From PETEH HENDERSON m, CO., NEW YORK 



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Henderson's "Betsy Ross" Collection of 



GIANT SPENCER fl°<Kd SWEET PEAS 



Eighteen of the Best New Varieties Shown in Colors on Opposite Page and Described Below 



PRICE: One pkt. each of the 18 varieties for $1.00. 



One ounce (400 to 500 seeds) each of the 18 varieties for $5.00 postpaid. 



Customer's Collections — Your own selection of any three 10c. pkts. for 25c; or any seven 10c. pkts. for 50c. 



Plate Henderson's Packets of N'amed Sweet Peas 



Wo. contain 40 to 50 seeds {except those specially noted) 



1 Lady Evelyn Eyre (Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes). Immense 

 long-stemmed flowers of exquisite rosy-blush opening 

 with a lemonish flush 



Royal Purple. A rich royal-purple throughout both 

 banner and wings; the flowers are of splendid size 

 and form 



Mrs. C. W. Breadmore. Cream-buff flushed rose and 

 distinctly edged with deep rose color; the best of the 

 "Yellow Picotees" 



George Herbert. Bright carmine-rose — large fine waved 

 flowers 



President. A magnificent and glowing orange-scarlet, 

 surpassing all in its class 



Constance Hinton. A fine, large, dark seeded, white 

 sometimes flushed when opening 



Hercules. A giant even among the Spencers; immense 

 long-stemmed flowers of rich clear rose-pink; vines 

 vigorous and free blooming 



R. F. Felton. A large and distinct lilac-colored flower, 

 wings tinged French grey 



Martha Washington. Most beautiful; blush-white 

 veiled with rosy-pink deepening into a contrasting 

 marginal zone of tyrian-rose 



Per 

 Pkt. 



Per 

 Oz. 



Plate 

 No. 







10 



10c. 



25c. 



11 



10c. 



35c. 



12 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



25c. 

 25c. 

 50c. 



13 

 14 



10c. 



50c. 



15 



10c. 



■ 35c. 



16 



10c. 



40c. 



17 



10c. 



25c. 



18 



Henderson's Packets of Named Sweet Peas 

 contain 40 to 50 seeds (except those specially noted) 



Wedgewood Blue. A clear light silvery-blue with just 

 a suggestion of mauve in the banner; an improved 

 large flowering strain and the best variety of its color 



Edith Taylor (Mrs. Jessopp). Extra fine and large flowers 

 of rich salmon-rose or cerise; a very lively warm color; 

 strong grower and free bloomer 



King Edward Spencer (Crimscn Giant; Mrs. Duncan; 

 The King). Rich crimson-scarlet; large open, waved 

 flowers 



King Manoel. Rich glossy deep maroon, with purplish 

 maroon wings, splendid big wide-open waved flowers . . 



Mrs. Cuthbertson. A "bicolor" of the largest and 

 finest form; color carmine-rose with blush-white 

 wings, strong grower and prolific bloomer 



Rosabelle. Brilliant carmine-rose colored flowers of the 

 largest size and finest waved form. The best of the 

 "Herbert and Ingman" color class 



Dobbie's Cream. The largest and best strain of "Prim- 

 rose-Spencer"; flowers large, of splendid substance 

 and well waved; color cream-yellow 



Vermillion Brilliant. Brilliant scarlet, large waved 

 flowers 



Blue Picotee (Mrs. Townsend). The best picotee edged 

 blue on white 



Per Per 

 Pkt. Oz. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 

 10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



10c. 



35c. 



35c. 



25c. 

 35c. 



30c. 



25c. 



25c. 



10c. 25c. 

 10c. i 3oc. 



WORDS OF PRAISE FOR HENDERSON'S GIANT SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



"Last year I had $1.00 worth of your beautiful Spencer Sweet Peas, a mixed 

 selection. If you are making the same offer this year, please send me some of a 

 similar selection. Mine were perfectly beautiful last year." 

 April 28, 1917. Mrs. N. D. MARSH, Dixfield, Mo. 



" This spring we planted your early flowering varieties of Sweet Peas and the 

 vine began to bloom May 4th. They were the earliest Spencer Sweet Peas we had 

 ever seen out of doors. We have had Grandiflora in bloom on April 25th, but 

 your Spencers made a new record with us." 

 Sept. 3, 1917. Mr. A. A. RITTER, 



115 Riverside Drive, Little Rock, Ark. 



"Am writing to tell you of my wonderfully beautiful Sweet Peas this year from 

 your Giant Spencer seed. Especially fine is a gorgeous red: with the sun shining 

 through the big blossoms in the early morning, one will not soon forget the sight. 

 Another pink is very large and double, many blossoms on a single stem. Another 



grand pure while, long stems, and a lavender that is superb. I made a wreath of 

 these lavender beauties with long sprays of Sprengerii for foundation for the 

 funeral of a woman of national fame, who was buried yesterday in Augusta, 

 Georgia, and as my flowers go far and wide, and I always say ' Henderson's 

 Seed' I am a good advertiser for you." 

 June 21, 1917. Mrs. JAMES B. PARK, Greensboro, Ga. 



"We planted the Spencer Sweet Peas last year and they were the most beautiful 

 we have ever seen. Some stems were fifteen inches and four flowers to a stem." 

 Feb. 12, 1917. HARR Y P. WELDOX, 34 Cliff St., Yonkers. X. Y. 



" Your seeds are always satisfactory. The Sweet Peas of last year, grown 

 from your seed, were the wonder and admiration of many of my friends." 

 Jan. 24, 1917. Mrs. H.G. HUTCHINSOX. Vonore. Tenn. 



"My Sweet Peas purchased from you last year were perfect in every way." 

 Jan., 1917. Miss MABEL BARXETT, 1 S. Lee Ave.. Lexington, Va. 



New Giant fwL 



Spencer Sweet Peas 



Bloom 4 Weeks Earlier Than the Late Spencers, and Under Congenial Conditions Flower Continuously 

 for 4 Months, Producing Profusely Immense Waved Flowers, "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, profuse and bloom continuous for about four months, grown under congenial 

 conditions. 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 supplant 

 all other early and late flowering Sweet Peas for winter flowering under glass, and also for open ground culture in our Southern States — sown preferably in 

 fall or winter. ' 

 given in Hem 



. Condensed cultural instructions for both garden culture under northern and southern conditions and for winter flowering under glass are 

 derson's leaflet "How to Grow Sweet Peas to Perfection" free to customers. 



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 larr;e 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 



Per 

 Pkt. 



Per 

 Oz. 



.25 



1.25 



.25 



1.25 



.25 



1.25 



.25 



1.25 



.25 

 .25 



1.25 

 1.25 



.15 



1.00 



.15 



1.00 



.15 



1.00 



.15 



1 00 



VARIETIES OF NEW GIANT EARLY FLOWERING 

 SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



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 



Early Flowering Spencer Mixed 



"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 



Per 

 Pkt. 



.15 

 .15 



15 



Per 

 Oz. 



1.00 

 1.00 



1.00 

 1.00 



1.00 



