PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FLOWER SEEDS. 51 



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IN THE SOUTH AND WHERE WINTERS ARE MILD, SWEET PEAS DO BEST WHEN SOWN-fW THE FALL. 



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The sweet Pea is a cool weather loving plant and therefore for best results in the South, on the Pacific Coast and in other mil 

 be sown in the fall or early winter. Even in the North the sowing of Sweet Peas in the fall is growing in popularity. When 

 the winter they commence flowering much earlier and are larger, finer and more continuous bloomers than from spring sov 

 weather turns out hot and dry. The reason is that the plants from f aU sown seeds develop a much better root system and theref' 



conditions. Sweet Peas sown in the fall should be in raised beds or banked up if in rows so water will not stagnate around the... — .. -— „_. _;=^--- - — 



and the seeds should be put in late enough so the seedlings will not get above ground — yet early enough so the seeds will germinate which will reqil^re a6dut.2 weeks. 

 After the ground has a thin frozen crust then protect with a 6-inch mulch of straw, hay, leaves or similar material. " ■. 



ties, the seeds should 



f re suciflbsfully carried through 



E^^ pactic^llarly when summer 



_ e -less ^^ceptfSte to uncongenial 



as it mi'ght cause -them to rot 



GIANT WAVED SPENCER SWEET PEAS. 



Prices Delivered free in the U. S. 



America Spencer. Striped brilliant carmine-red on white 



Apple Blossom Spencer. Bright rose; wings cream pink 



Arthar Greene. Rich deep claret color 



Arthur Unwin. Bright salmon-rose with creamy-buff wings .... 



Asta Ohn. Lavender with pinkish sheen 



Audry Crier. Blush-pink shaded and edged deeper orange-pink. 



Aurora Spencer. Striped and flaked rosy-orange on white 



Bertrand Deal Improved. A pale rosy-lavender of immense size. . . . 



Blanche Ferry Spencer. Rose standard and blush wings 



Captivation Spencer. Rosy-purple — both standards and wings. 



Charles Foster. Exquisite "pastel" timings, apricot-pink on laven- 

 der and viclet 



Clara Curtis. The finest selection of large waved: cream-yellow. 



Colleen. Deep carmine-rose standard ; blush-pink wings; a fine bicolor 



Constance Oliver. Orange-pink suffused primrose 



Countess of Ancaster. Rich plum purple 



Countess Spencer. Clear light pink deeper at edges 



Crimson King. Bright crimson: many flowers coming doubled. . . . 



Dainty Spencer. Pure white, distinctly edged with rose-pink 



Duplex Spencer. Rich cream-pink, many flowers being doubled.. 



Elfrida Pearson. A grand large pale pink, deepening at the edges.. 



Elsie Herbert. White with pink edge 



Empress Eugenie. Delicate light gray flaked with light lavender.. 



Ethel Roosevelt. Straw color tinted and flaked with warm red-blush 



Etta Dyke. A pure white Spencer of finest form and largest size. 



Evelyn Hemus. Primrose edged with pink 



Florence Morse. Blush-pink with deeper pink edge 



Florence Nightingale. A lovely la'"ge lavender with a pinkish sheen 



Frank Dolby. {Unwin) beautiful light lavender 



George Herbert. Splendid larg*^ carmine-rose 



Gladys Burt. A rich "cream-pink": salmon-pinV over cream. . . . 



Helen Grosvenor. Rich glowing orange with orange-rose wings. . 



Helen Lewis. Bright orange with orange-pink wings 



Hercules. Soft clear pink of immense size; a glorified Countess. . 



Illuminator. Warm salmon-orange with a sheen of pink 



Janet Hazard. A splendid shade of rich-orange 



John Ingman. Rich carmine-rose 



Juanita Spencer. Striped and flaked lavender on white 



King Edward Spencer. BriUiant crimson 



King White. A gigantic and perfect new pure white Spencer 



Lady Knox (Paradise Ivory). Pinkish-ivory, deepening at edges 



Lovely Spencer. Pale flesh-pink shaded deeper pink at the throat 



Loyalty. A fine, large waved; bright blue, flaked on white 



Margaret Madison. An exquisite clear azure-blue of large size . . 



Marie Corelli. Brilliant carmine-rose with a tint of cherry-red . . 



Martha Washington. White flushed pink with deep pink edge . . 



