STOKES' SWEET PEAS 



Never more popular than today, and greatly improved over tlie old types. A good plan is to sow them in double rows, with a wire 

 trellis or row of brush in between. The seed should be put in about 5 inches deep and 8 to 10 inches apart. Do not cover more than 2 

 inches deep at first, covering the vines by degrees as they grow until the trench is filled with soil. Sow just as early as the ground can be 

 prepared, using bone-meal as a fertilizer. Keep them well picked and you will have bloom for a long time. 



New Race of Gigantic Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas 



AGNES ECKFORD. Very light 

 pink, self color. One of the most 

 delicate shades of pink; medium 

 large. 



QUEEN OF SPAIN. Soft buff- 

 pink, self-color, with standard very 

 much curled. The tendrils, stems 

 and caly.x are conspicuously tinged 

 with brown. 



MRS. COLLIER. Very light prim- 

 rose, self colored ; very large form. 



EARL CROMER. Claret- ma- 

 genta, self color. A new shade in 

 Sweet Peas. Large size. 



HORACE J.WRIGHT. Standard 

 violet-maroon, wings violet; large 

 size. A good dark variety. 



COUNTESS SPENCER. A grand 

 flower of finest form and most 

 beautiful coloring, with the outer 

 edges of the standard and wings 

 beautifully crumpled or wavecl. 

 The color is a silvery white, suf- 

 fused with soft rose-pink, deepen- 

 ing at the outer edges. 



JOHN INGMAN. A magnificent 

 new orchid - flowered sort with 

 beautifully fluted flowers of gigan- 

 tic size. They are a rich carmine- 

 rose, with wings of a deep rosy 

 pink color, usually four flower's 

 to a spray, borne on long, stiff 

 stems. 



HELEN LEWIS, Flower a beau- 

 tiful orange-rose. The standard 

 with the beautiful fluted effect is 

 a rich crimson-orange color. 



HELEN PIERCE. Of the same 

 general type as above, except that 

 the color is a veiy bright blue mot- 

 tled on pure white. 



GLADYS UNWIN. A fine, bold 

 flower with striking wrinkled or 

 wavy standard and broad wings, in 

 character like Countess Spencer, but 

 the most lovely shade of pink. 



PHENOMENAL. Anotherof thesame 

 type. Fine bold flowers, white in 

 color, tinged with rosy lavender. The 

 standards are produced in pairs, be- 

 ing full and wavy. 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA. This new 

 Sweet Pea is a very vigorous grower 

 and must have plenty of room. The 

 color of the flower is a bright scarlet- 

 red self-colored. This and Henry 

 Eckford are two choice varieties for 

 exhibition. 



HENRY ECKFORD. This is a hand- 

 some and distinct variety. The color 

 is almost a clean orange self, the 

 nearest to orange-yellow in any Sweet 

 Pea. 



SIBYL ECKFORD. The flower of 

 this charming variety is not so large, 

 but the plant is very robust and free- 

 flowering. The color of the flower is 

 a rich apricot, shading to a delicate 

 blush-pink. 



New White Spencer Sweet Pea. 

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FRANK DOLBY. Pinkish mauve 

 and lavender, open and wavy form 

 of the Gladys Unwin type. 



GEO. HERBERT. Of the same 

 type as Countess Spencer. Bright 

 rose - carmine ; large, open and 

 wavy form. 



MRS. ALFRED WATKINS. 



Large, open and wa\ y form of the 

 Gladys Unwin type. Standard 

 pink shading to blush, wings blush 

 shading to rose. 



NORA UNWIN. Pure white and 



white seeded ; very large, open, 

 wavy form. One of the finest white 

 varieties yet introduced. 

 PHYLLIS UNWIN. Light ma- 

 genta-rose and carmine, large size, 

 open, wavy form Somewhat simi- 

 lar to John Jngman, but lighter. 



WHITE SPENCER, The finest 

 Sweet Pea ever offered. Th:s 

 novelty produces enormous pure 

 white crinkled and waved flowers. 

 The standard measures 2 inches 

 across, 1% inches in depth. The 

 stems are long and strong. The 

 strong, vigorous vines are nearly 

 covered with bloom the entire sea- 

 son. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30c., K lb. 75c. 



PRIMROSE SPENCER. A fit- 

 ting companion for White Spencer. 

 The strong stems never have less 

 than three very large flowers to 

 the stem. The color is a true 

 primrose. Pkt. to cts., oz. 30 cts., 

 'ilb. 75 cts. 



All the above named Sweet Peas 

 (except where priced), pkt. 8 cts., oz. 

 20 cts., >4lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 



GIGANTIC ORCHID -FLOW- 

 ERED MIXED. This mixture 

 contains all the large orchid-flow- 

 ering varieties. To the florist, the 

 Sweet Pea is a great favorite, and no 

 one iijeed hesitate about purchasing' 

 this mixture, as the best of care is 

 taken to have all the colors of the 

 beautiful crumpled waved varieties 

 to blend. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., K'b. 

 30 cts., lb. $1. 



NEW CHRISTMAS, or 

 WINTER-FLOWERING 



Will be Ready In Aug^ust 



Xmas Pink. Pink and white. 

 Florence Denger. Pure white. 

 Mrs. E. Wild. Carmine. 

 Watchung. Pure white, black seeded. 

 Each, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 30 cts., 2 ozs. 50c. 



NEWER VARIETIES 



Mrs. Alex, Wallace, Lavender. 

 Mrs, Wm, Sim. Salmon-pink. 

 Mrs. Chas. H. Totty. Sky-blue. 

 Xmas Meteor, Scarlet. 

 Each, pkt. 20 cts., oz. 50 cts., 2 ozs. 75c. 



