D. M, FERRY & CO,, DETROIT, MICH. 



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SWEET PEAS 



The Sweet Pea is one of the most popular of flowers. 

 Every one who cultivates flowers should plant Sweet 

 Peas, for the list of distinct and beautiful varieties is 

 now so large that no one w^ll ever tire of them. 



When Sweet Peas are wanted in bloom for Winter or early Spring, thej should be 

 planted indoors early in September ; and, to have the best results, the temperature should 

 not exceed 45° at night, to keep them stocky and firm. They should have plenty of air 

 during the day and a full exposure to the sun. 



Splendid success may be obtained from sowing Sweet Peas in October or November. 

 A perfectly drained soil so situated as not to be subject to too frequent or severe freezing 

 should be selected, and the seed covered about three inches deep. While you cannot be 

 sure of success from Fall sowing, yet it is w^orth while to take the risk for the advantage 

 of having blooms about a month earlier than you could get them from outdoor sowings 

 made in the Spring. 



As fast as the flowers come into full bloom they should be cut, for if the pods are 

 allowed to form, the plants will soon stop flowering. 



A.DONIS' — Standard, rose carmine; wings darker and 



with a purple tinge. Packet ^c Oz. loc. 

 APPI,!^ BLOSSOM.— Standard rose pink; lighter 



at the base; wings lighter than standard. Packet jC. 



Oz. IOC. 

 ALBA M A GNIFIC A. —White, with a tinge of yel- 

 low-green in back of standard. Packet JC. Oz. IOC. 

 BLANCHB FM RR Y.—Standard, bright pink; 



wings large and nearly white. This variety is the best 



of the older sorts. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 BLUSHING BFAT7TY.— Standard, and wings 



are a beautiful, soft pink. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 BORF A.TT ON. —Standaxd rich satin like maroon; 



the wings are similar in color to the standard, but with 



a slight tinge of blue. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 BUTTERFLY. — Standard, a combination of shades 



of violet and lavender. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



CAPTAIN OF THF BLZ^FS—T^^^ bluest of 



Sweet Peas. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 CARDINAL' — Standard intense crimson-scarlet; 



wings darker than standard. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 COUNTFSS OF RADNOR.— Yery distinct and 



beautiful shade of lavender. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 DFLIGST. — Flower a delicately shaded pink color. 



Packet JC. Oz.ioc. 

 DOROTHY TFNNANT.-Ylo^ers warm violet, 



very large and finely formed. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 DUCHFSS OF F^DINBURGH.—A beautiful 



shade of deep rose-carmine. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 DUKF OF CLARFNCJ^.— Rosy claret. Packet 



JC. Oz. IOC. 

 FMILY HFNDFRSON.-Ture white. One of 



the best of Sweet Peas. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 



FXTRA F^ARLY BLANCHF FFRRY.— 



^FloweMike the regular stock; plant more dwarf and 



very much earlier. Incomparably the earliest and 



best sort for forcing ever introduced. Packet loc. 



Oz. 40c. 

 FJTRJ^J'XF'.— Very bright scarlet. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 GAJBTF.— Purple pink on lighter ground. Packet 



JC. Oz. IOC. 

 HFR MAJFSTY.— Delicate rose-i)ink. Packet jc. 



Oz. IOC. 

 IGNF A. —Standard rich magenta-rose; win^-s darker 



colored. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 INDIGO KING. — Standard purple-maroon; wings 



bluer than standai-d. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 JNVINCIBLF SCARLMT. — Bright gcarlet. 



Packet JC. Oz. joc. 

 XNVINCIBLB WHITB.-^Packetje. Oz, loc, 

 KA THMRINE TRA C Y, --A delicate and velvet- 



like shade of light but briiliant vermilion rose; wings 



very large, of the same shade as the standard* TS? 



6s«st pmk Sw«$ ?ea, Pd^^ft m- O?,- ^f- ' 



LADY BFACONSFIFLD.— Standard, salmon- 

 pink; wings primrose-yellow. Packet Jc . Oz. loc. 



LADY PFNZANCF'—^ose--^\n\i with slight tinge 

 of orange. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



LFMON QUFFN.— Very light rose-pink, with 

 primrose-j'ellow shade on the back. Packet jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



LOTTIF FCKFORD.— Standard, a peculiar and 

 delicate shade of magenta-blue; wings shaded lavender, 

 deepening to violet at edge. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 



MONARCH. — Standard rich maroon; wings quite 

 similar in color to the standard, but having a blue shade. 



Packet JC. Oz. loc. 



MRS. MCKFORD.-Flowers very large, of great 

 substance and perfect form; the standard and wings 

 show a delicate and beautiful shade of primrose-yellow 

 at first, but become white as the flower matures. 

 Packet JC. Oz. loc. 



MRS. GLADSTONE.— Standard, brilUant, but 

 soft rose-pink; wings nearly the same shade as standard. 

 Packet JC. Oz. loc. 



MRS. SANKFY.— Standard delicate shell pink; 

 wings a little lighter than standard. Packet Jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



ORANGE JPiJJJVCJS.— Standard, pink suflFused with 

 yellow; wings bright light pink. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



PRIMROSE.-— Standard, yellowish-white in front and 

 pronounced primrose-yellow on the back; wings 

 nearly white. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



PRINCESS BEATFtlCE^-Bri^t rose pink. 

 Packet JC. Oz. loc. 



PRINCESS OF WAl^^S.— Striped purple on 

 nearly white ground. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



QUEEN OF ENGLAND.— White. Packet jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



QUEEN OF THE ISLES.— Standard, rose white, 

 nearly covered with stripes and splashes of deep rose- 

 red; wings striped like the standard, but with a more 

 purple shade. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



SENATOR.— Standard, delicate lavender, nearly cov- 

 ered with stripes and splashes of purple-maroon; 

 wings striped with a bluer shade than the standard. 

 Packet JC. Oz. loc. 



SPLENDOUR.— 7nrp\e-red. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



FJ5JVUS.— Rose-pink. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



WA YERLEY.—^ose-T^vci^ and lavender blue shades 

 which vary as the flower matures. Packet Jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



ECKFORD'S B^FBKJD^.— Mixed seed from the 



^ best varieties introduced bv this celebrated grower, 

 Packet JC. Oz.joe. }ilb.'jSc. 



CSOICJS MIXED. ^Includes many of the new- 

 sorts and can be depended upon to dv^ fing fl©wer» ©f 

 f wide r&oge ^^ jciifiy. P0C^e(j;£. Qg. m> H^^'^-S^' 



