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PETER HEXDERSOX & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FLOWER SEEDS. 



H enderson's Cream of the NAMED SWEET PEAS. 



A select list of giant-flowering varieties, including every color among Sweet 

 Peas. We have discarded all small-flowering varieties, unhealthy sorts and dn- 

 plicates under different names. 



Customers may find the name of some old favorite missing, but you can rely 

 on a better variety of same color being offered in the list below. 



To aid in selecting certain colors, we submit the following key: 

 White, 14, 16, 36, 54, — Yellow, 24, 53. — Cream, tinted, 20, 52. — Pink or 

 Rose and White, 6, 10, 15, 25. — Blush, 11, 35. — Buff-pink, 2, 23, 32. — 

 Pink, 9, 18, 30, 37, 42. — Rose, 29, 44, 47.— Orange, 34. — Scarlet, 49. — 

 Crimson, 19, 27, 43, 48. — Magenta, 7. — Maroon, 5. — Purple, 12, 51. — Indigo, 

 39.— Blue, 8, 33. — Blue and White, 31. 40. — Mauve, 1, 38. — Lavender, 17, 28. 

 — Striped blue and white, 21, 22, 45, 50. — Striped red or pink and white, 

 3, 4. 13, 26, 41, 46. 



1 Admiration, Pinkish-tieliotrope , wings a shade lighter 



2 Agnes Johnson. Buff pink, large flcnver. 



3 America. Striped blood-scarlet on white, large and striking. 



4 Aurora. Striped rosy-orange on white, attractive variety 



5 Black Knight. Deep fnaroo>i. veined black, large aiid open. . 



6 Blanche Ferry. Extra Early. Rose-red, wings blush 



7 Captivation. Claret-magenta, wings lieliotrope, distinct. . . . 



8 Countess Cadogan, Bright purplish-blue, wings light blue. . 



9 Countess Spencer, Flowers of gigantic si^e and grand ope>} 



form, borne 3 and often 4 oti long stiff steins; tlie coloring 

 should be a lovely shell-pink shading to rose-pink at tlie 

 edges, but, unfortunately, this variety sports so that various 

 shades of pink, rose, blush, and occasionally orange and 

 carmine will be found — all, however, of true Countess shape 

 and all exceedingly beautiful 



10 Crown Jewel. Rose-pink, wings rosy-cream , fine large flower 



11 Dainty. White with pink flush deepening to a pink edge . . . 



12 David Ri Williamson. Indigo-purple , grand open flower 



13 Domino. Blush with car;niine dots and sliaded edge 



14 Dorothy Eckford. A gigantic new pure white, the best 



15 Earliest of All. Tlie earliest strain of Blanclie Perry 



16 Emily Henderson^ Large, pure white, early and prof-use 



17 Gladys Deal. Pure lavender-blue 



18 Gladys Unwin. Large open flower of pale pink 



19 George Gordon. Garnet-red 



20 Golden Rose. Primrose-yellow, fluslied with rosy pink 



21 Gray Friar. Flaked and speckled blue aiui mauve on white. . 



22 Helen Pierce. White ground, tnarbled bright blue 



23 Hon. F. Bouverie. Salmon buff-pink, wings creamy-pink . . 



24 Hon. Mrs. Ken yon. A grand primrose-yellow 



25 Jeannie Gordon, Rosy-pink, wings pink, tinged primrose. . 



26 Jessie Cuthbertson. Creatn white, strongly striped red 



27 King Edward VII. Large open flower of rich blood scarlet. . . 



28 Lady Qrisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery-lavender 



29 Lord Roseberry. Deep magenta-rose, wings of lighter sliade. 



30 Lovely. Warm rose-pink, large and extra fine 



31 Maid of Honor. Lavender and white, edged blue 



32 Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Cream pink, sliaded buff . . 



33 Memento. Exquisite " baby blue," large flower 



34 Miss Willraott, Orange-rose, extra large and fine 



35 Modesty, White, with pink tint deepening at edge 



36 Mont Blanc. An extra early white, fine for forcing 



37 Mrs. Knights Smith, Rose-pink, deepening at edge 



38 Mrs, Walter Wright. Rose-mauve, with blue mauve wings. . 



39 Navy-Blue. Dark indigo-blue and violet, the best blue 



40 Phenomenal. Double standard full and frilled; wings, large 



and wavy; color pearl-white tinged with rosy lavender. . . . 



