D. M. PERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



^WCET PEAS 





We Lead the World in Sweet Peas— Buy the Best. 



Our stocks are absolutely unsurpassed in selection, purity or 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. 



CULTURE— 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, tak- 

 ing care not to cover it more than two inches. All Sweet Peas, but particularly the 

 white seeded sorts, are often a little difficult 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 cut through the soil. When the 

 plants are about five inches high, 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. 



SWEET PEA BLIGHT— Many people have become discouraged in the grow- 

 ing 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 prevalent for three or four j^ears 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 have suf- 

 fered greatly for three or four years because of peculiarl5^ unfortunate weather con- 

 ditions. 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. 



WHITE 



BLANCHE BURPEE. A splendid pure white variety. While not so profuse a bloomer 

 or as hardy a plant as the Emily Henderson, the individual flowers are so fine as to make 

 it a most desirable sort. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; ?^Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



EniLY HENDERSON. A bold, well formed, 

 clear white flower. Wings broad and well ex- 

 panded. An early and wonderfully free and 

 persistent bloomer. The flowers have more 

 substance and the plant more vigor than the 



MONT BLANC. See supplement for descrip- 

 tion. Pkt. 10c. 



THE BRIDE. The flowers are practically 

 the same as the Blanche Burpee but the 

 stems are more slender and the flowers 

 more gracefully poised so that they form a 

 more beautiful bunch. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 \ Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



other whites and it therefore will give good 

 flowersunder circumstances wheremost sorts 

 fail. Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; 3SiLb.30c; Lb. 50c. 



LIGHT YELLOW 



are a distinct bright orange of a very brill- 

 iant and striking shade ; attractive even in 

 the largest collection. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



COQUETTE. Large, finely formed flower. 

 Standard warm primrose with a shade of 

 purple; wings primrose. Distinct and beau- 

 tiful. Pkt.Sc; Oz.lOc; ?i Lb.30c; Lb. 60c. 



INCONSTANCY. See supplement for descrip- 

 tion. Pkt. 10c. 



MRS. ECKFORD. Plant strong-growing and 

 vigorous; stems three and four flowered; 

 flowers large, of great substance and perfect 

 form. A delicate shade of primrose yellow 

 at first, becoming nearly white at maturity. 

 Queen Victoria is much the same but does 

 not come so true. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 H Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



ORIENTAL. The large, finely formed flowers 



LIGHT SHADES OF PINK 



DUCHESS OF YORK. Standard and wings 

 large and of fine form. White overlaid with 

 a lacing of exceedingly delicate pale pink. 

 Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 



ELIZA ECKFORD. Large flower of rosy 

 pink over white, giving an exceedingly deli- 

 cate and beautiful effect. Pkt.5c; Oz.lOc; 

 k Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 



PRIMROSE. Standard medium sized, rather 

 long, yellowish-white in front, and pro- 

 nounced primrose-yellow on the back; wings 

 large, and nearly white. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 

 % Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 



STELLA nORSE. The large flowers of this 

 variety are of the finest form and a peculiar 

 warm salmon-pink. A combination yellow 

 and pink which is quite distinct and very 

 attractive. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; \ Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. 60c. 



KATHERINE TRACY. The color is soft but 

 brilliant pink, of the same shade in wings 

 and standard. Its form is perfect and the 

 strong-growing plants are vigorous, and give 

 a wonderful profusion of flowers which con- 

 tinue large and fine until the end of the sea- 

 son. In hardiness, prolific flowering habit, 

 durability and practical usefulness this is 

 greatly superior to most sorts of recent intro- 

 duction. Pkt.Sc; Oz.lOc; ^Lb.30c; Lb. 60c. 



LADY BEACONSFIELD. A large and hand- 

 somely formed flower; the standard is 



bright but delicate salmon-pink, while the 

 wings are of primrose yellow. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 



LOVELY. The flowers are very large and of 

 fine form. A delicate shell pink tinged with 

 yellow, producing a very warm, soft color of 

 exceeding beauty. There are often four 

 flowers on a stem. Superior to Isa Eckford. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; \ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



MRS. SANKEY. Standard round, veiy thick, 

 delicate shell-pink; wings a little lighter 

 than standard. Although often described as 

 a pure white, we consider this one of the 

 most beautiful of the pink varieties, only 

 becoming white as it fades. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 



PRIMA DONNA. The stems bear three or 

 four very large, perfect flowers of a brilliant, 

 yet soft shade of pink; larger and better 

 than Princess Beatrice. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 ?iLb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



