NOVELTIES FOE 1887. 
FOR VEGETABLE SEEDS, 
SEE PAGES 42 to 56. 
NOVELTIES FOR 1887, 
OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY 
Mr. WILLIAM BULL. 
N.B. — In ordering Flower Seeds from this Catalogue, it will be sufficient to quote 
the marginal number affixed to each article. 
NEW SWEET PEAS 
Raised by Mr. HENRY ECKFORD, 
Gardener to Dr. Sankey. 
Mr. William Bull has much pleasure 
in offering the following new varieties 
of this favourite annual. The sorts 
are all very distinct, and of unusual 
excellence, the flowers extremely pretty, 
and of the most charming and varied 
colours. They cannot fail to please, 
and can be highly recommended. 
1. DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH.- A very distinct 
and beautiful variety : the standard lig'lit 
scarlet, flushed with crimson, slightly marbled 
or splashed at the edge with creamy white ; 
wings deep rose. 
In sealed Packets, Is. G d. each. 
2. IMPERIAL BLUE. — This effective variety is 
one of the most distinct and handsome ; it 
has bright blue wings, slightly shaded with 
mauve, the standard being rich purplish 
crimson. 
In sealed Packets, Is. Ctl. each. 
3. ISA ECKFORD. — A most charming variety, 
the flowers being a beautiful creamy white, 
heavily suffused with rosy pink. 
In sealed Packets, Is. Gd. each. 
4. ORANGE PRINCE. — The most distinct variety ever sent out, and one that has been awarded a 
First Class Certificate by the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society. The standard 
is bright orange pink, flushed with scarlet, wings bright rose veined with pink ; extremely 
handsome. 
In sealed Packets, Is. G d. each. 
•3. THE QUEEN.— A very beautiful and pleasing variety, the light rosy pink standard being in charming 
contrast to the wings, which are light mauve. 
In sealed Packets, Is. 6 d. each. 
The collection of 5 varieties, os. 
For NEW SWEET PEAS (Eckford) sent out last season , vide page 22. 
For NEW CULINARY PEAS and other Novelties, vide pages 42 to 44. 
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