D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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SW[[T P[AS 



The Sweet Pea is one of the most popular of 

 flowers. Every one 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. 



When Sweet Peas are wanted in bloom for winter or early spring, they should be 

 planted indoors early in September; and, to have the best results, the temperature should 

 not exceed 45° at night, to keep them stocky and firm. They should have plenty of air 

 during the da}' and a full exp'osure to the sun. 



Splendid success may be obtained from sowing Sweet Peas in October or November. 

 A perfectly drained soil so situated as not to be subject to too frequent or severe freezing 

 should be selected, and the seed covered about three inches deep. While you cannot be 

 sure of success from fall so\ving, yet it is worth while to take the risk for the advantage 

 of having blooms about a month earlier than you could- get them from outdoor sowings 

 made in the spring. 



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. 



AMERICA. — White, nearly covered with splashes, 

 stripes and dots of bright carmine. Packet jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



APPLE BLOSSOM.— Standard, rose pink; lighter at 

 the base; wings lighter than standard. Packet Jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



AURORA. — Neiv. Delicate orange-salmon over white. 

 Packet sc Oz. loc. 



BLANCHE FERRY. -Standard, bright pink; wings 

 large and nearly white. This variety is the best of 

 the older sorts. Packet ^c. Oz. lOc. 



BLANCHE BURPEE. -A splendid pure white. Pack- 

 et 5c. Oz. IOC. 



BLUSHING BEAUTY.— Standard and wings are a 

 beautiful, soft pink. Packet ^c. Oz. loc. 



BOREATTON.— Dark maroon. Packet 3c. Oz. lOc. 



BRILLIANT.— zV^w. A very brilliant rich red. Pack- 

 et jc. Oz. IOC. 



BUTTERFLY.— Standard, a combination of shades of 

 violet and lavender. Packet ^c. Oz. loc. 



CAPTAIN OF THE ^lAi^S.— Packet sc Oz. lOc. 



CARDINAL. — Standard intense crimson-scarlet; wings 

 darker than standard. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



COQUETTE.— -V^w. Large, finely formed flower. 

 Standard warm primrose, with a shade of purple; 

 wings primrose. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



COUNTESS OF RADNOR. -Very distinct and beauti- 

 ful shade of lavender. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



CUPID — The plant is about 9 inches high and pro- 

 duces clear white flowers. Packet jc. Oz. 20c. 



PINK CUPID.— xV^w. Flowering like Blanche Ferry; 

 plant about 9 inches high. Packet 2jc. Half size 

 packet' {12 seeds), ijc. 



DELIGHT. — Flowers a delicately shaded pink color. 

 Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



DOROTHY TENNANT.— Flowers warm violet, very 

 large and finely formed. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



DUCHESS OF YORK.— White, suffused with pinkish- 

 purple. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



DUKE OF CLARENCE.-Rosy claret. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 



ELIZA ECKFORD.- White, flaked with pink. Pack- 

 et jc. Oz IOC. 



EMILY HENDERSON.— Pure white. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 



EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY.-Standard 

 deep rose pink, with white wings, the earliest Sweet 

 Pea. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



FIREFLY.— Very bright scarlet. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



GAIETY.— Purple pink on lighter ground. Packet jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



GRAY FRIAR.— Mauve colored, tinged and dotted 



with darker shade. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 HER MAJESTY Delicate rose pink. Packet jc. 



Oz. IOC. 

 JGNE A.— Magenta rose. Packet jc. Oz. lOc. 

 INDIGO KING. — Standard purple-maroon; wings 



bluer than standard. Packet jc . Oz. lOc. 

 INVINCIBLE SCARLET.-Bright scarlet. Packet 



jc. Oz. IOC. 



INVINCIBLE "WWVl^— Packet jc. Oz. loc . 

 JUANITA. — White with stripes and dashes of delicate 



lavender. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 KATHERINE TRACY. -Finest pink. Packet jc. 



Oz. IOC. 

 LADY BEACONSFIELD. -Standard, salmon-pink; 



wings primrose yellow. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 LADY PENZANCE.— Rose-pink with slight tinge 



of orange. Packet jc. Oz. lOc. 

 LEMON QUEEN.— Very light rose-pink, with prim- 

 rose-yellow shade on back. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 LOTTIE ECKFORD.— Magenta blue, shaded with 



lavender. — Packet jc . Oz. lOc. 

 MONARCH. — Standard rich maroon; wings quite 



similar in color to the standard, but having a blue 



shade. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 MRS. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN.-White, striped with 



bright rose carmine. — Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 riRS. ECKFORD.— Delicate and beautiful shade of 



primrose yellow. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 MRS. GLADSTONE.— Standard brilliant, but soft 



rose- pink; wings nearly the same shade as standard. 



Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 MRS. SANKEY.— Standard, a shell pink; wings a 



little lighter. Packet jc. Oz. lOc. 

 ORANGE PRINCE. -Standard pink suffused with 



yellow; wings bright light pink. Packet jc, Oz. loc. 

 OVID. — Bright pink mottled with darker shade. Packet 



jc, Oz. IOC. « 



PEACH BLOSSOM.— Soft salmon-pink, shading to 



deeper rose. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 PRIMROSE. — Standard yellowish- white in front and 



pronounced primrose-yellow on the back; wings 



nearly white. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 PRINCESS OF WALES.— Striped purple on nearly 



white ground. Packet jc. Oz. lOc 

 QUEEN OF THE ISLES.— Rose-white, striped and 



splashed with deep rose-red. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 RAMONA. — Standard and wings white, but nearly 



covered with a very warm blush purple in small dots 



and shades. Packet jc. Oz. lOc. 

 ROYAL ROBE.— Bright rose-pink. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 SENATOR.— Standard delicate lavender, nearly cov- 

 ered with stripes and splashes of purple-maroon; 



wings striped with a bluer shade than the standard. 



Packet ^c. Oz. loc. 

 SPLENDOUR.— Purple-red. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 

 STANLEY. -A deeo maroon. Packet jc. Oz.ioc. 

 VENUS.— Rose-pink. Packet -c. Oz. loc. 

 W A VERLEY.— Rose-pink and lavender-blue shades 



which vary as the flowers mature. Packet fc. 



Oz. IOC. 

 ECKFORD'S HYBRIDS. -Mixed seed from the 



best varieties introduced by this celebrated grower. 



Packet T<r. Oz. loc . %; lb. ijc. 

 CHOICE'MIXED.— Includes many of the new sorts 



and can be depended upon to give fine flowers of a 



wide range of color. Packet jc. Oz. loc. ^ lb. ijc. 



