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PETEK HENDEESON & CO., NEW YOEK, WHOLESALE PEICE LIST. 



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THE 



Queen of White 

 Sweet Peas. 



"Emily Henderson/' 



THE QUEEN OF 

 WHITE SWEET PEAS. 



A gloriously beautiful acquisition of Am- 

 erican origin, introduced by us in 1893. 

 Absolutely pure white, as clear as 



alabaster and glistening as satin ; all other 

 whites in comparison are tinged with yellow, 

 green or pink. 



The flowers are extra large, of 



remarkable substance, and in form perfection; 



broad, round standards without the slightest 

 tendency to reflex or curl. THE 

 STEMS are stiff and long, sup- 

 porting the blossoms so that they 

 stand out boldly, giving this var- 

 iety an added value for cutting. 

 In earliness and long-- 

 continued bloom it 



outrivals all competitors, flower- 

 ing nearly two weeks earlier 

 than any of the 63 varieties in 

 our trial grounds, and continues 

 a veritable " cut-and-come- 

 again " to the end of Autumn. 

 THE FRAGRANCE is most 

 delicious and distinct. 



The prodigal abundance 

 of bloom is phenomenal ; 



rarely less than three flowers are borne 

 on a stem and nearly as often four, 

 and frequently stems are found bearing five, 

 six and even seven flowers. The plants are 

 robust, compact and branching, and are so 

 completely covered with flowers, they appear 

 as if covered with snow. From one plant 

 especially cultivated, we have cut the seem- 

 ingly incredible number of 1,035 Sprays 

 of bloom in one season. 

 For Forcing- under Glass the 

 EMILY HENDERSON Sweet Pea is bound 

 to outstrip all others on occount of its color, 

 earliness, profusion, its short stocky growth 

 and the immense size of its long stemmed 

 flowers. 



PRICES OF 



Tne Emily Henderson 



SWEET PEA. 

 Per pkt. of 50 seeds, 8c; 

 per 100 pkts., $6.00; per 

 oz. pkt. , 30c. each ; per doz. 

 oz. pkts., $3.50 ; per 100 oz. 

 pkts., $27.00. 



Caution. 



The great merit of the EMILY HENDERSON 

 Sweet Pea has made it widely popular, and we 

 have reason to believe there will be other whites 

 foisted upon the public this season as the " Emily 

 Henderson," and we desire to warn customers 

 against such. 



Therefore, to protect you, your seedsman and 

 ourselves, we shall this season send it out only 

 in packets and ounces SEALED WITH OUR 

 "RED TRADE MARK LABEL." 



We have received hundreds of laudatory letters from our American and European Customers testifying to the many merits of 

 this grand variety, in many cases with extravagant enthusiasm, but our limited space only permits us to print the following : 



Rev. W. T. HUTCHINS, Indian Orchard, Mass., 



Who is undoubtedly the greatest cnnateur coitector and cultivator of Sweet Peas 

 and the acknowledged critic and authority on Sweet Peas in A merica, writes: — 



" For a popular white I believe yours will control the market. You know that I was 

 skeptical about it last year. My doubts have vanished, and now I shall have to curb 

 my enthusiasm. There is only one white Sweet Pea on the market to compare with it — 

 the Mrs Sankey — but it does not need comparison with that, since each leads a distinct 

 class. Mrs. Sankey, being a black seeded white has the faintest tinge of pink in it, 

 while the Emily Henderson is a pure glistening' White. All other white 

 seeded whites lack substance, but yours stands right out at noonday, challenging the 

 sun's heat. In size it is a true Alba Magnifica, and it is a prodigal bloomer. 

 Side by side with the Blanche Ferry I could see that it had all of the excellent qualities 

 of that valuable variety. I welcome it as not only a valuable variety, but as the second 

 American variety of real merit." 



Mhss. BIDDLES & CO., Loughborough, England. 



July 12, 1893. 

 "Your New Sweet Pea, Emily Henderson, isa decided acquisition to those 

 who grow for cut flowers and markets. 



Mr. W. C. EGAN, Secy of the Horticultural Soc 'y of Chicago, writes us: 



Oct. 27, 1893. 

 " I desire to state that last spring I obtained some seeds of the Emilv Henderson 

 Sweet Pea from you. They germinated freely and soon became robust plants. It was 

 the first of many varieties to bloom, and was a most profuse bloomer during the hot 

 weather, and late in the fall gave a gTeat quantity of flowers, while the others were only 

 furnishing scattering blossoms. It produced long stems, and the flowers lasted better 

 when cut — not fading away — than any other variety ; in fact, with me, it was the best 

 Sweet Pea for garden culture that I have yet grown." 



Mr. WM. FALCONER, Glen Cove, N. Y., Editor " Gardening." 



July 12. 1802. 

 " About your new White Sweet Pea that you gave me to test for you ; the seeds grew 

 well and the plants blossomed beautifullv, the flowers are very large and un- 

 usually white without the greenish hue, generally peculiar to White Sweet Peas, 

 and the upper petals stand out broad and bold. The plant is robust, very healthy and 

 branchy, but not a tall grower, the flower stems are stiff rendering the blossoms of 



extra value for cut flowers." 



From " Gardening" Sept. 15th, 1893. 

 " ' Emily Henderson ' is a lovely Sweet Pea, dwarf early and free bUoming with 

 large bold delicious white flowers." 



We furnish the trade our Flower Seeds in retail packets, superbly lithographed at one -third off retail prices, or in quantities of not less than 



five of a kind at one-half off. 



