PLATE NO. 5 
(%IL;DS’ ]Y(agnieigent^Sweet^Peas. 
The Cream of all the Grand, New Large-Flowering Varieties. 
E VERYONE who has a yard ought to grow quantities of this sweetest of all flowers, that is not only a beautiful low-growing 
vine for garden and decoration, but one of the most useful of all in furnishing material for vases, bouquets and all 
cut-flower work. Plant quantities of these lovely flowers and cut them with a lavish hand. Their presence will bring 
pleasure in the sick room, adorn your friends’ otherwise empty vases, and make happy the flower-hungry children 
with no pretty yards and flowers of their own: for every flower you pick, two will come to All its place. Easy to grow any¬ 
where if sown early. For the largest and finest blossoms, dig a trench six inches deep, put in two inches of rotten manure, 
a little earth, and sow the seeds over this three inches apart in the row, covering an inch and a half deep. Do this as early 
as the ground can possible be worked in the spring, and as the plants grow. All up the trench around them with rich earth. 
Such planting will produce enormous quantities of flowers of the largest size. 
SPECIAL OFFER. 
8 finest NcW S"’cet Peas. 
Shown on this Plate. 
The following eight sorts are the finest of their color and 
they represent white, black, yellow, pink, blue, cream, crim¬ 
son and striped. The finest cheap collection ever offered. 
Black Knight— Deep, rich, maroon-black. 
Coiden Gleam— Finest yellow: large and beautiful. 
Lady Mary Currie— Orange-pink, the largest, brightest and 
best of the pinks. 
Navy Blue— Best dark navy blue. 
Oriental— Fine cream, large and grand. 
Salopian— Deepest and brightest crimson-scarlet. 
The Bride— Exra fine, pure white. 
Striped— White, pink, crimson and purple, all beautifully 
striped and variegated. 
PRICE— 5c. per packet ; the 8 sorts for 25c. 
55 Grandest peas. 
The following list of «.j5 sort;? is the very cteam of all the 
fine, large flowering Sweet Boas that have been recently in¬ 
troduced. Nothing further can De desired. 
All at 5c. per packet, loc. per oz. 
America— Bright cardinal and white .-tripe. 
Apple Blossom -Shaded pink and rose standard, wings 
lighter shade. 
Aurora— Salmon and white stripe; blossoms large and one 
of the prettiest of the stripes. 
Blanche Burpee— A pure white, slightly hooded. 
Blushing Beauty— Light delicate pink. 
Capt. of tne Blues-Purplish mauve standard and blue 
wings. 
Cal ifornia— Very light soft pink. 
Captivation— Purplish magenta; quite unlike any other. 
Coquette— Standard light violet shading to primrose and 
light primrose wings. 
Countess of Radnor —Lavender standard and light blue 
Crown Jewel— Violet and rose-pink blended in the stand¬ 
ard. wings light primrose : large blossoms and very 
vigorous vine. 
Dorothy Tennant —Deep losy mauve. 
Duke of Clarence— Bright rosy claret; sort of purple- 
maroon. , ... 
Duke of Sutherland Purplish maroon standard, indigo 
blue wings. A very dark variety. 
Duke of York— Very bright rose standard. wings primrose 
and 1 ight- pink shaded. 
Emily Eckford Rosy purple standard and bluish purple 
wings changing to almost blue when open a day 
Eliza Eckford— White, shaded and edged with light pink on 
standard: wings almost white. 
Emily Lynch— Rose-pink standard; wings light pink and 
primrose, hooded. 
Emily Henderson— Pure white, large bold flowers. 
Earliest of All— Blossoms same as extra early Blanche 
Ferry, but it is earlier. ■ , 
Ex. Ey. Blanche Ferry— Rose pink standard and white 
wings, same as in the the original Blanche Ferry. It is 
two or three weeks earlier than the older variety. 
Fashion— Light purplish crimson. 
