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



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. 



To aid in selecting certain colors, we submit the following key : 



White, 14, 16, 36, 54. — Yellow, 24, 53. — Cream, tinted, 20, 52. Pink or 

 Rose and Wnite. 6. 10, 15, 25.— Blush, 11, 35— Buff-pink. 2, 23. 32 — 

 Pink, 9, 18, 30, 37, 42. — Rose, 29, 44, 47.— Orange, 34.— Scarlet, 49.— 

 Crimson, 19, 27, 43, 48. — Magenta. 7.— Maroon, 5. — Purple, 12, 51.— Indigo, 

 39— Blue, 8, 33.— Blue and White. 31. 40— Mauve. 1, 38— Lavender, 17, 28. 

 — Striped blue and white, 21, 22, 45, 50. — Striped red or pink and white, 

 3, 4, 13. 26, 41, 46. 



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Admiration. Pinkish-heliotrope, wings a shade lighter 



Agnes Johnson. Buff pink, large flower 



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



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



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



Blanche Ferry. Extra Early. Rose-red, wings blush 



Captivation. Claret-magenta, wings heliotrope, distinct. . . . 



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



Countess Spencer. Flowers of gigantic sue and grand open 

 form, borne 3 and often 4 on long stiff stems; the coloring 

 should be a lovely shell-pink shading to rose-pink at the 

 edges, but, unfortunately, this variety sports so that various 

 shades of pink, rose, blush, and occasionally orange ana 

 carmine will be found — all, however, of true Countess sliape 

 and all exceedingly beautiful 



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



Dainty. White with pink flush deepening to a pink edge . . . 



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



Domino. Blush -with carmine dots and shaded edge 



Dorothy Eckford. A gigantic new pure white, the best 



Earliest of All. The earliest strain of Blanche Perry 



Emily Henderson, Large, pure white, early and profuse 



Gladys Deal. Pure lavender-blue 



Gladys Unwin. Large open flower of pale pink 



George Gordon. Garnet-red 



Golden Rose. Primrose-yellow, flushed with rosy pink 



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



Helen Pierce. White ground, marbled bright blue 



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



Hon. Mrs. Ken yon. A grand primrose-yellow 



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



Jessie Cuthbertson. Cream white, strongly striped red 



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



Lady Grisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery-lavender 



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



Lovely. Warm rose-pink, large and extra fine 



Maid of Honor. Lavender and white, edged blue 



Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Cream pink, shaded buff . 



Memento. Exquisite " baby blue," large flower 



Miss W illmott. Orange-rose, extra large and fine 



Modesty. White, with pink tint deepening at edge 



Mont Blanc. An extra early white, fine for forcing 



Mrs. Knights Smith. Rose-pink, deepening at edge 



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



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



Phenomenal. Double standard full and frilled; wings, large 

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



Pink Friar. Flaked and fluslicd pink on white 



Prima Donna. Exquisite rose-pink, large and profuse 



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



Prince of Wales. Rich carmine-rose, grand flower 



Princess of Wales. Striped blue and purple on white 



Ramona. Striped and penciled light pink on white 



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



Salopian. Rich deep crimson-red, very large and fine 



Scarlet Gem. Bright clear scarlet 



Senator. Striped maroon and violet on white 



Sha/ada. Dark purple-maroon, plum-purple wings 



Stella Morse. Buff-pink with cream tintings 



Sunbeam. Large cream-yellow flowers, extra early flowering, 

 a companion to Mont Blanc and Earliest of All for forcing 



White Wonde". Large pure while flowers, usually 6 to 8 

 borne on long stiff stemi. all facing one way 



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HENDERSON S COLLECTIONS OF SWEET PEAS. 



RESPLENDENT COLLECTION of 12 new giant-flowered var= 

 ieties, shown on colored plate in our Retail 

 Catalogue, and described under numbers 9, 



12, 13, 14, 22, 24, 26, 27, 33, 34, 38 and 40, 



For 75c. 



POPULAR COLLECTION— 1 pkt. each, 12 varieties (our selection) 50c. 

 MATCHLESS COLLECTION— I " '* 25 " " " $1.00 

 COMPLETE COLLECTION- 1 " " 54 " 2.50 



MIXED SWEET PEAS. 



SUPERIOR MIXED- Blended in proper proportions from 

 exclusively bright colors 



MIXED GIANT HYBRIDS, frefn recent Eckford and Amer- 

 ican nm elties, including new seedlings 



DOUBLE FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. 



These usually produce 20 to 40% of double flowers 



Doulle Sweet Peas, Mixed Colors 



Apple Blossom. Rose and pink, uings blush 



Boreatton. Deep maroon 



" Bride of Niagara. Carmine-rose, wings blush 



" Butterfly. Mauve and lavender on white, edged blue. 



" Captain of the Blues. Purple, with blue wings 



" Dorothy Vick. Scarlet, with crimson wings 



" Duke of Clarence. Dark claret 



" Lottie Eckford. Lilac and white, with blue edge. . . . 



Senator. Striped indigo and maroon on white 



" Splendor. Bright crimson-rose 



" Waverly. Claret-purple 



" White. Pure snow-white. : 



Collection of Doulle Sweet Peas 1 pkt. each of above 12. . 



NEW BUSH SWEET PEAS. 



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



Bush Sweet Peas, Mixed Colors 



Blanche Ferry. Carmine-rose, wings blush-white 



" Cardinal. Crimson-scarlet, with crimson wings 



Dorothy Tennant. Rosy-heliotrope, bluing with age. .. 



Her Majesty. Crimson-rose, wings a shade lighter , 



Lady Mary Currie. Orange-rose, wings orange-red 



Lottie Eckford. White-suffused lilac, edged blue 



Monarch. Purple, with violet wings 



Prima Donna. Pure bright pink 



Royal-Rose. Bright rose-red, with pink wings 



Senator. Striped maroon, indigo and violet on white.... 



Sadie Burpee. (Black-seeded.) White with flush 



Stella Morse. Creamy-buff , tinted pink 



Collection of Bush Sweet Peas 1 pkt. each of above 12 



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 



" Apple Blossom. Rose, pink and white 



Boreatton. Glossy maroon, with dark veins. . 



" Bridesmaid. Very deep pink 



" Countess of Radnor. Silvery-lavender 



Enchantress. Rosy-cream 



Firefly. Crimson -scarlet, free bloomer 



Her Majesty. Deep rosy-crimson. 



" Lady Mary Currie. Brilliant orange-rose. .. , 

 " Mauve Ouecn. Rosy-mauve or heliotrope. . . 

 " Prima Donna. Pure bright rose-pink 



Stella Morse. Creamy-apricot, shaded rose. , 



White. White 



Collection < f Crridf. I pkl each of above 12 sorts.. 



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