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SWEET PEflS. 



EYEltY loverof Swt-et I'oaH lias no clonbt lii-avd of the world's Sweet Pea Conven- 

 tion and Show, held in the niagiiifieent C'rystal Palace, London, the past suni- 

 mer. The object was not only to cejebrate the bicentenary of the Sweet Pea, but to 

 select the best varieties, whether old or new, from the hundreds now offered to the 

 gardening world, discard inferior sorts of similar color and renamed <luplicateB. 

 (Jne of our firm went to Loudon especially to participate in tliis convention, which, 

 as a celebration and show, was au unqualified success, every known variety of 

 Sweet Pea being displayed in best form. We there made a very careful study of the 

 merits of nil, which, combined with our experience of their actions when grown 

 under American skies, enables us herewith to offer, we think, the best selection of 

 Sweet Peas ever gotten together, comprisingall colors and shades, l.'itcst introduc- 

 tions and older varieties of merit, without duplicating any sorts closely similar. 

 If the primitive varieties were such favorites in the old-fashioned garden, is it to 

 be wondered at, with the wonderfully improved sorts of the jiresent time, with in- 

 creased size, better shape, greater quantity of bioont. with three or tour flowers 

 borne on a stem, and with lovely new colors, that Sweet Peas are now enjoying 

 unprecedented popularil.v ? 



SUPERIOR MIXED SWE,E,T EEflS. 



All bright colors, in jiropcr proi>ortions mixed from 30 standard varieties 

 selected from our "Cream of the Named Sweet Peas' offered on next page, includ- 

 ing both American and Eckford's varieties. A row of our Mixed Sweet Peas iQ 

 bloom is bright and varied in coloring ami particularly pleasing, .ind vastly supe- 

 rior to many inixtures sent out. 5c. per large packet (iihoiit Ml) .seeds) ; 10c. per 

 oz. (.WW to 4(1(1 smis) ; 20c. per Vi lb.; ."Oc. per lb., delivered free in U. S. 



MIXED GIANT'S".!: SWEET rEflS. 



M.ide up exclusively of choicest giant-tlowering sorts, inclitditig some unnamed 

 hvbrids of superior size, shape and colors; all bright colors, mixed in proper pro- 

 portions for most brilliant effect. 10c. per large packet {.ilioiit 1(10 si/ed.s) ; 20c. 

 per oz. {.'lOU to 400 seeijs) ; 50c. per Vi 11>.; $1.2.'J per lb., delivered free in U, S. 



From Mrs. WILL SPIER. Mclhournc. Ciin.: 



•■ U> hiivi- irrown .roHr.S'ireef J'fiis ^vith siiccpss for the litfit .i, rears, taking tirsi 

 prize .It the Rkhriiotu'l Coiiiity I-Jxhibition and the third at the Provincial Kxhihi- 

 tion held in Montreal, the latter in a class open to Sorists and gardeners." 



From L. W. liUltDECK, Williamstown; Mass.: 



••Last sprinf! I /^rew your Nueet Pea Seeds and must ."J.i.r that in an experience 

 of 40 years I neverbeforetiad such strong grant h of vinesnnil ed with such persistent 

 blooniinp. Several times our Sneet Peas werethe subject of i/uite an item in thelucal 

 papers. Irecommenil yuiirSn-eet Pe.isfor their strong growth and free blooming." 



DOUBLE-FLOWERING 



SWEET rEflS. 



The flowers of these do not all come 

 donble, but us>i;illy produce from L'o 1o 40 

 l>i'r cent, of (lonlile blo.ssoms. In some uncon- 

 genial situations tlie.v have proveil very Incon- 

 stant, producing no double flowers at all, but In 

 suchcases they make up for the deficiency in doubles 

 by produiing in greatest profusion large beautiful single flowers. 



' EMII/Y 



HENDERSON" 



is the most 

 popular 



SWEET PKA 



grown. 



Double Apple Blossom. Eose and blush. 

 Double Boreatton. Deep maroon 

 Dottble Btitterfly. A\ liite, lavender and blue. 

 Double Captain of the Blues. Blue and purple. 

 Double Duke of Clarence. Plum claret. 



Double laottie Bcliford. AVhite and mauve. 



Double Splendor. Uosy crimson. 



Double Senator, striped blue, white and chocolate. 



Double 'White. Pure white. 



Double Mixed Colors. 



Prices tor any of above Double Sweet Peas, 5c. per pkt., 10c. per oz., or the collection. 1 packet each of above 9 



varieties, 35c. 



QPECIAL 



NOTICE 



of our New Departure in Offering 



ONLY THE CREAH 



OF THE 



SWEET PEAS. 



