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



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Henderson'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. Sojt bright pink, giant flowers 



A. J. Cook. Rosy, purple and bluish heliotrope 



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



Annie Stark. White flushed carmine-pink 



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



Beacon. 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. Pearly white flushed rosy blush 



Bolton's Pink. A grand large sojt pink 



Burpee's Earliest White. Early flowering, oj divarj growth. . 

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



Coccinea. Bright cherry scarlet 



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



Countess Lathom. Rosy-buff 



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. The best grandiflora white 



Duke of Sutherland. Violet- pur pie, wings indigo and violet. 

 Duke of Westminster. Clear purple with violet-purple wings 

 Earl Cromer. Reddish chocolate with pinkish claret ivings. 



Earliest of All. The earliest strain of Blanche Ferry 



E. J. Castle. Carmine-rose, shaded salmon in standard. . . 

 Emily Eckford. Rosy-mauve with bluish-mauve wings. . . . 

 Emily Henderson. Large, pure white, early and projuse . . 

 Evelyn Breadmore. Glistening white with pinkish tinge. . 



Evelyn Byatt. Standard orange, wings rose-orange 



Flora Norton. Light clear blue 



Frank Dolby. Lavender-blue, very large flower 



George Gordon. Garnet-red 



George Herbert. Rich scarlet-rose, wings carmine-rose . . . . 

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



Gladys Unwin. Large open flower oj pale pink 



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



Helen Pierce. White ground, marbled bright blue 



Henry Eckford. Intense orange, wings rose-orange 



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



Hon. Mrs. Kenyon. A grand primrose-yellow 



Horace Wright. 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. . . . 

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



Lady Grisel Hamilton. Beautijul silvery-lavender 



Lord Nelson. Rich indigo blue, wings toned purple 



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



Lottie Eckford. White, shaded lilac, edged blue 



Lovely. Warm rose-pink, large and extra fine 



Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Cream pink, shaded buff. 



Mima Johnson. Bright coral rose 



Miss Willmott. Orange rose, extra large and fine 



Modesty. White, with pink tint deepening at edge 



Mont Blanc. An extra early white, fine j or jorcing 



Mrs. Alfred Watkins. Pale pink, large flower 



Mrs. Collier (Syn.-Dora Cooper). Yellowish cream 



Mrs. Dugdale. Glowing crimson-rose 



Mrs. H. Kendall Barnes. Buff, <ipricot and cream 



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



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



Nora Unwin. A fine waved white 



Nymphaca. White flushed pink 



Othello. Dark maroon with blackish veins 



Phyllis Unwin. Deep rose-carmine 



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NAMED SWEET PEAS.— Continued. 



Pink Pearl. Rich rose pink 



Prima Donna. Exquisite rose-pink, large and projuse. . 

 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. . . 



Queen Alexander. Bright scarlet 



Queen of Spain. Sojt rose pink overlaying buff 



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, projuse 



Shazada. Dark purple-maroon, plum-purple wings 



Stella Morse. Buff-pink with cream tintings 



Sunbeams. Large cream-yellow flowers, extra early flowering 

 a companion to Mont Blanc and Earliest oj All jor jorcing 



Sybil Eckford. Apricot, wings cream and lemon 



Unique. Striped pale blue on white 



THE SPENCER HYBRID SWEET PEAS 



(The names oj varieties alike or " too near alike " are given 

 in parentheses) . 

 Countess Spencer. The grand original from which this new- 

 race has sprung. Bright pink, deepening towards edges. 

 Blue Spencer (Flora Norton Spencer, Angelian Blue, etc.). 



Bright blue 



Blue-striped Spencer (Hester, Princess of Wales Spencer, 



etc.). Striped deep blue on white 



Blush Spencer (Beauty, Lorna Loon, Lady Althorp, etc.). 



Exquisite flushed white, tinted sojt pink 



Bicolor Spencer (Apple Blossom Spencer, Mrs. Andrew 



Ireland. Kitty Crier, etc.). Rose-pink standard, blush wgs . 

 Coral-Rose Spencer (Miss E. F. Drayson, Robert Fellows, 



etc.). Coral-rose 



Cream and Apricot Spencer (Nell Gwynn, Miss Bostick, 



Paradise Ivory, etc.). Cream flushed with apricot-pink . . 

 Heliotrope Spencer (The Marquis, Mrs. Chas. Manders, 



Tennant Spencer, etc.). Rosy-mauve 



Lavender Spencer (Asta Ohn, Princess Alice, Lady Cooper, 



Mrs. Chas. Foster, etc.). Lavender-blue, tinged rosy-mauve 

 Maroon Spencer (Dudley Lees, Hannah Dale, Prince of 



Asturias, Othello Spencer, etc.). Rich chestnut-maroon. . 

 Orange Spencer (Helen Lewis, Herbert Smith, Maggie 



Stark, etc.). Fiery-orange standard, rosy-orange wings. . 

 Orange-striped Spencer (Elegance, Aurora Spencer, etc.). 



Striped and flushed orange-rose on white 



Pink-edged Spencer (Florence Morse Spencer. Bobby K., 



Elsie Herbert, etc.). Blush-white, edged pink 



Pink-striped Spencer (Ramona Spencer, Mrs. Chamberlain 



Spencer, Silver Wings). Striped and suffused pink on white 

 Primrose Spencer (Clara Curtis, Devonshire Cream, Para 



dise Cream, etc.). Primrose- yellow 



Rosy-Buff Spencer (Mrs. Routzhan, Constance Oliver, Lucy 



Hemus, etc.). Pinkish buff, suffused and edged rosy-pink 

 Rose-Pink Spencer (Enchantress, Lovely Spencer, Paradise, 



etc.). Warm rose-pink shaded 



Rose- Red Spencer (John Ingman, Paradise Carmine, Mrs. 



Wm. King, etc.). Rich crimson-rose 



Red striped Spencer (Paradise Red-flake, Winnie Jones, 



America Spencer, etc.). Striped carmine-red on white. . 

 White Spencer (Etta Dyke, Paradise White, Lady Leonard, 



etc.). Large waved white 



MIXED SWEET PEAS. 



SUPERIOR MIXED. Blended in proper proportions jrom 

 exclusively bright colors 



MIXED GIANT HYBRI DS, jrom recent Eckjord 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. 



Pkt 

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.05 I .05 



DOUBLE FLOWERING SWEET PEAS. 



These usually produce 20 to 40% of double flowers Pkt 

 Phenomenal. Double standard jull and trilled , wings, large 



ami many; color pearl white tinged with rosy-lavender. .. .10 

 Double White Wonder. Large pun- whit* flowers, usually ii 



to 8 on long stiff stems, all jacing one way .05 



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