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Every One Who 



Cultivates Flowers Should 



Plant Sweet Peas. 



Our List Includes 



All of The Best Varieties, 



Both Old and New. 



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



Siveet Peas 



The Sweet Pea is one of the most popular flowers in cultivation and numbers among its enthusiastic adm,irers thousands 

 of skillful cultivators. It is a free flowering climber, and considered one of the best annuals that enrich the flower garden. 

 Early in spring make a trench about six inches deep, in rich, mellow soil, so arranged that no water can stand in it, and 

 plant the seed in the bottom, taking care not to cover it more than two inches. When the plants are about five inches, 

 high, fill up the trench, and furnish some support for the vines to rvm upon. The flowers should be picked before they 

 form pods, or the plants will soon stop flowering. 



WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR SWEET PEAS 

 America, white, nearly covered with splashes, stripes and dots of exceedingly bright carmine. The most brilliant of the 



red striped sorts. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



Apple Blossom, standard rose pink, lighter at the base; wings lighter than standard. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Aurora. Neiv. Very large and of fine form. The standard and wings are flushed with delicate orange-salmon over white. 

 A very striking but delicate colored sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb $1 00 



Blanche Ferry, standard medium size, but of fine form and bright pink wmgs large rounded 

 and nearly white. This variety is recognized as the best of the older and cheapei sorts either 

 for forcing or the garden. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h, Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Blanche Burpee, a splendid pure white variety. While not so profuse a bloomer or as hardy 

 a plant as the Emily Henderson, the individual flowers are so fine as to make it a most de 

 sirable sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Blushing Beauty. An exceedingly large, perfectly formed and beau- 

 tifully colored flower. Standard gracefully hooded, and both it and 

 the wings are a peculiarly beautiful delicate, soft pink. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Boreatton. One of the darkest and richest colored. Standard large, 

 rounded and rich satin-like maroon; wings are similar in color to 

 the standard, Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Brilliant. New. Flower of good size and substance. Standard 

 round and inclined to curve forward. Color very brilliant rich 

 red. A most striking and beautiful variety. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3^ Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Butterfly, standard a combination of shades of violet and lavender; 

 it is often notched on the sides. Wings white shaded and edged 

 with blue. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Captain of the Blues. The bluest of Sweet Peas, standard large, 

 broad, bright purple-blue; wings expanded, lighter and brighter 

 blue than standard. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb..50c. 



Cardinal, standard intense crimson-scarlet; wings large, 

 broad and darker than standard. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Coquette. New. Large, finely formed flower. Standard 

 warm primrose with a shade of purple; wings primrose. Dis- 

 tinct and beautiful. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Countess of Radnor, self colored in a very distinct and 

 beautiful shade of lavender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 20c; 

 Lb. 60c. 



G U P I D . THE FIRST DWARF SWEET PEA. 



This is one of the most distinct varieties ever introduced. The plants 



form a compact, moss-like bunch, about nine inches high and about 



eighteen inches across and produce an abundance of clear white flowers 



of fair form and substance. It is well suited for growing in pots or as 



a border plant. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; ^ Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 

 Delight. Flower comparatively small, but very graceful and a delicately 



shaded pink color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 

 Dorothy Tennant. Flowers warm violet or mauve, very large and 



finely formed. Standard broad, incurved or hooded; wings very large, 



rounded. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 

 Duchess of York, standard and wings large and of fine form. White 



overlaid with a lacing of exceedingly delicate pale pink. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 

 Duke of Clarence, a fine flower with large standard and wings of uni- 

 form shade of rosy claret. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 

 Eliza Eckford. Large flower of rosy pink over white, giving an exceedingly delicate and beautiful effect, Pkt. 6c? 



Oz. 10c; H Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c, 

 Emily Henderson, a bold well-formed clear white flower. Wings broad and well expanded. The flowers are borne in 



threes well together on long stout stems ; this blooming habit and the clear white color make this variety one of the best 



of Sweet Peas. Plant dwarf, early and a wonderfully free and persistent bloomer. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 

 Firefly, very bright and intense crimson- scarlet of good size and form, Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 70c. 



Gaiety. The standard of this striped sort is round, fully expanded and of good substance and both it and the graceful wings: 



are striped with purple-pink on white ground. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 

 Gray Friar, very large, finely shaped flowers of delicate mauve color, peculiarly tinged, marbled and dotted with darker 



shade. Quite distinct. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 26c; Lb. 80c. 



Her Majesty. The flowers are very large and both the standard and wings are beautifully curved and a delicate rose-pink 

 color. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. '25c; Lb. 75c. 



f^ XTRA E '^RLY BLANCHE TERRY 



In Full Bloom Two Weeks Before Any Other Sort. Of Dwarf Habit and Flowers Profusely the Whole Season. 



The flowers have the bright contrast of color, which has made the Blanche Ferry so popular, the wings being nearly 

 white while the standard is deep rose pink, becoming more intense near the base. 



The plants are exceedingly hardy, vigorous and floriferous and at the same time very dwarf, making it particularly desir- 

 able for greenhouse culture. Inside it occupies less space and gives flowers sooner and in greater abundance than any other 

 Sweet Pea, and it does equally well out of doors, needing less trellising than other kinds; in fact, it can be grown outside with 

 great satisfaction without any support whatever. It has absolutely no rival for forcing. Pkt. 6c; Oz . 10c; % Lb. 26c; Lb. 76c. 



