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Sweet Pea— "Celestial." 
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A novelty obtained by four years' careful cross-fertilization of the well-known variety "Senator," by 
which a new, valuable and constant color has been added to the Sweet Pea family. 
Sweet Pea "Celestial" is of very robust growth, remarkably large flowering and very floriferous. 
The flowers, freely borne on slender stalks, are 
of a wonderfully tender aerial blue, a color not 
previously represented among Sweet Peas. 
In the morning and toward evening the 
freshness and purity of this tender hue are es- 
pecially grateful and charming, while on sunny 
days a light blush suffuses them. Anyone see- 
ing a row of them would immediately realize 
how admirably their name "Celestial" describes 
their loveliness. Words fail to give an adequate 
idea of the soft delicacy of their tinting. Per 
pkt., IOC 
Sweet Pea — " Katherine 
Tracy." 
Perfect in form, unsurpassed in size and 
exquisitely beautiful in color, well describes 
what promises to be the finest pink sweet pea 
ever introduced. Although of large size and 
^ bold outline, it is yet a most graceful flower, of 
such splendid substance as to retain its perfec- 
tion of form much longer than most sorts. The 
color is soft, but brilliant pink of precisely the 
same shade in wings and standard, retaining its 
brilliancy to the last, fading less than any other 
pink variety. The stems are strong, excep- 
tionally long and bear two or three blooms each, 
so gracefully poised that when cut they create 
admiration wherever seen. In practical use- 
fulness this variety is greatly superior to many 
large flowering sorts of recent introduction. Its 
large open flower, soft but brilliant color, and 
effectiveness as a cut flower, will make it the 
favorite with the florist and the public, while its 
qualities as an exhibition flower cannot be too 
SWEET PEA-" KATHERINE TRACY." highly commended. Per pkt., loc. 
Sweet Pea — "America." 
There is no Sweet Pea now in existence which compares with this new variety in distinctiveness, 
It has a wide, finely-marked blotch of scarlet on pure white ground, with some scarlet veinings toward 
the edges of both the standard and the wings of the flower. 
The only variety which could be considered an approach to it in marking is Gaiety, which, however, 
has smaller stripes which are a light pale red. This new pea is sure to take a permanent place in mak- 
ing up any assortment of Sweet Peas because of its striking combination of colors. Per pkt., loc. 
Sweet Pea— "Extra Early Blanche Ferry." 
This is the earliest Sweet Pea in cultivation, being in full bloom two weeks before any other variety. 
Of dwarf habit and extremely floriferous throughout the entire season. It is of great practical use to the 
florist because of its splendid forcing and selling qualities. It is equally valuable in the garden, for it 
will not fail to reward the efforts of even inexperienced amateurs with an abundance of flowers both ear- 
lier and for a longer period than can be obtained from any other variety. The flowers all have the 
bright contrast of color which has made the old Blanche Ferry so popular, the wings being nearly white, 
while the standard is deep rose pink, becoming more intense near the base. Every wide-awake, pro- 
gressive florist should plant largely of this sort, for it has absolutely no rival for forcing. Per pkt., loc. 
