Do M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 89 



SWEET PEAS 



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



Our prices are reasonable, being lower than those of many smaller Arms, but 

 were we to chai-ge 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, covering no more than two inches. Sweet Peas, particularly the 

 white seeded sorts, ai'e often a little difficult to start. If the sou is too dry they will remain a long time without germin- 

 ating; if it is too wet and cold they will not sprout at all. In soils at all heavy or composed largely of clay, put about 

 two inches of sand in the bottom of the trench and sow the seed on this, covering with more sand. Cover the row with 

 a board to shed the rain and protect the soil from the hot sun, but remove this as soon as the young plants appear. 

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

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



FORCING AND INDOOR SORTS 



Extra Early Blanche Ferry, Mont Blanc, Josephine White and Inconstancy with us have proven most desirable 

 varieties for forcing. These and other sorts marked thus (*) have given the best results in their respective classes of 

 colors when grown mdoors. 



WHITE 



MONT BLANC* This variety originated in the Extra 

 J. Early Blanche Ferry, and like that sort, is of dwarf, 



slender, very graceful habit with narrow leaves, throw- 

 ing the blossoms well out from the f oUage so that every 



one is weU exposed. Its greatest merit is in its ex- 

 treme earliness and its consequent fitness for forcing. 



Flowers of good form and size and very clear white 



color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; H Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 

 JOSEPHINE WHITE.* One of the earliest white sweet 



peas and especially desirable for forcing. Habit like 



Emily Henderson but earlier and produces flowers 



during a longer season. Very desirable for cutting. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 

 BLANCHE BURPEE. A splendid pure white variety. 



While not so profuse a bloomer or as hardy a plant as 



the Emily Henderson the flowers are fine. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; %Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 

 THE BRIDE. Flowers hke the Blanche Burpee but 



stems more slender, more gracefully poised and at- 

 tractive for bunching. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; ^ Lb. 30c; 



Lb. 65c. 

 EMILY HENDERSON. A bold, well formed, clear 



white flower. Wings broad and well expanded. An 

 Nearly and wonderfully free and persistent bloomer. 



The flowers have more substance and the plant more 



vigor than the other whites. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



%Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 



LIGHT YELL O W 



INCONSTANCY.* Extremely early, and remarkable 



because the same plant will at one period of growth 



give pure white flowers and at another period 



flowers unquestionably primrose. Frequently white 



and primrose flowers are found on one plant at the 



same time. Pkt. 5c; Oz.lOc; H Lb. 30c; Lb.i65c. 

 QUEEN VICTORIA. Light primrose of hooded form 



showing a pink tint in the bud; clear, soft primrose 



when matured. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 

 THE HON. MRS. E. KEN YON.* The best of the deeper 



Srimrose shades; a beautiful, large semi-hooded 

 ower. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; \ Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c, 



RED STANDARD WITH WHITE WINGS 



EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY*. This is the pion- 

 eer extra early sweet pea and bears much the same 

 relation to the other sorts of this 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 one of the first varieties 

 to furnish flowers, either in greenhouse or out of doors, 

 and it will continue to furnish them in great abund- 

 ance longer than most varieties. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 %Lb. 30c; Lb. 6 5c. 



BLANCHE FERRY. Standard medium sized, fine form 

 and brightpink color; wings large, rounded and near- 

 ly white. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; \ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



LIGH 



MRS. SANKEY. Standard round, very thick; delicate 



shell pink, wings a little lighter than standard. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 

 LOTTIE HUTCHINS. Standard and wings of light 



primrose with stripes of light pink. One of the best 



hooded shapes. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; \ Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 

 STELLA MORSE. The 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. 65c. 

 VENUS. Standard large, of fine form and substance; 



a brilliant but delicate and soft shade of warm rose- 

 pink and buff; wings similar to the standard. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 

 COQUETTE. Large, finely formed flower. Standard 



warm primrose shaded purple; wings primrose. 



Pkt.5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 



Sweet Peas, Extra Early Blanche Ferry- 



T PINK 



LOVELY.* Flowers very large, fine form. A delicate shell 

 pink tinged with yellow, often four flowers on a stem. 

 Pkt. 5c: Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. 



ELIZA ECKFORD. Large flower of a decided primrose tinge 

 when first expanded, gradually fading to white; exceed- 

 ingly delicate and beautiful. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; % Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. 60c. 



PRiriA DONNA.* The stems bear three or four very large, 

 perfect flowers of a brilliant yet soft shade of pink. 

 Pkt. 5c: Oz. 10c; % Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 



ROYAL ROBE. Bright rose pink. Those who like a hooded, 

 gracefully rolled standard will be pleased with this sort. 

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



K ATHERINE TRACY.* The color is a soft but brilliant pink, 

 in wings and standard. Plants vigorous and give a profu- 

 sion of flowers, which continue large and fine until the end 

 of the season. In hardiness, prolific flowering habit, dura- 

 bility and practical usefulness, this is greatly superior to 

 most sorts of recent introduction. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 H Lb. 30c; Lb. 66c. 



