SUPERIOR TESTED FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 



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Holmss Ssed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 



Holmes' Superior SWEET PEAS 



All the Newest Varieties and the Best Standard Sorts 



Holmes* 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, Has Ever 

 Attained. Our Superfine Mixture contains all of those superb varieties men- 

 tioned below which were awarded First Prize by the National Sweet Pea 

 Society at the Royal Horticultural Hall, London. 



We are proad 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 del iciously 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 superiority 

 both in size and beauty. We receive the highest awards for the flowers pro- 

 duced from this mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. IS cts., i lb. 35 cts., | lb 

 60 cts., I lb. $1. 



HOLMES- FINE MIXED Sweet Peas 



A very fine mixture of great variety of colorings ; flowers are large and 

 true tjrpes, 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 

 there need be no hesitancy in ordering it, as it far surpasses many mixtures offere 

 much higher prices. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., I lb. 20 cts., J lb. 30 cts., I lb 

 SO cts. 



DWARF SWEET PEAS 



For Pot Culture or Bedding 



Plants grow ;6 or 7 in. high. Th^-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. Dwarf Mixed, Dwarf White, Dwarf Pink. Pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts., i lb. 25 cts., per lb. 75 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 percent- 

 . age. Best double mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.,^ lb. 20 cts., | lb. 30 cts,, I lb. SOc. 



THE VERY BEST SELECTED SEPARATE COLORS 



. The New "Countess Spencer" Varieties,— Enormous orchid-like flowers of great substance, effectively waved and ruffled, with gor- 

 ; geous blendings of the richest colors. Three and four mammoth flowers on each long stout stem. The grandest of all Sweet Peas. 



JOHN INGM AN (Spencer type) Rose carmine, showing veins of 

 deeper shade very large open form with wavy edges. 



HELEN LEWIS (Spencer type) Intense crimson-orange with orange- 

 rose rings, mammoth open form orchid-like flowers. 



GLADYS UN WIN (Spencer type) Clear, bright, light pink almost 

 self-colored but a little deeper at the edges. Very large, open 

 form with wavy edges, free flowering. 

 ' FLORENCE MORSE SPENCER (Spencer type) Delicate 

 blush with pink margin, very large, open, wavy form of the best 



Countess Spencer type with long stems and four blossoms to the 

 stem. Our strain of it comes perfectly true. 

 PRICES— Any of the ab6ve four varieties. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 



cts., J lb. 60 cts., I lb. $2.00. 

 BLACK MICHAEL — Shining pure maroon, self-colored, flowers 

 very large. 



HELEN PIERCE — Pure white, veined, mottled and marbled with 

 bright blue, coloring is very unique being marked like a blue 

 mottled gloxinia. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 1 lb. 60 cts.^ 

 ^ lb. $1.00. 



Each of the following varieties was awarded FIRST PRIZE, 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. 



Best extra early Pink and White— Earliest of all. 



Best extra early White— Mont Blanc blooms in nine weeks. 

 Plants of dwarf habit. 



Best White— Dorothy Eckford. 



Best Crimson and Scarlet — ^King Edward VH. 



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 Primrose— Sue Earl. 



Best Lavender— Lady Grisel Hamilton. 



Best Mauve — Mrs. Walter Wright. 



Best Violet and Purple— 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 cts., oz. 15 cts., i lb. 35 cts., J lb. 60 cts., lb. $1.00. 



WE ISSUE A SPECIAL PLANT CATALOGUE, ASK FOR IT WHEN YOU ORDER YOUR SEEDS. 



