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Select Sweet Peas. 



There are now in commerce nearly 200 varieties of Sweet 



Peas, with new sorts being added every year. Many of this vast 



number are eithersmall-fiowering, of weakly growth or lacking 



in some characteristic which a first-class variety should have. 



Every year our list is carefully revised, 



with a view to keeping it strictly up-to-date ; 



and while it seems hard to dispense with 



some of the old favorites, yet it must be done 



to keep up with the march of progress. 



Every variety in our list i^ entitled to a 

 place in the front rank of Sweet Peas ; but 

 as most amateurs only wish a limited numl)er 

 of sorts, we have made up a collection com- 

 prising 21 of the very finest and most dis- 

 tinct which we offer as our "Incomparable" 

 collection and which are described on page 

 16, and designated in the list below by an 

 asterisk (*). 



New Orchid and Gloxinia Flowered Sweet 

 Peas are described and offered on page i6. 





*4088 

 *4090 

 *4091 

 4092 

 *4094 



A Bunch of Sw.et Peas Wrapped in a Page of Our 1904 

 Catalogue, Photo, by a Customer 



4095 



4098 



4102 



4103 



412-2 

 412:3 

 4132 



*4133 

 *4138 

 *4152 



*4159 



4162 



*4163 



*4164 



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

 Blanche Ferry, flowering 10 days earlier than the extra 

 early type. Valuable for greehouse culture. 

 Emily Eckford, Bright shade of heliotrope ; of good 

 size and form- 

 Emily Henderson, Purest white; fine bold flowers ; 

 strong grower and free bloomer. 



Gorgeous, Bright orange, wings rose tinged orange. 

 Qrey Friar. White ground, watered with blue-grey. 

 Hon. F. Bouverie. Deep pink, shading to light pink 

 at the edges. 



Hon. rirs. E. Kenyon. The finest primrose yellow. 

 Janet Scott. A trrand deep pink. 



King Edward VII. The largest and best crimson- 

 scarlet. 



Lady Qrisel Hamilton. The finest pile lavender. 

 Lady Nina Balfour. I'earl-grey; a very lovely shade. 

 Lottie Eckford. White shaded and edged lavender- 

 blue. 

 I^rd Roseberry. Bright cherry-rose ; hooded form. 



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. 

 M 'kite-seeded soi is should not be sown until the ground is com- 

 paratively dry and warvi. 



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

 *4063 Aurora. Orange rose, striped on a white gronnS. 



4070 Black Knight, Very deep maroon, shaded blacX. 



4071 Blanche Burpee. A superb pure white. 

 *4073 Blanche Ferry. Extra early. The popular pink 



and white variety. 

 *4084 Coccinea. Rich lirilliant cerise. 

 4087 Countess Cadogan. Bright blue. 

 Countess of Radnor, Improved [New Countess). Beauti- 

 ful pale lavender. 



Countess of Lathom. Cream-pink; a charming tint. 

 Dainty. White, prettily edged with pink. 

 Dorothy Eckford. The finest of all whites yet introduced. 

 Dorothy Tennant. Deep mauve ; a lovely shade. 

 Duke of Westminster. Clear purple tinted with violet; 

 very rich. 

 Duke of Sutherland. A rich combination of violet, indigo 



and purple. 

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

 4171 Maid of Honor. White edged with lavender-blue. 

 4178 Hajestic. Rich deep rose. 

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

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

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

 splendid for forcing. 

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

 *4183 Navj' Blue. Deep indigo blue. 



*4]92 Othello. Very 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. 

 4211 Queen Victoria. A black-seeded primrose yellow. 

 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, efTect a rich 

 cieam color. 

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



PRICE. Any of the above, 5 cts per pkt.; 10 els, per oz ; 25 cts. per \ lb.; 75 cts. per lb. 



4249 " Incomparable" Collection. A packet each of the 21 varieties marked (*) in the above list, 75 cts., or 1 ounce 



each of the s.inie for §1.50. 



4248 Complete Collection. A packet each of the entire 44 varieties offered above, $1.50, or 1 ounce each of the same 

 for §.-■) tlO. 



For Mixtures of Sweet Peas, Dwarf or Cupid and Double-flowering sorts see next page. For New Sorts see page i5. 



