PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FLOWER SEEDS. 



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H enderson^s Cream of the NAMED SWEET PEAS. 



A select list of giant-flowering varieties, including every color among Sweet 

 Peas. We have discarded all small-flowering varieties, unhealthy sorts and du- 

 plicates under different names. 



Customers may find the name of some old favorite missing, but you can 

 rely on a better variety of same color being offered in the list below. 



Admiration. Pinkish-heliotrope, wings a shade lighter. . . . 



Agnes Eckford. Novelty, soft bright pink, giant flowers. . 



A. J. Cook. Novelty, rosy purple and bluish heliotrope. . . 



America. Striped blood-scarlet on white, large and striking 



Annie Stark. Novelty, white flushed carmine-pink 



Audrey Crier. Novelty, salmon pink, large waved standard 



Aurora. Striped rosy-orange on white, attractive variety. . . . 



Beacon. Novelty, standard carmine, wings ivory-white. . . . 



Black Knight. Deep maroon, veined black, large and open. . 



Black Michael. Claret maroon 



Blanche Ferry. Rose-red, wings blush 



Blush Queen. Novelty, pearly white flushed rosy blush. .. . 



Bolton's Pink. .4 grand large soft pink 



Burpee's Earliest White. Early flowering, of dwarf growth. 



Caprice. Novelty, white striped soft pink 



Captivation. Claret-magenta, wings heliotrope, distinct 



Coccinea. Bright cherry scarlet 



Countess Cadogan. Bright purplish-blue, wings light blue. . 



Countess Lathom. Rosy-buff 



Countess Spencer. Gigantic flowers of shell-pink shaded. . . 



Crown Jewel. Rose-pink, wings rosy-cream, flne large flower 



Dainty. White with pink flush deepening to a pink edge 



David R. Williamson. Indigo-purple, grand open flower 



Delicata. Novelty, light blush pink 



Domino. Blush with carmine dots and shaded edge 



Dorothy Eckford. A gigantic new pure white, the best 



Duke of Sutherland. Violet-purple, wings indigo and violet. 



Duke of Westminster. Clear purple with violet-purple wings. 



Earl Cromer. Novelty, reddish chocolate with pinkish claret 

 wings 



Earliest of All. The earliest strain of Blanche Perry 



E. J. Castle. Novelty, carmine-rose, shaded salmon in strands. 



Emily Eckford. Rosy-mauve with bluish-mauve wings 



Emily Henderson. Large, pure white, early and profuse 



Enchantress or " Pink, Rose, edged Spencer " 



Evelyn Breadmore. Novelty, glistening white with pinkish 

 tinge in standard 



Evelyn Byatt. Standard orange, wings rose-orange 



Evelyn Hemus. Novelty, cream shaded yellow with terra 

 cotta edge . (Crop failed.) 



Florence Molyneaux. Novelty, striped and suffused carmine 

 on white 



Flora Norton. Light clear blue 



Florence Spencer or " Blush Pink Edged Spencer." Novelty 



Frank Dolby. Novelty, lave>ider-blue, very large flower .... 



George Gordon. Garnet-red 



George Herbert. Novelty, rich scarlet-rose, wings carmine- 

 rose 



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Gladys Deal. (Mrs. Higginson, Jr.) Pure lavender-blue 



Gladys Unwin. Large open flower of pale pink 



Golden Rose. Primrose-yellow, flushed with rosy-pink 



Gray Friar. Flaked and speckled blue and mauve on white. . 

 Helen Lewis or " Orange Spencer." Large fiery orange 



with rose orange wings 



Helen Pierce. White ground, marbled bright blue 



Henry Eckford. Novelty, intense orange, wings rose-orange. 

 Hon. F. Bouverie. Salmon buff-pink, wings creamy-pink. . 



Hon. Mrs. Kenyon. A grand primrose-yellow 



Horace Skipper. Novelty, bright rose-pink large flower 



Horace Wright. Novelty, plum purple, wings violet purple 



Janet Scott. Bright pink, tinged apricot 



Jeannie Gordon. Rosy-pink, wings pink, tinged primrose. . 



Jessie Cuthbertson. Cream white, strongly striped red 



John Ingman or " Rose-Red Spencer." Large rich rose-red 

 King Edward VII. Large open flower of rich blood scarlet. . . 



Lady Qrisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery-lavender 



Lord Nelson. Novelty, rich indigo blue, wings toned purple 

 Lord Roseberry. Deep magenta-rose, wings of lighter shade. 

