D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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SWEET PEAS 



Splendid success may often be obtained from sowing Sweet Peas in October or November. A perfectly 

 drained soil so situated as not to be subject to too frequent or severe freezing should be selected, and the 

 seed covered about three inches deep. 



FORCING AND INDOOR SORTS 



Extra Early Blanche Ferry, Mont Blanc, Josephine White and Inconstancy with us have proven most 

 desirable varieties for forcing. These and other sorts marked thus (*) have given the best results in 

 their respective classes of colors when grown indoors. 



WHITE 



*MONT BLANC— Flowers of good form and clear 



white color. Packet 5c. Oz. loc. 

 *JOSEPHINE WHITE.— One of the earliest white 



sweet peas for forcing. Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 EfllLY HENDERSON.— A clear white flower. 



Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 BLANCHE BURPEE.— Pure white. 



Packet 5C. Oz. loc. 

 THE BRIDE.— A splendid pure white. 



Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 LIGHT YELLOW 

 *INCONSTANCY.— The same plant gives flowers 

 that are pure white at one time and at another 

 period are primrose. Packet 5c. Oz. loc. 

 QUEEN VICTORIA.— I,ight primrose. 



Packet 5c. Oz. IOC 

 *THE HON. MRS. E. KENYON.— Adeepshade of 

 primrose. Packet 5c. Oz. loc. 

 LIGHT PINK 

 MRS. SANKEY. — Shell pink, wings a lighter 



shade. Packet 5c. Oz. loc. 

 LOTTIE HUTCHINS.— Primrose, striped with light 



pink. Packet 5c. Oz. loc. 

 STELLA MORSE.— A peculiar warm salmon -pink. 

 Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 VENUS.— Brilliant rose-pink and buff. 



Packet 5c. Oz. IOC 

 COQUETTE. — Primrose, shaded purple, wings 



primrose. Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 *LOVELY.— Shell pink, tinged with yellow. 



Packet sc Oz. loc 

 ELIZA ECKFORD.— Primrose turning to white. 



Packet sc. Oz. loc 

 *PRinA DONNA.— A brilliant yet soft shade of 



pink. Packet sc. Oz. loc 

 ROYAL ROBE.— Hooded and rolled flowers of a 



bright rose-pink. Packet sc Oz. loc 

 *K ATHERINE TRACY.— The color is soft but bril- 

 liant pink. Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 ORANGE-PINK 

 *LADY MARY CURRIE.— A brilliant orange-pink. 

 Packet sc. Oz. loc 

 ORIENTAL.— Primrose, or even a yellow shade. 



Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 *MISS WILLMOTT.— Orange-pink, wings rose, 

 tinted with orange. Packet sc Oz. loc 

 RED STANDARDS, WITH WHITE 

 WINGS 

 *EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY.— Standard 

 deep rose pink, with nearly white wings. This is 

 the pioneer extra early sweet pea. 



Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 BLANCHE FERRY.— Bright pink standard and 

 nearly white wings. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



SHADES OF RED 



*MRS. DUQDALE.— Primrose overlaid with crim- 

 son rose. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



OVID.— Bright pink mottled with a darker shade. 

 Packet sc Oz. loc. 



LORD KENYON. — Magenta-rose, wings veined 

 with a deeper shade, Packet sc. Oz. loc. 



HER MAJESTY.— A delicate rose-pink color. 



Packet sc Oz. loc. 



PRINCE OP WALES.— Brilliant red. Packet 5c. 

 Oz. IOC. 



SHADES OF RED-Continued 



POCCINEA.— A bright cherry -red. Packet 5c. Oz. loc 

 ROYAL ROSE.— Standard, a deep rose pink, wings 



a lighter shade. Packet sc Oz. loc 

 FIREFLY.— Bright and intense crimson-scarlet. 



Packet sc Oz. loc, 

 * SALOPIAN. —Brilliant cardinal red. 



Packet sc Oz. loc 



LAVENDER AND LIGHT BLUE 



MAID OF HONOR.— White, with a distinct edging 



of blue. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 BUTTERFLY.— A combination of violet and laven- 

 der. Packet Sc- Oz. loc. 

 LOTTIE ECKFORD.— Magenta-blue, shaded with 



lavender. Packet sc Oz. loc 

 FASCINATION. — Standard lilac, wings blue, 



tinged with lilac. Packet sc Oz. loc 

 *DOROTHY TENNANT.— Warm violet or mauve 



color. Packet sc Oz. loc 

 COUNTESS OF RADNOR.— A beautiful shade of 



lavender. Packet sc Oz. loc 

 *LADY GRISEL HAMILTON.— Similar to Countess 



of Radnor, but nearer blue. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



BLUE AND PURPLE 



*COUNTESS OF CADOQAN.— A little darker than 

 Navy Blue. Packet sc Oz. 10c. 



WAVERLEY.— A blending of rose -pink and lav- 

 ender - blue. Packet Sc Oz. lOc 



CAPTAIN OF THE BLUES.— Bright purple-blue. 

 Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



NAVY BLUE.— A true blue. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



INDIGO KING.— Purple-maroon. Packet sc Oz.ioc. 



PINK AND RED STRIPES 



AURORA. — Delicate orange-salmon-pink over 



white. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



GOLDEN ROSE.— Primrose, striped and mottled 



with light pink. Packet sc Oz. loc. 

 MRS. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN.— White, striped with 



bright rose carmine. Packet sc Oz. lOc 

 *AMERICA.— White, nearly covered with splashes, 



stripes and dots of bright carmine. 



Packet sc Oz. IOC 

 PURPLE STRIPES 

 *GRAY FRIAR.— Delicate heliotrope, tinged with 



darker shade. Packet sc Oz. loc 

 PRINCESS OF WALES.- Striped purple on nearly 



white ground. Packet sc Oz. lOc 

 SENATOR.— lyavender, striped and splashed with 



purple-maroon. Packet sc Oz. loc 



CLARET AND MAROON 



MONARCH.— Violet-maroon color. 



Packet Sc Oz. loc. 

 DUKE'OF CLARENCE.— A uniform shade of dark 



claret. Packet sc. Oz. loc 

 BOREATTON.— Rich, satin-like maroon. 



Packet sc. Oz. loc 

 *STANLEY. — Beautiful, deep maroon, warmer 



than Boreatton. Packet sc. Oz. loc 

 BLACK KNIGHT.— One of the darkest varieties. 



Packet sc. Oz. loc 

 *SHAHZADA. — Very rich, dark maroon, wings 



violet. Packet sc. Oz. loc 

 OTHELLO.— A very dark maroon, practically self 

 colored, with alrnost black veining. 



Packet sc. Oz. loc. 



CHOICE MIXED. — Contains the finest known American kinds, and can be depended upon to give fine 



flowers of a wide range of color. Packet sc; Oz.ioc; % lb. isc 

 ECKFORD'S HYBRIDS, MIXED.— Made up of the best of Elckford's large flowering sorts. Packet sc: 



Oz. loc; % lb. 20c. 



CUPID, OR DWARF SWEET PEAS 



EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY CUPID.— The earliest of the dwarf forms. Packet 5c ; Oz.ioc. 

 CUPID MIXED.— Choice shades of white, yellow and red. Packet 5c.; Oz. loc. 



