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ONE OF OUB FIELDS OF "EMILY HENDERSON" SWEET PEAS, 

 DRAWN FROM A PHOTOGBAPH. 



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The Queen of White Sweet Peas, 



E/niLlY HENDERSON." 



A GLORIOUSLY beautiful acquisition of American origin. 

 Absolutely pure white, as clear as alabaster and 

 as lustrous as satin. The flowers, of remarkable sub- 

 stance, are borne on long stiff penduncles, are extra 

 large, with broad, round standards that stand up boldly 

 without reflex, curl or notch. 



The plants are robust, compact and branching, pro- 

 ducing such a prodigal abundance of flowers that the 

 plants appear as if covered with snow. From one plant, 

 specially cultivated, we have cut in one season the seemingly 

 incredible number of 1,035 sprays of bloom. 



In earliness, it outrivals all competitors by nearly two 

 weeks, and continues a veritable " cut-and-come-again " to 

 the end of autumn. The fragrance is most delicious and 

 distinct. 



For forcing 1 under glass it is particularly adapted. 



Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. y± lb., $2.00 lb. 



Our new White Sweet Pea, "Emily Henderson," introduced 

 by us two years ago, has now been thoroughly disseminated 

 in both America and Europe, and we congratulate ourselves 

 that it has giuen unbounded satisfaction, and has received 

 more flattering testimonials and enthusiastic praise than any 

 flower seed novelty introduced for years, not only from private 

 growers and professional gardeners, but from the horticul- 

 tural press of the world. 



Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural 

 Society of England— June 26, 1894. 

 Words of Praise : Our limited space only permits us to 

 print the following, though we have hundreds of testi- 

 monials of like purport : 

 Mr. W. C. Egan, Sec'y Cliicago Horticultural Society, writes : 



I desire to stale that the seeds of the Emily Henderson Sweet 

 Pea germinated freely and became robustplants. It was the first 

 of many varieties to bloom, and was a most profuse bloomer dur~ 

 ing the hot weather, and, late in the fall, gave a great 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. 

 From the Journal of Horticulture.— July 5, 1894. 



/ have four named varieties of white Sweet Peas, but none equals 

 Emily Henderson. The blooms of this Pea are large, pure, with 

 much substance of petal and fragrance. I would recommend those 

 who grow Sweet Peas to make a note of this variety. E. M. 



SR9WN IN CebORS 6N THE PL2ATE OPP0SITE. 



SWEET PEAS— beautiful in their modest loveliness, perfection in form, graceful in arrangement 

 delightful in perfume, exquisite in coloring, lavish in bloom, unequaled for cutting, gay and 

 cheery in the garden, of the easiest culture, succeeding with everybody, in short, irresistible in 

 their wealth of charms. If the primitive varieties were such fragrant favorites in the old-fashioned 

 garden, is it to be wondered at, with the wonderfully improved sorts of the present time, with increased 

 size, better shape, greater quantity of bloom, with three and four flowers borne on a stem, and with 

 lovely new colors, that Sweet Peas are now enjoying unprecedented popularity? 



The "Blue Ribbon " Collection of Sweet Peas we herewith offer, and which we illustrate in 

 colors on the page opposite, is composed mostly of the latest introductions, and although there are in 

 some cases older varieties of similar colors, yet the new sorts we offer possess points of superior merit 

 that will cause them to eventually displace entirely their older prototypes. Though there are in the 

 collection two or three older varieties of Sweet Peas of such distinctiveness that they are indispensable 

 in every collection. 



Firefly. Intense crimson scarlet ; brilliant and glowing, of large size and great substance Pkt. 10 



Blanche Ferry. Splendid large flowers on long stiff stems, plant very branchy and compact, 



blooming early, long and profusely ; color, crimson pink, with blush white wings. 15c. per oz., 



40c. per > 4 lb., $1.00 per lb 5 



Stanley. Deep chestnut maroon, exquisitely rich and distinct ; a grand flower of the finest form 



and substance. (Award of Merit from R. H. S.) 10 



Butterfly. Large flower of delicate beauty ; color, white, suffused with lavender ; entire flower 



margined with blue. 15c. per oz., 40c. per )i lb., $1.00 per lb 5 



IVIonarch. Purplish maroon standards, deep blue wings ; a large and handsome variety. (1st 



Class Certificate, R. H. S.) 10 



Orange Prince. Bright orange pink, flushed with scarlet; very distinct and beautiful. (1st 



Class Certificate, R. H. S.) 15c. per oz., 40c. per )i lb., $1.00 per lb 5 



Blushing' Beauty. A large, superb flower, of pure, soft, satiny pink ; a lovely variety 10 



Mrs. Eckford. The best yellow— an exquisite primrose shade ; flowers extra large ; a profuse 



bloomer. (Award of Merit, R. H. S.) 10 



Gaiety. Large, round, blush white flowers striped and flaked with bright rose and lilac 10 



Princess May. Large flowers of a most charming shade of lavender 10 



Bed, White and Blue. A most beautiful variety ; a selection from the old Captain Clark, 



with more pronounced colors, viz., claret red standard and white wings distinctly edged with blue 10 



Henderson's Jleoi Doable Siaeet Peas 



THREE GORGEOUS VARIE TIES. THE MYjNCE G UARD OF A NEW RACE. 



ROUBLE SWEET PEAS are of incomparable beauty. The plants are of extremely robust growth, 

 producing a lavish profusion of richly fragrant flowers ; the flowers are extra large, frequently 

 measuring over two inches across. They have from two to three standards and frequently three 

 wings. All of these petals composing the flower are beautifully incurved and daintily frilled. The 

 effect of the extra number of petals is to throw tinted and varying shadows into the depths of the 

 flower, intensifying the coloring, and bringing the high lights into strong relief. These charming 

 contrasts, continually shifting as the long stems of flowers gently sway to and fro, give the Double 

 Sweet Pea a particularly fascinating beauty. As a cut flower they are destined, we think, to outrival 

 the single varieties, for, like most double flowers, they remain fresh for u, longer period. 



We do not claim that we have as yet perfected this new type of Double Sweet Peas, but we have 

 brought the undermentioned three varieties up to producing 40 to 50 per cent, of double flowers. 

 Splendour bears three and four flowers to a stem, and Apple Blossom sometimes as many as six flowers 

 to a stem. Sometimes they will all come double, sometimes all single, but generally doubles and 

 singles are borne about half-and-half on each stem. If our customers grow their Sweet Peas poorly, 

 starve them ; they may not get as many double flowers, but the best results may be expected if " Our 

 Neiv Method of Sweet Pea Culture" is followed, a copy of which we will send free to every person 

 ordering our " Blue Ribbon " Collection of Sweet Peas this season. 



Double Apple Blossom. Charming blush pink, flushed with deep rose ; a lovely variety.. Pkt. 20 



Double White. Snow-white, pure and glistening 20 



Double Splendour. Superb rosy crimson ; a most gorgeous variety 20 



PRICE 



FOR THE ENTIRE "BLUE RIBBON" COLLECTION OP SWEET PEAS, 



One packet each of all the 15 varieties described on this page, and shown in colors on the 

 opposite page, including Emily Henderson and the three doubles. 



$I.OO *3? 



For a Grand Combination Offer of all "Colored Plate Vegetable and Flower Seeds," see page 8, 



