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£)REER'S ^utumn G atalog ue. 



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SWEET PEAS. 



For Sowing in Kail. 



^WEET Peas can be most successfully grown by sowing tbe seed in tbe autumn in rich, sandy soil about 6 

 P inches deep. Cover with straw or manure over winter; remove covering about March 20th or April 1st. 



One of our customers writes us under date of August 12th : " I have been this whole season under obligations 

 to you for advising me to plant Sweet Pea seeds last autumn. The seed was planted late in October or .early 

 in November in rows with a southerly exposure, they were then well covered with litter protection and finally 

 brush sufficient to prevent the litter from blowing away. In the Spring the litter was removed the plants 

 staked, and by the middle of April they were in bloom and I have had flowers ever since, and at times the 

 display exceeded that of any other collection of Sweet Peas I have ever seen." 



Eckford's New Large Flowering Sweet Peas 



Apple Blossom. Standards, bright Peroz. pkt 



pinkish-rose, wings blush 25 10 



Blanche Ferry. Pink and white, 



dwarf early 25 10 



Boreatton. Fine deep maroon color 25 10 

 Cardinal. Bright shining crimson 



scarlet . . 25 10 



Empress of India. Clear rosy-pink 



standards and white wings 25 10 



Isa Eckford. Creamy white suffused 



with rosy-pink 25 10 



Lottie Eckford. White and blue . . 25 10 

 Miss Hunt. Pale carmine, salmon 



standards, with soft pink wings. ... 25 10 

 Orange Prince. Bright orange, pink, 



flushed with scarlet 25 10 



Primrose. Pale primrose yellow 25 10 



Princess of "Wales. Shaded and 



striped mauve, on a white ground ... 25 10 

 Queen of England. Pure white, 



1 arge and fine 25 10 



Splendor. Eich bright pinkish rose, 



shaded with crimson 25 10 



The Queen. Eosy pink, shaded with 



light mauve 25 10 



Eckford's Large Flowering.mixed 



Per lb. $1.50 25 10 



STANDARD SORTS. 



Adonis, carmine 20 5 



Butterfly, white tinted lilac 20 5 



Crown Princess, blush 20 5 



Invincible, carmine 20 5 



" scarlet 20 5 



Painted Lady, rose and white 20 5 



Purple black 20 5 



Red Striped 20 5 



Vesuvius, carmine, spotted 25 10 



"White, pure white 20 5 



Extra Mixed from above varieties 



Perlb. $1.00 15 5 



Eckford's Sweet Peas. 



CARNATION "REDONDO 



This is a splendid strain of the double Eemontant Carnation which has 

 been grown especially for us by an expert in California, and will produce 

 85% of double flowers from seed. It was our good fortune to see these fine 

 carnations growing and blooming in the open field at Eedondo Beach last 

 Spring and it was a sight to be remembered, the plants being crowded with 

 magnificent double flowers in all the various shades of color for which the 

 Carnation is famous, and filling the surrounding country with their delightful 

 fragrance. Seed may be sown in the open ground south of Washington and 

 with slight protection the plants will commence blooming in May ; farther 

 north the seed should be sown under glass in December or January and trans- 

 planted to the open ground as soon as the weather permits, this will produce 

 strong plants that will flower luxuriantly and continuously all summer. 

 Per pkt. 25 cents ; J oz. $1.00. 



