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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



SWEET PEAS 



GENERAL LIST 



AMERICA. 



A California seeding of great beauty. Its color is 

 a white ground, veined with carmine scarlet, and one 

 of the best variegated varieties in existence.. Per 

 pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts. 



BLANCHE BURPEE. 



Pure white, of exquisite form and immense size, 

 having a bold, upright, shell shaped body, of great 

 substance; a wonderfully profuse bloomer. Per pkt. 

 4 cts., oz. 8 cts. 



BLANCHE FERRY, EXTRA EARLY. 



Splendid large flowers, of perfect form and great 

 substance, on long stiff stem; standard crimson pink, 

 wings blush white; plant branchy and compact, 

 blooming early, long and profusely. Per pkt. 4 cts., 

 oz. 8 cts. 



BRILLIANT. 



The flowers are of good substance. The color is a 

 rich, bright crimson scarlet. The flowers are borne 

 three on a stem, and retain their full brilliancy of 

 color under the hottest sun. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. Sets. 



COUNTESS OF RADNOR, IMPROVED. 



A great improYement on the popular Countess of 

 Radnor, as both standard and wings are a most beau- 

 tiful clear light lavender. It comes absolutely true 

 from seed, and is undoubtedly the best lavender 

 Sweet Pea.. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts. 



COQUETTE. 



Deep primrose color, shaded fawn, suffused with a 

 subtle tint of purplish-rose; a most fascinating flow- 

 er. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts. 



EARLIEST OF ALL. 



This variety grows only two feet in height, and 

 needs very little brush for support. The plants are 

 of vigorous growth and come into bloom always ten 

 days to two weeks in advance of any other variety. 

 The flowers are large, have long, stout stems, borne 

 in close clusters of three. Color bright, rich pink, 

 and white. Per pkt. 4cts.. oz. 8 cts. 



EMILY HENDERSON. 



Pure white. A sport from Blanche Ferry, with the 

 very free-flowering habit of that sort; often has three 

 flowers on a stem. The flowers are large. Per pkt. 

 4 cts., oz. 8 cts. 



FIREFLY. 



Of the largest expanded form, the flowers are borne 

 three on a stem; standards a deep brilliant scarlet, 

 wings truly a fierv shad'-. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts. 



GRAY FRIAR. 



Entirely unlike any other Sweet Pea. It is a most 

 beautiful watered ]>urple on white pTound. The flow- 

 ers are borne and 4 on a stem. Porfectly beautiful 

 in a bouquet when l)unche(l alone. Per pkt. 4 cts., 

 oz. 8 cts. 



KATHERINE TRACY. 



Of large size, jterteet form, and beautiful. The color 

 is Koft l.n( l.iilliant jiiiil: oi V.w ^atne shade in wings 

 and sliiiidard, relainin- i(s brilli.mcv I lie lust. Per 

 pkt, 4 cts., oz. s: ( N. 



LADY PENZANCE. 



The standard is a beautitui laced pink, touching 

 orange, while the win^s aic a (iarl<, and pntcr pink. 

 Truly a superb flower, i.i hi me siz , ex(]nisite color, 

 very striking and distinei. 1' i- i.kt. -I cts., oz. 8 cts. 

 LOTTIE ECKFORD. 



Large, creaniy-wliite flowers, distinctly marked 

 blue, wings ajid standards of soft white, edged with 

 lavender-blue, valuable for forcing. Per pkt. 4 cts., 

 oz. 8 cts. 

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MRS. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN. 



The flowers are enormous and are generally produc- 

 ed three or four to a stem. The color is a white 

 ground, heavily striped and flaked with bright rose; 

 of fine form. Per pkt. 4 cts.. oz. 8 cts. 



ORIENTAL. 



The large flowers are borne in clusters of three, 

 at the top of long, stift' stem. The standard is a 

 rich shade of salmon, suffused with a softer shade 

 of rosy salmon; the wings are of salmon-pink, suf- 

 fused with carmine rose. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts. 

 RAM ON A. 



Grand flowers of very large size. It is a vigorous 

 grower and bears 3 or 4 flowers to the stem. Its 

 coloring is delicately beautiful; a creamy- white, 

 daintily splashed with pale pink on standard and 

 wings. Per. pkt. 4 cts., oz. 8 cts. 



SHAHZADA. 



Very distinct, being of strong purplish maroon, 

 wings velvety indigo purple. Of large size, stems 

 extra long, usually three-flowered. Pkt. 4 cts., oz. 

 8 cts. 



MIXED SWEET PEAS 



ECKFORD'S LARGE FLOWERING. 



Contains the best varieties introduced by this cel- 

 ebrated grower. Flowers large, of good substance, 

 exquisite and rich colors. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 7 cts., 

 Vi lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



FINE MIXED. 



A great variety of colors and will give fine flowers 

 of all shades and types. Per pkt. 3 cts., oz. 5 cts., 

 14 lb. 12 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



DOUBLE MIXED. 



Under favorable conditions these will produce frona 

 40 to 50 per cent of double blossoms, the others are 

 single and are just as beautiful and fragrant as other 

 varieties. It contains a wide range of color. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



PERENNIAL PEAS 



These Hardy Everlasting Peas grow about 6 feet 

 high; the flowers are borne in large clusters, from 

 pure white to dark red in color. They are beautiful, 

 and are very valuable from the fact that they are 

 in bloom early and bloom till late in fall. They are 

 perfectly hardy and will start up every spring: showy 

 and freely flowering plants, growing in any common 

 garden soil. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vi lb. 40 cts. 



CUPID SWEET PEAS 



WHITE CUPID. 



This charming v;iriet3' only grows from 6 to 10 in- 

 dies high, making a dwarf, compact plant, often 

 spreading over an area of from 10 to 15 inches. The 

 flowers are pure white, of good substance, two and 

 throe to a stem, and are very sweet. They are ad- 

 mirably adapted to borders. It is a wonderfully free 

 bloomer and makes a most attractive pot plant. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



PINK CUPID. 



This variety, the first colored Cupid Pea, is more 

 vigorous and hardy, and will grow anywhere. It will 

 be without rival as a bedding and border annual, 

 for its color and fragrance make it a rare novelty. 

 A largo bed of them looks as if the ground were lit- 

 erally strewn with bright pink rose-buds. Per pkt. 

 5 cts". 



MIXED CUPID. 



Manj' varieties mixed in one packet. Per pkt. &" 

 cts. 



COLLECTION OF SWEET PEAS— One packet each of the above 1 7 named varieties of Large Flowering 

 Sweet Peas for 40 cents, or any 7 packets for 20 cents, or 1 02. each of the 1 7 varieties for 

 $ 1 .00, or any 3 02. for 20 cents net. 



