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| PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 
The Giant Waved Spencer of Orchid Flowered Sweet Peas 
STANDARD VARIETIES AND NOVELTIES 
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 214 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. ‘ 
Henderson’s Packet of Named Sweet Peas contain 40 to 50 seeds. 
America. Striped carmine-red over white Loyalty. White flaked blue 
Asta Ohn. Rosy-lavender Margaret Atlee. Rich salmon-pink, over cream 
Blue Picotee. White edged blue Martha Washington. Blush-white edged tyrian-rose 
Constance Hinton. ~ White, dark seeded Maud Holmes. An unsurpassed ‘‘Sunproof’’ crimson 
Countess Spencer. A re-selected, improved strain of this Mrs. C. W. Breadmore. Primrose edged rose 
grand original “pink Spencer’’ Mrs. Cuthbertson. Carmine rose, blush wings 
Decorator. Coral-rose suffused cerise and orange R. F. Felton. Lilac and French grey. 
Dobbies Cream. Cream yellow Royal Purple. A rich nal purple throughout. 
Elfrida Pearson. Blush pink, deepening towards the Senator Spencer. A striped seal-brown and claret on white 
edges : 
Etta Dyke. A superior strain of ‘‘White Spencer”’ 
Fiery Cross. Fiery Orange-scarlet 
George Herbert. Bright carmine-rose 
Helen Lewis. Orange-rose; wings orange-salmon 
Hercules. Immense flowers of clear rose pink 
Illuminator. Orange-rose or light orange-scarlet 
John Ingman. Rich carmine-rose 
King Edward Spencer. Rich crimson-scarlet 
The President. Orange scarlet — 
Vermillion Brilliant. Brilliant scarlet 
Mixed Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 
Price of any of the above named varieties, pkt., 10c.; 
Florence Morse. Soft blush pink edged deeper pink oz., 35¢.; % Ib., $1.10; Ib., $3.50. 
Henderson’s Superior Blend composed exclusively 
of Giant Waved Spencer varieties, blended in proper 
proportions of bright colors and including several new 
hybrids of exquisite colors and shades. 
Pkt., 10c.; 0z., 25c.; 34 16., 75c.; Ib., $2.50. 
King White. Immense flowers of perfect finish form size, For Early Flowering Giant Spencer Sweet Peas see 
waviness and glistening white Specialties page 3. 
; PRICE 
GRANDIFLORA AND UNWIN SWEET PEAS *Pkt.| Oz. Lb. | Lb: 
The overshadowing size and beauty of the Giant Waved Spencer Sweet Peas has gradu- 
ally reduced the demand for most varieties of the Grandiflora and Unwin types so that we 
now offer only a list of these limited to the popular sorts for sowing in quantity for cut 
flowers or garden decoration 
Blanche Ferry. The popular old ‘“‘pink and white,” rose-pink with blush-white wings....} .10 Sa ks .50 1.25 
Christmas Pink, rose standard with blush wingS........... ccc ce vc ec cee ete ee sete nes Eee ean) B15, . 50 1.25 
Dorothy Eckford.. For years“the bestwhite. 02-5...) ee es Genie oop eae wou .10 =d . 50 1225 
Earliest White, a black seeded white of hooded form....... 2... ccc ec ee ee eens .10° ml sy .50 1.25 
King Edward. The splendid old rich crimson-scarlet......... PPro SS: Soar ee ce Bos .10 ib) .50 1225 
Lady-Grisel Hamilton... Beautiful silvery-lavender. ...5... $2022. ds.» os eats bd ae oe .10 ae .50 1525) 
Lord>Nelson.s :Richtndigo-blueinete. te cae ee tee .10 ea .50 1.25 
Miss Wilmott... Orange rose: <5. 2a) eee Fe gee Ae Shen ate Se eee -10 or 15) .50 1°25 
Prima Donnas 4Exquisite-clear jightupink. S82.) 2. see ee ee ee ee .10 i 5) . 50 i Ee) 
Grandiflora Mixed Colors eas 
Henderson’s splendid mixture of Eckford’s Grandiflora and the Unwin types is a stud-! 
ied formula containing correct proportions of various bright colors and shades, supplying z| s 
hanmony:-ofsbmllianey..c cee ee ee ee ae Sn ea ete pee ae | .10 .10 -.30 1.00 
We furnish Florists and Market Gardeners for their own planting our RETAIL packets of Vegetableand 
Flower Seeds at 25 per cent off the retail prices quoted in our retail catalogue. 
do not supply our seeds to be sold again. 
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