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SWEET PEA Continued 

 EARLY FLOWERING SPENCER 



Standard Varieties 



The plants of this new race are of strong constitution, vigorous 

 growth and bloom continuously for about four months if grown under 

 congenial conditions. Grown in the open ground they begin flower- 

 ing in about 106 days from seed sowing or fully four weeks sooner 

 than late flowering sweet peas sown at the same time. It is pre- 

 dicted 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. Condensed cultural 

 instructions for garden culture under both northern and southern 

 conditions and for winter flowering under glass are given in Hen- 

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

 to customers. 



Price of any named varieties mentioned below, 15c 

 per pkt. ; 50c per oz. 



Henderson's packets of named sweet peas contain 40 to 50 

 seeds. 



4305 Early Alameda. The color is deep rose-pink overlaid with 

 glowing salmon-cerise pink. The stems are long and the 

 flowers, mostly fours, are well placed. 



4307 American Beauty. A rich, crimson rose color on a white ground. The 

 blossoms are borne on long stout stems having four magnificent flowers. 



4308 Early Apollo. The color is a soft salmon-cerise. The flowers are 

 unusually large, nicely waved, splendidly placed and the stems 

 are very long. 



4312 Early Aviator. Dazzling crimson-scarlet. 



4314 Early Bright Light. A flaming self scarlet. It is absolutely sun proof 

 and, in fact, the brighter the sun, the brighter the color. 



4318 Early Fandango. A duplex early of a bright rose color. Early Fan- 

 dango is strong in growth and usually four flowers are borne on fine, long, 

 stiff stems. 



4320 Early Fortyniner. The color is a deep yet bright orange shade, making 

 a glorious bunch. The flowers are large and very bold, frequently with 

 double standards and splendidly spaced on the stems. Standards and 

 wings are alike in richness of color. 



4321 Fragrance. The color is a pleasing, clear lavender self, and the beau- 

 tifully frilled standards and nicely spread wings have the same delightful 

 shade. 



4322 Early Glitters. An attractive orange-scarlet. 



4323 Gloria. A sparkling salmon rose of great substance and character. 

 4325 Early Greeting. We consider it the greatest lavender sweet pea in the 



early flowering section. It is the same lovely lavender as the late flowerin g 

 variety. 

 4339 Early Hope. A mammoth flowering black seeded pure white. The 

 flowers are large and waved, stems long, habit vigorous. The buds have 

 a cream tinge, which turns to a solid paper white. We predict a great 

 future for this variety. (See illustration.) 



4341 Early Marine. This is the clearest of all blues either in the late or early 

 class. Both standard and wings carry this truest blue evenly through- 

 out the entire flower. The size is enormous, being the largest blue in 

 existence, the standard measuring fully 2% inches across. 



4342 Miss Annie Laurie. The richest tone of pure rose pink ever produced 

 in a sweet pea. Long stems which are maintained throughout its blooming 

 period, and fours, of course. 



4344 Early Mrs. Kerr. A fine shade of salmon. 



4351 Early Oriental. The flowers appear in fours, this being the rule rather 

 than the exception. The color is clear, deepest cream. The flowers are 

 well waved and most of the flowers have duplexed standards. 



4353 Early Pal. This is one of the entirely new shades: it has the livelv scintil- 

 lant, pleasing, rich rose-crimson early sweet pea growers have been 

 looking for. The flowersare of excellent form, large and bold. The 

 vines are vigorous in growth and very free flowering. 



4356 Early Pride. This is a pure cerise, of most even coloring, with large 

 flowers borne on long stems. It is not unusual to see four flowers to 

 the stem, and when grown in the open ground we found four flowers were 

 the rule rather than the exception. The flowers are well frilled and 

 borne in profusion. 



4386 Early Vogue. This is an improved early lavender. The standard is 

 lilac lavender, flushed rosy lavender and wings clear lilac lavender. A 

 special feature of Earlv Vogue is its refreshing, rich old-time sweet pea 

 perfume. When cut and put in water, Early Vogue retains its lovely 

 fresh color. 



4400 Early Flowering Spencer, Mixed. This exquisite strain contains the 

 delightful, characteristic sweet pea colors in infinite variety. The flowers 

 are identical in size and beautv to the named sorts. 

 Price, pkt.. 10c: per oz.. 40c. 



Henderson's Special Mixed Flower Seeds 



4740 A flower garden may be made in any out-of-the-way place by broadcasting 

 and raking in, at the rate of 1 oz. per 100 square feet, mixed, with sand oj 

 drv soil to secure even distribution. 



Price, oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 



