90 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Wc Lead the World in Sweet Peas — Buy the Best 



Our stocks are absolutely unsurpassed in selection, purity and vitality. 



Our prices are reasonable, being lower than those of many smaller firms, but were we to 

 charge twice as much the quality of the stocks could not be improved. 



CZTXT'ZJRJS— Early in spring make a trench about six inches deep, in rich, mellow soil, so arranged that no water, 

 can stand in it, and plant the seed in the bottom, taking care not to cover it more than two inches. All Sweet Peas, but 

 particularly the white seeded sorts, are often a little diflScult to start. If the soil is too dry, they will remain a long time 

 without germinating; if it is too wet and cold, they will not sprout at all. In soils which are at all heavy or composed 

 largely of clay, it will generally pay to put about two inches of sand in the bottom of the trench and to sow the seed 

 on this, covering with more sand. Often it will be an advantage to cover the row with a board so as to shed the rain and 

 protect the soil from the hot sun, but care should be taken to remove this as soon as the young plants push through the soil. 

 When the plants are about five inches high, gradually fill up the trench and furnish some support for the vines to run upon. 

 The flowers should be picked before they form pods, or the plants will soon stop flowering. 



S'Vl^EET PEA BLIG-HTT— Many people have become discouraged in the growing of Sweet Peas because of blight, 

 i. e., a failing and dying of the plants soon after they have begun to bloom. This trouble has been quite prevalent some 

 seasons but is not of permanent nature. Its cause may be one or both of the following conditions: 



1. Unfavorable season. Not only sweet peas but edible peas as well, suffered some seasons because of peculiarly unfor- 

 tunate weather conditions. Untimely rains, hot weather, etc., have done great damage when otherwise crops would have 

 been very large. 2. All peas will suffer if planted on the same ground year after year. They should be given fresh earth. 



We can assure our patrons that with proper care and ordinarily favorable weather, there is no reason why sweet peas 

 may not do as well as in former years when they were considered to be among the easiest flowers to raise. 



Sweet Pea Specialties of Our Own Introduction 



IT v-f fl-n lP5»»»l-«r ma«-k^f>A IT A«*f« r This is the pioneer extra early sweet pea, and bears much 

 <Lr/Lir<X IL/CXriy XJICXIVC^lAt:? i: erry the same relation to the other sorts of tWs section that the 

 original Blanche Ferry does to other American sorts, in that it is of vigorous and hardy, though dwarf habit, and a 

 wonderfully free and persistent bloomer. It will be found to be the first of all varieties to furnish flowers, either in 

 greenhouse or out of doors, and it will continue to furnish them in great abundance longer than most varieties. The 

 flowers are exactly like, in form and color, those of Blanche Ferry, and "equally brilliant and effective. There is no better 

 variety for forcing, none which flnds more ready sale, none which gives greater satisfaction in the gai'den. The plants 

 are so dwarf and sturdy that they do well outside without any support, though we think better results can always be 

 obtained if the plants have some sort of low trellis. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; ?i Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. See page 91. 



.^f\c,c:^r\\\\T\f^ Wf>l"frk This originated from Emily Henderson and through that variety inherits the won- 

 VF (jac^l kll \C r ▼ 1 lilt? derfui vigor and free blooming qualities that have made the Blanche Ferry so popu- 

 lar. The plant is about the same height as the Extra Early Blanche Ferry, but is somewhat stouter with broader leaves 

 and is more vigorous, and the flowers are borne on notably longer stems. It is one of the very earliest varieties in exist- 

 ence, and we think by far the best white sweet pea for forcing, as it not only comes into bloom early but continues to 

 furnish flowers for a very long time. The blooms themselves are very similar to those of the Emily Henderson, and 

 its wonderful cropping qualities make it an exceedingly profltable sort for the professional florist to grow either under 

 glass or out of doors, while its flowers are so fine as to make it most popular for the home garden. We consider it the 

 most practically valuable white sweet pea yet produced. Pkt. 15c; Oz. 40c. See page 91. 