 Lorna Doon or "White and Pink Spencer." Novelty, 



pearl white flushed pink 



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NAMED SWEET PEAS. — Continued- 

 Lottie Eckford. White, shaded lilac, edged blue 



Lovely. Warm rose-pink, large and extra fine 



Marbled Blue. Novelty, marbled and flaked deep blue on 



white (crop failed) 



Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Cream pink, shaded buff. 



Miss Willmott. Orange-rose, extra large and flne 



Modesty. White, with pink tint deepening at edge 



Mont Blanc. An extra early white, flne for forcing 



Mrs. Alfred Watkins. Novelty, pale pink, large flower 



Mrs. Chas. Foster or " Lavender Spencer." Novelty, large 



rosy lavender 



Mrs. Collier (Syn.: Dora Cooper). Novelty, yellowish cream 



Mrs. Dugdale. Glowing crimson-rose 



Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes or " Pale Pink Spencer." Novelty 



(crop failed ) 



Mrs. H. Kendall Barnes. Buff, apricot and cream 



Mrs. Walter Wright. Rose-mauve, with blue ^nauve wings 

 Navy-Blue. Dark indigo-blue and violet, the best blue:... 



Nora Unwin. Novelty, claimed to be the finest white 



Nymphaea. White flushed pink 



Othello. Dark maroon with blackish veins 



Paradise or Warm Rose Spencer. Novelty, immense 



flowers of rose-pink 



Phyllis Unwin. Novelty, deep rose-carmine 



Pink Pearl. Novelty, rich rose pink (crop failed) 



Pink Princess Victoria. Novelty, lovely pale pink 



Prima Donna. Exquisite rose-pink, large and profxtse 



Primrose Spencer. Novelty, large Spencer type of primrose 



yellow 



Prince Edward of York. Carmine-scarlet, wings crimson. . 

 Prince of Asturias. Novelty, deep chocolate with purple 



wings 



Prince of Wales. Rich carmine-rose, grand flower 



Princess of Wales. Striped blue and purple on white 



Queen Alexandra. Novelty, bright scarlet 



Queen of Spain. Novelty, soft rose pink overlaying huff. . . 



Ramona. Striped and penciled light pink on white 



Romolo Piazzani. Rosy-mauve, bluish-mauve wings 



Royal Rose. Deep carmine-rose, wings rose-pink 



Scarlet Gem. Bright clear scarlet 



Senator. Striped maroon and violet on white 



Shasta. Pure white, round open standard, profuse 



Shazada. Dark purple-ntaroon, plum-purple wings 



Silver Wings or " Flaked Spencer." Novelty, white flaked 



and striped pink 



Stella Morse. Buff-pink with cream tintings 



Sunbeams. Large cream-yellow flowers, extra early flowering 



a companion to Mont Blanc and Earliest of All for forcing 

 Sybil Eckford. Novelty, apricot, wings cream and lemon. . 



Unique. Novelty, striped pale blue on white 



White Spencer. Novelty, grand open flowers of purest white 



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MIXED SWEET PEAS. 



SUPERIOR MIXED. Blended in proper proportions from 

 exchisively bright colors 



MIXED GIANT HYBRIDS, from recent Eckford and Amer- 

 ican novelties, including new seedlings 



GIANT ORCHID FLOWERED or SPENCER HYBRIDS, 

 Mixed Colors 



Exclusively composed of Countess Spencer hybrids con- 

 taining blush-pink, rose, orange, crimson, etc. 



DOUBLE FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. 



These usually produce 20 to 40% of double flowers. 



Double Sweet Peas, Mixed Colors 



" Boreathon. Garnet maroon 



Bride of Niagara. Carmine-rose, wings blush 



Phenomenal. Double standard full and frilled; wings, large 



and many; color pearl white tinged with rosy-lavender . 



Double Senator. Striped indigo and maroon on white. . . . 

 White Wonder. Large pure white flowers, usually 6 



to 8 on long stiff stems, all facing one way 



Collection of Double Sweet Peas, 1 pkt. each of above 5 . . . 

 NEW BUSH SWEET PEAS. 



These grow in perfect bush form, 16 to 18 inches high. 



Bush Sweet Peas, Mixed Colors 



Collection of Bush Sweet Peas, 1 pkt. each of 12 named sorts 

 CUPID or TOM THUMB SWEET PEAS. 



Compact, dwarf plants, not over 6 or 7 inches high 

 covering a circumference of about 18 inches. 



Cupids, Mixed Colors. Many varieties 



Collection of Cupids, 1 pkt. each of 12 named sorts 



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Our Leaflet, "^BEST IWETHODS OF GROWING SWEET PEAS," free to Customers when asked for. 



