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



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SWEET PEAS 



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The Sweet Pea is one of the most popular of 

 flowers. Every one who cultivates flowers should 

 plant Sw'eet 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 day and a full exposure 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 sowing, 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. 



APPLE BLOSSOM Standard, rose pink; lighter at 



the base; wings lighter than standard. Packet Jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



BLANCHE FERRY.— Standard, bright pink; wings 

 large and nearly white. This variety is the best of 

 the older sorts. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



BLANCHE BURPEE.— A splendid pure white. Pack- 

 et jc. Oz. IOC. 



BLUSHING BEAUTY.— Standard, and wings are a 

 beautiful, soft pink. Packet jc. Oz. loc. 



BOREATTON. — Standard, rich satin like maroon; ihe 

 wings are similar in color to the standard, but with a 

 slight tinge of blue. Packet 5c. Oz. loc. 



BUTTERFLY. — Standard, a combination of shades of 

 violet and lavender. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



CAPTAIN OF THE ^U^^S.— Packet 5c. Oz. loc. 



CARDINAL. — Standard intense crimson-scarlet; wings 

 darker than standard. Packet jc. Oz loc. 



COUNTESS OF RADNOR.— Very distinct and beauti- 

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



CUPID. — The plant is about g inches high and pro- 

 duces clear white flowers. Packet loc. Oz. 30c. 



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. 



DUKE OF CLARENCE Rosy claret. Packet sc 



Oz. IOC. 



EMILY HENDERSON. — Pure white. Packet 3c. 

 Oz. IOC. 



EXTRA EARLY BLANCHE FERRY.-Flower like 

 the regular stock; plant more dwarf and very much 

 earlier. Incomparably the earliest and best sort for 

 forcing ever introduced. 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 ^c. Oz. wc. 



HER MAJESTY.— Delicate rose-pink. Packet 3c. 

 Oz. IOC. 



INDIGO KING.— Standard purple-maroon; wings 

 bluer than standard. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



INVINCIBLE SCARLET.-Bright scarlet. Packet 

 SC Oz. IOC. 



INVINCIBLE ^niTB.— Packet sc Oz. loc. 



JUANITA. — White with stripes and dashes of delicate 

 lavender. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



KATHERINE TRACY.— A delicate and velvet-like 

 shade of light but brilliant vermilion rose; wings 

 very large, of the same shade as the standard. The 

 finest pink Sweet Pea. Packet j<r. Oz. loc. 



LADY BEACONSFIELD.— Standard, salmon-pink; 

 wings primrose yellow. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



LADY PENZANCE.— Rose-pink, with slight tinge 

 of orange. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



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

 rose-yellow shade on the back. Packet fc. Oz. loc. 



LOTTIE ECKFORD.— Standard, a peculiar and deli- 

 cate shade of magenta-blue; wings shaded lavender, 

 deepening to violet at edge. Packet Jc. Oz. loc. 



MONARCH. — Standard rich maroon; wings quite 

 similar in color to the standard, but having a blue 

 shade. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



MRS. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN.-White, striped with 

 bright rose carmine. Packet sc Oz. loc, 



MRS. ECKFORD.— Flowers very large, of great sub- 

 stance and perfect form ; the standard and wings 

 show a delicate and beautiful shade of primrose-yellow 

 at first, but become white as the flower matures. 

 Packet sc Oz. loc. 



MRS. GLADSTONE.— Standard, brilliant, but soft 

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

 Packet sc Oz. loc. 



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

 little lighter. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



ORANGE PRINCE.— Standard, pink suffused with 

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



OVip.— Bright pink mottled with darker shade. Packet 

 SC. Oz. IOC. 



PRIMROSE.— Standard, yellowish-white in front and 

 pronounced primrose-yellow on the back; wings 

 nearly white. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



PRINCESS OF WALES.-Striped purple on nearly 

 white ground. Packet Sc Oz. loc. 



QUEEN OF THE ISLES.— Standard is rose-white 

 nearly covered with stripes and splashes of deep rose- 

 red; wings striped like the standard, but with a more 

 purple shade. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



ROYAL ROBE.— Bright rose-pink. Packet sc 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 sc Oz. loc. 



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



STANLEY.— A deep maroon. Packet sc Oz. loc. 



VENUS.— Rose-pink. Packet sc Oz. loc 



WAVERLEY.— Rose-pink and lavender-blue shades 

 which vary as the flowers mature. Packet jc. 

 Oz. IOC. 



ECKFORD'S HYBRIDS.— Mixed seed from the 

 best varieties introduced by this celebrated grower. 

 Packet sc Oz. loc. % lb. iSc 



CHOICE MIXED.— Includes many of the new sorts 

 and can be depended upon to give fine flowers of a 

 wide range of color. Packet sc Oz. loc. }( lb. iSc. 



