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SUNSET SEED AND PLANT CO. 
CALIFORNIA SWEET PEAS 
SUNSET SELECTED STRAIN 
1898 and 1897 Novelties 
1898 SET 
Price, IS cents per packet; set of 9 for $1.00. 
CALIFORNIA. Delicate pink self, softest tinted in its class ; not a large flower, but finely formed. Will 
not be offered until next season, because of scarcity of stock. 
COLUMBIA. Tricolor variegated, odd and attractive in its markings. Standard crimson rose, striped 
on white ground ; wings pale bluish mauve, striped on white ground. Will not be offered until next 
season, because of scarcity of stock. 
CORONET. Rich bright orange, striped on white ground ; like Aurora, except that standards are 
explanate. 
COUNTESS OF POWIS. An improvement over Meteor. Standards bright orange-rose, deeper veined; 
wings bright clear rose, barred ; suffers under a hot sun. 
EniLY LYNCH. Standards rich creamy rose, graduating in intensity; primrose tinted wings, Overlaid 
with delicate pinkish venation. Richer than Roval Rose. 
LADY NINA BALFOUR. A finely finished flower of remarkably dehcate texture. On first opening, a rich 
heliotrope-pink self; as it ages it becomes a pinkish-mauve self, and at last it assumes a clear mauve 
self. Will not be offered until next season, because of scarcity of stock. 
PRINCE EDWARD OF YORK. Choice improved Princess Victoria; of bold free habit Standards 
cherry rose ; wings deep rose. 
QUEEN Victoria, a very delicate straw yellow, showing a faint trace of pinkish purple in standard ; 
of fine substance ; large and finely formed. Best of the 1898 introductions. 
SALOPIAN. Similar to Mars, but an improvement in that the wings have the same rich tint as standards; ' 
of large size and elegant form. 
SHAHZADA. Deepest colored of all varieties ; of improved grandiflora type ; standards a deep purplish 
maroon without luster, veined in deep strong relief; wings velvety deep indigo purple. 
STRIPED CELESTIAL. A delicate mauve striped selection from Celestial, and of equally fine form 
and size. 
TRIUMPH. Variation from Little Dorritt. larger and more highly colored in the wings. Standards 
boldly explanate, large and nearly circular ; color a bright pink, lightly suffused with scarlet orange ; 
wings spreading, shaded pale rose purple. 
1897 SET ^ 
Price, 10 cents per packet; set of 13 for $1.00. 
AURORA. Striped and flaked bright orange-salmon on white ground ; of finest form and large size. 
BRIDE OF NIAGARA. General color-effect like Blanche Ferry, but the standards run double or triple 
to the extent of 20 to 40 per cent., which is a larger general average than we have noted in any other 
variety. Although not partial to the so-called double Sweet Pea, we may say this variety is worthy 
of trial. 
BRILLIANT. Rich bright crimson scarlet of improved form, holding its color well. 
COQUETTE. Delicate creamy flesh, with faint purplish rose tinge in standard ; wings ri(;h creamy prim- 'A 
rose. One of the finest blendings of soft tints. 
COUNTESS OF SHREWSBURY. On the plan of Lady Beaconsfield ; blending of soft pink and purple 
in standards, wings shading to pink, faintly suffused with lilac. A comparatively small flower. 
CREOLE. Standards soft pinkish lavender, explanate ; wings pure lavender ; a pleasing variety, but unfor- 
tunately did not prove wholly fixed the past season. 
GOLDEN GATE. Soft pinkish mauve standards ; wings a lightfcr tint of mauve and lavender, fluted and 
standing peculiarly upright, like the ears of a startled jackrabbit. 
LOVELY. A shade deeper than Prima Donna, with slight gradation in its pink tints ; a large fine flower, 
showing a liberal per cent, of double florets ; often has four flowers on a stem. 
riAID OF HONOR. A worthy successor to its popular parent, Butterfly. Color a light suffusion of blue 
on white ground, edged with deeper blue, giving it a pretty porcelain eflfect. 
MARS. A deep pure crimson in its prime, becoming darker as it ages. Of finely grandiflora form. ^ 
NEW COUNTESS. An improved bluish mauve, showing less inclination to assume the reddish tint than 
does Countess of Radnor when poorly grown. 
PRiriA DONNA. First among the pink selfs; a large, perfect flower, and one of the finest of Sweet Pea 
creations. 
ROVi\L ROSE. An elegant study of rose-color gradations ; standards barred with deeper rose than the 
ground. A large flowered and well-formed variety. 
