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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
SWEET PEAS -Continued 
SPENCER VARIETIES 
This group includes the largest and most beautifully formed sweet peas. The Spencers have very large waved flowers which 
are produced abundantly on long strong stems, making the blossoms most desirable for cutting. 
APPLE BLOSSOM SPENCER. Bright rose standard with 
wings of very light primrose flushed or tinted rose-carmine. 
Very large Spencer form. A free blooming sort and a very 
reliable hi colored sweet pea of robust growth. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
ASTA OHN. Suffused lavender or tinted mauve sometimes 
with pinkish tinge. Spencer form, large and wavy. The best 
of the deeper lavender sweet peas. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 
Va Lb. $1.00 
AURORA SPENCER. Flowers brilliant orange-rose, striped 
and flaked on white. One of the most attractive very large 
striped Spencers. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
BLANCHE FERRY SPENCER. This is similar in color to the old 
Blanche Ferry but like all Spencers the type is not unalter¬ 
ably fixed. Hose-pink standard; wings white, suffused and 
tinted with light pink. It is a very pleasing bi-colored sweet 
pea and is one of t he most attractive varieties yet introduced. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; Va Lb. $1.25 
CAPTAIN OF THE BLUES SPENCER. Purple, with blue 
wings, beautifully waved; margin of petals marbled. Flowers 
of large Spencer form, but lighter shade than Captain of the 
Blues; more truly Waverly Spencer in color. A very distinct 
and pleasing variety. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
CONSTANCE OLIVER. Cream ground, beautifully suffused 
with pale orange-pink, sometimes called bright pink on prim¬ 
rose ground. A large Spencer of vigorous growth, and one of 
the finest cream pinks. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
COUNTESS SPENCER. Bright clear pink, sometimes darker 
towards the edges; very large, open form; long stems. The 
first variety introduced of the Spencer type and still the best 
deep pink sweet pea. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; Va Lb. 90c. 
DAINTY SPENCER. White suffused and edged with rose-pink; 
large Spencer form: picotee edged; very free blooming. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
ELFRIDA PEARSON. A very large light pink on white ground, 
beautifully edged and shaded. Plants sturdy and very vigorous. 
A most useful pink Spencer for decoration and exhibition. 
The best light blush pink. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; Va Lb. $1.25 
FLORENCE MORSE SPENCER. A very large, delicate blush 
shaded and edged with rose-pink. Excellent for cutting. One 
of the very best light pink sweet peas. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 
Va Lb. $1.00 
FLORA NORTON SPENCER. Flowers bright blue with tint 
of purple; nicely waved. One of the very best blue Spencers. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. $1.00; Va Lb. $2.50 
GEORGE HERBERT. A bright, rose-crimson or rose-carmine 
Spencer variety of large size suffused with magenta and 
showing veins in wings. Both standard and wings beautifully 
waved. The best earmine and rose sweet pea yet introduced. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; Va Lb. 90c. 
GLADYS UNWIN. Clear light bright pink with deeper shade 
at edge of standard; texture heavy. One of the best of the 
large waved types. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 75c. 
HELEN LEWIS. A rich crimson-orange, with wings of orange 
rose or orange-salmon-pink. Large, flue Spencer form. One 
of the finest reliable orange sweet peas. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c- 
Va Lb. $1.00 
KING EDWARD SPENCER. Brilliant crimson-scarlet; very 
large size and of open form. The best of the pure red or 
crimson Spencers. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 31.00 
KING WHITE. The form, size, vigor, waviness and purity of 
color, give pre-eminence to its claim as the best Spencer yet 
introduced. Seed white. Pkt. 15c. 
