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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Flower Seeds 



GIANT SPENCER 

 ORCHID-FLOWERED 



Sweet Peas 



NEW INTRODUCTIONS 

 for 1928 



4142 Hero is what might be called a brilliant, clear cerise. It is really 

 more than that, because in sunshine or artificial light it appears 

 to be suffused richly with salmon. "Hero" is an entirely new shade 

 of color and difficult to describe, but on account of its brilliance, 

 and clarity will surely be welcomed by all who like brilliant shades. 

 The flowers are large, nicely waved, and well placed on strong stems. 



Pkt. 25c. 



4249 Pinkey is larger "than any other variety, belonging in the Deep 

 Pink section of the National Sweet Pea Society's Classification 

 List. It is a most vigorous grower, a continuous cropper, and with 

 outstanding, long, stout stems. The flowers are nicely waved and 

 well placed on the stems. The beautiful rose-pink tone of the 

 flower is free from the "blueness" of other deep pinks, and in a 

 bunch it is glorious. We predict a long reign of popularity for 

 "Pinkey," both as an exhibition and garden variety. The name 

 "Pinkey" was jjlven to this variety by the grower, after see- 

 ing the beautiful and well-known picture by Sir Thomas 

 Lawrence, entitled "Pinkey." owned by the late Henry E. 

 Huntington of Pasadena, California. {See illustration.) Pki . 23c. 



4285 Sunktst. For many years Sweet Pea enthusiasts have been look- 

 ing for a real good Picotee Edged, cream ground variety. We now 

 offer "Sunkist" as a magnificent novelty. The flowers are large 

 and bold, well-waved, and beautifully placed on good stout 

 stems Pkt 25c. 



4252 Prince of Orange is a large, orange variety. When well grown 

 it is a startling luminous flame-color. It is a deeper, richer, and 

 more brilliant orange than any other variety of this class. The 

 flowers are large, nicely waved, and well placed on good stems. 



Pkt. 25c. 



4319 Early Giant Rose has been tried under glass by commercial grow- 

 ers, and found to be a most desirable free-flowering variety. The 

 flowers being large, bunch well, and the bunches are larger than 

 bunches made up with an equal number of stems of other varieties. 

 The arrangement of the flowers on the stem is especially good for 

 bunching. As an outdoor Sweet Pea, where Early Spencers are 

 used. Early Giant Rose is superb Pkt. 25c. 



4362 Early Queen Crimson. The brightest and richest Early Crimson 

 Sweet Pea. "Queen Crimson" will be the choice of those who grow 

 the best, and for outdoor use it will be in large demand on account 

 of the brilliant coloring Pkt. 25c. 



4372 Early Superior Pink. The blooms are attractive in form, bold, 

 and with well-waved standards and wings. Its pronounced "wavi- 

 ness" together with its exquisite coloring, give the flower great 

 distinction. The color is a beautiful rose pink, very slightly 

 shaded with salmon. This extremely dainty salmon shading gives 

 more life to the color in the daytime, and under artificial Tight 

 greatly adds to the color effect Pkt. 25c. 



4390 Early White Harmony. No Early Flowering Sweet Pea novelty 

 has been so generally welcomed as White Harmony. It is a fine 

 grower, the stems are long, the flowers are large and pure paper- 

 white of grand substance Pkt. 25c. 



HENDERSON'S 

 NEW GIANT 



Early Flowering S wkt c peas 



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

 Immense Waved Flowers, "Fours" Predominating, on Long Stems 



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 fate flowering 



Sweet Peas for winter flowering under glass, and also for open ground 

 culture in our Southern States — sown preferably in fall or winter. Con- 

 densed 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. 



VARIETIES OF NEW GIANT EARLY FLOWERING SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



Henderson's packets of Named Sweet Peas contain 40 to 50 

 4306 All White. Largest wayed, pure white. 

 4312 Early Aviator. Dazzling crimson-scarlet. 

 4322 Early Glitters. An attractive orange scarlet. 

 4328 Early Harmony. A beautiful clear lavender. 

 4332 Early Helen Lewis Spencer. A rich apricot pink or salmon: 



large, long-stemmed flowers. 

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

 4346 Early Morning Star. Deep orange-scarlet or flame color with 



rich orange-pink wings. 

 4348 New Blue. Beautiful shade of deep blue. 



seeds. Price of any mentioned below, 15c. per pkt.; 75c. per oz. 

 4388 Early Warbler. Rich mauve purple. 



4392 "Yarrawa." This variety from Australia has proven its adapt- 

 ability to American conditions. The flowers are large, of round 

 waved Spencer form and colored bright rose-pink with lighter 

 pink wings. 



4400 Early Flowering Spencer. Mixed. This exquisite strain con- 

 tains the delightful, characteristic sweet pea colors in infinite 

 variety. The flowers are identical in size and beauty to the 

 named sorts. 



The netting and trellis shown on page 188 will furnished neat and efficient support for your Sweet Peas 



