HOLMES TESTED FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 



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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa, 



Prize SWEET PEAS 



HOLMES' FAMOUS SUPERFINE MIXTURE 



THIS OUR OWN MIXTURE OF TALL-GROWING SWEET PEAS IS KNOWN IN EVERY SECTION OF THE WORLD 

 WHERE SWEET PEAS ARE GROWN. IT HAS AN INDIVIDUALITY WHICH NO OTHER MIXTURE, OFFERED BY ANY 

 OTHER GRO>\ER, HAS EVER ATTAINED. Our Superfine Mixture contains all of those superb varieties mentioned below wbicli were 

 awarded First Prize by the National Sweet Pea Society at the Royal Horticultural Hall, London. „ o ^ 



_^.,.„,„ — i. _ We are proud of this mixture, that is why we call it Superfine," 



knowing that it is superior to all. The numberless shades of matchless 

 beauty; the immense flowers so deliciously fragrant, borne in such great 

 profusion from the mixture, really make it superfine. To accomplish this 

 we select from seed grown by us for this special mixture the choicest variety 

 of every known and popular color, and by so doing we have obtained a 

 strain of superi- 

 ority both in size 

 and'beauty. We 

 receivethe high- 

 est awards for 

 the flowers pro- 

 duced from this 

 mixture. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 15 

 cts., %lb. 35 

 cts., Klb. 60 

 cts., I lb. $1. 

 (For complete 

 list of separate 

 colorSweetPeas 

 see Greneral 

 List. ) 



HOLMES' 



Fine Mixed Sweet Pea^s 



A veiy fine mixture of great variety 

 of colorings; flowers are large and true 

 types, and while it does not contain so 

 many varieties as our Superfine, it will 

 produce an exquisite selection of the most 

 charming colors harmoniously blended and 

 there need be no hesitancy in ordering it, 

 as it far surpasses many mixtures offered at much higher prices. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., Xlb. 20 cts., 3^Ib. 30 cts., I lb. 50 cts. 



DWAR.F SWEET PEAS 



For Pot Culture or Bedding 



Plants grow 6 or 7 in. high. The innumerable short branches form a perfect tuft of 

 green foliage, which soon becomes studded with flowers nearly as large as those of the 

 climbing Sweet Peas. Give them a place and you will be greatly pleased with the result. Mixed. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Hlb. 20 cts., %lh, 30 cts., 1 lb. 50 cts. 



DOUBLE MIXED SWEET PEAS 



The double Sweet Pea have won notable favor among admirers of the Sweet Pea. Not every flower 

 produced is double, but a large percentage. Best double mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 20 cts., 

 Klb. 80 cts., 1 lb. 50 cts. 



Nf»W Swtf^P't Pf»S\ HF^I^F'N PIF^R. Entirely Distinct In Size, Shadings, Form, and 



i^ew v^Weei X-e». nr^JULl^ I^ILIV^IL, ^abit From Any other Sweet Pea Ever Grown 



Withotit question it is the handsomest Sweet Pea yet discovered. The flowers resemble mammoth Gloxinas in form. The color is 

 very bright blue mottled on pure white. Comes true to name always ; bears three and frequently four blossoms to the stem, all of which 

 face one way. Stems are long; flowers shell shape. Pkt. lOc, oz. 20c., Mlb, 60c., 3^1b. $1.00, 1 lb. $1.60. 



SEPARATE COLORS 



Each of the following varieties was awarded FIRST PRI2^E, as stated above, thus establishing each as the highest types of its 

 individual color class. Form, substance, distinct self color and number of blooms on a stem were the points considered in awarding these 

 varieties their place of honor. 



SPECISIEK 'FLOWERS OF THE xvEW SWEET 

 PEA HELEN PIEKOE 



Our Sweet Peas have great sub- 

 stance, the greater majority 

 bearing three and four 

 blooms on a stem. 



Best White— Dorothy Eckford. 

 Best Crimson and Scarlet— King Edward VII 

 Best Cerise— Coccinea. 

 Best Rose and Carmine — Prince of Wales. 

 Best Pink — Gladys Unwin. 

 Best Blush— Duchess of Sutherland. 

 Best Blue— Navy Blue. 

 Best Yellow— Hon, Mrs. E. Kenyon. 

 Best Orange — Miss Willmott. 



Best Lavender — Lady Grisel Hamilton. 

 Best Mauve — Mrs. Walter Wright. 

 Best Violet and Purp'e— Duke of Westminster. 

 Best Magenta — George Gordon. 

 Best Maroon — Black Knight. 

 Best White Pink Edged— Dainty. 

 Best Red Stripes — America. 

 Best Blue Stripes— Princess of Wales. 

 Best Pink and White— Blanche Ferry. 

 PRICES : Any of the above choice varieties, large pkt. 5 ots., oz. 15 cts., Jib. 35 cts., ilb. 60 cts., lb. $1.00. 



If You Get Up An Order for Sweet Peas in Packets or Ounces to the Amount of $1.50 You Are Entitled to a Pocketbook See Page 2^ 



