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D. M. PERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



S'W'W TW^ T^' I ^ ¥^T^ A C^ '^^® Sweet Pea has become one of 

 ^^%/ |-H 1-H I L^ l-H /\ ^^ the most popular of cultivated flowers, 

 T T * -f ^ -f K JH * -^^ ^^ ^^ and admired not only in the largest 

 and best "places," but in the humblest 

 (LATHYRUS ODORATUS.) garden. Not only do they readily 

 adapt themselves to circumstances, 

 giving some bloom no matter how unfavorable the conditions, but repay better care and culture, with 

 a proportionate abundance of bloom. Everyone who cultivates flowers should plant Sweet Peas, for 

 the list of distinct and beautiful varieties is now so large that no one will ever tire of them. 



CULTURE. — Sweet Peas do best in a moderately rich soil, which has been made so by repeated 

 manurings rather than by a single heavy application. The use of fresh manure or even a large quantity 

 of well rotted manure tends to produce coarse vines and smaller, weaker colored flowers. Work the 

 soil thoroughly as early in the spring as it can be done without making it sticky and hard; then make a 

 trench about six inches deep and about eight inches wide at the bottom, the sides sloping to the surface, 

 and sow the seeds in double rows six inches apart, dropping in each row from six to twenty-four seeds 

 to the foot, according as size or quantity of bloom is most desirable; thin sowings will give the 

 largest flowers and thick sowings the most of them. Cover with one to two inches of soil and 

 see that the ends of the partially filled trenches are open, so that no water can stand in them. After the plants 

 are about five inches high fill up the trench; this method secures deep rooting, essential to long 

 continued blooming, without danger of losing the seed from too deep planting. As fast as the flowers 

 come into full bloom they should be cut, for if the pods are allowed to form, the plants will soon stop 

 flowering 



Our list of Sweet Peas includes all of the best varieties, both old and new. 



WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR SWEET PEAS. 



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ADONIS— Standard long, erect, rose carmine ; wings 

 very long, darker than standard, and with a purple tinge. An 

 early and wonderfully abundant bloomer. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; ^4 lb. ,25c.; lb., 75c. 



APPLE BLOSSOn. -standard rose pink; lighter at 

 the base; wangs lighter than standard. A very large and 

 handsome flower, but different from apple blossoms and of 

 decidedly darker color. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.lOc; ^ lb., 35c.; lb. ,90c. 



ALBA riAQNIFICA.—'^Vhite, withatinge of yellow- 

 een in back of standard. Strong grower and abundant 

 loomer. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c-; 5^Ib.,30c.; Ib.,$l 00 



BLANCHE FERRY.-Standard, medium sized, but 

 of fine form and bright pink ; wings large, rounded and nearly 

 white. Plant dwarf, and an early and abundant bloomer, 

 giving the most flowers and continuing to furnish them longer 

 than any other sort. This variety is now recognized as the 

 best of the older and cheaper sorts either for forcing or the 

 garden. Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; ^ lb. ,25c.; Ib.,7'5c. 



BLUSHING BEAUTY._An exceedingly large, per- 

 fectly formed and beautifully colored flower. Standard large, 

 very thick, and both it and the wings are a peculiarly beauti- 

 ful, delicate, soft pink. One of the most popular varieties. 

 Packet, 5c.; oz.,15c.; %i lb. ,40c.; lb. ,$1.35 



BORE ATTON — one of the darkest and richest colored. 

 Standard large, rounded and rich satin like maroon ; the large, 

 broad, expanded wings are similar in color to the standard, but 

 with a slight tinge of blue. Vine short, but vigorous. An 

 early and abundant bloomer. 



Packet, 5c. ; oz.,10c.; 5^ lb., 25c.; lb. ,75c. 



BUTTERFLY. —Standard a combination of shades of 

 violet and lavender, cHfficult to describe, but having a beauti- 

 ful effect ; it is often notched on the sides. Wings similar in 

 color to the standard, but deeper at the edge. Plant dwarf 

 and a very abundant bloomer. 



Packet, 5c.; oz. ,10c.; ^ lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



CAPTAIN OF THE BLUES._The bluest of Sweet 



Peas. Standard large, broad, bright purple-blue; wings 



expanded, and Ughter and brighter blue than the standard. 



