved. Oz. 75c 15 



Sun-proof Crimson — A grand crimson Spencer. Flowers 

 very large, and nicely waved. Generally carries four 

 flowers on a stem 15 



WEDGWOOD (1914 Novelty) — The Best Blue Spencer — A 

 true self, being a most beautiful Wedgwood-China blue 

 throughout the entire flower. It is a color that has long 

 been wanted, and for which we anticipate an eager de- 

 mand. The flowers are of the finest Spencer form, of 

 good size, borne almost uniformly in four-flowered 

 sprays, well placed upon long, stout stems. Oz. $1.00.. 15 



One packet each of the above 24 varieties for $2.25. Any J 5 varieties for $1.40; 10 varieties for $1.00; 5 varieties 60c. 



