LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1908. 



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SWEET PEAS. 



A SELECT LIST OF THE BEST SORTS ARRANGED IN COLORS. 



WHITE. 

 ■'Dorothy Eckford — The best pure white. Splendid form. 

 Emily Henderson — Pure white flowers, extra large. 

 Mont Blanc — The earliest of all the white Sweet Peas. 



SHADES OF PINK. 

 Agnes Johnson — Pink, shaded buff, wings pinkish buff. 

 Countess of Lathom — Cream pink, shaded with flesh pink. 

 Hon. P. Bouverie — Deep pink, shading to light pink. 

 Janet Seott — Clear, deep, bright pink, large size. 

 Lovely — Beautiful soft pink. Very effective. 

 *Miss VVillmott — The best of the orange pink shades. 

 *Prima Donna — Pure pink self-colored flower, very large. 



SHADES OP ROSE. 

 ♦Lord Rosehery — Bright magenta rose. Large flower. 

 Prince of Wales — Bright self-colored deep rose. 

 Royal Rose — Deep rose, wings rose pink. 



PINK AND WHITE SHADES. 

 Earliest of All — Pink and white, grand forcer. 

 Blanche Perry — Deep pink and white. 



♦Extra Early Blanche Ferry — Early pink and white; a good 

 forcer. 



YELLOW AND PRIMROSE SHADES. 

 Earliest Sunbeams — An early forcing variety; color primrose. 

 Lady Orrasby Gore — Buff and primrose, wings light primrose. 

 Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon — Light primrose, self-colored. 

 Stella Morse — General effect a rich cream color. 



SHADES OF SCARLET AND CRIMSON. 

 ♦King Edward VII. — The best of the bright scarlet sorts. 

 Salopian — Deep rich crimson, scarlet, self-colored. 



SHADES OF PURPLE AND MAROON. 

 *Black Knight — Deep maroon, self-colored. 

 Duke of Sutherland — Dark purple and violet. 

 Duke of Westminster — Clear purple. Flower of large size. 

 Othello — Very dark maroon, self-colored flower. 



SHADES OP LAVENDER AND MAUVE. 

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

 *Lady Grisel Hamilton — The best of the light lavender sorts. 

 Mrs. Geo. Higginson — Flowers clear blue. 



SHADES APPROACHING BLUE. 

 Navy Blue — Standard indigo, wings navy blue. 

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



SHADES OF HELIOTROPE. 

 ♦Dorothy Tennant — Deep reddish mauve, self-colored flower. 

 Mrs. Walter Wright — A self-colored mauve flower. 



VARIEGATED OR STRIPED. 

 *Golden Rose — Primrose yellow, flushed with light pink. 

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

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

 Lottie Hutchins — Pale primrose, striped with light pink. 

 ♦Senator — Maroon and violet striped on white ground. 



WHITE, WITH DISTINCT EDGES. 

 ♦Lottie Eckford — "White, edged with lav.ender blue. 

 Butterfly — White, laced with lavender. 

 Dainty — White with pink edges. 



For any of the above named SWEET PEAS, per pkt. 5c; 3 pkts. for 10c; or,. 10c; % lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. Any four separate 

 ounces, 25c. The best 15 Sweet Peas, marked thus, * one pkt. each for 50c. 



DWARF OR CUPID SWEET PEAS. 



Unique dwarf varieties forming compact plants, 

 diameter of fifteen inches. 

 Pink Cupid — Standards pink, with white wings. 

 White Cupid — Flowers pure white. 

 Beauty Cupid — Rose color, shading to ■white. 

 Alice Eckford Cupid — Pink standard, wings white. 

 Primrose Cupid — Creamy yellow flowers. 



never growing more than six inches in height, and spreading to a 



Countess of Radnor Cupid — Clear lavender. 

 Firefly Cupid — Brilliant scarlet. 

 Mixed Cupid — All colors. 



Any of the above Cupid Sweet Peas, per pkt. 5c; oz. lOe; % 

 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 75c. 



and quality 



NEW GIANT FLOWERED SWEET PEAS. 



All of these New Giants are the latest efforts of Sweet Pea Specialists and cannot be surpassed for size 



of blooms. 



Pkt. 

 Bolton's Pink — Standards self-pink, shaded delicate rose, wings pale pink. A 



very large flower, fine substance. Oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 10 



Countess Spencer — Grand flowers of lovely shell-pink, shading deeper pink at 



edges; an exquisite flower. Oz. 25c; % lb. 85c; lb. $2.50 10 



David R. Williamson — A grand flower, standards bright indigo blue; the wings 

 of a slightly lighter shade. Oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. 



Evelyn Byatt — Rich orange, with wings of a deeper color, giving a rich fiery 



orange to the whole flower. Oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.50 10 



Henry Eckford — A giant flower of perfect type, color an intense bright shining 



orange self, unique and distinct. Oz. 25c; % lb. 85c; lb. $2.50 10 



John Ingman — Deep, rich carmine rose standard, deep rosy pink wings, almost a 



self color. Oz. 15c; V 4 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00 10 



Helen Lewis — Orange pink seedling of the Countess Spencer class. The color is 

 an intense rich crimson-orange. Oz. 25c; ~>A lb. 85c; lb. $2.50 10 



Helen Pierce — Flowers pure ■white, veined, mottled and marbled with bright 

 blue. Oz. 25c; V 4 lb. 85c; lb. $2.50 10 



Gladys Unwin— Clear, bright, light pink, self-colored, except for a slightly deeper 

 tint at the edges. Oz. 20c; % lb. 70c; lb. $1.50 10 



Queen Alexandra — The largest and finest brilliant scarlet self in existence today. 

 A bold flower. Oz. 25c; Vi lb. 70c; lb. $2.00 10 



Sybil Eckford — A unique colored flower, standard light apricot, wings cream and 

 lemon. Oz. 25c; Y* lb. 85c; lb. $2.50 10 



Seedlings of Countess Spencer — The colors vary from blush pink, through all the 

 beautiful shades of pink, salmon pink, and rose, deepening at the edges and 

 wavy undulations. Oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.00 10 



Scarlet Gem — Dazzling scarlet color, closely resembling that of a scarlet Geran- 

 ium; an effective flower for bunching. Oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; lb. $1.00 10 giant flowered sweet pea. 



