WALTER^ p. STOKES 219 Market §^eet, PHIL>ADELPHIA.PA 



CHOICE SWEET PEAS FOR FORCING 



BURPEE'S EARLIEST WHITE. Burpee's Earliest White Sweet Pea 

 blooms about a week and a half earlier than jMont Blanc. It is a black- 

 seeded variety. The plants grow from i6 to 20 inches high, and are con- 

 tinually covered with flowers, borne upon strong stems 6 to 8 inches long. 

 If planted under glass they begin to bloom when 12 inches high. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., %lh. 50 cts. 



EARLIEST OF ALL. A new and entirely distinct strain developed from 

 the Extra-Early Blanche Ferry growing only iS to 24 inches in height 

 when in full bloom. It flowers fully ten days in advance of Extra-Early 

 Blanche Ferry, bearing a rich profusion of the beautifully tinted flowers. 

 Standard bright rosy pink ; wings creamy white, suffused with pale rose. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M\h. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



MONT BLANC. In this new variety we have a splendid companion variety 

 for Earliest of All; ten days to two weeks earlier than Emily Henderson. 

 The plants grow only 18 to 20 inches high when in full flower. The flowers 

 are pure paper-white, of good size and generally three on a stem. Pkt. 5c., 

 oz. 10 cts., iilh. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



EARLIEST iSCNBEAMS. An early forcing variety of short growth, very 

 much like Mont Blanc, except that the color is a rich primrose. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., ;4lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Stokes' Standard Mixed Sweet Peas. This is a combination or 



^—^—^^^—^—^^^——^——^-^ blend of the new Spencer 

 or Orchid-flowering type which are separatelj' described on page 73. Thej- 

 include many of the very finest varieties of this magnificent strain, including 

 the Spencer and Unwin types in the finest named varieties. Great care is taken 

 to see that all the colors are represented, so that I believe, in Stokes' Standard 

 Mixed, I am giving you the finest assortment of this favorite flower that it is 

 possible to produce. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. .so cts., lb. $1.50. 



Stokes' Elite Mixtur e of Sweet Peas. T'^'f "^'^1"'^^ consists of 



— — — — ^— ^— — — ^— ^— — — the large-nowering named 

 varieties that are given on the bottom of this page, and will make a very 

 superior mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 2 ozs. 15 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Eckford's Large-Flowering Mixed Sweet Peas, "^'^'f strain 



— — a 1 1 h o u g h 



not embracing the most recent novelties, contains a good assortment of the 

 famous Eckford Sweet Peas. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 45 cts., 

 postpaid ; by express, lb. 35 cts. 



DWARF CUPID SWEET PEAS 



Price of all Cupids, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb- 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. postpaid 



Stokes' Elite Mixture of Sweet Peas 



Prima Donna. Clear pink. 

 Royalty. Dark rose, shading pink. 

 Blanche Ferry. Pink and white. 

 Boreatton. Rich wine-brown. 



Countess of Radnor. Lavender. 

 Salopian. Crimson-scarlet. 

 White. Pure white. 

 Mixed. 



NAMED SWEET PEAS 



ARRANGED ACCORD- 

 INC TO COLORS 



Price of any of the following sorts, pkt. 5 

 WHITE 



Dainty. White, with pink edge 



cts., oz. 10 cts., H^b. 20 cts., i^lb. 30 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Dorotby Eckford. Fine pui e while ; large. 

 Mont Blanc. New. Earliest-flowering while. 

 Nymphaea. White, running pink ; large, semi- 



hooaed form. 

 Sliasta. Very large pure white. Far superior to 



Emily Henderson. 



PRIMROSE-YELLOW 

 Earliest Sunbeams. Rich primrose; early forc- 

 ing variety. 

 Son. Mrs. E. Kenyon. Primrose. 

 Queen Victoria. Light primiose self-colored. 

 Stella Morse. Rich primrose, flushed pink. 



ORANGE-PINK 

 Jeannie Gordon. Orange-pink, deeper veined. 

 Evelyn Byatt. Standard scarlet-orange, wings 

 rose-orange. 



Miss Wilmott. Orange-pink, veined with deeper 



shade : very large-flowering. 

 Solton's Pink. Orange pink, veined with rose. 



PINK 



Apple Blossom. Shaded pink and white. 

 Countess of Latham. Delicate pink self. 

 Hon. F. Bouverie. Standard and wings both 



deep pink at base, shading lo ligbl pink. 

 Lovely. Soft shell-pink ; large-flowering. 

 Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Cream, 



shaded and edged whh pink. 

 Prima Donna. The softest clear pink self. 



PINK AND WHITE 

 Earliest of All. Pink and while; very early. 

 Extra-Early Blanche Ferry. Pink and white. 

 Modesty. Most delicate shade of pink and white. 



ROSE, or DEEP PINK 

 Janet Scott. Deep bright pink. 

 Lady Skelmersdale. Standard light carmine, 



shading lo while, wings almost pure white. 

 Majestic. New. Rich deep rose-pink self. 

 Royal Rose. Standard rose, wings light pink ; 

 very large-flowering. 



ROSE-CRIMSON 



Mrs. Dusdale. Crimson-rose, self-colored. One 

 of the largest-flowered. 



Prince of Wales. Rose-crimson, self-colored; 

 flowers extra large. 



Lord Roseberry. Rose-magenta, flushed crim- 

 son ; large size. 



SCARLET AND CRIMSON 

 Coccinea. Cherrv-red, 

 King Edward Vil. Scarlet; very large. 

 Prince Edward of York. Standard crimson- 

 scarlet, wings crimson ; extra large. 

 Salopian. The best of the crimson-scarlets. 



MAROON 



Black Knigrht. Deep maroon, self-colored. 

 Duke of Clarence. Rich deep claret self. 

 Duke of Sutherland. Clarel and indigo-blue. 

 Othello. A. very deep glossy maroon self. 

 Shahzada. Rich dark maroon shaded purple. 



PURPLE-MAUVE 

 Captivation. Light purple-magenta. 

 Dorothy Tennant. Rich rosy mauve self. 

 Emily Eckford. Rosy mauve, changing to an 



almost true blue. 

 Admiration. Rosy mauve, on ground of light 



primrose. 



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BLUE AND PURPLE 



Captain of the Blues. Standard purple-blue, 



wings bright blue. 



Countess Cadogan. Standard light bluish pur- 

 ple, wings clear Dlue. 



Duke of Westminster. Standard clear pur- 

 ple, wings purple, with tint of violet. 



Mrs. Walter Wright. Reddish violet ; very 

 large. 



Navy Blue. Standard indigo and violet, wings 

 indigo, shading to navy-blue and bright blue. 



LAVENDER 

 Cotintess of Radnor. Pale mauve or lavender. 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton. Standard mauve, 



wings lavender ; flowers extra large. 

 Lady Nina Balfour. Delicate light lavender. 



BLUE-, or LAVENDER-EDGED 



White, shaded and edged with 



White, edged and shaded with 



Lottie Eckford 



soft lavender. 

 Maid of Honor. 



light blue. 



VARIEGATED 

 America. Crimson-scarlet, striped on while. 

 Aurora. Orange-rose, striped on white. 

 Golden Rose. Primrose, striped and mottled 



with pink ; very large. 

 Jessie Cuthbertson. Creamy white, striped 



with rose. 



Lottie Hutchins. Cream, flaked with pink. 

 Mrs. Jos. Chamberlain. White, striped and 



flaked heavily willi pale rose ; one of the largest- 



flowered. 



