HENDERSON'S PARAGON COLLECTION OF 



Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 



EIGHTEEN OF THE BEST NEW VARIETIES SHOWN IN COLORS ON OPPOSITE PAGE AND DESCRIBED BELOW 



Sweet Peas, gay and fragrant, are the most universally popular annual flowers cultivated. Inexpensive, easily and quickly grown from seed, thriving 

 in town or country gardens, supplying an abundance of continuous bloom for months — an adornment to garden, house or corsage. Is it any wonder that 

 they are "everybody's flowers." and have been for generations? A few years ago, a paragon type appeared in the famous gardens of Earl Spencer, North- 

 amptonshire, England. This newcomer, extremely beautiful, the fairest-formed and largest Sweet Pea ever grown, was named "Countess Spencer" and 

 from this has sprung the glorified modern race of Giant Waved "Spencer" or "Orchid-flowered" Sweet Peas. 



The characteristics of the Spencer Sweet Peas, grown under congenial conditions are: robust growth, the plants attaining a height of from 6 to 10 feet, 

 requiring for full development to be not less than 6 inches apart; a foot apart is better. The flowers are giants among Sweet Peas, measuring 2 to 2J^ inches 

 across. They are beautifully formed and daintily waved. Three and often four or five of these queenly blossoms are borne on long, strong stems. 



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Henderson's Packets of Named Sweet Peas 

 contain 40.to 50 seeds (except those specially noted) 



Arthur Green. Banner purple with a tinge of maroon; 

 wings deep violet-purple; a strong grower with 

 splendid, large flowers 



Clara Curtis. The largest and best strain of "Prim- 

 rose-Spencer"; flowers large, of splendid substance 

 and well waved; color cream-yellow 



Countess Spencer. A re-selected and improved strain 

 of the glorious original "Spencer" Sweet Pea and still 

 unbeaten in its color class; clear, pure pink 



Florence Nightingale. Beautiful, clear lavender with a 

 faint pinkish sheen; the largest and best of its color. . 



King Edward Spencer. A re-selected improved strain 

 and the best of all the crimsons; color rich crimson- 

 scarlet; etc., open waved flowers 



King White. Hailed as the King of Whites, because of 

 the perfect finish of the flower in every detail— form, 

 size, w^aviness and glistening, immaculate whiteness 



Leslie Imber. A "fancy" colored flower with pinkish- 

 lilac standard and electric-blue wings 



Margaret Atlee. Perhaps the finest of the new Spen- 

 cers; immense flowers of the loveliest coloring; a rich 

 warm salmon-pink over a body color of cream which 

 lights up the whole flower into exquisite beauty. . . . 



Margaret Madison. An improved larger flowering 

 strain of this charming variety; color, clear azure- 

 blue when fully expanded 



Per 



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Per 

 Oz. 



Plate 

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49 







10c. 



40c. 



57 



10c. 



30c. 



58 



10c. 

 10c. 



25c. 

 25c- 



59 



10c. 



25c. 



63 



10c. 

 10c. 



50c. 

 30c. 



68 

 70 



75 



10c. 



30c. 



77 



10c. 



25c. 





Henderson's Packets of Named Sweet Peas 

 contain 40 to 50 seeds (except those specially noted) 



Martha Washington. Most beautiful; blush-white 

 veiled vi'ith rosy-pink deepening into a contrasting 

 marginal zone of tyrian-rose 



Mrs. Cuthbertson. A "bicolor" of the largest and 

 finest form; color carmine-rose with blush-white 

 wings, strong grower and prolific bloomer 



Mrs. Breadmore. Cream-buff flushed rose and dis- 

 tinctly edged with deep rose color; the best of the 

 "Yellow Picotees" 



Mrs. Hugh Dickson. Our favorite in the beautiful new 

 "cream-pink" section; warm salmony-pink influenced 

 by an under color of primrose 



Nubian. The largest and best of the "Maroons"; im- 

 mense flowers of rich glossy mahogany color lightly 

 veiled with purple 



Queen of Norway. Splendid large flowers of violet- 

 mauve. It is distinct and beautiful 



Rosabelle. Brilliant carmine-rose colored flowers of 

 the largest size and finest waved form. The best of 

 the "Herbert and Ingman" color class , 



Thomas Stevenson. Large and brilliantly effective 

 flowers of fiery red-orange and it is practically sun- 

 proof. The finest variety in its class 



Vermilion Brilliant. A brilliant scarlet self; surpassing 

 all others in coloring, size, form, profusion of bloom, 

 and it does not burn 



Per 



Pkt. 



Per 

 Oz. 



10c. 



2.3c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



2.5c. 



10c. 



25c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



30c. 



10c. 



35c. 



PRICE: HENDERSON'S PARAGON COLLECTION OF GIANT SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



One pkt. each of the 18 varieties and a complimentary packet of "Yarrawa" for $1.00 



or one ounce (400 lo 500 seeds) each of the 18 varieties and a complimentary packet of "Yarrawa" for .$5.00. postpaid. 



Customer's Collections — your own selection of any three 10c. pkts. for 25c.; or any seven 10c. pkts. for 50c. 



NEW EA.RLY ORCHID FLOWERING SWEET PEA. "YARRAWA" 



This newcomer from Australia has proven its adaptability to American conditions, growing as luxuriantly and producing its long stemmed, giant waved 

 flowers as quickly and in the same continuous profusion as if growing in the warm climate of the Antipodes. In our trials, it commenced flowenng freely 

 two weeks before other large waved Sweet Peas and three to four weeks earlier than some varieties, all given the same cultural treatment, and "Yarrawa" 

 continued in flower, holding its large size and phenomenal floriferousness for weeks after all other Sweet Peas had passed their best. The flowers are large of 

 round waved Spencer form and colored bright rose-pink with lighter pink wings. The exquisite coloring is most effective either by daylight or arti- 

 ficial light and, moreover, the flowers are deliciously fragrant. Our trial book says "/( has a honey locust-like perfume." For winter flowenng under glass 

 it promises to rank with the best of the new "Winter Spencers." Yarrawa is unfortunately a very shy seeder. Pkt. of 12 to 15 seeds. 15c.; two pkts.. 25c. 



HENDERSON'S 



Includes growing Sweet Peas for garden decoratioD, 



x.^ T. vv^ v_^*v^.. .^.T^^-u ^ ^ — — _ ___ when asked for. | cut flowers, exhibition and staging. 



Fall sowing for warm climates, winter forcing, etc., also cultural methods of prize winnera at the American Sweet Peas Societies' shows. 



New Boom' How to Grow Sweet Peas to Perfection- 



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