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Light yellow .........c::cccccc ceecccceeeeeneeee ZOVGSUS Tal O5 || Clavet) poset csccarccyscrseeeeen eee 23,129 | Edged blue on white and pink.................... 19, 27 
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Light blush pinks ..............0000. 1,17, 51, 97,127 | Purple with maroon................6.:.:es cesses eee 49, 85 | Striped crimson and white .....................665 8,43 
Deeper rose pink ....................:60.c0 T1, 79, 99, 111 | Indigo black.................c.cccsccssesseeeecesesseeeeceeeeeetnees 119 | Striped pink and white........................ 47, 89, 107 
Orange and salmon....................6.00+ 35, 75, 83, 93 Striped orange and white.................:ccee 5, 31 
Light carmine.................: 67, 101, 113, 125 | Heliotrope or reddish mauve ............... 45, 53, 61 | Striped lavender and white...............:.::cceee 69 
Crimson scarlet ...........0....ccccccccceeeessstnecereeees 59, 81 | Light lavender..................:::cceeee: 25, 37, 73 | Striped blue and purple and white ........ 65, 103 
Pink or red with white wings, 9,11,13,39,41,57 | Edged blue on white and lilac.................... 15, 77 | Striped chocolate and White ..........c sees 117 
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‘Collections of sweet Peas 
Alice Eckford. Large, round, expanded flower; standard creamy white, 
flushed apricot pink, 5c. pkt.; 15c. oz. 
America. Large, bold flower; white ground, striped with bright blood 
red, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Aurora. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Gigantic ex- 
panded shell-form; both standard and wings are flaked and striped with 
orange salmon on white, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Blanche Burpee. Large shell-form white flowers. 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Blanche Ferry. (See colored plate and description, page §5.) Deep rosy 
red standards; blush white wings ; exceedingly profuse, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Blanche Ferry, ‘‘ Extra Early.”’ <A selection from the above; of very 
dwarf, compact habit, and the earliest Sweet Pea in bloom. Splendid for 
forcing under glass, 5c. pkt.; 15¢. oz. 
Bronze King. Standards of a peculiar coppery rose; wings white; very 
robust and profuse, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Butterfly Improved (Maid of Honor). (See colored plate and descrip- 
tion, page 85.) An improvement over Butterfly in form, size and color, 
light blue on white ground; distinct blue edge, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
California. (See New American Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Captain Clark. White flushed and penciled; with pink wings edged 
blue, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Captain of the Blues. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) 
Large, expanded, shell-formed flower; standard purplish blue; wings 
deep blue, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Captivation. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Large, ex- 
panded, shell-formed flower; standard purplish claret; wings purplish 
lake, 5c. pkt.; 15c. oz. 
Celestial. Round shell-shaped flowers; standards delicate lavender blue; 
wings silvery lavender, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Columbia. (See New American Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Coquette. Deep primrose, shaded fawn, with a subtle tint of purplish 
rose, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Coronet. (See New American Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Countess of Aberdeen. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) 
Round hooded standard; wings white, blush pink, with darker pink 
margin; wings peach-blossom pink, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Countess of Powis. (See New English Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c.pkt. 
Countess of Radnor, Improved (New Countess). (See colored plate 
and description, page 85.) Large flowers of pure light lavender, 10c. 
pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Countess of Shrewsbury. Beautiful clear deep pink, suffused with light 
purple; wings pale blush pink; one of the grandest Sweet Peas, 10c. 
pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Crown Jewel. Creamy white standard; 
cream tinged rose, 5c. pkt.; 15c. oz. 
Cupids. White and pink. (See Novelties.) 
Daybreak. Standard white, watered and netted with crimson lake; 
wings white, clouded red, 5c. pkt.; 15c. oz. 
Dorothy Tennant. Very large, round, shell-formed flower of rosy 
heliotrope, deepening as the flowers age, 5c. pkt.; 10ce. oz. 
Duchess of York. An immense expanded shell-tormed flower, white, 
delicately flushed and barred with blush pink, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Duke of Clarence. A large, shell-shaped, hooded flower of velvety 
purplish maroon, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Eliza Eckford. Very distinct and beautiful. Standards blush pink, flaked 
and shaded deeper pink ; wings blush white, veined rose, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Emily Eckford. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) A 
superb large flower; standard rosy heliotrope; wings bluish heliotrope. 
The flowers become more blue with age, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Emily Henderson. (See colored plate ana description, page 85.) Abso- 
lutely pure white. Extra large, with broad, round standards that 
stand up boldly. The plants produce such an abundance of flowers 
that the plants appear as if covered with snow. 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Emily Lynch. (See New American Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Firefly. An intense glowing crimson scarlet; large flower; a profuse 
bloomer, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Golden Gate. A new freak in form; the wings stand upright and are 
curled in; color mauve and lavender, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Golden Gleam. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) 10c. pkt. 
