Orchid-flowered Sweet Pea, Nora Unwin. (See p. 78.) 



4061 America. Bright blood-red striped on a white ground. 

 "''4063 Aurora. Orange rose, striped on a wliite ground. 

 4070 Black Knight. Very deep maroon, sliaded black. 

 "^^4073 Blanche Ferry. The popular pink and white variety. 

 ^4084 Coccinea. Ricli brilliant cerise. 

 4087 Countess Cadogan. Bright blue. 

 4085 Countess of Radnor, Improved {Xtw Countess). 

 Beautiful pale lavender. 

 ^4088 Countess of Lathom. Cream pink ; a charming tint. 

 ^4090 Dainty. Wlnte, prettily edged with pink. 

 "*409L Dorothy Eckford. The finest standard white yet in- 

 troduced. 

 ^4094 Duke of Westminster. Clear purple tinted witli 

 violet ; very rich. 

 4098 Earliest of All. (Re-selected stock.) Same color as 

 Blanche Ferry, flowering 10 days earlier than the extra 

 early type. Valuable for greenhouse culture. 



4102 Emily Eckford. Bright shade of heliotrope ; of good 

 size and form. 



4103 Emily Henderson. Purest white; fine bold flowers ; 

 strong grower and free bloomer. 



*4111 Flora Norton. The clearest and most pronounced 



bright blue. 

 4123 Grey Friar. White ground, watered with blue-grey. 

 *4127 Henry Eckford. Clear orange-yellow; a beautiful 



new shade that 15 very striking. 10 cts. per okt.; 25 cts. 



per oz ; 75 cts. per \ lb. 

 4132 Hon. F. Bouverie. Deep )iink, ' shading to light 



pink at (he edges. 

 *4133 Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. The finest primrose yellow. 

 4138 Janet Scott. A grand deep pink. 



PRICR. Any of the above (except where noted), 5 cts 

 4249 "Incomparable" Collection. A packet each of the 2 



each of the same for SI. 50. 

 4248 Complete Collection. A packet each of the entire 41 



for S3 00. 



DREER'S 



SELECT STANDARD 



SWEET PEAS. 



There are now in commerce, including the New Orchid- 

 flowered type, over 250 varieties of Sweet Peas, with new sorts 

 being added every year. Many of this vast number are either 

 small-flowering, of weakly growth or lacking in some charac- 

 teristic which a first-class variety should have. Every year our 

 list is carefully revised, witli a view to keeping it strictly up-to- 

 date; and while it seems hard to dispense with some of the 

 once popular kinds, yet it must be done to keep up with the 

 march of progress, arid if you miss some old favorite in the list 

 below, it has been discarded in favor of a n^w sort of the same 

 color. 



Every variety in our list is entitled to a place in the front 

 rank of Sweet Peas; but as most an.ateurs only wish a limited 

 number of sorts, we have made up a collection comprising 21 

 of the very finest and most distinct standard sorts, which we 

 offer as our "Incomparable" collection and which are described 

 on page 78, and designated in the list below by an asterisk (*). 

 The New Orchid-flowered type, which was first introduced 

 a year or two ago, is rapidly coming to the front, and we offer 

 on page 78 a full list of these new aspirants for honors among 

 lovers of Sweet Peas. 



Cultural Note. — The seed should be sown in new ground 

 as early as it can be worked in the spring, to enable the vines 

 to make a good strong growth before the hot weather sets in. 

 WhiterSetded sorts should 7iot be sown until the ground is com- 

 paratively dry and -cvann. 



An attractive soft pink ; a free, 

 The largest and best crimson- 



4151 Katherine Tracy. 



vigorous sort. 

 *4152 King Edward VII. 



scarlet. 

 ^4159 Lady Grisel Hamilton. The finest pale lavender. 



4163 Lottie Eckford. White shaded and edged lavender- 

 blue. 



4164 Lord Roseberry. Bright cherry-rose; hooded form. 

 *4165 Lovely. Soft shell-pink; an exquisite shade. 

 *4173 Miss Willmott. Brilliant orange-pink, very large. 



4174 Mont Blanc. The new early-flowering pure wdiite ; 

 splendid for forcing. 



4175 Modesty. Blush or soft pink, the lightest pink of all. 

 4177 Mrs. Qeo. Higginson, Jr. Clear azure-blue, semi. 



hooded form. 

 *4179 Mrs. Walter Wright. Deep mauve; a lovely shade. 

 *4183 Navy Blue. Deep indigo blue. 



*4192 Othello. N'ery dark maroon, of fine form and large size. 

 ^4201 Prima Donna. A magnificent rich pure pink; fine. 

 '•'4203 Prince of Wales. The finest bright rose. 

 *4212 Queen Alexandra. Brilliant geranium-red, the near- 

 est approach to a pure .scarlet ; extra fine. 10 cts, per 

 pkt.; 25 cts. per'oz ; 75 cts. per \ lb. 

 4223 Royal Rose. Deep rosy-pink, wings lighter. 

 4231 Salopian. Deep scarlet or cardinal ; fine. 

 4233 Shahzada. Deep maroon, wings indigo ; the darkest 

 of all. 

 *4235 Stella Morse. Primrose, tinged blush, effect a rich 

 cream color. 

 4241 Venus. Light salmon suffused with buff; very dainty, 

 per pkt.; 10 cts per oz.; 25 cts. per \ lb.; 75cts. per lb. 

 1 varieties mnrked (*) in the above list, 75 cts., or 1 ounce 



varieties offered above, SI -50, or 1 ounce each of the same 



MIXTURES OF SWEET PEAS are offered on the opposite page. 



