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ENGLAND'S REST SWEET PE A NOVELTIES 



* :: :: FOR 1908 :: :: 



•"THE wonderful and increasing popularity of Sweet Peas has induced several English enthusiasts to hybridize and produce new 

 ■*■ varieties, some of which have proven exceptionally fine and v. ill eventually supplant older varieties of similar coloring. 

 Those available we offer below : 



Audrey Crier. Originator's description: "Absolute- 

 ly the finest pink Sweet Pea ever raised; very 

 large flowers of perfect form, the standard beauti- 

 fully waved. Coloring an exquisite shade of 

 salmon-pink. Silver medal and 1st class certi- 

 ficate, National Sweet Pea Society, and award of 

 merit, Royal Horticultural Society of England. ' ' 

 Pkt. of 10 seeds, 25c. 



Agnes Eckf ord. Eckford's most recent, largest and 

 best pink. Flowers of giant size and perfect 

 form. Color a lovely shade of bright soft pink. 

 Long stems usually carrying three flowers to a 

 stem Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Annie Stark. White flushed with carmine-pink. 

 A fine large flower with upright, round open 

 standard; very profuse.. . .Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Beacon. A fine bicolor. The color of the standard 



is bright carmine, the wings clear ivory-white. 



Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Caprice. Fine, large white flowers, _ delicately 

 striped and blotched with soft carmine-pink. 



Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 



Delicata. Very light blush-pink just off white, well- 

 shaped, good-sized flowers of fine substance, on 

 long stems Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 



Dominoe. Pearl-blush peppered with carmine dots, 

 shading into a zone of deep pink near the edge. 

 Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 



Earl Cromer. Very distinctive _ coloring, a _ rich 

 reddish chocolate with pinkish claret wings ; 

 very large, long-stemmed flowers with round 

 open standards Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Evelyn Breadmore. A beautiful variety of perfect 

 form and advanced giant-flowered type; coloring 

 glistening white with just a tinge of pink in the 

 standard Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Evelyn Hemus. Deep cream color shading to yel- 

 low with terra cotta, picotee edge. Award of 

 merit, Royal Horticultural Society, England. 

 Pkt. of 20 seeds, 30c. 



Florence Molyneaux. Striped and suffused car- 

 mine on white; grand, large flowers in long stems. 

 Awarded first class certificate by the National 

 Sweet Pea Society of England. 



Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15e. 



George Herbert. A splendid flower of largest size 

 with broad, round waved standard of rich scarlet- 

 rose; wings carmine-rose. Certificate of merit, 

 Royal Botanic Society. . . .Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Henry Eckford. Very striking and distinct color- 

 ing; intense bright orange, the wings showing 

 deeper rose-orange. First class certificate and 

 medal from the National Sweet Pea Society. 

 Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 



Horace Skipper. A bright, rose-pink, self-colored 

 flower of giant size, with round, frilled standard, 

 very fine Pkt. of 10 seeds, 25c. 



Horace Wright. Grand, large, long-stemmed flowers 

 with round open standard of velvety plum-pur- 

 ple; wings violet-purple. The finest variety of 

 this color Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Lord Nelson. An improved navy blue, the flower 



being larger, of finer form and of a richer indigo 



blue; wings toned purple. Received an award 



of merit from the National Sweet Pea Society. 



Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Marbled Blue. Marbled and flaked pure dark blue 

 on white, giant flowers of fine open form. 



Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Mrs. Collier. (Syn.: Dora Cooper.) Beautiful yel- 

 lowish cream color. Large, long-stemmed flowers 

 with large, round, open standard; very vigorous 

 and free-flowering Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Prince of Asturias. Said to be the largest and best 

 variety of its color ever raised. The huge stan- 

 dard is beautifully waved and of a deep chocolate 

 color, the wings deep purple, very vigorous and 

 free-flowering Pkt. of 10 seeds, 30c. 



Pink Princess Victoria. A very lovely pale pink of 

 largest size with a large standard beautifully 

 waved. Award of merit, National Sweet Pea 

 Society Pkt. of 10 seeds, 30c. 



Queen Alexandra. The finest bright scarlet in com- 

 merce. The same brilliant shade as Scarlet Gem 

 but a much larger and finer flower. 



Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 



Queen of Spain. Soft rose-pink overlaying buff. 

 Splendid, large flowers of finest form, on long, stout 

 stems Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Sybil Eckford. Good-sized flower of unique color- 

 ing. The standard is light, rosy apricot, the wings 

 cream and lemon Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Unique. Striped lovely lavender-blue on white; 

 very distinct Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 



THE 



COLLECTION OF ENGLAND'S BEST SWEET PEA NOVELTIES FOR 1908, 

 1 packet each of the preceding 24 varieties for $3.50. ^^— ^^— 



THE UNWIN HYBRID 



SWEET PEAS 



This splendid giant-flowering race 

 originated with the introduction of the 

 famous pink "Gladys Unwin " from 

 which the other varieties are selections 

 or hybrids containing Unwin blood. All 

 are distinguished by unusually large, 

 open, round, prettily waved standards. 



Gladys Unwin. Clear light pink. A very large 



flow T er of open form with wavy standard. 



Per oz. 25c; Pkt. of 50 seeds, 10c. 



A. J. Cook. Light rose-purple and bluish helio- 

 trope; large flowers of Gladys Unwin form. 

 Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Blush Queen. Pearly white flushed with rosy 



blush; large flower with waved standard. 



Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



E. J. Castle. Rich carmine-rose with darker 

 rose veinings. A splendid addition to the 

 Unwin class Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Frank Dolby. Lovely lavender-blue; the stand- 

 ard having a rosy mauve tinge; bred from 

 Gladys Unwin and having the same large, 

 bold, wavy standard. . Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Mrs. Alfred Watkins. Superb shell-pink; 

 blush with rose-pink timings. Large, wavy 

 Unwin standard Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Nora Unwin. A magnificent white " Gladys 

 Unwin," immense flowers of snow-white; very 

 free-flowering Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 



Pink Pearl. Exquisitely rich rose-pink, deepen- 

 ing to carmine-rose at the edges. Grand, 

 large-flowers with open wavy standards, very 

 free Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 



Phyllis Unwin. Bright crimson-rose standard 

 with cherry-rose wings. A large, fine Un- 

 win type Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 



The Collection of Unwin Hybrid Sweet Peas, 



1 pkt. each of the above 9 varieties for $1.00. 



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