Flower stems long and usually producing three blossoms each. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; ^ lb., 25c.; lb., 75c. 



CARDI NAL— Flowers medium .sized. Standard intense 

 crimson-scarlet ; wings large, broad and darker than standard. 

 A persistent and fine bloomer. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; ^ lb., 35c.; lb, 75c. 



COUNTESS OF RADNOR.-Very distinct and beau- 

 tiful shade of lavender. The flowers are large and of great 

 substance. Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; % lb. ,35c.; lb. ,90c. 



DELIGHT— Flower comparatively small, but very 

 graceful and a delicately shaded pink color, making it very 

 attractive. Plant dwarf and -.vonderfully floriferous. 



Packet, 5c. : oz.,10c.; ^ lb., 35c.; lb. ,75c. 



DOROTHY TENNANT.-Flowers warm violet, very 

 large and finely formed. Standard broad, incurved or hooded; 

 wings very large, rounded. The nearly self colored flowers 

 are borne near together on long stems, making this one of the 

 iiio.st effective and beautiful sorts. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; ^ lb. ,35c.; lb.,90c. 



DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH.-standard long. 



erect, flat, a beautiful shade of deep rose carmine; wings very 

 large and darker than the standard. An early and free 

 bloomer. Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; % lb. ,35c.; lb., 75c 



EHILY HENDERSON.-Standard of fine form; it 

 has the slight notch common in many of the best Eckford 

 varieties, but it is not deep enough to impair the beauty of the 

 flower. Wings broad and well expanded. The flowers are pure 

 white and borne in threes well together on long stout stems; 

 this blooming habit and the clear white color make this variety 

 one of the best of Sweet Peas, and unquestionably the b^ 

 white. Plant dwarf, early and a wonderfully free and per 

 sistent bloomer. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,15c.; % lb., 40c.; lb.,$1.26 



EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY. -Flower 



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regular stock; plant more dwarf and very much earlier. We 

 cannot say too much in praise of this new sort. A competent 

 grower says it is two to three weeks earher than any of the 

 fifty sorts with which he compared it. On our own trial 

 grounds the row was red with bloom before any other sort 

 showed a single flower. Incomparably the earUest and best 

 sort for forcing ever introduced. 



Per packet, 35c. ; 6 packets, $1.00 



FAIRY QUEEN. -Standard nearly white, but shaded 

 with rose and marked with dehcate violet hues. A small 

 flower, but delicate and pretty. 



Packet, 5c.; 02. ,10c.; ^ lb., 35c.; lb., 75c. 



IGNEA.— standard narrow, long, erect, rich magenta 



rose; wings darker colored. A brilliant and attractive flower. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; ^ lb., 30c.; lb., $1.00 



INDIGO KING. — standard round, flat, very rich purple 

 maroon; wings very broad and bluer than the standard. A 

 distinct and showv flower. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; 3^ lb., 35c.; lb., 75c. 



INVINCIBLE SCARLET._An old sort; bright scar 

 let. The vigorous vine fiu-nishing a profusion of brilliantly 

 colored flowers. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; % lb., 35c.; lb., 75c. 



INVINCIBLE WHITE. -A fine strain of pure white- 

 Packet, Sc; oz.,10c.; %lb.,35c.; lb.,90Co 



KATHERINE TRACY.-Standard of the largest size, 

 very round and flat; a delicate and velvet hke shade of light but 

 brilliant vermillion rose ; wings very large, of the same shade 

 as the standard. This nearly self colored new sort is the 

 largest, and we think the finest pink Sweet Pea in existence. 

 Per packet, 35c.; 6 packets, $1.00 



LEMON QUEEN.-Standard large, round, waved at 

 the edge; delicate shade of very light rose pink, with primrose 

 yellow shade on the back; wings very large and same color as 

 standard. The whole flower becomes nearly white as it 

 matures; one of the most beautiful of the newer sorts. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; % lb., 35c.; Ib.,90c. 



LOTTIE ECKFORD. -Standard broadest at base; a 

 peculiar and delicate shade of magenta blue; wings .very large, 

 long and shaded lavender, deepening to violet at edge. When 

 the stock is as true as what we offer, it is a most effective and 

 beautiful sort. 



Packet, 5c.; oz.,10c.; %Ib.,35c. ; lb.,7rfc. 



