A single plant 

 exactly 

 engraved 

 from a photo- 

 graph of 

 Dwarf 

 Sweet Pea, 

 PINK CUPID 



New Dwarf Sweet Pea, 



Pink Cupid. 



Undoubtedly the Grandest Seed Novelty of 1898. 



FIFTEEN hundred dollars cash was the price paid for original stock of this magnificent floral 

 novelty, consisting of 1060 seeds. It is not a sport from, nor an offspring of, the original 

 White Cupid, but a dwarf from that grandest of Sweet Peas, Blanche Ferry. Every plant 

 comes absolutely true— a perfect dwarf Pink Sweet Pea, with splendid large flowers 

 as large as a silver dollar. 



This little wonder grows only six to eight * find Pink Cupid easy to grow anywhere. The 



inches high, with dark, emerald-green foliage. 

 The plant spreads from a foot to" eighteen inches 

 around, and sends up numerous strong stems, 

 each bearing in full bloom at once from three to 

 four handsome flowers, close to the end. 



The standard is wide, not infrequently meas- 

 uring an inch and a half, and curves over a trifle 

 from the top, which gives a distinct shell-shaped 

 appearance. The standard is a bright rose pink, 

 while the wings are pure white or light pink, 

 very large and finely formed. 



The flower is of unusual substance, and will 

 appear fresh in a glass of water long after its 

 long-stemmed parent has withered. The plant 

 itself is vigorous and hardy, and those who had 

 poor or indifferent success with White Cupid will 



seed is blcfck, of wonderfully strong germination, 

 and needs no special care in planting. 



Though flowering early, it continues in bloom 

 very late, bearing a profusion of large flower*- 

 so thickly as to completely hide the plant itself. 

 Indeed its freedom of bloom is nothing short of 

 remarkable ; 121 stalks in blossom were counted 

 on one plant,an average of three flowers to a stem. 

 It has no rival as a bedding and border annual, 

 for its color and fragrance make it a rare novelty. 

 A large bed looks as if the ground were literally 

 strewn with bright pink Rosebuds. No novelty 

 has such beauty and grace combined as has Pink 

 Cupid. It is also delightfully fragrant, and will 

 be admired by every one who sees it. We con- 

 sider it the flower seed novelty for 1898. 



In regular-size packets (each containing twenty-four seeds): Per pkt., 25 cts.; 



5 pkts. for $1 ; per dozen pkts., $2, postpaid. 



In half-size packets (each containing twelve seeds): Per pkt., 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 



25 cts., or 10 pkts. for $1, postpaid. 



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