Coiden Cate— Lavender and pinkish lavender blended and 
. shaded. , . , . , , 
Gorgeous — Standard bright orange and wings bright 
orange-rose. 
Grey Friar— Marbled or watered purple on white. 
Her Majesty— Bright rose; one of the prettiest, of the bright 
red varieties. 
Katherine Tracy— Light carmine and rose-pink; delicate 
but bright. 
Lady Penzance— Brigh pink suffused with a tint of orange. 
Lady Nina Balfour— Lavender standard, bright blue wings, 
the whole suffused with pale primrose which gives it a 
sort of greenish hue. 
Little Dorrit— Rose-pink standard, white wings. 
Lovely— Deep rose at base of standard and wings, shading 
to pale pink and blush at edges. 
Lottie Eckford— White ground shaded and edged withdight 
blue and mauve, 
Lottie Hutchins— Pale primrose, striped with light pink. 
Mars— Bright crimson-scarlet. 
Maid of Honor— Almost white, with light bluish lavender 
edge. 
Modesty— Very soft blush, almost white. The lightest pink 
Sweet Pea of all. 
Mrs. Jos. Chamberlain— Rose-pink and white, striped. 
Very large. 
Mrs. Eckford— Pale primrose yellow. The best of this shade 
and superior to Primrose in size and form. 
Mrs. San key— Supposed to be a pure white of fine form and 
good size, but it opens with a slight tinge of pink. 
Ovid— Light carmine with distinct rose veins. 
Oregonia— White ground, veined and striped with ox-blood 
or brownish red. 
Prima Donna— Light but bright blush-pink. 
Prince Edward of York —Cerise standard and crimson 
wings. Large open form and vigorous vine. 
Prince of Wales— Bright rose-pink. 
Pink Friar- A marbled or watered pink on white. 
Queen Victoria— Light primrose yellow. 
Ramona— White, striped with light pink. Well formed 
large blossoms. 
Royal Rose— Standard deep rose, shading with lighter pink ; 
very light pink wings. Very large blossoms. 
Royal Robe— A soft light pink. 
Senator— Deep purplish maroon and white stripe. 
Sensation — Pale buff and pink standard, white wings. 
Nearly always four blossoms to the stem nicely placed. 
Shazada Deep maroon standard; indigo blue wings, blos¬ 
soms large and well formed: a very dark variety. 
Stella Morse— Primrose yellow, tinged with blush-pink, 
perhaps more correctly a rich cream color. 
Venus— Light salmon suffused with buff. 
Waverly— Rose-claret or wine color, clear and distinct. 
5c. per packet; 10c. per oz.; the 55 sorts, 1 packet each for $1.50. 
Choicest Mixed S^cet Peas. 
50 Sorts in One Pkt. for 10c.— For 10c. we will send a 
packet containing 50 seeds—mixed—one seed each of 
50 different namedT varieties, 
Our Crand Large-Flowering Mixed Sweet Peas— The 
finest mixture possible, as only the largest-flowered or 
“G-randiflora” tvpe (Eekford’s) is used. More than loo 
different colors: perfectly magnificent. Pkt., 5c.; oz.. 
10c.; M lb., 35c.; X lb., 60c. •. l lb., $1.10; 2 lbs., $ 2.00. 
Mixed Seedlings- Fine hybridized large flowering strains 
showing an endless variety of colors. A grand and novel 
mixture. Pkt., 10c.; oz.. 25c.; lb., $ 2.00. 
Double S wee t Peas. 
The new double sorts produce flowers nearly half of 
which will be double, as shown on this plate. Very beauti¬ 
ful and attractive. 
Double Pink. | Double White. 
Double Scarlet. | Double Black. 
Above double Sweet Peas, 10c. per. pkt.: the h pkts. for 30c. 
Double Mixed Sweet Peas —Several colors. Pkt., 10c,; 
oz., 25c. 
For “Cupid ” Sweet Peas, and “Bush ” Sweet Peas 
see page 67 . 