41 Pink Friar. Flaked and fluslied pink on white 



42 Prima Donna. Exquisite rose-pink, large and profuse 



43 Prince Edward of York. Carmiiie-scarlet, wings crimson. . 



44 Prince of Wales. Rich carmine-rose , grand flower 



45 Princess of Wales. Striped blue and purple on white 



46 Ramona. Striped and penciled light pink on white 



47 Royal Rose. Deep carmine-rose, wings rose-pink 



48 Salopian. Rich deep crimson-red, very large and fine 



49 Scarlet Gem. Bright clear scarlet 



50 Senator. Striped ■>naroon and violet on white 



51 Shazada, Dark purple-maroon, plum-purple wings 



52 Stella Morse. Buff-pink with cream tintings 



53 Sunbeam. Large cream-yellow flowers, extra early flowering, 



a companion to Mont Blanc and Earliest of All for forcing 



54 White Wonder. Large pure white flowers, usually 6 (o 8 



borne on Jong stiff stems, all facing one way 



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.15 

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.30 



.15 

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.35 



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 .35 



.35 

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.40 

 .35 

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.85 



.35 

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 .35 



.35 

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 .35 

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 .75 



.35 

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 .30 



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 .35 

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.35 

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1.25 



.50 



HENDERSON'S COLLECTIONS OF SWEET PEAS. 



RESPLENDENT COLLECTION of 12 new giant=flowered var= 

 ieties, shown on colored plate in our Retail 

 Catalogue, and described under numbers 9, 

 \Z, 13, 14, 22, 24, 26, 27, 33, 34, 38 and 40, 



For 75c. 



POPULAR COLLECTION— 1 pkt. each, 12 varieties (our selection) 50c. 

 MATCHLESS COLLECTION— 1 " " 25 " " " $1.00 



COMPLETE COLLECTION— 1 " " 54 " 2.50 



MIXED SWEET PEAS. 



SUPERIOR MLXED- Blended in proper proportions from 

 exclusively bright colors 



MIXED GIANT HYBRIDS, frofm recent Eckford and Amer 

 icon novelties, including new seedlings 



DOUBLE FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. 



These usually produce 20 to 40% of double flowers 

 Double Sweet Peas, Mixed Colors 



Apple Blossom. Rose and pink, wings blush 



Boreatton. Deep maroon 



Bride of Niagara. Carmine-rose, wings blush 



" Butterfly. Mauve and lavender on white, edged blue. 

 " Captain of the Blues. Purple, with blue wings 



Dorothy Vick. Scarlet, with crimson wings 



" Duke of Clarence. Dark claret 



" Lottie Eckford. Lilac and white, with blue edge. . . . 



" Senator. Striped indigo ajid maroon on white 



" Splendor. Bright crimson-rose 



" Waverly. Claret-purple 



" White. Pure snow-white 



Collection of Double Sweet Peas 1 pkt. each of above 12. . 



NEW BUSH SWEET PEAS. 



These grow in perfect bush form, 16 to 18 inches high. 



Bush Sweet Peas, Mixed Colors 



" Blanche Ferry. Carmine-rose, wings blush-white . . . . 

 " Cardinal, Crimson-scarlet, with crimson wings 



Dorothy Tennant, Rosy-heliotrope, bluing with age. . 

 " Her Alajesty, Crimson-rose, wings a sliade lighter 



Lady .Mary Currie, Orange-rose, wings orange-red 



Lottie Eckford. White-suffused lilac, edged blue 



" Monarch. Pitrple, with violet wings 



Prima Donna. Pure bright pink 



Royal-Rose. Bright rose-red, with pink wings 



Senator. Striped maroon, indigo and violet on white., 



Sadie Burpee. (.Black-seeded.) White with flush 



Stella Morse. Creamy-buff, tinted pink 



Collection of Bush Sweet Peas 1 pkt. each of above 12 



CUPID or TOM THUMB SWEET PEAS. 



Compact, dwarf plants, not over 6 or 7 inches high, 

 covering a circumference of about 18 inches 



Cupids, Mixed Colors, Many varieties 



" Apple Blossom. Rose, pink and white 



Boreatton. Glossy maroon, with dark veins. 



" Bridesmaid. Very deep pink 



" Countess of Radnor. Silvery-lavender 



Enchantress. Rosy-cream 



" Firefly. Crimson-scarlet, free bloomer 



" Her Majesty. Deep rosy-crimson 



" Lady .Mary Currie. Brilliant orange-rose... 



Mauve Oueen. Rosy-mauve or heliotrope. , . 

 " Prima Donna. Pure bright rose-pink 



Stella Morse. Creamy-apricot, sliaded rose. . 



W hite. While 



Collection cf Curids, 1 pkt. each of above 12 sorts. 



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 .10 



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.10 

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.10 

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.10 



.15 



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.15 

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Jib. 



.15 

 .20 

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 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

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 .20 

 .20 



Our Leaflet, " BEST METHODS OF GROWING SWEET PEAS," free to Customers when asked for. 



