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Wm. C. Beckert's List of Select Sweet Peas, Pittsburg, Pa. 



Newest and Best Sweet Peas 



We offer a very fine assortment of tliese beautiful, fragrant and very popular flowers. We have these grown for us under the most favor- 

 able conditions of soil and climate, and the quality of our stock is unexcelled. Sweet Peas should be sown very late in the fall, or as early 

 in spring as possible. The soil should be rich, ttie drills 6 inches deep. Cover first about an inch, and as the plants grow fill in until the 

 drill is full. 



All the following varieties, except where noted, 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 15 cts. for 2 ozs., 25 cts. per Mlb. 



COUNTESS OF SPENCER TYPE 



These are all of the true Spencer type. Large, wavy flowers, long- 

 stemmed, fragrant and of great substance. The only drawback to the 

 class is their shy seeding nature. On this account these varieties will 

 be sent out this season in packets only. 



Price, pkt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts. 



ASTA OHN SPENCER. Lavender, suffused or tinted mauve. 

 Superior to any other lavender; uniformly four blooms to a stem. 



BEATRICE SPENCER. White ground, tinted soft pink and 

 buff on the standard. 



MRS. SANKEY SPENCER. As large as White Spencer and 

 of perfect form. Black-seeded, hence easily sprouted; pure white. 



RAMONA SPENCER. Like Ramona clear white with lines and 

 flakes of blush-pink. Usuallj- four blooms to a stem. 



TENNANT SPENCER. Purplish mauve and superior to The 

 Marquis — an English variety of same shade. 



COUNTESS SPENCER TYPE, ORCHID - FLOWERED 



All having immense flowers, with edges of wings and standards 

 beautifully waved and crumpled. Three and four flowers to a stem. 

 BURPEE'S PRIMROSE SPENCER. A pronounced prim- 

 rose-yellow; three to four very large flowers to a 

 stem. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



BURPEE'S WHITE. Enormous flowers in 

 great quantity; three and four to a strong, long 

 stem. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



COUNTESS SPENCER. Lovely clear pink, 

 darker toward margin; large flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



HELEN LEWIS. Orange-rose wings, which 

 roll and fold; fluted standard crimson-orange; 

 standard 2 inches across. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



FLORENCE MORSE SPENCER. A light 

 pink-edged Countess Spencer; four flowers to a 

 stem. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



GEORGE HERBERT. A beautiful rosy car- 

 mine. Very fine. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



PARADISE. An improved Countess Spencer. 

 Beautiful light pink Pea; four flowers to a stem. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



NEW SWEET PEAS 



AGNES ECKFORD. A much larger Prima 

 Donna. In shade a very pleasing light pink. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



BOLTON PINK. Color lighter than the favor- 

 ite Miss Willmott. Extra large flowers; three to 

 a stem. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



HENRY ECKFORD. Soft flaming orange. 

 Very unique. Cut flowers before expanding to 

 secure the beautiful tint. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



HORACE WRIGHT. Standard bronzy claret, 

 wings purple-violet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



MRS. COLLIER, A primrose-yellow; very 

 large; flowers three and four to a stem. Fine in 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



PHENOMENAL, White, shaded rosy laven- 

 der. A hot-weather Pea. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA. A giant flower of 

 intense scarlet color, and does not scald or burn. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



QUEEN OF SPAIN. Peach blossom-pink, 

 with an apricot tinge, buff-pink effect. Pkt. 5 cts.. 



oz. 



. cts 



ROMOLO PIAZZANI. Violet-blue. Grand- 

 sized flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 

 SHASTA WHITE. White, having flowers twice Emily Henderson size. Of good 

 Flowers three to four to a stem. Pkt. 5 cts. 



10 cts 



WHITE SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



New Waved and Fluted. Gladys Unwin Seedlings 



E. J. CASTLE, A rich carmine-rose, salmon shaded standard. Pkt. 10c. , oz. 20c. 

 FRANK DOLBY, Same shade of lavender as Lady Grisel Hamilton; beauti- 

 fully fluted. A very fine Pea. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



GLADYS UNWIN, Lovely light pink. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 

 i MRS. ALFRED WATKINS, Clear pink, heavier at edges. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c. 

 NORA UNWIN. Pure white and finely waved or fluted. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20c. 

 PHYLLIS UNWIN. Three to four flowers on long stem. Color a beautiful rose. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



SWEET PEAS. NEW SPENCER VARIETIES ARE GRAND 



