CARPENTER SEER COMPANY 
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Snap Dragon 
PORTULACA—Beautiful and popular hardy annuals of 
the easiest culture, luxuriating in an exposed, sunny situation 
and producing throughout the summer their flowers of almost 
every hue in the greatest profusion. The double Portulaca is 
one of the finest annuals in cultivation. Six inches high. Per 
pkt., 5c. 
SNAPDRAGON—(Antirrhinum)—The Antirrhinum, Per¬ 
haps better known by its old and popular name, Snapdragon, is 
an old favorite border plant, with dark and glossy leaves, and 
large curiously shaped flowers, having finely marked throats. 
It has been much improved by careful selection, and now has 
really magnificent flowers. The plants will blossom the first 
season from seed sown in spring, but the blossoms will be 
much stronger the second seaon. Succeeds best in dry, loamy 
soil. Tender perennial ; 2 feet high. Per pkt., 6c. 
CARPENTER S SWEET PEAS 
We are headquarters for strictly high grade Sweet Pea seed. Our growers give special attention 
to selecting and cleaning. We have trade from all parts of the United States for our “selected strains,” 
which are furnished at prices within the reach of all and as low as the ordinary stocks are priced by 
many. 
Sweet Peas 
LAVENDER—New Countess—Delicate lavender, the finest 
in this color. Princess May—Light shade lavender. Countess 
of Radnor—Plain, mauve; very charming. Lady Grisel Hamil¬ 
ton—Very large, with long stems. 
BLUE—Captain of the Blues—Bright purple blue. Butter¬ 
fly_White laced with lavender. Burpee’s Navy Blue—The large 
flowers are of a richer violet purple with effects of a dark 
navy blue. 
VARIGATED—Gray Friar—Watered purple on white 
ground. Aurora—Very large flaked orange-salmon. Mre. 
Joseph Chamberlain—White striped with bright rose carmine; 
very novel. 
MAROON—Boreatton—The darkest and richest colored. 
Monarch—Deep bronzy maroon and dark blue. 
WHITE—Emily Henderson—A persistent bloomer. Blanche 
Burpee—A splendid pure white variety. 
PINK—Lady Marie Currie—Fine orange pink, splendid cut¬ 
ting. Katherine Tracy—A delicate shell tinged with yellow, 
often four flowers on the stem. Venus—A soft shade of rose, 
pink and buff. Apple Blossom—Bright rose and pink. Prima 
Donna—A lovely shade of soft pink. 
PINK AND WHITE—Early Blanche Ferry—This is the 
standard among florists, as it has no rival for forcing. Painted 
Lady—The old favorite of pir.k and white. 
ROSE—Her Majesty—Large hooded flowers. The Queen— 
Rose pink, wings mauve. 
SCARLET—Salopian—Very bright scarlet with large flow¬ 
er. Cardinal—Intense Crimson scarlet. Mars—A large and 
well-formed scarlet. Fire Fly—A fiery shade of brilliant scar¬ 
let. 
YELLOW—Primrose—Pale primrose yellow. Mrs. Eckford 
—Beautifully shaded; very vigorous grower. 
Any of above—Pkt., 10c; oz., 16c; % lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.76. 
RED, WHITE AND BLUE MIXTURE—Consists of Salo¬ 
pian, Blanche Burpee, and Navy Blue in a mixture. Very 
novel. Try an ounce at least. Oz., 10c; 2 oz., 15c; ^4 lb., 26c. 
MIXED—Eckford’s Hybrids—Mixed ; nothing better in 
mixture of varieties and .should not be compared with ordin¬ 
ary mixtures on the market. We mix in all our named var¬ 
ieties. Per oz., 10c; 2 oz., 15c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 90c. Post¬ 
paid. 
GIANT OF CALIFORNIA—A very choice mixture of the 
leading varieties; oz., 10c; 2 oz., 16c; % lb., 25c; 1 lb., 90c. 
SPENCER’S CELEBRATED MAMMOTH ORCHID SWEET 
PEAS—These are the largest and highest colored of all the 
sweet pea family. They are simply beautiful ; mixed colors. 
All Spencer Sweet Peas, pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; % lb., 50c; lb 
$1.25. Postpaid. 
