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The Giant NA/aved ''Spencer" Sweet Peas 



specialties 

 and Novelties for i 

 1912 



The "Spencers" are the largest and most 

 beautiful of all Sweet Peas — surpassing the 

 older kinds in strong growth, size and form 

 of flowers and continued profusion of bloom. 

 Faults of the "Spencers" — if faults — are 

 shy seeding and sportiveness; both, however, 

 have compensating merits. Shy seeders 

 because most of their flowers fall as they fade 

 before the seed-pod forms, thus continuing 

 the succession of bloom. Sportive — ten- 

 dency to vary or "break" into other shades 

 and colors — while increasing the difficulty 

 in "fixing" and supplying seeds that will 

 produce "true," yet has given the Sweet 

 Pea world a wonderful variety of color';, 

 shades and combinations. 



The following list — in addition to th- 

 "Spencers" offered in our Prize Collection 

 on page 107 — includes the world's best and 

 most distinctive varieties. 



America Spencer. Striped brilliant carmine-red on white; of 

 splendid Spencer form 



Audry Crier. A beautiful variety of the finest "Spencer" type; 

 blush-pink shaded and edged deeper orange-pink. Differs 

 from Countess Spencer in the salmon cast 



Arthur Green (Novelty). A claret wine colored self of immense 

 size and nicely waved form. (25 Seeds to pkt.) 



Captivation Spencer (Novelty). Giant waved self colored 

 flowers of rich purple-magenta. (25 Seeds to pkt.) 



Dainty Spencer. Pure white with a beautiful and distinct edge 

 of rose-pink; practically identical with the English variety 

 Evelyn Hemus 



"Duplex" Spencer (Novelty). Very large waved flowers; a large 

 proportion of which come with twin or triple standards, usu- 

 ally the lower flowers on the stem have this double effect. The 

 coloring of standards and wings is a rich creamy-pink. (30 

 Seeds to pkt. ) 



Ethel Roosevelt. Large and beautifully waved flowers of straw 

 color, daintily tinted and flaked with a warm red-blush 



Evelyn Hemus. Primrose and buff with a distinct, rosy-pink 

 edge and of the finest, large Spencer form 



Florence Nightingale. One of the largest and best lavender 

 "Spencers" yet produced. The color — lavender — is charm- 

 ingly soft and enhanced by the faintest sheen of pink 



Florence Morse Spencer. Delicate blush with a pink margin; 

 large open-waved flowers of the finest Spencer type 



Gaiety Spencer. A large and lovely striped variety; ground color 

 white, lightly flaked and suffused with purplish-pink 



Hermosa (Novelty). Striped lavender on white, many of the 

 flowers come with doubled standards 



Irish Belle or "Dream" (Novelty). A superbly beautiful new 

 shade; rich lilac flushed with pink. (25 Seeds to pkt.) 



Janette Hazard (Novelty). Splendid shade of orange; one of the 

 finest in this color 



Juanita Spencer. Large-waved, white flowers striped and flaked 

 delicately with lavender 



King Edward Spencer. Rich, bright crimson: very large-waved 

 flowers 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



$.15 



S.60 



.10 



.25 



.25 





.25 





.10 



.35 



.25 





.15 



.50 



.10 



.25 



.15 



.60 



.10 



.25 



.10 



.25 



.25 



.75 



.25 





.25 



.75 



.10 



.25 



.10 



.25 



Marie Corelli. Large-waved flowers of brilliant carmine-rose 

 color with a tint of cherry-red 



Miller's Bicolor. Immense waved flowers of the finest "Spencer" 

 form; standard rose color, wings white with a blush tint 



Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes. Of fine large "Spencer" form daintily 

 tinted and edged with pink on a blush ground 



Mrs. Chamberlain Spencer. A fine large-waved "Spencer" 



striped anil lluked with bright rose on white 



Mrs. Henry Bell. Creamy-yellow suffused rosy-apricot; a lovely 

 lari^L'-wa vcd flower 



Natoma (Novelty). A giant "Spencer" of best waved form; 

 coloring light buff-pink, deepening in tone as the flowers 

 mature. (25 Seeds to pkt.) 



Othello Spencer. Pure deep maroon, of the largest and finest 

 ■■Spc-nci.'r" form 



Paradise Spencer. This is similar to the original Countess 

 Spencer, but deeper in coloring; rose-pink shaded and edged 

 deeper pink 



Pearl Gray Spencer (Novelty). A lovely and distinct shade of 

 pearl or dove-gray, lightly suffused blush-lavender. (25 Seeds 

 to pkt.) 



Queen Victoria Spencer. A black-seeded, primrose-yellow open- 

 ing with a rosy flush 



Ramona Spencer. Large-waved ivory-white flowers, flaked 

 splashed, and striped with light pink 



Rainbow Spencer (Novelty). A new and surpassing striped 

 variety; flowers of the largest size, distinctly blotched and 

 flaked with rose, crimson and salmon, pink on white. (30 

 Seeds to pkt.) 



Senator Spencer. Immense waved flowers striped purplish-choc- 

 olate on white 



Vermilion Brilliant (Novelty). A splendid crimson-scarlet of large 

 size and fine-waved form; one of the finest of its color. (25 

 Seeds to pkt.) 



W. T. Hutchins. Large "Spencer" formed flowers of light 

 apricot-pink with a lemon shaded throat 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



.15 



.50 



.10 



.35 



.10 



.35 



.10 



.25 



.10 



.35- 



.25 



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.10 



.35- 



.10 



.25- 



.25 





.10 



.35- 



.10 



.3S 



.25 





.10 



.35 



.25 





.15 



.50 



Henderson's "SPECIALTY" 



Collection of 



Giant Spencer Sweet Peas, 



$2.00 



contains one packet each of the 

 twenty-one varities offered above and 

 priced (5j 10c. and 15c. per packet. 



MIXED GIANT 



Waved ''Spencer'' Sweet Peas 



Including New Hybrids 



Composed exclusively of Giant Waved "Spencer" varieties, including 

 several new hybrids of exquisite colors and shades, many of which, when suffi- 

 ciently trued up, will be introduced as new named varieties, Pkt. of 50 seeds, 

 lOc; per oz., 25c.; per \i lb., 75c.; per lb., S2.00. Delivered free in the U. S. 



Henderson's "Novelty" 



Collection of 



Giant Spencer Sweet Peas, 



$2.25 



contains one packet each of the ten 

 varieties offered above and priced ©• 

 2Sc. per packet. 



A NEW BOOK "ABOUT SWEET PEAS," By waltek p. wright. an English Au.hori.y. 75^. POSTPAID 



