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SWEET PEAS 



CII.TIBE. — Sweet Peas should be sown in drills as early as possible in 

 spring in rich, friable soil. Prepare the bed thoroughly in a quantity of well- 

 rotted manure, if it can be done, making a furrow one to six inches deep. In 

 this sow the seed and cover two inches deep. As soon as the plants begin to 

 show through, till in the furrow. This will secure a deep planting without the 

 t>ad effects of deep covering of the seed at first, and so enable the plant to 

 bloom continuously through the heat of summer. As fast as the flowers come 

 into full bloom or made they should be cut off, for If the pods are allowed to 

 form the plants will stop blooming. In the selection and growing of our 

 Sweet Peas we have obtained the services of one of the leading expert Sweet 

 P. a growers in the world, who has made the growing, propagation and de- 

 veloping of grand, new, elegant varieties of Sweet Peas one of the highest 

 aims of life. \\ e, therefore, commend our extra superior varieties to you with 

 the assurance that if you plant them you will have, without exception, the 

 collection of colors and varieties of Sweet Poas of any one in your 

 ;■ which we put up in papers containing seeds of the following varieties: 



Pkt. Oz. y A lb. Lb. 

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Apple Blossom — The best bi-color rose and white 5 



Aurora — The best light crimson rose 5 



Blanche Burpee — Large pure white 5 



Blanche Ferry — Rosy pink, standard white 5 



blanche Ferry— Extra Early. Earliest, rosy pink, stand- 

 ard white 5 



Black Knight — Dark maroon 5 



Boreatton — Deep maroon 5 



Countess of Codogan — Bright purplish blue, wings light. 5 



Countess of Radinor — Mauve, lavender wings 5 



Coquette — Deep primrose, shaded fawn 5 



Countess of Lathom — Cream pink 5 



Duke of Westminster — Standard, clear purple, tinted vio- 

 let, large size 5 



Duchess of Westminster — Rosy claret 5 



Dorothy Tenant — Deep rosy mauve 5 



Dorothy Eckford — The large white 5 



Duke of Southland — Violet and purple. Dainty white, 



pink edges 5 



Emily Henderson— White. Blooms early and profuse... 5 



Earliest of All — For pink and white forcing 5 



Fire Fly — Bright red 5 



Gorgeous — Scarlet orange, wings bright rose 



Golden Rose — The largest primrose, striped light pink.. 

 Her Majesty — A beautiful, soft, rosy pink, very large... 



Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon — The largest primrose 



Jennie Gordon — Rose and pink 



Pkt. Oz. V A lb. Lb. 



Janet Scot — The best deep pink 5 



Jessie Cuthbertson — Primrose striped 

 rose 5 



Katherine Tracey — Standard purple, of 

 lighter shade 5 



King Edward VII — Rich crimson scar- 

 let, large Imp. Fire Fly 5 



Lady Grisel Hamilton — Largest and 

 lightest shade of lavender 5 



Lady Penzance — Standard orange, wings 

 pure deep pink 



Lady Mary Currie — Crimson orange.... 



Lovely — Shell pink, exquisite color.... 



Lord Roseberry — Deep magenta rose, 

 wings light 



Lottie Eckford — Blue, edged white 



Maid of Honor — Lavender and white, 

 edge blue 



Miss Wilmot — Large crimson orange.. 



Mont Blanc — Very early, white, large.. 



Modesty — Delicate soft pink. 



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Mrs. Eckford — Shaded primrose yellow 5 

 Mrs. Walter Wright— The largest pur- 

 ple blue 5 



Mrs. Geo. Higinson.Jr. — The only azure 



blue 5 



Mrs. Dugdale — Light crimson rose 5 



Navy Blue — Indigo and violet 5 



Prince of Wales — Standard purple,, wings 



blue, both striped on white 5 



Prima Donna — The favorite pink 5 



Queen Alexandria — The new scarlet... 5 

 Queen Victoria — Best black seeded prim- 

 rose 5 



Royal Rose — Crimson pink; very large. 5 



Sadie Burpee — Large white 5 



Salopian — Wings large; red, tinted with 



rose 5 



Stella Morse — Has a fine, deep cream 



color, changing to delicate primrose. 5 

 Sybil Eckford— The best buff and pink. 5 



Shasta — A fine large white 5 



Shahzada — Violet and purplish violet.. 5 



Venus — Salmon buff 5 



Eckford Mixed— All colors 5 



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\o\Ei.TiES IN SWEET PEAS, — Sweet Peas of the Countess Spencer type in many new colors. They were awarded 

 silver cup in San Francisco. The stems are longer and have four flowers each, which are of a much larger size than are the 

 ordinary sorts of Sweet Peas. Every person should plant some of these Novelties, so as to have some of the largest and 

 best Sweet Peas there are In his garden. SPENCER VARIETIES 



Pt*. Oz. Vilb. Lb. 



Burpee's White Spencer — Flowers of enormous 

 size, pure white; waved, crinkled and fluted 

 standards: wings fully an inch wide 5 10 25 .75 



Burpee* Primrose Spencer — On same style as 

 above. Color pronounced primrose or 

 creamy yellow throughout 5 



Bolton's Pink — Orange or Salmon-pink, veined 

 with rose. Large size semi-hooded form... 5 



Countess Spencer — Bright, clear pink, a little 

 deeper at edges; open form, wavy petals. 



arge stadard and wings 5 



Frank Dolby — Pinkish lavender, or large size; 



■^avy standards 5 



Mixed Spencers 5 



Pts. Oz. %lb. Lb. 

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" 20 



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25 .75 



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George Herbert — Bright rose-carmine^ 



open wavy form 5 



Helen Lewis — Crimson-orange standard; wings 



orange-rose. Very large 5 20 



John iDgraan — Rose-carmine; gigantic fluted 



flowers. Profuse bloomer 5 20 



Mrs. Charles Mnnder — Purplish magenta; 



large open wavy form 5 25 



Mrs. Collier — Deep primrose; extra large and 



fine form 5 20 



Phenomenal — White, shaded and edged lilac; 



very large hooded; wavy petals 5 20 



Queen Victoria — Light primrose, self-colored, 



over medium size; fine form; hooded 5 20 



50 1.50 



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