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Each year Sweet Pea enthusiasts of Europe and America introduce new Sweet Peas, until there are now many hundreds of varieties 
in commerce, most of which are good. From this large number we have selected what we believe to be the best and most distinct sorts. Among 
these are ten recent introductions of merit, which we mark in the text with an asterisk (*) and offer in a Special Outstanding Collection. 
Culture of Sweet Peas. ® ow seed as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. Dig a trench about a foot wide and 
-- deep, and fill in with 6 inches of well-rotted stable manure; tread down firmly and replace the good garden 
soil. Draw a single straight line in the middle of the prepared surface, about J^inch deep; sow seed at even distances of about 3 inches, and 
cover. When the plants grow about 3 or 4 inches high, thin out, leaving the plants 6 inches from each other. (Experts who raise for exhibition 
thin out to one foot.) As soon as the vines reach a height of about 8 inches, proper trellis or other supports should be provided. 
The Sweet Pea is a moisture-loving plant, and by the month of May the plants will require water. In order that the water may be 
retained by the soil and get to the roots, as well as keep them cool, it is advisable to use a mulch of old stable manure and soak well with 
hose each or every other day, as needed. 
There are, as yet, no true Double Sweet Peas, but careful breeding has produced types with two, three, or four standards, and also several 
wings. These are Duplex Types. 
Ambition. One of the best of the large-flowering Pkt. 
lavender sorts. The flowers are waved and grow on 
long stems. $0 10 
Anglo. Primrose, with a beautiful edging of pink 
carried high up on the standard and wings. The 
lovely, large flowers are duplexed and waved. 25 
Ascot. The beautiful deep pink flowers are exception¬ 
ally large, and well placed on long stems. 10 
Atlantic. * A distinct variety, and especially beauti- 
-- ful under artificial light. The color is 
geranium-pink, suffused with amber, and with a lace¬ 
like netting of cherry-blossom-pink. 25 
Beatall. One of the largest Sweet Peas grown; not 
only the flowers are large, but the stems also are 
exceptionally long and stout. The color is a chaste 
shade of pink, suffused with salmon. 10 
Blue Bell. Clear blue, the large flowers being carried 
on fine long stems. An exceptional variety for the 
exhibitor, and it is distinctive in size and texture. 
Sprays of four beautiful frilled flowers are produced 
freely and nearly every bloom is duplex. 15 
Blue Flame, j- large dark blue Sweet Pea. It is 
.- deeper than anything in the blue 
class. Fine long stems, and the flowers are very sweet- 
scented. 15 
The most vigorous-growing, orange- 
colored Sweet Pea. Its flowers are 
unusually large and the stems long and strong. The 
color is uniform in standard and wings, and bright rather 
than dark. We cannot recommend this variety too 
highly. to 
Charity. This is, without a doubt, the finest rich 
brilliant crimson which does not burn in the sun. A 
vigorous grower; the exquisitely waved flowers are 
usually produced in fours on long graceful stems.... 10 
Celebrity. 
Oz. 
$0 35 
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35 
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35 
75 
75 
50 
35 
Chieftain. Large-flowering; silky mauve. Awarded Pkt. Oz. 
a Gold Medal by the Scottish Sweet Pea Society... .$0 10 $0 35 
EcstaSV.* Entrancing shade of blush- or light pink. 
--— The flowers are very large and bold, and 
they are waved. Well placed on long stems. 
Daffodil. One of the best of the large-flowering cream 
types. Black seed. 
Debutante A magnificent new shade in Sweet 
-- Peas, and difficult to describe, but 
the general effect is a lovely soft salmon shaded coral 
or peach-pink. It is a surprisingly strong grower, and 
the large, bold flowers are borne on stout stems. 
Electf a. * Rosy mauve, heavily overlaid with a very 
-- pronounced electric blue shading. Quite 
distinct from any other variety; a good garden and 
decorative Pea. Vigorous and long stemmed. 
Eosine. This variety, according to the chart, is a 
-- beautiful tone of eosine-pink, with a soft 
flush of salmon. The flowers are very large and well 
placed on long, stout stems. 
Flamingo. This is a fine exhibition variety. Some¬ 
times as many as five flowers are produced on a single 
stout stem. The color is a heavy shading of cerise on 
a ground of orange-scar'et. 
Gleneagles. One of the best lavenders in commerce. 
Extra-long stems and very large flowers. 
Gold Crest. The flower is orange, and over all is a 
beautiful salmon sheen—truly an art color in a fine 
flower of great substance. 
Good Cheer. This is a beautiful shade of deep 
-- begonia-rose. The flowers are very 
large and well placed on long stems and the vines are 
vigorous growers. 
25 1 00 
10 50 
15 75 
25 1 00 
10 35 
10 50 
10 35 
15 75 
15 75 
Collection of Outstanding Sweet Peas. 
One packet each of the 10 recent introductions of merit, distinguished 
in the above list and that on the following page with an asterisk (*) 
$ 1.75 
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