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HENDERSON'S "EXCELSIOR" COLLECTION OF 

 EARLY FLOWERING SPENCER SWEET PEA NOVELTIES 



Bloom 4 Weeks Earlier Than the Late Spencers, Under Congenial Conditions Producing Profusely Immense Waved Flowers, 



"Fours" Predominating on Long Stems 



4401 Collection of Six Varieties shown on Color Plate, page 115 and described below. Price $1.00 postpaid 



We are offering this year the following Novelties in Early flowering Spencer Sweet Peas which are distinct and worth while sorts, they all 

 have the long stemmed character and the flowers are produced on strong stems, usually four to a stem and they are suitable for garden and 



greenhouse culture. 



4319 Early Fascination. An early flowering sweet pea with salmon 

 rose-pink flowers on long strong stems. The flowers are large 

 and beautifully shaped and the wings are in perfect propor- 

 tion to the standard Pkt. 25c 



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 flowering variety "Powerscourt" which 

 has been classed as the best Lavender (Lilac) by the BRITISH 

 NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY for the last seven 

 years Pkt. 25c 



4339 Early Flowering Hope. A mammoth flowering black seeded 

 Pure White. The flowers are large and waved, stem long, 

 habit vigorous. The buds have a cream tinge which turns to a 

 solid paper white. We predict a great future for this 

 variety Pkt. 25c 



4353 Early Pal. This is one of the entirely new shades, it has the 

 lively scintillant pleasing rich rose crimson Early Sweet Pea 

 which growers have been looking for. The flowers are of ex- 

 cellent form, large and bold. The vines are vigorous in growth 

 and very free flowering Pkt. 25c 



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

 large flowers borne on long stems. It is very common to 

 have 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. 

 Pkt. 25c 



4369 Early Rosemarie. A beautiful new sort with mammoth 

 flowers of creamy rose produced on strong stems, vigorous 

 grower and a very free bloomer. . . .• Pkt. 25c 



SWEET PEA 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 flowering 

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

 late flowering Sweet Peas sown at the same time. It is predicted 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 Henderson's leaflet, "How to Grow Sweet 

 Peas to Perfection," free to customers. 



Henderson's packets of Named Sweet Peas contain 40 to 50 seeds. Price of any Named Varieties mentioned below, 15c per pkt.; 60c per oz. 



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. 



4306 All White. Largest waved, pure white. 



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

 are unusually large, nicely waved, splendidly placed and the 

 stems 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. 



4317 Elarly Duplex "Pioneer." The color is rose pink on cr^m 

 ground, added to by the unusual frilliness of the flower. The 

 flowers look double and really are double since often therg wiU 

 be three or four standards and sometimes the wings are also 

 double. 



4318 Early Fandango. A duplex Early of a bright rose color. 

 Early Fandango 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. 



4322 Early Glitters. An attractive orange scarlet. 



4328 Early Harmony. A beautiful clear lavender. 



4338 Early Hercules. Giant rose-pink flowers, fine form and color. 



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 throughout the entire flower. The size is enormous 

 being the largest blue in existence, the standard measuring fully 

 2)4: inches across. 



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



4348 New Blue. Beautiful shade of deep blue. 



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. 



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 Early 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 beauty 

 to the named sorts. 



Price, packet, 15c; per oz. 50c. 



