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CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



BEAUTIFUL, FRAGRANT, FASHIONABLE. 



The last few years has seen a wonderful development in Sweet 

 Pea culture. For many years previously the "Grandiflora" type had 

 maintained an unchallenged leadership, and new types were very 

 slow in making their appearance. About ten years ago, however, 

 after several years of experimentation a distinctively new type was 

 developed in the gardens of Earl Spencer in England. The new 

 flower was called "Countess Spencer," and from this magnificent 

 sort has been developed that remarkable class of Giant Orchid- 

 Flowered Spencer Sweet Peas known and admired throughout the 

 horticultural world. The "Grandifloras" are somewhat better able 

 to adapt themselves to adverse conditions and under such condi- 

 tions do give greater satisfaction, but when properly grown the 

 "Spencers" in size of blossoms, their beauty of form, substance and 

 color, the unusual number on a stem, and in the long continuance 

 of their blossoming season easily maintain an unapproachable lead- 

 ership. Our list embraces the best of both types, including also 

 the finest of the beautiful waved "Unwin" varieties. 



Sowings of Sweet Peas should be made in well prepared ground 



as early as it can be worked. The plants should not, however, be 



grown two successive seasons on the same ground. It will be 



- found a most excellent plan to make a trench about 6 inches deep, 



in which plant the Seeds, covering at first to a depth of 2 inches; gradually draw in the soil as they advance in growth; this 



will greatly aid the plants to withstand our hot summers. Never allow them to run to Seed, as once in the Seed pod they 



are finished for the season. The more you cut, the greater the quantity of blooms they will produce. 



25c SWEET PEA5 F °R ALL growers 25c 



""^ EVERYBODY'S COLLECTION " W * 



We will send postpaid seven of the finest named Sweet 

 Peas in separate colors as follows: White, Pink, Deep 

 Rose, Scarlet, Lavender, Pink and White, White Striped 

 Salmon, and one packet of the New Giant Orchid Flowered 

 Countess Spencer Seedlings. 



EXTRA EARLY FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. 



Christmas Pink. 

 Earliest of All, 



Pink and 

 White. 



Suitable for winter forcing as well as for outdoor culture. 



3Irs. F. T. Dolansky, Daybreak 



Pink color. 

 Mrs. Wm. Sim, Rich Salmon 

 Florence Denzer. Pink. 



Mont Blanc. I p ure Mrs , A> Wallaee, Pure Lav- 



Snowbird. J White. ender- 



Burpee's Earliest White. J Mrs . Chas H . Totty, Sky Blue. 



Each per packet 10c; ounce 25 



Extra Early Flowering — Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 

 14 lb. 50c; 1 lb $1.50 



A SELECT LIST OF THE BEST GRANDIFLORA SORTS. 



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



*BIack Knight — Deep maroon, self-colored. Open form. 



"Blanche Ferry — Deep pink and white. Open form. 



Dainty — White with pink edges. 



*Dorothy Eckford — The best pure white. Splendid form, 



Duke of Westminster — Clear purple; flower of large size. 



Emily Henderson — Pure white flowers, extra large. Open form. 



Evelyn Byatt — Rich orange, with wings of a deeper color. 

 Open form. 



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



forcer. Open form. 

 Flora Norton — Clear bright blue. Open form. 

 *Helen Pierce — Flowers pure white, veined, mottled and 



marbled with bright blue. 

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



Henry Eckford — A giant flower of perfect type, color an in- 

 tense bright shining orange self, unique and distinct. Open 

 form. 



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

 Open form. 



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



Lord Nelson — Deep rich blue. 



"Lord Rosebery — Bright magenta rose; large flower. 



Lovely — Beautiful soft pink. Very effective. 



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



Mrs. Geo. Higginson — Flowers clear blue. 



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



Navy Blue — Standard indigo, wings navy blue. 



Othello — Very dark maroon, self-colored flower. 



♦Phenomenal — White shaded and edged with lilac. Very large 



and fine. 

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

 ♦Senator — Maroon and violet striped on white ground. 



For any of the above named SWEET PEAS, per pkt. 5c; 3 pkts. for 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.50. 

 ounces. 50c. THE BEST 12 SWEET PEAS, MARKED THUS: *, ONE PKT. EACH FOR 40c. 



Any four separate 



