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GIANT SPENCER 



ORCHID 

 FLOWERED 



SWEET PEAS 



Sweet Pea evolution is constantly producing additions to the glorified race of 

 "Spencers," which have superseded the older types, and in this collection we 

 include a number of the most recent. 



The characteristics of the Spencer Sweet Peas, grown under congenial condi- 

 tions, are: robust growth, the plants attaining a height of from 6 to 10 feet, 

 requiring for full development to be from six inches to a foot apart. The flowers 

 are giants among Sweet Peas, measuring 2 to 2H inches across. They are beauti- 

 fully formed, with huge standards, open and upright, and immense wings grace- 

 fully poised. Both standards and wings are daintily waved, the undulations 

 reflecting high lights and casting shadows in the depth, thus showing a varied 



harmony of tones which greatly enhances the coloring. Three and often four 

 of these queenly blossoms are borne on long, strong stems, rendering them 

 unsurpassable as cut flowers for vases, bouquets and other decorations. Their 

 long-continued profusion of bloom is phenomenal, but accounted for by the fact 

 that a majority of the flowers of true Spencers fall as they fade — before the seed 

 pod is formed — thus continuing the succession of bloom — for, as all know, when 

 Sweet Peas set pods, the flowering diminishes. 



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. 



Henderson's "Grand National" Collection of Giant x spencer Sweet Peas 



Shown in Colors on Opposite Page 



4304 Collection ( ° n f °% <°° *• soa «f*0 H<*> 



each of the 16 varieties 



4301 Collection ° ne P acket each H 00 

 «*oui v,ouetuun of the 16 varieties i 



Key to Plate 



A 4224 MAXFAIR 



B 4277 RUBICUND 



C 4001 ADMIRAL 



D 4222 MAVIS. 



E 4031 BLUE BELLS 



F 4113 GIGANTIC 



G 4221 MASTERCREAM Primrose or cream colored. 



Beautiful shell pink on white 



ground. 



Brilliant crimson scarlet. 



Fine navy blue. 



Salmon cerise, suffused orange. 



Clear light blue. 



Enormous pure white, fine form. 



Key to 1 



3 late 



H 



4283 



SMILES 



I 



4146 



HIGHLANDER 



I 



4046 



BONNIE LASSIE 



K 



4249 



PINKIE 



L 



4105 



GOLD CREST. 



M 



4029 



BLACK DIAMOND 



N 



4287 



THRILLER 



(.") 



4245 



OLUMPIA 



P 



4088 



ELSTREE 



Shrimp pink, shaded salmon. 



Pure lavender. 



Blush pink on white ground. 



Rich rose pink. 



Bright orange tinted salmon. 



Dark maroon. 



Rich orange scarlet. 



Deep rich purple. 



Bright pink on cream ground. 



NEW AND STANDARD GIANT SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



Price of the following Named Sorts; 10c per Packet; 25c per Oz. 



Packets Contain from 40 to 50 Seeds. One ounce will sow a double row twenty feet long. 



4003 

 4006 

 4009 

 4016 

 4021 

 4027 

 4050 

 4051 

 4055 

 4059 

 4077 

 4095 

 4104 



4111 

 4116 

 4148 

 4188 



AFFECTION. Coral pink, cream ground. 



AMBITION. Large deep lavender. 



AMETHYST. Beautiful clear blue. 



ASCOT. Large frilled self pink flowers. 



AVALANCHE. Very large pure white. 



BEAUTY. Large flowers, blush pink. 



BRIDAL VEIL. Pure white. 



CAPRI. Clear light blue. 



CHIEFTAIN. Beautiful deep mauve. 



CHINESE BLUE. Rich deep blue. 



DEBUTANTE. Soft salmon, shaded coral. 



FLAGSHIP. Clear deep blue. 



FORTUNE. A rich dark blue, the wings are real blue, bright 



and solid; standards of great size, beautifully waved, are real 



rich violet. 



GLENEAGLES. A beautiful shade of light blue. 



GRAND NATIONAL. Large frilled rich cream. 



HUNTSMAN. A rich dazzling scarlet. 



LEVIATHAN. Deep rich maroon. 



4190 LIFE. Scarlet-cerise. 



4232 MRS. A. SEARLES. An ideal flower for all purposes, rich pink, 

 merging into a soft red or golden orange. 



4234 MRS. CUTHERTSON. Rose pink with white wings. 



4246 PEGGY ANN. Salmon pink. 



4248 PERSONALITY. Coral on chamois pink. 



4250 POWERSCOURT. Flowers of an immense size, color pure lav- 

 ender. 



4251 PIRATE GOLD. Rich golden orange. 

 4258 RED BOY. Large flowering deep crimson. 



4281 SEXTET QUEEN. Beautiful pure white. 



4282 SIMPLICITY. Chamois pink, cream ground. 

 4286 SUSAN. Blush pink on cream. 



4296 WELCOME. Bright dazzling scarlet. 



4300 Henderson's Mixed Giant Spencer Sweet Peas. An unsur- 

 passable mixture. Composed exclusively of Giant Waved 

 Spencer varieties, blended in proper proportions of bright colors, 

 selfs and art tints, also including several newhvbrids of exquisite 

 colors and shades. Per pkt., (75 to 100 seeds), 10c; per oz. (400 

 to 500 seeds). 20c; per }i lb., 60c; per lb., $2.00. 



EARLY FLOWERING GIANT SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



The plants of this new race are of strong constitution. Grown in the open ground they begin flowering fully four weeks sooner than late flowering 

 sweet peas sown at the same time and bloom for a much longer period. 



Price of the following named sorts, 15c. per Pkt.; 50c. per Oz. 



4309 BACCHUS. Violet carmine. 



4310 BOON. Deep salmon pink on light cream ground. 



4311 BRIDESMAID. Soft pink on white ground. 



4312 COLLEEN. Rose suffused gold. 



4313 CHIME. Light salmon pink on cream ground. 



4314 BRIGHT LIGHT. A flaming self scarlet. It is absolutely 

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



4315 ELEANOR BLUE. Bright blue with silver sheen. 



4316 EXPOSITION PINK. Rich pink. 

 4318 BLUE DANUBE. Bright blue. 

 4320 EMBLEM. Salmon on cream pink. 



4322 GLITTERS. An attractive orange scarlet. 



4339 HOPE. Pure white. 



4340 LAVANDA. Uniform clear lavender. 



4341 MARINE. This is the clearest of all blues. Both standard and 

 wings carry this truest blue evenly throughout the entire flower. 



4344 MRS. KERR. Bright salmon. 

 4346 MOTHER MACHREE. Coral rose. 

 4367 REDWOOD. Deep rich crimson. 



4369 SEQUOIA. Golden cerise. 



4370 SHIRLEY TEMPLE. Pale pink. 

 4374 SONNET. Blush pink. 



4376 STAR. Rose pink, shaded salmon. 

 4378 SUNPROOF ORANGE. Crimson orange. 

 4383 SWEET BRIAR. Rose pink on white ground. 

 4385 TOP HAT. Deep violet blue. 



4388 TRIUMPH. Soft lilac mauve. 



4389 VALENCIA. Bright orange. 



4440 Early Flowering Spencer, Mixed. This exquisite straincon- 

 tains the delightful, characteristic sweet pea colors in in- 

 finite variety. The flowers are identical in size and beauty 

 to the named sorts. 



Per pkt., 10c; per oz., 40c; per U lb., $1.25. 