LOYALTY SPENCER. Bright blue flaked and striped on white 
ground. Flowers of large Spencer form. The best blue 
striped sort yet introduced. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.00; Va Lb. $2.50 
MARGARET MADISON. A self-colored soft light azure blue 
or pale lavender Spencer. The form and coloring when grown 
under favorable conditions aro exquisite. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.00- 
Va Lb. $2.50 
MRS. ROUTZAHN. A most attractive Spencer of largest size 
and very graceful form; apricot and buff, shaded light rose 
at edges. One of the very best cream pink sweet peas. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; Va Lb. $1.25 
NORA UNWIN. Flowers large, of waved type, heavy texture, 
beautifully frilled. Seed white. This desirable white sweet 
pea is practically a Spencer. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
OTHELLO SPENCER. A beautiful, deep, pure maroon of very 
large Spencer type. The most reliable of the maroon shade's 
of Spencers. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
PRIMROSE SPENCER. We consider this the best primrose, or 
cream and ivory sweet pea yet developed. Spencer type, 
large wavy petals, frilled at edges; clear, distinct color. 
Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
STIRLING STENT. A rich deep metallic salmon, suffused with 
orange. A beautiful Spencer, especially in artificial light, re¬ 
quiring shading to show true color. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.00- 
Va Lb. $2.50 
TENNANT SPENCER. A light rosy purple or purplish mauve 
Spencer of very large size and excellent form. The best mauve 
sweet pea. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; Va Lb. $1.00 
THOMAS STEVENSON. Brillant orange - scarlet of large 
Spencer form, the standard showing more orange than the 
wings. Vines vigorous and very noriferous. The intense 
coloring is heightened by shading. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.00; 
Va Lb. $2.50 
VERMILION BRILLIANT. This variety is considered the 
best scarlet Spencer yet introduced. Flowers of good size, 
nicely waved. Color almost true scarlet, with a slight tinge 
of orange. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $2.00 
WHITE SPENCER. Standard and wings of pure white, beauti¬ 
fully waved and fluted. An especially attractive variety of 
very large size. Seed white. One of the very best white 
sweet peas. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 75c; Va Lb. $2.00 
GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
The Grandifloras, sometimes called the Eckford class, are an older type than the Waved or Spencer sorts and the flowers are 
not so large. They are usually not so long in bloom, but are decidedly cheaper and more easily grown. In addition to the classi¬ 
fication by colors, there are two typical forms of grandifloras recognized, the “open form” and the "hooded form,” referring to 
the shape of the standard. In the open form, illustrated by Blanche Kerry, Katherine Tracy and King Edward VII., the standard 
is nearly round, smooth and straight on the edges. The standard in the hooded form, of which well known examples are Dorothy 
Eckford, Countess of Radnor and Othello, has slightly rolling sides at the top, giving the flower a shell shaped appearance. 
T , A. group of Early Flowering sorts, sometimes called the Christmas class, includes as representative varieties Extra 
Early Blanche I ( erry, Earliest AY lute and Mont Blanc. 
WHITE 
DOROTHY ECKFORD. Flowers large, pure white, shell 
shaped, extra good substance. Considered the best of this 
class. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
EARLIEST WHITE. The earliest blooming white sweet pea. 
Hooded form. Seed black. A most desirable variety for rore- 
ing. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
EMILY HENDERSON. A clear white of open form. Early, free 
bloomer. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb.‘$1.00 
MONT BLANC. Flowers of open form, good size, very clear 
white, very early. Vines dwarf, slender, graceful, with narrow 
leaves. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
PRIMROSE OR VERY LIGHT YELLOW 
HON. MRS. E. KENYON. Clear primrose; large semi-hooded 
flower. White seeded. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
MRS. COLLIER. A lighter shade of primrose than Mrs. 
Kenyon. Seed white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
LIGHT PINK 
DAINTY. The flowers of this grandiflora variety are white 
shaded lightly and edged with light pink. They are of good 
size, hooded form and are borne on very long stems. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
KATHERINE TRACY. Flowers soft but brilliant pink: open 
form. The plants are vigorous, and give a profusion of flowers 
which continue of good size until the end of the season. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
LOVELY. The flowers are large, abundantly produced and of 
attractive hooded form. Standard and wings both deep pink 
shading to very light pink at edges; while ground. The plants 
often have four flowers on a stem. One of the best of this 
class. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
PRIMA DONNA. One of the very best of the hooded pink 
grandiflora varieties. The flowers are of good size, clear soft 
shade; self-colored. The vines are of vigorous growth, often 
with three or four flowers on a stem. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 
Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
