ELLIOTT'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1897. 



VII 



SWEET PEA. 



New Dwarf Cupid. 



A novelty of sterling merit of purely Am 

 can origin, and was introduced last season with 

 the endorsement of the horticultural societies 

 where exhibited, both in this country and Eu- 

 rope. Never before have flower lovers dream- 

 ed of a Sweet Pea growing- only five inches 

 high, spreading out from the root not over fif- 

 teen Inches in diameter, with very dark green 

 foliage and the plants profusely covered with 

 large, pure, waxy, white flowers, equal in i*ize 

 to those of Emily Henderson, and of more sub- 

 stance to both standards and wings than any 

 other Sweet Pea. Cupid is a chance seedling 

 found in a California field in 1893, and comes 

 absolutely true from seed— so much so that in 

 a crop of seven acres there was not a single 

 plant that showed any variation either in habit 

 or color. The flower stems of Cupid are abou t 

 four inches long, bearing two and three blos- 

 soms on the end of each, and all open at the 

 same time, avoiding the necessity of picking 

 stems with buds and open blossoms. 



Cupid, grown in a twelve-inch pot, just fills 

 the top with its blooms of glistening white- 

 ness, and it is wonderfully attractive in the 

 house or conservatory. In the garden it will 

 be used chiefly as a border plant, for it will hear 

 trimming to just the proper shape. The foliage 

 alone is pretty enough for any border, but 

 this is forgotten when Cupid bursts into a 

 mass of snow white blossoms. The Violet, 

 Kose and Carnation will now have to share 

 their popularity for a gentlemen's boutonniere 

 with Cupid, as it is just the thing; it has the 

 fragrance and beauty, and it is a Sweet Pea, and the only Sweet Pea that looks well in the buttonhole. 



While Cupid has lost all tendency of Sweet Peas— to trail or climb— it 

 the free blooming habit, as it flowers so abundantly as to nearly hide the 

 flower lover should fail to try the grand American novelty, Pkt., lOe.; oz 



SWEET PEA, CUPID. 



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has not lost 

 foliage. No 

 ,50c. 



Extra Early Blanche Ferry .-(7w(? Weeks Earlier than any other Variety. 



This new variety comes into full bloom two weeks before any other sort, and 

 flowers profusely the whole season, this sort is as much an improvement over the 

 well-known Blanche Ferry as it was over the old Painted Lady, being still more dwarf 

 and abundant blooming. Tested beside sixty other varieties the 'Extra Early Blanche 

 Ferry was in full bloom when only occasionally a bud could be found on the earliest of 

 the other sorts. The flowers have the same contrast of pink and white that has made 

 the Painted Lady and Blanche Perry so popular. While this variety is of great value 

 to the florist for forcing, it will surely repay the amateur who plants it in the garden 

 with a profusion of bloom beginning very early and continuing throughout the entire 

 season. Per pkg., 10c. ; oz., 25c.; ^ lb., 75c. 



Katherine Tracy. 



The finest pink Sweet Pea; perfect in form and unsurpassed in size. The large 

 standard is perfectly round, very thick, expanded and nearly flat, but with sufficient 

 curve to avoid stifl^ness. The stems are strong, exceptionally long, and bear two or 

 three blossoms. The perfection of form, splendid substance and color of this variety 

 will command the admiration of both the florist and amateur. Per pkg., lOc; oz., 25c. 



RED RIDING-HOOD. 



In this variety we have a fixed type, and an entirely new departure in form. When 

 fully developed, the standard and wings are a pleasing rosy pink, shading to blush 

 white at the calyx ; the keel, which is almost completely enveloped, being nearly pure 

 white. Although unusually robust in habit, it is early flowering, and in plenitude 

 and continuity of bloom it excels-all other existing sorts. The standard is diminutive 

 and peculiarly convoluted, forming a hood around the wings, the tips of which pro- 

 trude with slightly fluted edges, lending a novel and pleasing beauty to the flower. 

 The fragrance surpasses in a marked degree that of other varieties of Sweet Peas. 

 The length and rigidity of the stem is remarkable, as, when cut, it retains its stability 

 for a much longer period than other sorts. Pkt, i5c. 



ELLIOTT'S RAINBOVi/ MIXTURE. 



There is no more popular flower grown from seed than the Sweet Pea. They are 

 fa \'orites, and are now "the fashionable flower." Small bunches of them worn, or in 

 vases, are everywhere seen.' In the endless blending of colors and delightful frag ranee 

 of the flowers they have no rival. 



Our "Rainbow Mixture " we confidently assert to be the very best ever offered. 

 This assortment is made up of the "Cream" of Eckford's large flowering sorts, to- 

 gether with all leading varieties of merit, including novelties. Other mixtures may 

 be cheap in price, but if you are a lover of Sweet Peas "that are Sweet Peas" you 

 cannot afford to do without our "Rainbow Mixture," Per packet, lOc; oz., 20c.; }4 

 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.60. 



