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Henderson's "ROYAL" Collection of 



GIANT SPENCER 



ORCHID 

 FLOWEltED 



SWEET PEAS 



Sixteen of the Best Varieties Shown in Colors on Opposite Page and Described Below 



4301 COLLECTION. 

 4304 COLLECTION. 



ONE PKT. EACH OF THE SIXTEEN VARIETIES FOR $1.00 POSTPAID. 



ONE OUNCE 400 TO 500 SEEDS EACH OF THE SIXTEEN VARIETIES FOR $4.00 POSTPAID. 



Progress is constantly being made in producing additions to the 

 glorified race of "Spencers" soon destined to supersede the older 

 types, and in this collection we include a number of the most recent. 



The characteristics of the Spencer Sweet Peas, grown under con- 

 genial conditions, are: robust growth, the plants attaining a height 

 of from 6 to 10 feet, requiring for full development to be from six 

 inches to a foot apart. The flowers are giants among Sweet Peas, 

 measuring 2 to 2 J4 inches across. They are beautifully formed with 

 huge standards, open and upright, and immense wings gracefully 

 poised. Both standards and wings are daintily waved, the undula- 



tions reflecting high lights and casting shadows in the depth, thus 

 showing a varied harmony of tones which greatly enhances the color- 

 ing. Three and often four of these queenly blossoms are borne on 

 long, strong stems, rendering them unsurpassable as cut flowers for 

 vases, bouquets and other decorations. Their long-continued pro- 

 fusion of bloom is phenomenal, but accounted for by the fact that a 

 majority of the flowers of true Spencers fall as they fade — -before the 

 seed pod is formed-; — thus continuing the succession of bloom — for as 

 all know when Sweet Peas set pods, the flowering diminishes. 

 Frequent picking will insure a succession of blooms. 



Henderson's "Royal" Collection Chosen by the Floral Committee of the 



National Sweet Pea Society 



In offering this collection, we do so in the full confidence that it is without question the best selection of Sweet Peas that it is possible 

 to -group. This claim is made not only on our own recommendation, but also on that of the highest authority on Sweet Peas, namely: The 

 Floral Committee of the National Sweet Pea Society, who at their annual meeting in London chose the varieties in the "Royal" collection 

 as the best in each of their color classes. 



Key to 

 Plate 



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4298 What Joy. Beautiful frilled flowers; primrose shading 



to cream. 

 4105 Cold Crest. One of the brightest varieites; orange tinted 



tinted salmon. 

 4285 Sybil Henshaw. Large flower, deep crimson, well frilled; 



sunproof. 

 4151 International. Beautiful rosy mauve. 

 4249 Pinkie. Flowers of the largest size; rose pink. 

 4201 Magnet. A fine flower in size and form; salmon pink on 



a deep cream ground. 

 4031 Blue Bell. A beautiful shade of blue. 



Key to 

 Plate 



H 4245 Olympia. Exquisite large flower; deep rich purple. 



I 4148 Huntsman. A rich, dazzling scarlet. 



J 4016 Ascot. Large, frilled, self pink flowers. 



K 4063 Corona. Carmine rose on white ground. 



L 4247 Orange Picture. Beautiful flower; sunproof orange. 



M 4021 Avalanche. Large, pure white flowers. 



N 4250 Powerscourt. Flowersof an immense size; pure lavender. 



O 4232 Mrs. A. Searles. An ideal flower for all purposes; rich 



pink, merging into a soft red or golden orange. 



P 4188 Leviathan. Deep, rich maroon. 



4300 Henderson's Mixed Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 



An unsurpassable mixture. Composed exclusively of Giant Waved Spencer varieties, blended in proper proportion 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 ox. (400 to 500 seeds), 20c; per M lb., 60c; per lb., $2.00. 

 One ounce will *ow a double row twenty feet long 



HOW TO ORDER FRESH-CUT FLOWERS FROM US 



By Mail, Long -Distance Telephone and Telegraph, or Your Own Florist 



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HOW TO ORDER. You remit to us the amount you wish to spend, with your 

 order and we will deliver as instructed. Customers having charge accounts with us, 

 may telegraph their orders and have them charged. 



Customers are often in a dilemma as to just the kind of flowers they should send, and 

 no doubt this uncertainty often discourages them from ordering. It is usually better 

 to leave the selection of flowers to us. Tell us in your letter or telegram for what 

 purpose the flowers are to be used, for instance, whether for a bououet, a corsage 

 or a floral design, or loose flowers suitable for vases. We will then be able to supply 

 a much better selection than could be specified from a distance. 



Be careful to send the full name and address of the person to whom the flowers 

 are to be sent; also the form of greeting or message to be enclosed with them. 



ANOTHER METHOD OF ORDERING. We are members of the Florist. 

 Telegraph Delivery Association, and through it, we can deliver fresh-cut flowers 

 to any city, town or village in the U. S. A. All that is necessary for you to do, is 

 to go to any Florist in your town who is a member of this Association, and place 

 vour order with him. Tell him that you wish Peter Henderson & Co. to fill the 

 order. He will then telegraph the order to us, and we will deliver the flowers to 

 the given address, thereby saving much time. 



Henderson's New Booklet "How to Grow Sweet Peas to Perfection" — Free to customers when asked for. Includes growing Sweet 

 Peas for garden decoration, cut flowers, exhibition and staging. Fall sowing for warm Climates, 

 winter forcing, etc., also culture methods of prize winners at Sweet Pea Shows. 