There are too many so-called varieties of Sweet 

 Peas— nearly two hundred — offered to the public. 

 Many of them are alike, or so nearly so that ex- 

 perts can scarcely distinguish them apart. So we 

 have culled out inferior older varieties that have 

 been Improved upon.the newer sorts that have re- 

 verted back or are not improvements, and the sorts 

 that have been offered under different names by 

 different firms which we have proved at our trial 

 grounds to be the same thing. 



If we do not offer the variety you are look= 

 ing for on the next page, refer to this discarded 

 list, which tells what better variety of same 

 color to select in place. 



OXJR LIST OF=' DISCT^RDED SiA^EET REKS, 

 WITH THE SUPPLANTING VARIETY WE RECOMMEND AS BEING SIMILAR AND SUPERIOR. 



Discarded. Select in Place. 



.Vdonis No. M 



Alba JIai?niflca No. 55 



Alice Ecktord No. 29 or 118 



Black Brown Striped.... No. 117 



BlaekPurple No. i9 



Blushing Beauty No. 99 



Boreatton No. 6 



Brilliant No. 115 



Bronze King No. 29 or 118 



Butterfly No. 80 



California No. 99 or 71 



Calypso No. 23 



Captain Clark No. 27 



Captain of Blues No. 90 



Captain Sharkey. .No. .59 or 115 



Cardinal No. .59 or 115 



Carmen Sylva — No. 43 



Celestial No. 37 or 73 



Chancellor No. 72 



Colon ist No. 100 



Coronet No. 5 



Countess Cadogan No. 90 



Countess of Aberdeen. .No. 



Countess of I*owis No. 



Countess of Shrewsbury 



No. 



Creole . . - No. 



Crown Princess of Prus- 

 sia No. 



Discarded. Select in Place. 



I)i>yl)icak No. 3 or 27 



Delicht No. 105 or lis 



Distinction No. 47 



Duchessof Edinburg. .No. 102 



Duchess of York No. 107 



Duke of Westminster. ..No. 23 



DukeofYork No. 41 



ElizaEckford No. 70 



Emily Lynch No. 41 



Empress of India — No. 9 or 41 



Etna No. Kio 



FairyQueen No. 118 



Fascination No. 2 



Fashion No. 2 or 23 



Gaiety No. 89 



GoldenGate No. 23 



Golden Gleam No. 87 



Grand Blue No. 90 



Harvard No. 59 or 115 



Her Majesty No. 100 



Ignea No. 69 or 115 



Imperial Blue No. 90 



Indigo King No. 49 



Invincible CarinineNo..")9orll5 

 Invincible Scarlet. No. 59 or 115 



Invincible Striped No. 89 



IsaEckford No. 79 



T.ady Beaconsfleld No. 29 



Lady Nina Balfour No. 7.T 



Discarded. Select in Place. 



Lady Penzance No. fit 



Lady Skelmersdale No. 2 



Lemon Queen No. 105 or 118 



Little Dorrit No. 41 



Madam Carnot No. 90 



Mars No. 115 



Meteor No. 64 



Blinni-haha No. 3 



Mi^s Hunt No. 100 



51..,li.stv No. 48 



Monarch No. 49 



Mr.s. Fitzgerald No. 122 



Mrs. Gladstone No. 71 



Mrs. Sankcy No. 114 



Nelly Jaynes No. 9 



New Countess No. 37 or 73 



Nita No. 69 



Novelty • .No. 102 



Oddity No. 81 



Orange Prince No. 64 



Oregonia No. 



Oriental No. 



Othello No. 



Ovid No. 



Painted Lady No. 



Peach Blossom No. 



Peau d' Espagne No. 



Primrose No. 



Princess Beatrice. .X 



or 79 



Discarded. Select in Place 



Prini-ess Louise No. 63 



Princess Ma.v No. 37 or 73 



Princess Victoria No. 102 



Purple Prince No. 47 



Purple Striped No. 103 



Queen of England No. 



Queen of the Isles No. 



Red Hiding Hood (of no 



hcaiitji). 



Bed Striped 'White No. 



Rising Sun No. 



Royal Rolje No. 



Scarlet Invincible No. 



Shftzada No. 



Snap Dragon (o/ no 



heauty). 



Splendid Lilac No. 77 or 



SiJlcndour No. 100 



Stanley No. 



Striped Celestial No. 69 



The Bride No. 7 or 114 



The Queen No.2or23 



Triumph No. U3 



Vesuvius No. 23 



Violet Queen No. 2 or 23 



Waverly No. 23 



'Wawona No. 69 



White No. 66 



White Eagle No. 65 



TO EVERY CUSTOMER FOR SWEET PEAS l^EZlok "BEST METHODS OF GROWING SWEET PEAS." 



