•PETER HENDERSON 8tC0., NEW YORK- 



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AMERICAN AND BRITISH NOVELTIES IN 



Giant Waved Spencer 



=^==^ SWEET PEAS =^= 



Including Improvements Over Older Varieties 

 New Colors, Tints, Blends and the Aesthetic "Pastel" Effects 



The number of seeds in a packet will vary according to the scarcity 



of the variety — from 10 to 26 seeds, but sufficient for trial, 



Afterglow. The sensational new "pastel" coloring: peacock-blues and rosy- 

 amethyst 



Agricola. Blush suffused with rosy-lilac; a distinct and pleasing new color. . . 



Arthur Green. A rich wine-purple self; very large and distinctive 



Arthur Unwin. Bright rose-colored standard; wings cream with rosy suffusion. 



Bertrand Deal Improved. Pale rosy-lavender of immense size 



Charm. Rosy-white; a delicate flesh-pink flushes the white ground color . . . 



Charles Foster. Exquisite "pastel" tinted variety; a blend of apricot-pink on 

 lavender and violet 



Cherry Ripe. Brilliant cerise self. A distinctive color, the finest of its class. . 



Colleen. Deep carmine-rose standard, blush-pink wings; a fine bicolor 



Countess of Ancaster. A rich deep plum color 



Earl Spencer. Bright orange-salmon; large and fine if shaded 



Elfrida Pearson. A magnificent large blush or pale pink deepening at the edges 



Etta Dyke. An English strain of pure white Spencer of finest form and size. . 



Gladys Burt. A rich "cream-pink"; salmon-pink over a cream ground 



Helen Grosvenor. Rich glowing orange with orange rose wings 



Hercules. Soft and clear pink, a glorified Countess Spencer of immense size 



Irish Belle. Rich lilac flushed with pink. A beautiful new shade 



Lady Knox. Pinkish-ivory or buff deepening in tone at the edges 



Loyalty. A fine large waved "marbled blue": blue flakes and stripes on white . 



Margaret Madison. An exquisite clear azure-blue self, of large size 



Masterpiece. A delicate lavender self slightly tinged with mauve 



May Farquhar. Fine Spencer form of Lord Nelson; waved purple-blue 



Mrs. R. Hallam. Rich salmon- pink on a cream ground color 



Mrs. W. J. Unwin. Flaked and striped with glowing orange-rose on white. . . 



Nubian. Rich glossy chocolate-maroon: wings a little more purplish; largest 

 and best of its color 



Pearl Gray. A lovely shade of pearl or dove-gray suffused lavender 



Queen of Norway. Pale rosy-mauve of Countess Spencer form 



Rainbow. Striped and flaked rose, crimson and salmon on ivory white 



Red Chief. Rich red-maroon; much redder than the chocolate-maroons .... 



Scarlet Emperor. Considered in England the largest and best "Scarlet Self". 



Sterling Stent. Glowing deep salmon-orange; beautiful if shaded 



Thomas Stevenson. Rich bright orange-scarlet; wings nearly the same color; 

 splendid shaded 



Vermilion Brilliant. Brilliant crimson-scarlet self, of large size 



Winsome. Exquisite rosy-lilac or pink suffused heliotrope 



HENDERSON'S NOVELTY "COLLECTION" OF GIANT SPENCER SWEET 

 One packet each of the above thirty-four varieties, S5.50. 



THE ''DUPLEX" SWEET PEAS 



This new "Duplex" type, evolved from the modern race of Spencer Sweet Peas, 

 produces flowers that under favorable conditions have double or triple standards. 

 The coloring is thereby greatly intensified and the flowers are particularly effective 

 and filling in bouquets, vases, etc. These queenly blossoms — borne in threes and fours 

 on long stems — sometimes all come doubled but usually only two or three, the others 

 being single but all are of the largest size and beautifully waved. The doubling of 

 flowers in many cases is a development resulting from exuberantly healthy plants 

 grown in inviting environment. "Duplex" Sweet Peas may therefore, under uncon- 

 genial conditions, produce but few if any doubled flowers but a compensating wealth 

 of typical single blossoms may be enjoyed. Some ultra-aesthetic Sweet Pea enthu- 

 siasts criticise the doubled standard Sweet Peas as being of doubtful improvement 

 so time alone will prove whether they win popular approval. (See cut.) 



The number of seeds in a packet will vary according to the scarcity 

 of the variety — from 6 to 25 seeds, but sufficient for trial. 



Duplex Spencer. The original doubled standard variety; color rich cream-pink. 

 Crimson King. A duplex form of King Edward Spencer; rich blood-crimson . 



Mary Garden. Soft pinkish-salmon suffused rosy-apricot 



Xenophon. A fluffy duplex grandiflora form; white shaded with rosy -lavender 



and light blue 



Inspector. A duplex form of Sterling Stent; color rich salmon-orange 



The COLLECTION of Duplex Sweet Peas, 1 pkt. each of the above five varieties. $1.00 



MIXED GIANT "SPENCER" SWEET PEAS 



Composed exclusively of Giant Waved "Spencer" varieties, including several new 

 hybrids of exquisite colors and shades, many of which, when sufficiently trued up, 

 will be introduced as new-named varieties. Pkt. of 50 seeds, 10c. ; per oz., 25c.; 

 per )4 lb., 75c.; per lb., $2.50. Delivered free in the U . S. 



"THE MODERN CULTURE OF SWEET PEAS," 



Another New Book by the 

 Expert English Amateur, , 



Thos. Stevenson. $1.25 



