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SWEET PEA Continued 

 EARLY FLOWERING SPENCER 



Standard Varieties 



, The plants of this new race are of strong constitution, vigorous growth an d 

 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 late flower- 

 ing sweet peas for winter flowering under glass, and also for open 

 ground culture in our Southern States — sown preferably in fall or 

 winter. Condensed 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. 



Henderson's packets of named sweet peas contain 40 to 50 

 seeds. 



Price of any named varieties mentioned below, ISc per pkt.; 

 50c per oz. 



4305 Early Alameda. The color is deep rose-pink overlaid with 

 , glowing salmon-cerise pink. The stems are long and the 

 flowers, mostly fours, are well placed. 



4308 Early Apollo. The color is a soft salmon-cerise. The flowers are 

 unusually large, nicely waved, splendidly placed and the stems 

 are very long. 



4312 Early Aviator. Dazzling crimson-scarlet. 



4314 Early Bright Light. A flaming self scarlet. It is absolutely sun proof 

 and, in fact, the brighter the sun, the brighter the color. 



4317 Early Duplex "Pioneer." The color is rose-pink on cream ground 

 added to by the unusual frilliness of the flower. The flowers look double 

 and really are double, since often there will be three or four standards and 

 sometimes the wings are also double. 



4318 Early Fandango. A duplex early of a bright rose color. Early Fan- 

 dango is strong in growth and usually four flowers are borne on fine, long, 

 stiff stems. 



4320 Early Fortjrniner. The color is a deep yet bright orange shade, making 

 a glorious bunch. The flowers are large and very bold, frequently with 

 double standards and splendidly spaced on the stems. Standards and 

 wings are aUke in richness of color. 



4322 Early Glitters. An attractive orange-scarlet. 



4325 Early Greeting. We consider it the greatest lavender sweet pea in the 

 early flowering section. It is the same lovely lavender as the late flowering 

 variety. 



4339 Early Hope. A mammoth flowering black seeded pure white. The 

 flowers are large and waved, stems long, habit vigorous. The buds have 

 a cream tinge, which' turns to a solid paper white. We predict a great 

 future for this variety. (See illustration.) 



4341 Early Marine. This is the clearest of all blues either in the late or early 

 class. Both standard and wings carry this truest blue evenly through- 

 out the entire flower. The size is enormous, being the largest blue in 

 existence, the standard measuring fully 2}4 inches across. 



4344 Early Mrs. Kerr. A fine shade of salmon. 



4351 Elarly Oriental. The flowers appear in fours, this being the rule rather 

 than the exception. The color is clear, deepest cream. The flowers are 

 well waved and most of the flowers have duplexed standards. 



4353 Early Pal. This is one of tlie entirely new shades: it has the livelv scintil- 

 lant, pleasing, rich rose-crimson early sweet pea which growers have been 

 looking for. The flowers are of excellent form, large and bold. The 

 vines are vigorous in growth and very free flowering. 



4356 Early Pride. This is a pure cerise, of most even coloring, with large 

 flowers borne on long stems. It is very common to have four flowers to 

 the stem, and when grown in the open ground we found four flowers were 

 the rule rather than the exception. The flowers are well frilled and 

 borne in profusion. 



4386 Early Vogue. This is an improved early lavender. The standard is 

 lilac lavender, flushed rosy lavender and wings clear lilac lavender. A 

 special feature of Early Vogue is its refreshing, rich old-time sweet pea 

 perfume. When cut and put in water. Early Vogue retains its lovely 

 fresh color. 



4400 Early Flowering Spencer, Mixed. This exquisite strain contains the 

 delightful, characteristic sweet pea colors in infinite variety. The flowers 

 are identical in siie and beautv to the named sorts. 

 Price, pKt., 10c;' per oz., 40c. 



HENDERSON'S 

 "NOVELTY'' COLLECTION OF 

 EARLY FLOWERING SPENCER 



SWEET PEAS 



(See Colored Plate page 115) 



4307 American Beauty. A rich, crimson rose color on a 

 white ground. The coloring is brilliant and a new 

 shade in early flowering sweet peas. The blossoms 

 are borne on very long and unusually stout stems, 

 . each stem having four magnificent flowers measuring 

 2 J^ inches across the standard, and always well 

 expanded Pkt. 25c 



4321 Fragrance. This is the earliest and undoubtedly the 

 finest of all lavenders. It is sweetly fragrant, hence 

 its name. The color is a pleasing, clear lavender self, 

 and the beautifully frilled standards and nicely 

 spread wings have the same delightful shade. Pkt. 25c 



4323 Gloria. A sparkling salmon rose of great substance 

 and character. This rich rose is softened with shades 

 of amber, and its tints are so perfectly merged that 

 every petal glows with distinction Pkt. 2Sc 



4342 Miss Annie Laurie. The richest tone of pure rose 

 pink ever produced in a sweet pea. It is the most 

 vigorous sweet pea grown. Long stems which are 

 maintained throughout its blooming period, and 

 fours, of course. It is an abundant, prolific and con- 

 tinuous bloomer Pkt. 25c 



4402 Collection of Four Varieties described above. 

 Price 75c postpaid 