Gray Friar. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Large, shell- 
Shaped flower, white clouded and minutely dotted with reddish lilac, 
10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
veined violet rose; wings 
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DOUBLE SWEET PEAS. 
CUSTOMER’S SELECTION of any six 5c. 
packets for 45c. ; any three 10c. packets of Sweet Peas for 25c. ; any six 10c. packets for 45c- 
e HENDERSON’S POPULAR COLLECTION of six named Sweet Peas, 20c.; twelve sorts, 35c. 
Collection of nine separate sorts, 75c. 
Her Majesty. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Alarge, bola 
tlower; standard bright rosy carmine ; wings ¢arminelake, 5c. pkt.; 10c.0z. 
Juanita. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Large, shell- 
shaped flower; white, with delicately flaked and striped rosy lavender, 
10c. pkt.; 20¢. oz. ‘ 
Katherine Tracy. Exquisite bright pink; a large, bold, perfect flower 
of much substance. Our repeated trials have shown it to stand our hot 
sun without wilting or fading, a great fault with Mr. Eckford’s delicate 
pinks in our climate, 5c. pkt.; 10¢. oz. 
Lady Nina Balfour. Crop a failure. 
Lady Penzance. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) A beauty. 
Standard deep bright orange-tinted rose; wings deeper rosy carmine; a 
large flower, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Lottie Eckford. White, suffused rosy lilac; whole flower:edged blue, 
5e. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Lovely. Pleasing shade of pink; wings delicate rose, a charmingly colored, 
large, grand flower, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Maid of Honor. (See Butterfly Improved.) 
Mars. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Bright fierycrimson, 
deepening with age. A large, expanded flower; a great advance on every 
crimson yet introduced, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Meteor. Large, round, expanded flower; standards orange pink, wings 
cerise pink, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Minnehaha. (See New American Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Monarch. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Very large, 
round, expanded flower; standard maroon purple; wings plum purple, 
5e. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Mrs. Eckford. A large flower of a charming primrose yellow; strong 
grower; profuse, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. (See colored plate and description, page 
&5.) A large, round, shell-shaped flower of fine form; white ground, 
striped and shaded with bright rose, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Mrs. Sankey. A large white, sometimes flushed pink; the only white 
with black seed, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
New Countess. (See Countess of Radnor, Improved.) 
Novelty. Rich rosy red of an orange tinge, a very bright color, 5c. pkt.; 
10¢. 02. 
Oddity. Carmine pink, edged deep rose; peculiarly curled flowers; robust 
and profuse, 5c. pkt.; 15c. oz. 
Peach Biossom. Standards soft blush pink; wings deeper pink, 5c. pkt.; 
10e. 0z. 
Prima Donna. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Lovely 
soft rose pink, of large size and fine form, a great gem; very frequently 
bears four flowers on a stem, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Prince Edward of York. (See New English Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 
25¢. pkt. 
Princess of Wales. Large flower; profuse bloomer; white ground, 
striped blue and purple, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Queen Victoria. (See New English Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Ramona. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Large, shell- 
shaped flower, creamy white, delicately striped and flaked with carmiue 
blush, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Red Riding Hood. A new departure of fantastic form; the white keel is 
hooded over with rose-colored wings and blush pink standard; the 
flowers are borne in profusion, 3 and 4 on extra-long stems, and are 
deliciously fragrant, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Royal Robe. A fine shell-formed flower of an exquisite shade of deep rosy 
pink, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Royal Rose. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Standards 
deep carmine rose; wings a charming rosy pink, almost a self-colored 
flower, handsome shape and immense size, 10c. pkt.; 20c. oz. 
Salopian. (See New English Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
| Senator. Very robust and profuse; white ground, striped with mahogany 
and chocolate, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Shazada. (See New English Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Stanley. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) A magnificent 
large flower; standard rich mahogany brown; wings garnet maroon, 
5e. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
The Bride. (See New American Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Triumph. (See New English Sweet Peas in Novelties.) 25c. pkt. 
Venus. (See colored plate and description, page 85.) Large, shetl- 
formed flower of soft rosy buff, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
Waverly. Immense, open, shell-formed flower; standard rosy claret ; 
wings reddish purple, 5c. pkt.; 10c. oz. 
ackets of Sweet Peas for 25c., any twelve 5c- 
| HENDERSON’S ACME COLLECTION OF SWEET PEAS. (Shownincolors on page8&4 and described on page 85.) Twenty-two packets in all for $1.00. 
