SUNSET SEED AND PLANT CO. 
What they ^z,y— Continued 
The Press The People 
Springfield, Mass. 
We want to call attention to a valu- 
able addition to our Sweet Pea liter- 
ature. The Sunset Seed and Plant 
Company, of San Francisco, who may 
truthfully be called thepioneerj;iowers 
of Sweet Pea seed in this covuitry, have 
just issued a "Sweet Pea Review," 
which gives a remarkably accurate 
and detailed description of all tlie 
varieties known to the trade up to 
1897. It is illustrated witli chart, and 
tlie varieties are classified twice, first 
by color and then by form. This will 
be of Kreat assistance to every one who 
wishes a knowledge of the varieties, 
and to the trade especially. It may be 
ordered of me. at the regular price of 
25 cents. The Sunset Company, besides 
introducing this year Red Riding 
Hood, a new departure in furni ol 
Sweet Peas, also have a new yelknv vari- 
ety, which will be called Golden (Ikam. 
and which is described as a >ellow 
form of Blanche Burpee. Their exten- 
sive seed farms are at Menlo Park, Cab, 
surrounding the beaut ifnl residence 
and estate of Mr. Hopkins, where they 
grow what was once known as tlic 
Hopkins strain of Swecl Peas, and 
where they are now hohling wtrll their 
re]Jutation as specialists in this lluwer. 
Adimtional NovivI. I l ou is^".— 
The Sunset Seed and P'ant Ccnipany, 
of San Francisco, oilers a new primrose- 
yellow, corresponding in size and form 
with Blanche Burpee. Golden Gleam 
is its name. It can only be obtained 
of them this year as a premium — 
Htitckins* Stveft Pea Annual /or iSqj. 
CiiK A(,n, hiti. g, 1897. 
SWEHT Pka Bi' AiTiii s. - The Sunset 
Seed and Plant t.'oini>any, San Fran- 
cisco, in a review ol the notes upon 
tlie Sweet Peas grown by them the 
past year, say HIanche Burpee and 
Emilv IhndersDn (unibiiK' all the 
desiraljle ipi.ilii irs lur whites, and 
would cross oil all (itlui whiles from 
first-class lists. Of the two. the first- 
named is best. Ot yellows. Mrs Eck- 
ford is the choice. This is described 
as medium earlv. stems lour-flowered. 
Prima Donna, Blushing Beauty, and 
Royal Robe are the choice for pink; 
Lady Penzance. Ovid, and Her Majesty 
the three best for rose-colored; Firefly 
for scarlet and Mars for crimson.— 
The Farmet's Voice. 
Toronto, Canada, Nov. 13, 1896. 
I this morning received your very 
valuable review of this beautiful 
Ilower. You may hold that order for 
a few days and I will thoroughly digest 
the contents of this booklet and will 
write yon again. In a hurried purusal 
of this book, I might say that you 
have sounded the correct keynote 
when \'ou say thai Sweet Peas should 
be relisted. This is exactly what I have 
worried o\'cr all last season, and dealers 
sliould lose no time in putting revision 
of varieties into effect. 
C. O. Bingham. 
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 13, i8q6. 
We are in receipt of yours of the 7th, 
also your " Review of Sweet Peas" for 
which pkase accept our thanks. It is 
(luite a valuable Ixjok. and it shall have 
a |ilare alt to itself where the writer can 
lay his liands on it at an>' minute. 
J. Chas. McCullough & Co. 
Ithaca. N, Y.. Jan. 6, 1S97. 
Rei urning from an absence. I find the 
two copies of tile second edition ol the 
"Sweet Pea Review," and I am much 
obliged to you for your courtesy in 
remembering me You have improved 
the book very tm|cli, which is the same 
as saying that it is a very excellent 
publication in everv way. 
(Prof.) L. H. Bailev. 
Pun ADM PIIIA. IV'C. 14. 1897. 
I hww- read willi ver>' mncli interest 
yoiu' " Swxel IVm Revii w." and wuidd 
Statclhere ism.ilnubl w haK\ i r that you 
have j^iven the liesl dcsci iptious ot the 
varieties ever pubhshetl. It is a work 
of real value. I would thank you if 
you send me two copies more for use at 
the farm. W. Atlee Burpee. 
Berkeley, Cal., Oct. 17. 1897. 
I have read with deep interest your 
"Sweet Pea Re\ie\\'." and desire to 
express my gi alitu atlon at the ac* nracy 
and coniipleteiK Ss ot tlie oI>sli \ alions 
recorded. The appreciati\ e spirit ol the 
composition and llie st\le ot the pub- 
lication are befitting the service of so 
elegant a flower. It should be in tiie 
hands of every Sweet Pea grower 
everywhere, and it will minister most 
effectively to California's Sweet Pea 
supremacy. tl''*»l. .1 Wukson, 
Chair of Agiiculture and Horticul- 
ture, State University. 
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