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CURKIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



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SWEET PEAS. 



BEAUTIFUL, FRAGRANT, FASHIONABLE. 



P M T £fu,?,S fe r^ years has seen a wonderful development in Sweet 

 J^ea culture. For many years previously the "Grandiflora" tvDe had 

 Sr™wS, U f ataged leadership y and new Types we^ver.v 

 slow in making their appearance. About ten years ago however 

 t Q r^!?IfX al ^ y ? ar ?^ of experimentation a distinctively "new tvpe 

 was developed in the gardens of Earl Spencer in England The 

 new flower was called "Countess Spencer", and from this mag 

 K^° el !i t o S0 l' t ' ^e largest and finest at that time ever produced, has 

 Snlnopr Iwf % d ^ hat T markable class of Giant Orchid-Flowered 

 f?i?F? e , We fi P T e - as . known and admired throughout the horti- 

 cultural world. Lnder proper conditions the plants of this type 

 f^r S ° r0US ' tall growers, and their flowers often measure over > 

 inches across, 3, frequently 4, borne on each stem. The "Grandi- 

 floras ' are somewhat better able to adapt themselves to adverse 

 conditions and under such conditions do give greater 4tilfac 

 tion, but when properly grown the "Spencers" in size of blossom! 



on e a S te e m Ut a y nd 0f i n f H, m ' 1 SUbSta ^ e and P color. the unusual numbed 

 on a stem and in the long continuance of their blossomin°- season 



1 th| , bes r ? a o? t b I o n th a, ;/n naP P r0 1 aC , hable leadership." OuViiTt "embraces 

 waved "U ^ " types, including also the finest of the beautiful 



g?o S w°n Uyo e %\^e a s S sA h e 0U s 1 e < as b e „ s m o a n e th n e ^e^ound T^SnFa^V 6 ™^ , The ^* -hould not, how- 

 deep, in which plant the Seeds, covering ™t ffrsto a depth of ^ fnches S l/n 06 lent plan to make a trench about 

 this will greatly aid the plants to withstand our ?" hot summers Nevfr .iw^^ 111 the soil as they advance in 

 they are finished for the season. The more^u "c^t, ffi ^S^^^n^^^^^^^"^ ln the 



25 C SWEET PEAS FOR ALL GROWERS 



EVERYBODY'S COLLECTION 



25c 



Seedlings, the sort which created the grand "new Spence? class which fnr ™i?P,it' a f h ' ° r ?}"S FIo ™ red Countess Spencer 



and beauty of coloring. We make this exceptional offer ir i nrdlr tW =11 s "P erced es the old Sweet Peas In size of flowers 

 velously beautiful sort exceptional otter in order that all our customers may get a chance to see this mar- 



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



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

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

 Blanche Ferry — Deep pink and white. Open form 

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

 •Countess of Cadogan— Purplish blue, wings bright blue 

 Countess of Lathom— Cream pink, shaded with flesh pink 

 Dainty — White with pink edges. 



David B. Williamson — A grand flower, standards bright indigo 

 blue; the wings of a slightly lighter shade url » nx maigo 



•DoTo'iEv E<*ford— The best pure white. Splendid form. 

 n«7-* «Vw^ nn - ut T Dee <?, reddish mauve, self-colored flower. 

 Duke of Westminster— Clear purple; flower of large size 



ESS*"? « f A , n - Pi " k and white . grand forcer. Opfn form 

 ££?& st Sunbeams— An early forcing variety; color primrose 

 Emily Henderson-Pure white flowers, extra large Onen form 

 o'peri fo'rm ^ RiCh ° ratlSe ' With win ^ s «' W« &. 

 * E x^r r c a er Ea o?e„ 11 fo , r C m e *****-*"* *** and white; a good 

 Flora Norton—Clear bright blue. Open form. 

 *V, i™ *w!S^ Pri ^? rose y ellow . flushed with light pink. 

 H mi e rbled i w?tVbr?g V h e t r blu P e Ure WhUe ' Veined " m0ttled and 

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



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A SELECT LIST OF THE BEST GBANDIFLOBA SORTS. 



♦Henry Eckford — A giant flower of perfect type color an 

 intense bright shining orange self unique and distinct, 

 upen torm. 



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

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

 Open form. 



? Lady „T G , risel Hamilton— The best of the light lavender sorts. 



Lord Nelson — Deep rich blue. 



*Lt»rd Rosebery — Bright magenta rose; large flower 



Lottie Eckford — White, edged with lavender blue 



Lovely — Beautiful soft pink. Very effective 



*Mis s Wilimott — The best of the orange pink shades 



Mont Blanc — The earliest of all the white Sweet Peas 



form. 



Mrs. Geo. Higginson — Flowers clear blue 

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

 Navy Blue — Standard indigo, wings navy blue 

 Othello — Very dark maroon, self-colored' flower 

 * p j h i enomenaI— White shaded and edged with lilac. Very large 



♦Prima Donna — Pure pink self-colored flower very large 



Prince of Wales— Bright self-colored deep rose. ' 



Royal Bose — Deep rose, wings rose pink 



Salopian — Deep rich crimson, scarlet, self-colored 



Scarlet Gem— Dazzling scarlet color, closely resembling that 



of a scarlet Geranium. Open form. 

 ♦Senator — Maroon and violet striped on white ground 



Open 



^nc^cl-T^^ 1 lb. SOc. 



Any four separate 



