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Ross Bros. Co., Seeds and Agricultural Implements 
Ross’ Sweet Peas 
Leading Spencer Varieties 
All at uniform price except where noted. Pkt., 10c; V 2 oz., 20c; 
©z., 35c; V 4 lb., #1.00, postpaid. 
Multi-Color Shades 
BLANCHE FERRY. Rose standard and light pink wings. Our 
strain is comparatively free from objectionable tinting. The color 
shade is accentuated by partial shadings. 
SUNKIST is a large rose picotee, edged on cream ground, giving 
a very beautiful effect, especially when used for table decorations. 
The large, bold flowers are well waved and borne on good, stout 
stems. 
YOUTH. The color is an exquisite pink picotee edge on a pure 
white ground and a combination that cannot fail to excite en- 
thusiasm on the part of all growers. 
Blue Shades 
BLUEBIRD. Pure violet-blue. A sort producing waxed flowers. An 
extremely popular variety. 
HEAVENLY BLUE. A fine clear blue Spencer. This variety lacks 
the mauve shade which spoils so many blue Sweet Peas. It is of 
vigorous growth and carries well placed flowers on good long 
stems. 
MRS. TOM JONES. Deep amethyst blue, very fine form, the 
best of the deep blues. 
Cream and Primrose Shades 
DOBBIE’S CREAM. Rich primrose, perfect form, waved edge, 
usually four flowers on a stem. 
MARY PICKFORD. A beautiful dainty cream-pink with just the 
faintest suffusion of salmon, making the color combination hard 
to surpass. The flowers are perfectly formed with both standards 
and wings decidedly waved. “Mary Pickford” is a sturdy grower, 
producing an abundance of large, four-flowered sprays on long, 
stout stems. 
Crimson-Scarlet Shades 
CRIMSON KING. The color is a solid, rich, deep, clear crimson 
throughout, becoming richer in the throat. Absolutely no dis¬ 
tinguishing difference between the color of standard and wings. 
The flowers are of precisely the same distinct color from bud to 
“passing off” stage. Entirely free from sunburn and wind scald 
at all times. 
FIERY CROSS. The flowers are of good size and beautifully waved, 
but its greatest merit is its color, a brilliant fiery scarlet, and its 
well-deserved name is truly descriptive. 
HONOUR. A very large bright crimson Spencer Sweet Pea of 
magnificent form. The standard and wings are alike in color and 
the flowers nicely placed on good, stout stems. Honour is a fine 
free-flowering variety and of robust growth. 
KING EDWARD SPENCER. Rich crimson-scarlet, large and of 
fine form; the best of this color. 
No. £295 
Rainbow Assortment of Our Best 
Mixed Sweet Peas 
SPENCER VARIETIES 
The varieties consist of Giant and Orchid-Flowered, both 
Spencer Unwin types and many other unnamed Spencers. A worth 
while assortment that is priced below its real value. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c; 1/4 lb., 60c; lb., £ 2 . 00 . 
No. 1296 
Blue Ribbon Assortment of 
CHOICE Mixed Spencer Sweet Peas 
Containing the new Orchid-Flowering and Eck- 
ford’s Large-Flowering Hybrids in great variety with 
other older types of known popularity. 
This Ross own choice mixture is surely a tempta¬ 
tion to every garden lover to plant freely these color¬ 
ful messages of joy. 
Price: Oz., 10c; M lb., 35c; lb., $1.15. 
Ross’ Spencer Sweet Peas. 
Lavender and Purple Shades 
ASTA OHN. Large flowers, waved and fluted in the standard with 
very large wavy wings, lavender, suffused or tinted with mauve; 
superior to any other lavender. 
AUSTIN FREDERICK IMPROVED. A very large and long¬ 
stemmed rosy lavender. A vigorous grower and producer. 
A wealth of fine blossoms. 
POWERSCOURT. Clearest lavender. A vigorous variety extremely 
popular with fanciers as it produces exquisite frilled blossoms. 
ROYAL PURPLE. A new shade in Sweet Peas, a rich purple and 
almost a true royal purple. The same shade effect does not exist 
in the grandiflora type. 
Salmon and Orange Shades 
BARBARA. An excellent sort for exhibition or table decoration; 
a large salmon-orange and much superior to Earl Spencer, as it 
retains its original color. 
PRINCE OF ORANGE. Like all orange colored varieties, requires 
shading, but this extra labor is amply repaid by the brilliant, 
rich color. Prince of Orange is the deepest and richest orange 
colored Sweet Pea we have ever seen. 
Maroon and Chocolate Shades 
HAWLMARK. Quite different from any other shade, which is a 
distinct maroon. 
WARRIOR. Deep chocolate, almost black, unequalled for mixing 
with other shades for bouquets and table decorations. The darkest 
Sweet Pea introduced. 
Pink Shades 
APPLE BLOSSOM SPENCER. Bright rose standard with wings of 
very light primrose flushed or tinted rose-carmine. Very large 
Spencer form. 
ELFRIDA PEARSON. The flowers are of extra large size, great 
substance and lasting quality when cut. They are nicely disposed 
on extremely long, stiff stems, invariably borne in fours. The 
vines bloom in wonderful profusion and are of such vigorous 
growth that the flowers frequently come with double standards. 
The color is lovely pink throughout, the buds and flowers being 
tinted with salmon-pink. 
HAWLMARK SALMON PINK. Undoubtedly the finest Sweet Pea. 
PINKIE is by comparison the largest of all we have ever seen in 
the Deep Pink section of accepted, preferred varieties. A most 
vigorous grower, producing on long stout stems well waved, 
nicely placed flowers of a beautiful rose-pink shade. 
MISS CALIFORNIA. Salmon-pink. 
SUSAN. Blush-pink on cream. 
White Shades 
AVALANCHE. A white seeded white. This grand white is out¬ 
standing because of the thick texture of the petals and the pure¬ 
ness of the color. 
CONSTANCE HINTON. A beautiful white Spencer of enormous 
size. Young flowers usually tinted a trifle pink, but they soon 
turn pure white. 
KING WHITE. Pure ivory-white. It is of excellent vigor and pro¬ 
duces very large waxed flowers. 
