Flower-Seed Novelties and Specialties, 1 908 



While every year we look upon flower-seed novelties placed upon the market with more or less scepticism, we must not 

 overlook the fact that all the really good things of today zuere novelties at one tune, and were looked upon with as much, or 

 perhaps more suspicion than the novelties of todav. 



There are many novelties offered this year from different sources, but it is our endeavor to select only those we know some- 

 thing about, have seen, or that are highly recommended from sources other than the disseminator. The descriptions are those of 

 the uuroducers. You cannot afford to be without some of these really good introductions. 



LADY LENOX. 



The Flower-Seed Novelty of the Season,— the New, 

 Gigantic, Orchid-Flowering Cosmos. 



For full description, see opposite jiage and colored plate frontispiece. Pkt., 25 cts, , 5 pkts. for %\. 



NOVELTY SWEET PEAS 



Di-licatc bhish with 

 pink niars^in. \'ery 



Florenc e Morse Spencer. 



largf, open, wavy form of tlie best Countess Spencer 

 type, with long steins and four blossoms to the stem. 

 Perhaps better described as a liglit. pink-edged Count- 

 ess Spencer. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. for $1. 



Burpee's White Spencer p ^ « " ^ e s in the 



^ *^ greatest profusion 



flowers of enormous size that are absolutely pure 

 white. It is true to tlie Countess Spencer type. Tlie 

 standard is decidedly w ived, crinkled and fluted. The 

 standard measures from i K to 2 inches across by i}i 

 to iVs inches in deptli. The wings are fully an inch 

 wide and nearly as deep as the standard. The flowers 

 are borne three and four to the stem and are uniformly 

 well placed. The stems are extra strong and measure 

 from 12 to 15 inches in length. (See illustration.) 

 Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. for gi. 



Burpee's Primrose Spencer. This is a fittitig 



companion to 



Burpee's White Spencer. The flowers are well placed 

 on strong, thick stems, 10 to 12 inches long, and are 

 borne never less than three flowers, and sometimes 

 four flowers to the stem. The standard measures 

 iK inches to nearly (if not quite) 2 inches across by 

 about I '4 inches deep : the wings are i inch across 

 by I'A inches deep. 



The color is a pronounced primrose or creamy yellow 

 throughout l)oth standard and wings. A decided acqui- 

 sition to the Spencer type and the first of its color to be 

 introduced. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. for $1. 



Saint Georse finest scarlet peas ever 



2_! introduced. Saint Ceorge is of the 



Spencer type, bright fiery scarlet standard, wings 

 slightly deeper; grand bloom. Pkt. 35c., 3 pkts. for $1. 



Loma Doone. a grand new Spencer type. Flow- 

 ers very large and frilled; ivory- 

 white, shading to a pale shell-pink ; an excellent 

 variety. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. for $1. 

 Collection of 1 pkt. each of the above 6 Novelty Sweet 

 Peas for $1.25 



A FEW ENGLISH FAVORITES 



BOLTON'S PINK. Orange- or salmon-pink, veined 

 with rose ; large size, semi-hooded form. Is very 

 similar to Miss Wilmot, but it is a difTerent shade of 

 pink, having a much less orange tint. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 

 pkts. for 25 cts., oz. 15 cts., MU>. 50 cts. 



GEO. HERBERT. Bright rosc-carminc, large, open 

 ,ind wavy form of the CouiUess Sp<. ncer type. I'kt. 

 35 cts., 3 pkts. for $(. 



MRS. CHARLES FOSTER. Pinkish lavender and 

 mauve; very large size, open and wavy form, of 

 the Countess .Spencer type. Pkt. 10 cts., 3 i>kts. for 

 25 cts. 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA. Bright scarlet-red, almost true scarlet, 

 self-colored. Medium large, semi-hooded form. It is the same color 

 as Scarlet Gem, but is very much superior since it holds its color 

 well; is much larger. Pkt. ly., 2 pkts. for 25c., oz. 25c., Jjlb. 75c. 



QUEEN VICTORIA (Black-seeded). Light primrose, self-colored. 

 Over medium size, hooded form. The biuls .ind newly opened 

 blossoms show a tint of pink, but fully maturi-d blossoms are a 

 clear soft primrose. Pkl. lOc, 1 pkts for 2.sc., oz. 15 i ts , ', ll>. soc. 



Sweet Pea. Burpee's White Spencer 



SHASTA. .\ pure white. Very larsje size, open form. The petals, 

 both sl.Midard and wings, are wavy on the edges. It usually 

 bears four blossoms lo the stem, and the variety is superior to 

 Emily Henderson in every way. Pkl. 10 cts., 3 pkts. for 25 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts. , '1 lb. so cts. 



Collection of 1 pkt. each, ot the above 6 varieties tor $1. For other 

 Sweet Peas see page 40 



