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



C11XED SWEET PErlS. 



HENDERSON'S STANDARD J1IXED SWEET 

 PEAS, all bright colors, in proper proportions, 

 mixed from 30 standard varieties selected from our 

 " Cream of the Named Sweet Peas " offered below, 

 including both American and Eckford's varieties. 

 A row of our Mixed Sweet Peas in bloom is bright 

 and varied in coloring and particularly pleasing, 

 and vastly superior to many mixtures sent out. 

 which are too often made up from the surplus of 

 varieties that have a 'cumulated on account of their 

 undesirability. Some of the Mixed Sweet Peas, as 

 sent out, in our competitive trials, proved to be 90 

 per cent, dull blue and purples Price, 5c. per oz. 

 (joo to 400 seeds) ; 10c. per J4 lb ; 25c per lb. 



HENDERSON'S MIXED NEW OIANT HYBRID 

 SWEET EAS, mixed by ourselves exclusively 

 from the recent introductions of both Eckford's and 

 American novelties, including many unnamed new 

 hybrids of remarkable beauty, size, form and 

 sweetness, among which will be found new shades 

 of rosy orange, chamois, pearly pink, straw, silvery 

 lilac, blood-red, cerise blush ; others edged, 

 blended, mottled, speckled, flaked, striped, etc 

 This is absolutely the finest mixture that can be 

 made, and is sure to give our Sweet Pea loving 

 customers many delightful surprises as the new 

 colors and shades unfold. Price, 10c. per oz {300 

 to 400 seeds) ; 20c per }4 lb ; 50c per lb. 



To (lid in Selecting any Desired Color, 



* We Classify Named Sweet Peas in 



* General Color Effects, Viz.: 



IF YOU WANTS OS ELECT 



Light Yellow 03 



White 7, 55. 



Pearl Blush 8(1 



Pink 33, 68, 71, 79, 97. 99, 113, 



Orange and Pink 26, 35, 72, 75 



Carmine Rose 28, 67, 84, 



Crimson Scarlet 59 



Pink with White Wings 1, 29, 39, 105, 118. 



Rose or Red with Blush Wings 9, 11, 13, 41 



Claret 



Maroon . 6 96, 



Purple with Maroon 49, 50 



Blue 21, 34 



Heliotrope 45, 53 



Lavender 25, 37 



Edged Blue on White and Lilac 15 



Striped Red and White 3 



Striped Red, White and Blue 



Striped Straw and Pink 



Striped Pink and White 89, 



Striped Orange and White 



Striped Heliotrope and White 69, 



Striped Maroon, Purple and White 103, 



Speckled Chestnut on White 



, 4 8 

 127 

 95 

 100 

 ,81 

 122 

 ,57 

 .23 

 121 

 85 

 134 

 ,76 

 ,73 

 77 

 . 43 

 .27 

 .78 

 107 

 ..5 

 130 



in 



.65 



TTENDERSON'S CREAM OF THE 



11 NAMED S WEET P EAS . 



All inferior varieties and renamed duplU 

 cates are culled from this list. If you do not 

 see the variety you are looking for below, re= 

 fer to the list of " discarded Sweet Peas " on 

 page 33, which tells what better variey of 

 same color to select in place. 



