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PETE** HEflOESSOrJ Gt CO., flEW YOP^.— FliOWEt* SEED flOVEIiTIES. 



EMILY HENDERSON," 



THE QUEEN OF 

 WHITE SWEET PEAS. 



A gloriously beautiful acquisition of American 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. 

 Tlie 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, supporting the blossoms so that they stand out boldly, 



giving this variety an added value for cutting. 

 Irt earliness and long-continued bloom it outrivals all competitors, flowering 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 seemingly 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 account of its color, earliness, 



profusion, its short, stocky growth, and the immense size of its long-stemmed flowers. 



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. 



Price of the "Emily Henderson" Sweet Pea, 15c. per packet (of about 50 seeds), 50c. per oz. 



(3a lit ion The 8 ' reat meTit of the EMILY HENDERSON 

 * Sweet Pea has made it widely popular, and 

 we have reason to believe there will he 

 other whites foisted upon the public this 

 season as the "Emily Henderson," and 

 we desire to warn cmstomers against such. 

 Therefore, to protect you, your seeds- 

 man and ourselves, we shall this season 

 send it out only in packets and ounces 

 SEALED WITH OUR "RED TRADE- 

 MARK LABEL." 



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



Who is undoubtedly the greatest amateur collector and cultivator of Sweet Peas, and 

 acknowledged critic and authority on Sweet Peas in America, writes : — 



" Forapopular 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 Magnifca, 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." 



THE OTHER SWEET PEAS SHOWN ON OPPOSITE PLATE. 



Butterfly. (See No. 2 on colored plate.) Standards and wings white, faintly suf- 

 fused lavender ; entire flower edged with blue. Oz., 20c Pkt. 



Orange Prince. (See No. 3 on colored plate.) Standards orange pink, wings 

 pink 



Boreatton. (See No. 4 on colored plate.) Standards rich maroon, wings pur- 

 plish maroon, rich and velvety ; immense flowers, thrifty and profuse 



Oueen of the Isles. (See No. 5 on colored plate.) Standards white striped, 

 rose and crimson, wings wine red, striped white 



Primrose. (See No. 6 on colored plate.) Pale primrose yellow throughout 



Mrs Gladstone. (See No. 7 ore colored plate.) Standards exquisite soft blush 

 pink, wings slightly deeper, being suffused carmine pink; profuse bloomer; 

 large fine flowers 



Captain of the Blues. (See No. 8 ore colored plate.) Standards bright pur- 

 plish blue, wings ultramarine blue 



Cardinal. (See No. 9 ore colored plate.) A grand scarlet : standards cardinal 

 crimson/wings crimson scarlet; large round flowers, profuse 



Dorothy Tennant. (See No. 10 ore colored plate.) Heliotrope ; beautiful. .Pkt. 10 



Countess of Radnor. (See No. 11 ore colored plate.) Standards and wings 

 delicate lavender ; exquisite _ 10 



Indigo King. (See No. 12 ore colored plate.) Standards dark maroon purple, 

 wings indigo blue 10 



Senator. {See No. 13 on colored plate.) Standards striped brown purple on 

 creamy ground, wings dark purple, striped white 10 



Princess Victoria. (See No. 14 ore colored plate.) Standards rosy pink, wings 

 cherry rose with lines of pink 10 



Blanche Perry. (See No. 15 ore colored plate.) Splendid large flowers of per- 

 fect form and great substance on long stiff stems; standard crimson pink, 

 wings blush white ; plant branchy and compact, blooming early, long and 

 profusely. Oz., 20c 6 



Her Majesty. (See No. 16 on colored plate.) Deep rosy crimson of satiny 

 sheen ; large, handsome and distinct , 10 



<*THE "SWEET SIXTEEN" COLLECTION OF SWEET PEAS, # 



One packet each of sixteen varieties described on this page, and shown in colors on opposite page, 



PRICE, ^1.00, FREE BY IVIAIL. 



