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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Giant Spencer 
Countess Spencer Delicate 
r soft pink, 
shading deeper at edges of petals. The 
blossoms are waved or fluted, 4 to 
the stem, and all face one way. The 
original giant Spencer and still one 
of the best. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Spencer Sweet Peas 
Matchless or Daffodil 
cream yellow variety, flowers of largest size and 
prettily frilled. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Austin Frederick A i°. vely 
soft laven¬ 
der, flowers of giant size and perfect 
form, nicely waved. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Constance Hinton Th ? fi . nest 
and larg¬ 
est white variety of strong, vigorous 
growth. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Elfrida Pearson 7 his th j 
largest and 
finest blush pink variety. Flowers 
‘of enormous size and very wavy. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Heavenly Blue 
The immense 
flowers, well 
placed on good strong stems are a 
pure blue self; of more than usual 
merit. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
A/lice Palifnmia The color is a distinct 
miss i_amornia shade of sa ] mon pink 
and shows up well when cut. A strong grower. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Picture The gig ant ic blooms are borne 
freely in sprays of four or more. 
Color a most attractive tint of pink suffused 
with creamy apricot. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Renown Very large flowers of a rich crim¬ 
son-rose color. Very distinct and 
effective. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
V»lf»nfrJr»#» A grand extra large flowering 
soft blush pink, of strong, free, 
vigorous growth. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Spencer Mixed- (New Orchid 
This mixture from the finest ^ 
large flowering Spencer Varie- ' 
ties in a wide range of colors, produce a gor¬ 
geous effect. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, Vi lb. 
75c, lb. $1.30. 
Fluffy Ruffles 
Lovely rich rose pink, a gleam 
of rosy salmon and a bright 
creamy undertone, blending into a harmonious cream pink 
shade. A flower of exquisite texture and pleasant fra¬ 
grance. A new type, duplexed and frilled, with long¬ 
stemmed, well-proportioned sprays of four almost globular 
flowers. No other Sweet Pea is said to exhibit such a con¬ 
sistent doubling and ruffliilg of its petals. Twelve 6prays 
make a more massive bunch than eighteen sprays of an 
ordinary Spencer Sweet Pea. Pkt. 5c. oz. 20c. 
/Grandiflora\ 
\ Varities / 
Very fine. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, Vi lb. 35c, 
1/2 lb. 65c, lb. $1.10. 
Sweet Peas 
Alneer’s Prize Giant Flowering 
Finest Mixed Colors Pkt. 5c, oz 8c, Vi lb. 25 c, y 2 lb. 45c, lb. 85c. 
Cupid, Dwarf or Bedding MixedJ b ? se for v.., a line of emerald-green 
r 7 ° foliage a little over a foot wide and 
9 inches high, and from June until late summer are literally a sheet of bloom; the 
mixture contains all the colors. Pkt. 5c. oz. 15c. 
Sweet 
Vermilion Brilliant Spencer 
Beautiful, fragrant, free flowering, climbing 
plants. Plant seed two inches deep, early in 
spring; support by stakes. 
The flowers of 
great substance 
are well placed on long, stout stems. The stand¬ 
ards are bold, expanded and attractively waved. 
The color is a deep, bright cerise-salmon on a 
cream ground. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Blanche Ferry Spencer £ ro y e a m s e * t ^ 
form over the old standard variety. A wonder¬ 
fully bold and striking flower with bright rose 
standards and white wings tinted light pink. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Mrs. Routzahn Spencer ^ lend ^g Utif of 
soft straw color, tinted with blush pink and 
shaded to apricot, quite a distinct rose margin. 
A first class variety for all purposes. Pkt. 5c, 
oz. 20c. 
King White Spencer without ^excep- 
largest of all Spencer sweet peas. It is of a 
purer white, of better substance and more finely 
placed on thick, long stems, than White Spencer. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Crimson Kinff An exceptionally fine 
crimson iving American Sweet Pea and 
easily the best crimson in existence. It is a 
flower of mammoth size and artistic proportions. 
The standard and wings are much waved and 
fluted. The color is rich true crimson. Pkt. 
5c, oz. 20c. 
Asta Ohn Spencer b ®® t lavender - 
r The blossoms are 
large, waved or fluted, delicately tinted or suf¬ 
fused with mauve. Is more truly a soft pinkish 
lavender self. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Vermilion Brilliant Spencer 
This is a most brilliant, iridescent scarlet 
Spencer yet produced. The flowers are of per¬ 
fect form. The bold, erect standard is well 
waved and fluted, of large size, beautifully 
rounded and finishing well below the keel. The 
wings are of the same intense pure scarlet, 
making a uniform self-coloi- throughout and 
entirely sunproof. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
Royal Purple The ?°l° r .is as the name 
“ describes it a rich royal 
purple. The vines are unusually vigorous and 
Jong stout stems carrying four large blossoms 
as the rule. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 
12 pkts. Giant Spencer Sweet Peas (Your 
choice) for 50 cts. 
