\c/ FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES: 
DREER’S 
Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas. 
The introduction of this type has created new interest, 
and added to the popularity of Sweet Peas. They are 
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quite distinct from the standard sorts, having large, round, 
open flowers of extraordinary size, usually measuring two 
inches across, with wavy standards and wide-spreading 
wings, a very large percentage bearing four of these im- 
mense blossoms to the stem, which is long and strong, 
making them of exceptional value for cutting, and are just 
as easy to grow as the standard varieties. The twelve serts 
offered below are all extra fine. 
4062 Apple Blossom Spencer. Rose and pink, beau- 
tifully waved. 15 cts. per pkt.; 50 cts. per oz. 
4071 Black,Knight Spencer. Rich, deep maroon. 18 
cts. per pkt.; 75 cts. per oz. 
4086 Countess Spencer. A lovely clear pink, shading 
deeper at the edges, 
4107 Florence M. Spencer. Delicate blush with pink 
margin, a charmingly beautiful flower of very large 
size. 
4112 Frank Dolby. The largest and finest pale lavender. 
4153 King Edward Spencer. Bright crimson-scazlet; 
very large. 15 cts. per pkt.; 75 cts. per oz. 
418% Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer. A _ beautiful 
shade of deep mauve. 15 cts. per pkt.; 76 cts. pew oz, 
4198 Primrose Spencer. A pronounced primrose or 
creamy-yellow. 
4242 White Spencer. <A pure white of enormous size 
OrcHID-FLOWERED Sweet Pga. and splendid substance, long, strong stems. 
4117 George Herbert. Bright rose-carmine. 4126 Helen Pierce. Marbled blue on a white ground, ex- 
4125 Helen Lewis ( Orange Countess). Brilliant crimson- actly like a mottled Gloxinia. 
orange, wings orange-rose. 
Price. Any of the above, except where noted, 10 cts. per pkt.; 20 cts. per oz.; 50 cts. per | Ib. 
4239 Collection of a packet each of the 12 above sorts for $1.00, or 1 ounce of each, $3.50. 
DREER’S “INCOMPARABLE” COLLECTION OF SWEET PEAS. 
This collection is made up of the very choicest standard sorts—varieties that have the endorsement of the leading American and 
European specialis.s—and it would be impossible to select another similar collection out of the vast number of standard sorts now in 
commerce that would combine in the same degree all the qualities which go to make up first-class varieties. 
4063 Aurora. Orange-rose, striped on a white ground. 4094 Duke of Westminster. Clear purple, tinted violet, 
4073 Blanche Ferry. The popular pink and white. 4111 Flora Norton. The clearest bright blue. 
4084 Coccinea. Rich brilliant cerise; a distinct new shade. 4133 Hon, Mrs. E. Kenyon. The finest primrose-yellow. 
4090 Dainty. White, daintily edged with pink. 4152 King Edward VII. The finest crimson-scarlet. 
4091 Dorothy Eckford. Magnificent pure white. 4159 Lady Grisel Hamilton, A grand pale lavender. 
4165 Lovely. Soft shell-pink; a lovely shade. 
4167 Lord Nelson, The richest deep navy-blue, 
4173 fliss Willmott. Brilliant orange-pink; very large. 
4179 Mrs. Walter Wright. An exquisite shade of mauve. 
4192 Othello. Very dark maroon, shaded almost black 
4201 Prima Donna. A magnificent pure pink. 
4203 Prince of Wales. ‘The finest bright rose. 
4212 Queen Alexandra. Brilliant geranium-red, the nearest -o a pure 
scarlet. 
1213 Queen of Spain. Charming shade of chamois-pink. 
4234 St, George. The most brilliant color in Sweet Peas; a bright 
orange-scarlet. 10 cts. per pkt.; 30 cts. per 0z,; $1.00 per 4 Ib. 
4235 Stella Morse. Primrose tinged blush; effect cream color. 
Price. Any of the above, except where noted, 5 cts. per pkt.; 10 cts. 
per 0z.; 25 cts. per } lb.; 75 cts. per lb. 
4249 Collection of a packet each of the 21 ‘‘Incomparable’’ varieties, 
75 cts. 
4251 Collection of one ounce each of the 21 ‘* Incomparable ”’ varieties, 
$1.50. 
“NEWPORT PINK” SWEET WILLIAM 
4282 A distinct new color in this favorite hardy plant, which originated in 
one of the far-famed gardens at Newport, R. I. In color it is what 
florists call watermelon-pink or salmony-rose. Strikingly brilliant 
and beautiful; the habit of the plant is perfect, being well-formed, 
neat and compact, the flowers borne in massive heads on stems 18 
inches high. For mid-season mass bedding it has no equal. It is 
also very effective as a pot plant and for cutting. Perfectly hardy in : 
any part of the country. 25 cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts., $1.00. “ Newrort Pink ” Sweet WILLIAM 
For complete list of Orchid-flowered and Standard Swee: Peas see pages 108 and 109. 
