102 I^ENRTADREER -RlllADELPNIAi^m RtLIABLE-FLOWER SEEDS 



DREER'S SELECT LIST OF SWEET PEAS. 



See colored plate and special offei of '2\ Incomparable Varieties on page \2y. 



There is at present in commerce over 150 varieties of Sweet 

 Peas — entirely too many — and it would be next to impossible 

 for anyone but an expert to select out of this vast number a 

 selection that would contain nothing but varieties combining 

 the highest development in size, form, color and growth. 



After exhaustive trials we have reduced the list to about 50 

 varieties, and feel safe in saying that there is not a single one 

 offered below which does not belong in a first-class collec- 

 tion. A still further culling out has been done, and a collec- 

 tion of what we consider the 21 very finest varieties is shown 

 in colors and offered on page 13. If you miss some old 

 favorite in the list below, it has been left out because its place 

 has been taken by an improved variety, and you will be per- 

 fectly safe in ordering one of a corresponding color. 

 Culture. The seed should be sown in new ground and as 

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

 vines to get a good, strong growth before the warm weather 

 comes. White-seeded varieties should not be sown until 

 the ground is dry or about 10 days later than the black- 

 seeded sorts. As the flowers come into' full bloom or fade, 

 they should be cut off, for if the pods are allowed to form 

 the plants will stop blooming. 

 Price : All varieties offered on this page (except Mont 

 Blanc), 5 cts. per pkt.; 10 cts. per oz.; 25 cts. per \ lb.; 75 cts. per lb. 



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



4062 Apple Blossom. Rosy pink, with blush wings. 



4063 Aurora. Orange rose, flaked and striped on white ground; 

 extra large. 



4070 Black Knight. Very dark maroon, almost black. 



4071 Blanche Burpee. Large, pure white. 



4072 Blanche Ferry. The popular pink and white. 



4073 Blanche Ferry, Extra Early. Same color as preced- 

 ing, but flowers 10 days earlier. 



4081 Capt. of the Blues. Bright purple-blue. 

 4083 Celestial. Delicate lavender. 



4085 Countess of Radnor, Improved (^New Countess). Beauti- 

 ful pale lavender. 

 Dorothy Tennant. Deep mauve; of large size and fine form. 

 Duke of Clarence. Dark claret, self-colored; a fine dark variety. 



Earliest of All. Same color as Blanche Ferry, flowering a week earlier than the extra early type. 

 Eliza Eckford. White shaded and edged light pink. 

 Emily Eckford. Bright shade of heliotrope; of good size and form. 

 Emily Henderson, Purest white ; fine bold flowers ; strong grower. 



Bright orange, wings deep rose, tinged ,4180 firs. Dugdale. Crimson rose suffused with primrose; 



very large. 

 4183 Navy Blue. Deep indigo blue ; the finest blue yet in- 

 troduced. 

 4192 Othello. 



Stella Morse, 



4092 

 4093 

 4098 

 4101 

 4102 

 4103 

 '4122 Gorgeous. 

 with orange. 

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

 4132 Hon. F. Bouverie. The finest of all the soft pinks. 

 4151 Katherine Tracy. Soft yet brilliant pink; very attrac- 

 tive. 

 4159 Lady Grisel Hamilton. Considered the best pale 



lavender to date. 

 4161 Lady flary Currie. Bright crimson orange ; a very 

 shovvfy flower. 



4163 Lottie Eckford. White shaded and edged deep 



lavender. 

 4165 Lovely. Soft shell-pink, an exquisite color- 



4171 riaid of Honor. White edged with lavender blue. 



4172 riars. Brilliant deep scarlet, very bright. 



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

 4174 Mont Blanc. The new early flowering pure white. 

 25 cts. per oz.; 10 cts. per pkt. 



4177 Hrs. Eckford. Pale primrose yellow; very large. 



4178 firs. Jos. Chamberlain. Rosy pink, finely striped on 

 a white ground. 



4201 



4203 



4211 

 4223 

 4280 



4233 



4235 



Very dark inaroon, of fine form and of large 

 fine shade and grand 



size. 



Prima Donna. Pure pink 



flower. 

 4202 Prince Edward of York. Scarlet, tinted crimson, 

 wings crimson ; very large, open form. 

 Prince "of Wales. Bright rose; the largest of this 

 color. 



Queen Victoria. A black-seeded primrose yellow. 

 Royal Rose. Deep rosy pink, wings lighter. 

 Sadie Burpee. Mr. -Eckford's latest and largest white. 



4231 Salopian. Deep scarlet or cardinal ; the best red. 



4232 Senator. Chocolate striped, on a white ground. 

 Shahzada. Deep maroon, wings indigo; the darkest of 

 all varieties. 



Stella Morse. Primrose, tinged blush, effect a rich 

 cream color. 

 Venus, Light salmon suffused with buff. 



4241 



Price: All varieties offered on this p.\ge (Except Mont Blanc), 5 cts. per packet; 10 cts. per oz.; 25 cts. per \ lb.; 75 



cts. per lb. 



SWEET PEAS in MIXTURES, also DWARF or CUPID varieties, are offered on next page. 



See colored plate of our " Incomparable " Collection of Sweet Peas on page 13. 