 \-r\f^r%T\ cf S\ nr»1T -A^^other extra early sort, and though it originated in one of the Eckford sorts, it has in large 

 mIl.l./Ull.alCXlll./y measure the desirable qualities so pronounced in the Blanche Ferry section, being a free and 

 persistent bloomer. The flowers are above medium size with flat standard and exceptionally large and beautifully curled 

 wings. It is one of the early sorts and is alike valuable either forced in the greenhouse or in the open garden. The most 

 remarkable quality of the variety is its inconstancy. The same plant will at one period of growth give flowers which 

 would be pronounced absolutely white, and at another period will produce those which would as unquestionably be 

 called primrose. The difference in color is not the result of fading nor is it a result of mixed stock. As has been said, 

 the same plant produces flowers of both colors and frequently the two forms may be found on the same plant at the 

 same time. We offer it as the best primrose colored extra early variety. Pkt. lOc; Oz. 30c. Seepage 91. 

 l^g^fU^ g:xrir\t* T*rsKr*-%r This variety originated from the Blanche Ferry and through that sort inherits vigor 

 **^*-***51 111.C M. I Av^y and abundant flowering habit. The flowers, however, are of the Eckford type with 

 a standard of great substance and nearly circular in form. They are also larger than those of the Blanche Ferry. In 

 color they are of an exceedingly soft but very brilliant rose pink and one of the most markedly self colored varieties in 

 cultivation, there being no difference in the shade of the wings and standard. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 

 See page 91. 



WHITE. 



BLANCHE BURPEE. A splendid pure white variety. While MONT BLANC. This variety originated in the Extra Early 



not so profuse a bloomer or as hardy a plant as the Emily Blanche Ferry, and like that sort is of dwarf, slender, very 



Henderson, the individual flowers are so flne as to make it graceful habit with narrow leaves, throwing the blossoms 



a most desirable sort. Pkt.Sc; Oz.lOc; !^ Lb.30c; Lb.GDc. '^ell out from the foliage so that every one is well exposed. 



' Its greatest merit is in its extreme earlmess and its conse- 



EMILY HENDERSON. A bold, well formed, clear white quent fltness for forcing. The flowers are of good form and 



flower. Wings broad and well expanded. An early and size and very clear white color. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 



wonderfully free and persistent bloomer. The flowers have 2 0z. 35c; h Lb. 60c; Lb. $3.00 



more substance and the plant more vigor than the other jhE BRIDE. The flowers are practically the same as the 



whites, and it therefore will give good flowers under cir- Blanche Burpee, but the stems are more slender and the 



cumstances where most sorts fail. Pkt. 5cts; Oz. 10c; flowers more gracefully poised, so that they form a more 



4 Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. beautiful bunch. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



LIGHT YELLOW 



COQUETTE. Large, finely formed flower. Standard warm ORIENTAL. The l^arge, finely formed flowers are a primrose 

 primrose with a shade of purple; wings primrose. Distinct or even yellow shade^ very striking and attractive, 

 and beautiful Pkt Re Oy 1 0r- >^ I h 20r« I h fiOr Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c ^ Lb. /JOc; Lb. bOc. 



ana Deautitul. Hkt. 5c, Oz. 10c, ?i Lb. 30c, Lb. 60c. primROSE. Standard medium sized, rather long, yellowish- 



MRS. ECKFORD. Plant strong-grooving and vigorous; stems ^^^\^ »". ^''o^^^' ^^"^ ^**^"''"?'^^'^ v,?/™'' dw^ kITh^'' i JJ^.^ 



three and four flowered: flowirs larfe, of griat substance back; wings large and nearly white. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 



and perfect form. A delicate shade of primrose yellow at c,^Jr i a ^'rwEcc ^V^ i ,.„^ a^w^^ -^f -hic x7or,vtTr nrA nf 



flrst, becoming nearly white at maturity. Queen Victoria STELLA MORSE. The large flowers of .his variety are of 



is much the same but does not come so true the finest form and a pecuhar warm salmon-pink. A co^ 



Pkt Re Cir lOr. Jfi h 2n<" I h Rfir b nation yellow and pink which is quite distinct and very 



Pkt. 6c, Oz. lOc, ^ Lb. 30c, Lb. 60c. attractive. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; ?s i-b. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