Mary Garden. Soft pinkish-salmon suffused rosy-apricot; some 

 flowers are doubled 



Masterpiece. A fine large delicate lavender tinged mauve 



Maud Holmes. A large and fine bright rich crimson 



May Farquhar. Rich purple-blue; a Spencer form of Lord Nelson 



Menie Christie. Rich rosy-magenta 



Miriam Beaver. Beautiful apricot-pink in varying shades 



Mrs. Andrew Ireland. Bright rose-pink on cream; wings blush. . 



Mrs. Chamberlain Spencer. Striped and flaked rose on white 



Mrs. Charles Mander. Deep rose-magenta with plum colored wings 



Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes. Blush-pink tinted and edged deeper pink 



Mrs. Henry Bell. Cream suffused with rosy-apricot 



Mrs. Hugh Dickson. Apricot-pink on cream; or "cream-pink". . . 



Mrs. R. Hallam. Rich salmon-pink over a cream ground color 



Mrs. Routzahn. Cream-pink tinted rosy-apricot 



Mrs. Sankey Spencer. A black seeded white; opens flushed 



Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer. Rosy-mauve; blue wings 



Mrs. W. J. Unwin. Flaked, glowing orange-rose on white 



Natoma. Light buff-pink, deepening in tone as flower matures 



Nora Unwin (Unwin) A fine pure white 



Nubian. Rich chocolate-maroon; wings a little more purplish 



Othello Spencer. Rich deep maroon : 



Paradise. Soft rose-pink shaded and edged deeper pink 



Pearl Grey. Lovely shade of pearl-grey toned lavender 



Primrose Spencer. Light primrose yellow 



Queen Alexandra Spencer. Brightest crirason-scarlft 



Queen of Norway. Fine large waved pale rosy-mauve 



Rainbow. Striped rose, crimson and salmon on white 



Ramona Spencer. Striped and flaked with rose-pink on white 



Red Chief. Rich red-maroon, redder than the "maroons" 



Senator Spencer. Striped and flaked purpUsh-chocolate on white. . 



Tennant Spencer. Rose-magenta shaded purplish-mauve 



Thomas Stevenson. Rich bright orange-scarlet, splendid if shaded 



Vermilion Brilliant. Bright crimson-scarlet self of large size 



Wayerly Spencer. Rosy-purple; wings of a bluish tinge 



White Spencer. Large waved snow white 



Winsome. Exquisite rosy-lilac or pink suffused with heliotrope . . 



W. T. Hutchins,^ Light_ apricot-pink with lemon shaded throat. . . . 



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Giant Spencer Sweet Peas, Mixed, 



Giant Wave Spencer varieties. 



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GKANDIFLOI^A SWEET PEAS. 



Prices Delivered free in the U. S. 



Pkt. 



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Apple Blossom. Standard rose; wings blush 



Blanche Ferry. Rose-red, wings blush-white .... 



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Dorothy Eckford. A grand, large, open-formed white 



Emily Henderson. Pure white, early and profuse 



King Edward VH. Rich crimson-scarlet 



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Lord Nelson. (Syn. Brilliant Blue.) Rich indigo blue 



Lovely. Warm rose-pink large and e.xtra fine . 



.60 

 60 





.60 



Prima Donna. Exquisite rose-pink, large and profuse 



Henderson's Mixed Grandiflora Sweet Peas. An unsur- 

 passable mixture of select grandiflora varieties 



1.00 

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Early and Winter-Flowering Sweet Peas. 



A distinct class that has beconte popular for greenhouse forcing. They begin 

 flowering in from S to 12 weeks from seed sowing and flower continuously for 

 weeks. The flowers are of fine size on long stems. Grown in the garden they 

 are of dwarf bushy growth and flower very early, but the flowers are smaller. 



Prices Delivered free in the U. S. 



Christmas Pink. Pink and white similar to Blanche Ferry. 



Earliest of All. Rose standard with blush «nngs 



Earliest Sunbeams. Open primrose yellow flowers 



Earliest White. .\ black seeded white of hooded form 



Florence Denzer. Pure white 



Le Marquis. \'iolet-blue 



Mont Blanc. Pure white with open flowers v . 



Mrs. E. Wild. Carmine-rose 



Mrs. Alexander Wallace. Lavender 



Mrs. William Sim. Salmon-pink 



Mrs. F. J. Dolansky. Rose-pink 



Mrs. Hannan. Deep pink self 



Mrs, George Lewis. Large pure white waved flower 



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