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GIANT SPENCER 



ORCHID 

 FLOWERED 



SWEET PEAS 



Sweet Pea evolution is constantly producing additions to the glorified race of 

 "Spencers," which have superseded the older types, and in this collection we 

 include a number of the most recent. 



The characteristics of the Spencer Sweet Peas, grown under congenial condi- 

 tions, are: robust growth, the plants attaining a height of from 6 to 10 feet, 

 requiring for full development to be from six inches to a foot apart. The flowers 

 are giants among Sweet Peas, measuring 2 to 2 54 inches across. They are beauti- 

 fully formed, with huge standards, open and upright, and immense wings grace- 

 fully poised. Both standards and wings are daintily waved, the undulations 

 reflecting high lights and casting shadows in the depth, thus showing a varied 



harmony of tones which greatly enhances the coloring. Three and often four 

 of these queenly blossoms are borne on long, strong stems, rendering them 

 unsurpassable as cut flowers for vases, bouquets and other decorations. Their 

 long-continued profusion of bloom is phenomenal, but accounted for by the fact 

 that a majority of the flowers of true Spencers fall as they fade — before the seed 

 pod is formed — thus continuing the succession of bloom — for, as all know, when 

 Sweet Peas set pods, the flowering diminishes. 



Condensed cultural instructions for garden culture under both northern 

 and southern conditions and for winter flowering under glass are given in Hen- 

 derson's leaflet, "How to Grow Sweet Peas to Perfection," free to customers. 



The Henderson Collection of 



Sixteen 

 Giant Spencer 

 Shown in Colors on Opposite Page 



Sweet Peas 



4^01 Collection ° ne P acket each 



<*OUl VOlieCtlOn of t he 1 6 varieties 



n 



00 



4304 Collection ( ° n ? oz f i 00 % 500 . s ~ ds > $ 4 00 



""■"" each of the 16 varieties 



Key to Plate 





Key to Plate 





A 



4146 



HIGHLANDER 



Lavender 



I 



4257 



RAPTURE 



Pale Pink, white ground 



B 



4029 



BLACK DIAMOND 



Maroon 



J 



4118 



GRAND SLAM 



Orange Red Cerise 



C 



4051 



CAPRI 



Light Blue 



K 



4251 



PIRATE GOLD 



Golden Orange 



D 



4095 



FLAGSHIP 



Dark Blue 



L 



4190 



LIFE 



Pink and Orange 



E 



4234 



MRS. CUTHBERTSON 



Pink, white standards 



M 



4285 



THE CARDINAL 



Scarlet 



F 



4050 



BRIDAL VEIL 



White 



N 



4277 



RUBICUND 



Crimson 



G 



4049 



BONNIE BRIAR 



Pink 



O 



4246 



PEGGY ANN 



Salmon and Coral 



H 



4221 



MASTER CREAM 



Cream 



P 



4245 



OLYMPIA 



Purple 



NEW AND STANDARD GIANT SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



Price of the following Named Sorts; 10c per Packet; 25c per Oz. 



Packets Contain from 40 to 50 Seeds. One ounce will sow a double row twenty feel long. 



4003 AFFECTION. Coral pink, cream ground. 

 4006 AMBITION. Large deep lavender. 

 4021 AVALANCHE. Very large pure white. 



4050 BRIDAL VEIL. Pure white. 



4051 CAPRI. Clear light blue. 



4055 CHIEFTAIN. Beautiful deep mauve. 



4059 CHINESE BLUE. Rich deep blue. 



4077 DEBUTANTE. Soft salmon, shaded coral. 



4095 FLAGSHIP. Clear deep blue. 



4148 HUNTSMAN. A rich dazzling scarlet. 



4188 LEVIATHAN. Deep rich maroon. 



4190 LIFE. Scarlet-cerise. 



4232 MRS. A. SEARLES. An ideal flower for all purposes, rich pink, 

 merging into a soft red or golden orange. 



4234 MRS. CUTHBERTSON. Rose pink with white wings. 



4246 PEGGY ANN. Salmon pink. 



4251 PIRATE GOLD. Rich golden orange. 



4258 RED BOY. Large flowering deep crimson. 



4282 SIMPLICITY. Chamois pink, cream ground. 



4296 WELCOME. Bright dazzling scarlet. 



4300 Henderson's Mixed Giant Spencer Sweet Peas. An unsur- 

 passable mixture. Composed exclusively of Giant Waved 

 -Spencer varieties, blended in proper proportions of bright colors, 

 selfs and art tints, also including several new hybrids of exquisite 

 colors and shades. Per pkt., (75 to 100 seeds). 10c; per oz. (400 

 to 500 seeds), 20c; per % lb., 60c; per lb., §2.00. 



EARLY FLOWERING GIANT SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



The plants of this new race are of strong constitution. Grown in the open ground they begin flowering fully four weeks sooner than late flowering 

 sweet peas sown at the same time and bloom for a much longer period. 



Price of the following named sorts, 15c. per Pkt. ; 50c. per Oz. 



4309 BACCHUS. Violet carmine. 



4310 BOON. Deep salmon pink on light cream ground. 



4311 BRIDESMAID. Soft pink on white ground. 



4312 COLLEEN. Rose suffused gold. 



4314 BRIGHT LIGHT. A flaming self scarlet. It is absolutely 

 sunproof and in fact the brighter the sun, the brighter the color. 



4315 ELEANOR BLUE. Bright blue with silver sheen, i 



4316 EXPOSITION PINK. Rich pink. 



4322 GLITTERS. An attractive orange scarlet. 



4339 HOPE. Pure white. 



4340 LAVANDA. Uniform clear lavender. 



4341 MARINE. This is the clearest of all blues. Both standard and 

 wings carry this truest blue evenly throughout the entire flower. 



4346 MOTHER MACHREE. Coral rose. 

 4367 REDWOOD. Deep rich crimson. 



4369 SEQUOIA. Golden cerise. 



4370 SHIRLEY TEMPLE. Pale pink. 

 4374 SONNET. Blush pink. 



4378 SUNPROOF ORANGE. Crimson orange. 



4383 SWEET BRIAR. Rose pink on white ground. 



4385 TOP HAT. Deep violet blue. 



4388 TRIUMPH. Soft lilac mauve. 



4400 Early Flowering Spencer, Mixed. This exquisite strain con- 

 tains the delightful, characteristic sweet pea colors in in- 

 finite variety. The flowers are identical in size and beauty/ 

 to the named sorts. 



Per pkt., 10c; per oz., 40c; per X lb., $1.25. 