•V 



1 Alice Eckford, white, apricot and pink 



8 America ( Toreador), white, striped red 



5 Aurora, striped white, orange and salmon 



6 Black Knight, {novelty) maroon 



7 Blanche Burpee, large white 



9 Blanche Ferry, rosy red, wings blush 



11 " " extra early rosy red, blush wings 



13 Bronze King, copper rpse, wings white 



15 Butterfly, Improved, [Maid of Honor], white and lavender 



21 Capt. of the Blues the best blue 



23 Captivation, purple, claret and lake 



25 Celestial, lavender 



20 Chancellor, {novelty) rosy orange 



27 Columbia, striped, red, white and blue 



28 Colonist, {novelty) rosy carmine 



29 Coquette, primrose and fawn 



33 Countess of Aberdeen, blush and dark pink 



34 Countess of Cadogan, Eckford's advance novelty 



35 Countess of Powis, orange salmon, suffused purple 



37 Countess of Radnor, Imp'd, [New Countess] lavender 



39 Countess of Shrewsbury, purple and blush 



41 Crown Jewel, cream and rose 



Cupid White. Tom Thumb, white 



" Pink 



" Beauty 



" Alice Eckford 



" Primrose 



43 Daybreak, white, watered crimson 



45 Dorothy Tennant, rosy heliotrope 



47 Duchess of York, white, striped pink 



48 Duchess of Sutherland, {novelty) white, flushed rosy 



49 Duke of Sutherland, {novelty), claret maroon, purple wings,. 



50 Duke of Westminster, Eckfords advance novelty 



53 Emily Eckford, rosy heliotrope, wings bluish 



55 Emily Henderson, the best white 



59 Firefly, the best scarlet 



03 Golden Gleam, primrose yellow, the best yellow 



65 Gray Friar, white clouded and dotted lilac 



67 Her Hajesty, rosy carmine, wings lake 



68 Hon. F. Bouverie, Eckford's advance novelty 



69 Juanita, white, striped lavender 



71 Katherlne Tracy, large, solid, fine pink 



72 Lady Mary Currie, {novelty) orange pink 



73 Lady Geisel Hamilton, Eckford's advance novelty 



75 Lady Penzance, orange rose 



etail 

 Pkl 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .10 

 .05 

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 .05 

 .10 

 .05 

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 .75 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

 .05 

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 .10 

 .15 

 .15 

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 .10 

 .75 

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Per. 



Per. 





oz. 



lb. 





.05 



.50 



76 



.05 



.50 



77 



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.50 



78 



.50 





79 



.05 



.50 





.05 



.30 



81 



.05 



.40 



81 



.05 



.50 



85 



.05 



.50 



86 



.05 



.50 



87 



.05 



.50 



88 



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89 



.50 







.08 



.60 



95 



.50 





96 



.05 



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97 



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.50 



93 







100 



.08 



.65 



103 



.05 



.50 



105 



.05 



.50 



107 



.05 



.50 



109 



.10 



.60 



113 



.20 



2.00 



114 







117 







118 







121 



.05 



.50 



122 



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124 



.05 



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127 



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.50 







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.35 





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.05 



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Lady Skelmersdale, Eckford 's advance novelty... 



Lottie Eckford. white and lilac, edged blue 



Lottie Hutchins, {novelty) straw, clouded pink .. . 



Lovely, pink and rose 



Maid of Honor, see Butterfly Improved 



f\axs, fiery crimson 



Mikado, firey rose red 



Monarch, purple and maroon 



Modesty, (novelty) pearl pink 



Jlrs. Eckford, yellow 



Mrs. Dugdale, Eckford' s adz'ance novelty 



Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, white, striped rose 



New Countess, [See Countess of Radnor Improved]. 



Oriental, (novelty) deep orange rose 



Othello, Eckford' s advance novelty 



Peach Blossom salmon pink 



Prima Donna, soft pink 



Prince of Wales, {novelty) deep rose carmine 



Princess of Wales, striped blue and white 



Queen Victoria, cream primrose, tinted pink 



Ramona, creamy striped carmine blush 



Red Riding Hood, white, blush and rose 



Royal Rose, rosy pink 



Sadie Burpee, (novelty) white; pits., 12 seeds 



Senator, while, striped mahogany 



Sensation, {novelty) rosy cream 



Stanley, mahogany, wings maroon 



Stella Morse, (novelty) creamy and apricot 



True Blue or Navy Blue, (novelty) dark blue 



Venus, rosy buff 



Wawona, (novelty) striped heliotrope and white. .. 



DO UBLE p LOWERIIVG g WEET p EflS 



double, mixed colors 



" Apple Blossom, pink and blush. . 



" Boreatton, maroon 



" Butterfly, while and lavender. . . . 

 Captain of Blues, blue and purple. 



" Duke of Clarence, plum claret 



" Lottie Eckford, white and mauve . 

 " Senator, striped blue, while, etc. . . 



" Splendor, rosy crimson 



" white 



" Bride of Niagara 



etai 

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 .75 

 .05 

 .10 

 .05 

 .05 

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 .05 

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 .06 

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 .60 

 .60 

 .60 

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 .60 

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COLLECTIONS 



. .OK. . 



SWEET PEAS 



! 



Henderson's selection, 1 packet each of 6 standard varieties, 25c; 12 varieties 



Henderson's " Prize Winner " collection, 1 packet each 25 varieties (s/w7i'/i in colors in /Sqq Retail [Cat afoglte). 

 Collection 1 packet each, 7 American novelties in Sweet Peas for 1899 



" " " 8 English " " " " '. 



" " " 7 Eckford's Ad vance novelties for 1900 



" " " 5 Cupid Sweet Peas 



$0.40 

 1.00 

 .75 

 .85 

 4.50 

 .50 



