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MRS. SANKEY. Standard round, very thick; 



delicate shell-pink, wings a little lighter than 



standard. Beautiful delicate pink, becoming 



white as it fades. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; 



Lb. 50c. 



LOTTIE HUTCHINS. Standard and wings of Ught priArose 



with stripes of light pink. One of the best of the hooded 



shapes. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



STELLA MORSE. The flowers of this variety are of the 

 finest form and a peculiar warm salmon-pink. A combi- 

 nation yellow and pink, which is quite distinct and very 

 attractive. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



VENUS. Standard large, of fine form and substance; a 

 brilliant but delicate and soft shade of warm rose-pink 

 and buff; wings similar to the standard. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



COQUETTE. Large, finely formed fiower. Standard warm 

 primrose shaded purple; wings primrose. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; %0z. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



Our stocks are absolutely unsurpassed 

 in selection, purity and vitality. 



Our prices are reasonable, being lower 



than those of many smaller firms, but wei*e 



we to charge twice as much the quality 



of the stocks could not be improved. 

 CULTURE — Early in spring make a trench about sis 

 inches deep in rich, mellow soil, so arranged that no water 

 can stand in it and plant the seed in the bottom, covering no 

 more than two inches. Sweet Peas, particularly the white 

 seeded sorts, are often a little difficult to start. If the soil is 

 too dry they will remain a long time without germinating; if 

 it is too wet and cold they will not sprout at all. In soils at 

 all heavy or composed largely of clay put about two inches 

 of sand in the bottom of the trench and sow the seed on this, covering with 

 more sand. Cover the row with a board to shed the rain and protect the 

 soil from the hot sun, but remove this as soon as the young plants appear. 

 When the plants are about five inches high, graduaUy'fill up the trench and 

 furnish some support for the vines to run upon. The blooms should be 

 picked before they form pods or the plants wiU soon stop fiowering. 



FORCING AND INDOOR SORTS 



Extra Early Blanche Ferry, Mont Blanc, Josephine White and Incon- 

 stancy with us have proven most desirable varieties for forcing. These 

 and other sorts marked thus (*) have given the best results in their re- 

 spective classes of colors when grown indoors. 



WHITE 



MONT BLANC* This variety originated in the Extra Early Blanche Ferry and like 

 that sort is of dwarf, slender, very graceful habit with narrow leaves, throwing the 

 blossoms well out from the foliage so that every one is well exposed. Its greatest 

 merit is in its extreme earliness and its consequent fitness for forcing. Flowers of 

 good form and size and very clear white color. Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; % Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 



JOSEPHINE WHITE.* One of the earliest white Sweet Peas and especially desirable 

 for forcing. Habit like Emily Henderson but earlier and produces flowers during a 

 longer season. Very desirable for cutting. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c: 

 " Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



EMILY HENDERSON. A bold, well formed, clear white flower. Wings broad and 

 well expanded. An early and wonderfully free and persistent bloomer. The flowers 

 have more substance and the plant more vigor than the other whites and it will 

 give good flowers where most sorts fail. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 



BLANCHE BURPEE. A splendid pure white variety. AYhile not so profuse a bloomer 

 or as hardy a plant as the Emily Henderson, the flowers are fine. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 ' Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 



THE BRIDE. Flowers like the Blanche Burpee but stems more slender, more grace- 

 fully poised, and attractive for bunching. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



LIGHT YELLOW 



INCONSTANCY.* Aside from being extremely early is remarkable because the same 

 plant will at one period of growth give pure white flowers and at another period flow- 

 ers unquestionably primrose. Frequently white and primrose flowers are found on 

 one plant at the same time. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



MRS. ECKFORD. Plant strong-growing and vigorous; stems three and four flowered; 

 flowers large, of great substance and perfect form. A delicate shade of primrose yel- 

 low at first, becoming nearly white at maturity. Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 55c. 



QUEEN VICTORIA. Light primrose of hooded form showing a pink tint while in the 

 bud but a clear soft primrose when matured. Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



THE HON. MRS. E. KENYON.* The best of the deeper primrose shades; a beautiful 

 large semi-hooded flower. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 35c; Lb. TSc. 



LIGHT PINK 



LOVELY.* Flowers very large, fine form. A dehcate shell 

 pink tinged with yellow, often four flowers on a stem. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



ELIZA ECKFORD. Large flower of rosy pink over white, 



exceedingly delicate and beautiful. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



h Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 

 PRIMA DONNA.* The stems bear three or four very large, 



perfect fiowers of a brilliant yet soft shade of pink. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 

 ROYAL ROBE. Bright rose pink. Those who hke a hooded, 



gracefully rolled standard Mill be pleased with this sort. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 55c. 



KATHERINE TRACY.* The color is a soft but brilhant 

 pink, in wings and standard. Plants vigorous and give a 

 profusion of flowers which continue large and fine until 

 the end of the season. In hardiness, prolific flowering 

 habit, durability and practical usefulness this is greatly 

 superior to most sorts=bf recent introduction. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



