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CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS 



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Dainty. Delicate. Ltovely. 



SWeeT P6AS. 



The iniprovciiieiit in S«eet Piasthe past few years lias 

 been ma' vellous and the good wurk !-teii<iily goes on, and at 

 the same time, with this improvement, the pi ice is coming 

 down, so ihat the very finest sorts are now within the reach 

 of evt ry one. Tlie seed should hesown as cmly as the ground 

 fan be narked in Ihe spring', to enable Ihe vines to gi t a good 

 -trong growih before the warm wi-ather comes. Prepaie tlie 

 „iounii by thoronghly -working m a la'ge quantity of well- 

 n tted manuie. Make u trench s-ix inches deep; in this sow 

 the seed and cover two inches deep. 

 As soon as the pliinis begin to show 

 tlirough, fill in the trench. Tliis will 

 ■iti MIC idc eppliintingwithoutthebad 

 elh < t 1 t deep covering of the seed at 

 fir'-t and so enable the plant to bioom 

 contiiju ill y through the heat of sum- 

 mer. As the flowers come 

 nito full bloom or fade, they 

 "-liould be cut ofT, for if the 

 podsare allowed to form, the 

 plmts will stop blooming. 



2707. 

 2708. 

 2712. 

 2681. 

 2713. 

 2702. 

 2738. 

 2724. 

 2725. 

 2727. 

 2722. 

 2715. 

 2728. 

 2729. 

 2730. 

 2731. 

 2718. 



Adonis. Soft rosy pink. 



Apple Blossom. Bright pinkish rose. 



Blanch Ferry. Pink standards and white wings. 



Blushing Beauty. A very soft ipink. 



Boreatton. Deep maroon self, rich and velvety. 



Butterfly. White, edged and shaded with blue. 



Countess of Radnor. Delicate lavender. 



Captain of the Blues. Bright blue. 



Dorothy Tennant. Rosy, mauve self. 



Duke of Clarence. Clear, rich, rosy claret. 



Emily Henderson. A pure white; very large. 



Empress of India. Kosy, pink and white. 



Firefly. Intense scarlet crimson, of good size. 



Gaiety. White, striped with rosy lilac. 



Her Majesty. Large, showy; soft rosy pink. 



Ignea. Fiery crimson scarlet. 



Isa Eckford. Creamy white, with pink blush. 



2732. Lemon Queen. Almost white, with lemon tint. 

 2723. Lottie Eckford. Creamy white, with bine edge. 



2733. Miss Hunt. Pale carmine standards, pink wings. 

 2731. Mrs. Sankey. Eckford's best pure white. 



2735. Monarch. Bronze-crimson and blue. 

 2714. Orange Prince. Bright orange pink. 



2736. Primrose. Light primrose yellow. 

 2709. Princess Beatrice. Beautiful soft pink and rose. 



2720. Princess of "Wales. Striped mauve on white ground. 

 27li. Queen of the Isles. Scarlet, with white stripes. 

 2701. Scarlet Invincible. Good scarlet. 



2721. Senator. Chocolate stripes on creamy ground. 

 2717. Splendor. Bright rose pink, shading into crimson. 

 2719. The Queen. Rosy pink, shaded light mauve. 



2737. Venus. A grand salmon buff. 

 2726. Eckford's Choice Varieties, Mixed. 



AJOTE THE LOW P-RICES. "^H 



ANY OF THE ABOVE VARIETIES: Packet, 5c.; ounce, lOc; J^ pound, 20c., by mail, post-paid. 



NOVni^TinS IN SWMHT PEAS. 



Firefly. Intense scarlet crimson; very large flower. 



Mrs. Eckford. Very large, beautiful self colored primrose 



yellow. 

 Mrs. Gladstone. Very fine delicate pink, with blush 



wings. 

 Blanche Burpee. Eckford's newest and finest large pure 



white. 



Lady Penzance. A beautiful Liced rose-pink, touching 



orange; wings darker and purer pink. Of superb, large 



form. 

 Peach Blossom. Salmon-pink standards, upper half 



shading into bufl'-white; wings rich, soft pink. Very 



distinct. 



Price of any of above six Novelties : 8c. per packet, or one packet each of the six, for 30c. 



MCKFORD'S CHOICEST MIXED. 



This comprises a fine variety of choice sorts mixed. 

 NOTE THE PRICES, i^- Packet, Sc ; ounce, 10c. ; % lb., I5c.; pound, 40c., post-paid. 



For Bargain Collections of Flower Seeds see page 93. 



