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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. 



Pkt Oz. 



Admiration. Pinkish-heliotrope, wings a shade lighter 



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



Annie Stark. Novelty, white Hushed carmine-pink 



\urora. 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. Novelty, claret maroon 



Blanche Ferry. Rose-red, wings blush 



Blush Countess or Hettie Turner. Novelty, blush-pink . .. . 



Bolton's Pink. Novelty, a grand large soft pink 



Burpee's Earliest White. Novelty, 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 shading to 



rose-pink edges 



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

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

 David R. Williamson. Indigo- pur pie, grand open flower. . . . 



Dawn. Novelty, cream color tipped carmine 



Delicata. Novelty, light blush pink 



Domino. Blush with carmine dots and shaded edge 



Dora Breadmore. Novelty, buff-yellow tinged soft pink. .. . 



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. 



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. Novelty, pink with a rose picotee edge 



Evelyn Byatt. Novelty, standard orange, wings rose-orange 



Flora Norton. Light clear blue 



Frank Dolby. Novelty, lavender-blue, very large flower. . . 



George Gordon. Garnet-red 



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



Gladys Unwin. Large open flower of pale pink 



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



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



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 



Janet Scott. Bright pink, tinged apricot I 



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 Aberdare. Novelty, rose-pink, with blush 



Lady Grisel Hamilton. Beautiful silvery-lavender 



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



Lottie Eckford. White, shaded lilac, edged blue 



Lovely. Warm rose-pink, large and extra fine 



Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Cream pink, shaded buff. . 



Memento. Exquisite " baby blue," large flower 



Miss Willmott. Orang--rose, extra large and fine 



Modesty. White, with pink tint deepening at edge 



Mont Blanc. An extra early white, fine for forcing 



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



Mrs. Dugdale. Glowing crimson-rose 



Mrs. H. Kendall Barnes. Novelty, buff, apricot and cream. . 



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 



Nora Unwin. Nm<elty, claimed to be the finest white 



Nymphaea. Novelty, white flushed pink 



Orange Countess or Helen I.™-. Novelty, orange, wings 



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NAMED SWEET PEAS. — Continued. 



Othello. Dark maroon with blackish veins 



Phyllis Unwin. Novelty, deep rose-carmine 



Pink Friar. Flaked and flushed 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 



Queen Alexandra. Novelty, bright scarlet 



Ramona. Striped and penciled light pink on white 



Romolo Piazzani. Novelty, rosy-mauve, bluish-mauve wings 

 Rose Countess or John Ingham. Novelty, carmine-rose. 



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 



Shazada. Dark purple-maroon, plum-purple wings 



Stella Morse. Buff-pink with cream timings 



Sunbeam. Large cream-yellow flowers, extra early flowering 

 a companion to Mont Blanc and Earliest of All for forcing 



Sunset. Novelty, cream, striped carmine-pink 



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

 Unique. Novelty, striped pale blue on white 



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MIXED SWEET PEAS. Pkt 



SUPERIOR MIXED. Blended in proper proportions from 

 exclusively bright colors 05 



MIXED GIANT HYBRIDS, from recent Eckford and Amer- 

 ican novelties, including new seedlings 10 



GIANT ORCHID FLOWERED, Mixed Colors 10 



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 '. 05 



Bride of Niagara. Carmine-rose, wings blush 05 



Phenomenal. Double standard full and frilled; wings, large 



and many ; color pearl white tinged with rosy-lavender 10 



Double Senator. Striped indigo and maroon on white 05 



White Wonder. Large pure white flowers, usually 6 



to 8 on long stiff stems, all facing one way 05 



Collection of Double Sweet Peas, 1 pkt. each of above 4. . . .20 



NEW BUSH SWEET PEAS. 



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

 Bush Sweet Peas, Mixed Colors 05 



" Blanche Ferry. Carmine-rose, wings blush-white 05 



" Cardinal. Crimson-scarlet, with crimson wings 05 



Dorothy Tennant. Rosy-heliotrope, bluing with age. . .05 

 Her Majesty. Crimson-rose, wings a shade lighter. . . .05 



" Lady Mary Currie. Orange-rose, wings orange-red. . . .05 

 Lottie Eckford. White-suffused lilac, edged blue 05 



" Monarch. Purple, with violet wings 05 



Prima Donna. Pure bright pink 05 



Royal Rose. Bright rose-red, with pink wings 05 



" Senator. Striped maroon, indigo and violet on white. . .05 

 Sadie Burpee. (Black-seeded.) White with flush .05 



" Stella Morse. Creamy-buff, tinted pink 05 



Collection of Bush Sweet Peas, 1 pkt. each of above 12 50 



CUPID or TOM THUMB SWEET PEAS. 



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

 covering a circumference of about 18 inches. Ykt 



Cupids, Mixed Colors. Many varieties 05 



" Apple Blossom. Rose, pink and white 05 



" Boreatton. Glossy maroon, with dark veins 05 



Bridesmaid. Very deep pink 05 



Countess of Radnor. Silvery-lavender 05 



Enchantress. Rosy-cream 05 



" Firefly. Crimson-scarlet, free bloomer 05 



" Her Majesty. Deep rosy-crimson 05 



Lady Mary Currie. Brilliant orange-rose 05 



" Mauve Queen. Rosy-mauve or heliotrope 05 



" Prima Donna. Pure bright rose-pink 05 



" Stella Morse. Creamy-apricot, shaded rose 05 



White. White 05 



Collection of Cupids, 1 pkt. each of above 12 sorts 50 





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