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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FLOWER SEEDS. 



New Giant Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas. 



BLOOM 4 WEEKS EARLIER THAN THE LATE SPENCERS 



and under congenial conditions — ■ — 



FLOWER CONTINUOUSLY FOR 4 MONTHS 



PRODUCING PROFUSELY, IMMENSE. WAVED FLOWEKS 



•FOURS" PREDOMINATING, ON LONG STEMS. 



WILL SUPERSEDE ALL OTHER TYPES OF SWEET PEAS FOR WINTER 



FLOWERING UNDER GLASS AND FOR OPEN GROUND CULTURE 



—FALL OR WINTER SOWN— IN WARM CLIMATES. 



The plants of this new race are of strong constitution, vigorous growth, pro- 

 fuse and bloom continuous for about four months, grown under congenial con- 

 tions. Grown in the open ground they begin flowering in about 106 days 

 from seed sowing or fully four weeks sooner than late flowering Sweet Peas 

 sown at the same time, and they continue to flower in profusion for fully 4 

 months. It is predicted by Sweet Pea authorities that this race will sup- 

 plant all other early and late flowering Sweet Peas for winter flowering 

 under glass, and also for open grouna culture in our Southern States — sown 

 preferably in fall or winter. Condensed cultural instructions for both 

 garden culture under northern and southern conditions and for winter 

 flowering under glass are given in Henderson's leaflet "How to Grow Sweet 

 Peas to Perfection" free to customers. 



THE VARIETIES OF NEW GIANT EARLY FLOWERING 

 SPENCER SWEET PEAS. 



Early Morning Star. Deep orange-scarlet or flame color with 



rich orange-pink wings 



Early Song Bird. A soft shade of pale pink similar to the late 



varieties "Florence Morse" and "Lady Evelyn Eyre." 



Early Melody. A deep shade of rose pink. Closely resembling 



the late flowering "Countess Spencer." 



Early Spring Maid. An exquisite light cream-pink that is a soft 



pink over a cream ground color 



Early Snowflake. Pure white and the best white early flower- 

 ing white seeded Spencer 



Early Heather Bell. A rich mauve-lavender 



Early Red Spencer. A rich bright crimson, similar in coloring, 



form, and size of flower to King Edward Spencer 



Early Shell Pink Spencer. Charming shell-pink of a little warmer 



tone than Countess Spencer; very large waved flowers 



Early Apricot Pink Spencer. A rich apricot pink or salmon 



colored flower; large, long stemmed flowers 



Early Rose Spencer. Bright carmine-rose, similar in coloring, 



size and form of flower to John Ingman 



Early White Spencer. White seeded, large waved, pure white 



flowers 



Early Duplex White Spencer. Black seeded, pure white waved 



flowers, many of which come double 



Early Lavender Pink Spencer. Large waved flowers of ex- 

 quisite pinkish lavender 



Mixed Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 



"YARRAWA." 



This variety from Australia has proven its adaptability 

 to American conditions. In our trials, it commenced flowering 

 freely two weeks before other large waved Sweet Peas and three 

 to four weeks earlier than some varieties, all given the same 

 cultural treatment and "Yarrawa" continued in flower, holding 

 its large size and phenomenal floriferousness for weeks after all 

 other Sweet Peas had passed their best. The flowers are large 

 of round waved Spencer form and colored bright rose pink with 

 lighter pink wings 



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GKANDIFLOKA and UNVVIN SWEET PEAS. 



The overshadowing size and beauty of the Giant Waved Spencer Sweet 

 Peas has gradually reduced the demand for most varieties of the Grandiflora 

 and Unwin types so that we now offer only a list of these limited to the pop- 

 ular sorts for sowing in quantity for cut flowers or garden decoration. 



PRICE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING GRANDIFLORA AND 

 UNWIN SWEET PEAS: 10c. per oz.; 35c. per X lb.; S1.00 per lb., postpaid. 



Blanche Ferry. The popular rose-pink with blush-white wings. 



Dorothy Eckford. For years the best white "Eckford." 



Christmas Pink. The earliest "Blanche Ferry" and a popular "pink and 



white." 

 Earliest White. The earliest strain of "Emily Henderson"; pure white. 

 Earliest Sunbeams. Bright primrose-yellow open formed flowers. 

 Emily Henderson. A pure white "sport" from Blanche Ferry. 

 Frank Dolby (Unwin). Large waved flowers of light lavender. 

 King Edward. The splendid old rich crimson-scarlet. 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery-lavender. 

 Lord Nelson. Rich indigo-blue. 



Lovely. Warm rose-pink, deeper than Prima Donna. 

 Miss Willmott. Orange-rose. 



Mont Blanc. A little larger but later than "Earliest White." 

 Nora Unwin. Pure white large waved flowers. 

 Prima Donna. Exquisite clear light pink. 





Henderson's Mixed GRANDIFLORA SWEET PEAS. 



This splendid mixture of Eckford's Grandiflora and the Unwin types is 

 a studied formula containing correct proportions of various bright colors and 

 shades, supplying a harmony of brilliancy. 



Price, peroz. 10c; per K lb-. 20c; per lb., 60c, postpaid. 



See list of Standard varieties of Giant Spencer Sweet Peas on page 29. 



