SWEET PEAS-A Superb Collection, Including Best Up-to-Date Kinds 



Plant early in rows north and south — April 1st is none too soon, if ground will work. Make a trench 12 Inches 

 deep and 15 inches wide. Work into the soil in bottom of trench plenty of well-rotted manure, fill eight inches of 

 trench with fine soil and sow the Peas, covering 1 inch deep (if about April 1st) in two rows 10 inches apart and 

 seeds 2 inches apart in the rows; if planted later cover deeper. When well up, fill in with earth gradually as they 

 grow until the trenches are full. The object is to get the roots well down, so that they may resist drought. Give 

 plenty of water, pick the blooms ■without stint, and do not let run to seed. Use brush or trellis 5 or 6 feet high. 



In rearranging our Sweet Pea list this season, after making thorough tests on our extensive trial grounds, and 

 consulting the opinions of well-known Sweet Pea specialists, we have discarded some older varieties, inserting such 

 of the new sorts and recent introductions as are worthy of our commendation, retaining only the best for general 

 cultivation. The following varieties, selected with a view to please the most critical, and grouped for the conveni- 

 ence of customers according to their various shapes and colors, we think are the cream of the list. 



Price, Any Variety of This Assortment—Packet, 5c. J J/4 lb., 15c. J lb., 40c. 



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PURE WHITE 



Dorothy Eckford. — The latest im- 

 proved and best pure white in ex- 

 istence, is semi-hooded, of best 

 form, with large wings, and very 

 large standard, which average two 

 inches across. Is similar in effect 

 to Blanche Burpee, but is fully one- 

 half larger. 



Mont Blanc. — The earliest for 

 forcing, coming into bloom easily 

 in nine weeks from sowing the seed. 

 Pure white, medium size, open 

 form. Plant is quite dwarf. Blos- 

 soms are same as Emily Hender- 

 son, but smaller. 



Blanche Burpee. — A grand pure 

 white of superior substance, of fine 

 form, usually three on a stem, often 

 four-flowered. 



Emily Henderson. — A deservedly 

 popular early white of excellent 

 substance and purity; bears two or 

 three (sometimes four) medium to 

 large flowers on long, stiff stems. 



Sadie Burpee. — Black seed. Pure 

 white, large size hooded form, very 

 fine. 



VERY LIGHT PINK 



Dainty. — Pure white, edged with 

 light pink on both standard and 

 wings. Medium size, hooded form. 

 The stems are the longest of any 

 variety bearing four blossoms. 



Modesty. — White with tint of 

 pink showing a little deeper on the 

 edges; usually described as white 

 with suggestion of pink. Medium 

 size, hooded form. 



PALE YELLOW, OR PRIMROSE 



The Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon.-— It is the latest improved 

 and best shade of light primrose, self-colored, very 

 large, semi-hooded form. 



Stella Morse. — Buff, with tint of pink showing a little 

 deeper at the edges. In the bunch the color has a rich 

 cream effect. 



PINK AND SHADES OF PINK 



Pink Prima Donna. — A most beautiful bright shade of 

 blush pink. Flowers of large size and finest form. 



Countess of Latham. — Cream pink, self-colored. Me- 

 dium size, hooded form. Is about the same shade as 

 Prima Donna, but on primrose ground instead of white. 



Lovely. — A most pleasing shade of pink, wings deli- 

 cate rose, charming color, a large, grand flower. Greatly 

 admired. 



Blanche Ferry. — The popular pink and white, stems 

 three-flowered, of good length, a vigorous and profuse 

 bloomer, very early. 



Extra Early Blanche Ferry. — The earliest of all 

 Sweet Peas. Same as Blanche Ferry, but flowers 10 

 days earlier; wings are white, standard deep rose pink. 



Sweet Peas. 



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Apple Blossom. — Standard crim- 

 son pink, shaded deeper at mid-rib 

 to lighter at edges. Medium size, 

 hooded form, has generally four 

 blossoms to the stem. 



Jeanie Gordon. — Standard rose, 

 showing veins of a brighter and 

 deeper rose on primrose ground. 

 Wings tinted with pink. Large 

 size, hooded form. 



Royal Rose. — Standard crimson 

 pink, shading deeper at mid-ribs. 

 Very large semi-hooded form of 

 the best type. It is one of the 

 largest varieties we have and is 

 very attractive. 



Miss Wilmott. — A very effective 

 standard orange pink, showing 

 veins of deeper orange pink. Very 

 large size, semi-hooded form of the 

 very best type, with long stems. 



SHADES OF RED 



\ King Edward VII.— Bright red, 

 i almost self-colored, but the stand- 

 lard is a little brighter than the 

 | wings. Very large size, open form. 

 ) Salopian. — This is decidedly the 

 jp| finest scarlet Sweet Pea in cultiva- 

 m tion. Flowers of large size and 

 I' finely hooded form. Are borne uni- 

 I, formly three on a stem. As a cut 

 M flower this grand sort far surpasses 

 Wli all others. 



Prince of Wales. — A grand large 

 flower in a bright self-colored deep- 

 rose tint. The flowers are beauti- 

 fully hooded and come frequently 

 four on a stem. 

 Majestic. — Rose red, self-colored, large size, hooded 

 form. The color is on a primrose ground. In point of 

 comparison the shade is between Salopian and Prince of 

 Wales. 



Prince Edward of York. — Flowers of extra large size 

 and boldly expanded form. Standard is a bright glowing 

 scarlet, bordering on salmon, while the broadly spread- 

 ing wings are soft deep rose. 



LAVENDER AND MAUVE 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton. — Standard mauve, wings laven- 

 der, large size, hooded form. It is the largest and light- 

 est shade of lavender varieties. 



LIGHT PURPLE AND MAUVE 



Admiration. — Pink mauve on a ground of light prim- 

 rose. Wings a shade lighter than standard, but almost 

 self-colored. Medium size, hooded form. 



Mrs. Walter Wright. — Rose purple, self-colored. It 

 changes to a slightly bluish purple as it fully matures. 

 Very large size, hooded form. 



Navy Blue. — Wings indigo at base, shading to navy blue 

 and bright blue. Medium size, semi-hooded, frequently 

 doubled and crimped. Whole effect of the flower is very 

 blue. 



CLEAR PURPLE 



Duke of Westminster. — Standard clear purple. Wings 

 purple with tint of violet. Large size, hooded form. 



VIOLET AND MAROON 



Othello. — Very dark maroon; showing veins of almost 

 black. Practically a self-color. Large size, hooded form. 



Black Knight. — Very deep maroon, self-colored. The 

 veins on the middle of the standard showing almost 

 black. Large size, open form. 



