From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 



Standard Orchid-Flowered Varieties and Novelties 



Price of All Named Sorts: 10c per Packet; 50c per oz. Packets Contain from 40 to 50 Seeds 



4007 

 4019 



4026 

 4033 



4042 

 4048 



4033 

 4054 



4053 

 4056 

 4038 



4062 

 4072 

 4074 

 4075 

 4079 



4083 



4086 

 4109 



4110 



4128 

 4133 

 4138 



America. Striped and flaked brilliant carmine over white; very 

 large. 



Austin Frederick Improved. Giant flowering, lavender flowers 

 of great substance. 

 Barbara. Beautiful salmon color. 



Blue Bird. A real clear blue, faintly tinted violet. (See color plate 

 D and page 136.) 



Blue Picotee. The best Picotee, edged blue "on white. 

 Bonfire. A grand large waved flower of fine substance: color soft 

 pink with white wings. (See color plate J and paye 136.) 

 Campfire. Vigorous growing, produces the brightest and most 

 vivid scarlet colored flowers ever developed. 



Charity. Rich brilliant crimson: does not burn in the sun. Groups 

 of four beautifully waved flowers are usually produced on the long 

 stems. (See color plate C and page 136.) 

 Charming. Fine large waved flowers of a deep cerise. 

 Colne Valley. The best light blue, a fine variety for exhibition. 

 Commander Godsall. Beautiful new shade of violet blue: 

 resembling in its richness of color that of the old English Violet. 

 (See color plate G and page 136.) 



Constance Hinton. A popular white flowered variety. (See 

 color plate M and page 136.) 



Crimson King. Large rich deep crimson waved flowers of fine 

 form. 



Daffodil. The delicacy of its distinct cream colored, large waved 

 flowers makes it a popular favorite. 



Daisybud. Beautiful large waved flowers, color soft pale rose- 

 pink. 



Del Monte. A rich salmon cerise pink. Of perfect Spencer form, 

 large and bold and with wavy or fluted petals. Both standard 

 ana wings are the same shade and the color is well fixed so that it 

 does not sunburn. 



Dora. A beautiful large waved flower of great substance. The 

 color is soft pink with white wings. 



Edna May Improved. Large waved flower, pure white. 

 Grenadier. Large waved flowers of deep cerise. (See color 

 plate I and page 136.) 



Gold Crest. The glow of a sun-ripened orange combined with a 

 rich tint of salmon, subtly and perfectly merged, and that will be 

 a passable conception of Gold Crest. Growers know the sus- 

 ceptibility of these colors to bleaching and scorching, but Gold 

 Crest Ls as nearly sun-proof as we have yet secured. 

 Hawlmark Pink. An unusually vigorous growing and free 

 blooming variety. The color is rich rose pink shaded salmon. 

 Hawlmark Scarlet. Rich flaming scarlet. (See color plate B 

 and page 136.) 



Hebe. Giant flowering bright pink, beautifully frilled. (See 

 color plate E and page 136.) 



4155 Jack Cornwall. A lovely dark blue of enormous size and ex- 



Suisite form. Vigorous grower. 

 ean Ireland. Beautiful cream color, edged with deep pink. 



4182 King White. Large waved flower of perfect form and size, 

 pure white. 



4194 Lord Lascelles. In color this clear pale blue lavender Sweet Pea 

 is most pleasing. (See color plate S" and page 136.) 



4198 Loyalty. The finest and largest blue striped, color white flaked 

 and marbled bright blue. 



4219 Mary Pickford. A beautiful light pink, with just the faintest 

 suffusion of salmon. The perfectly formed flowers that are in- 

 variably grouped in fours on the long stems are large and de- 

 cidedly waved. {See color plate F and page 136.) 



4223 Matchless. A nch cream color of good substance; large flower. 

 (See color plate A and oage 136). 



4225 Miss California. The color is distinctly new: best described as 

 a soft, salmon cream pink. The large beautiful flowers are borne 

 in fours on extremely stiff stems. 



4248 Picture. The color is a blending of cream and pink with a deeper 

 flush of pink on the wings. There is no Sweet Pea grown larger 

 than this variety. 



4254 Purple Perfection. Rich royal purple, flowers are of splendid 

 form and size. (See colored plate H and page 136.) 



4257 Ravenswlng. Deep maroon, the darkest of all Sweet Peas. 

 (See color plate P ana page 136.) 



4258 Renown. Bright carmine rose, flowers beautifully waved. 

 4276 Royal Scot. Awarded the Certificate of Merit by. the Royal 



Horticultural Society as the best scarlet Sweet Pea ever intro- 

 duced. The well formed flowers are beautifully waved. 

 4282 Senator Spencer. A large and fine striped; seal-brown and claret 

 flakes on white. 



4286 Sunset. The general effect of this flower is that of the ruddy 

 glow of the setting sun. A beautiful combination of rose, amber 

 and gold. (See color plate O and page 13S.) 



4287 Tangerine. Brilliant orange or tangerine colored flowers. The 

 large flowers and long stems make this one of the most effective 

 Sweet Peas grown. (See color plate L and page 136.) 



4289 Valentine. A new variety with large flowers of a most pleasing 

 shade of light pink. (See color plate K and page 136.) 



4300 Henderson's Mixed Giant Spencer Sweet Peas. An unsur- 

 passable mixture. Composed exclusively of Giant Waved Spencer 

 varieties, blended in proper proportions of bright colors, selfs and 

 art tints, also including several new hybrids of exquisite colors and 

 shades. Per pkt. (75 to 100 seeds). 10c.; per oz. (400 to 500 seeds). 

 30c..- per y K lb.. 85c.; per lb.. $3.00. 



Sweet Peas, Grandiflora Varieties 



The size and beauty of the Giant Waved Spencer Sweet Peas has^reduced the demand for the Grandiflora types, so that we now offer only 

 popular sorts of sowing in quantity for cut flowers or garden decoration. 



PRICE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING. 10c. per pkt. (about 75 seeds); aOc per oz. (300 to 400 seeds); 80c. per V* lb.; $2.00 per lb. 

 4406 Blanche Ferry. The popular rose-pink with blush-white wings. 4428 Prima Donna. Exquisite clear Ught pink. 



4412 Dorothy Eckford. For years the best white "Eckford. 

 4418 King Edward. The splendid old rich crimson-scarlet. 

 4422 Lady Grisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery lavender. 

 4424 Lord Nelson. Rich indigo-blue. 

 4428 Miss Willmott. Orange-rose. 



Mixed Grandiflora Sweet Peas 



4430 This splendid mixture of Grandiflora types is a studied formula 

 containing proportions of various bright colors and shades. 

 Price per pkt. (about 75 seeds). 10c.; per oz. (300 to 400 seeds), 15c-t per 

 X lb., SOc: per lb., $1.50. 



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