FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 
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OTHER INTRODUCTIONS OF 1897. 
Aurora. Very large flowers, borne usually three on a stem. Both standard and wings 
are striped and flaked on a white ground with bright orange-salmon. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Brilliant. Flowers of good size and substance. Color, bright crimson-scarlet. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Coquette. Rich primrose, tinted with apricot. Pkt., 25 cts. 
Creole A chance seedling from Lemon Queen. The standard is light-pinkish-lavender. The wings, pure 
lavender. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Countess. A pure light lavender throughout. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Countess of Shrewsbury.* Soft rose standard. White wings. Pkt., 25 cts. 
Golden Gate. Standard soft pinkish-mauve. Wings a lighter mauve and lavender. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Lovely. Soft shell-pink. Grand form. Pkt., 25 cts. 
Mars. Intense scarlet. Magnificent form* Pkt., 25 cts. 
Maid of Honor. Light blue on a white ground, shaded and edged. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Prim* Donna. Light rose pink. Very beautiful. Pkt., 25 cts. 
Red Riding Hood. This is an entirely new departure in form and its name is most appropriate. When fully 
developed the standard and wings are a pleasing rosy-pink, shading to blush white at the calyx ; the keel, which 
is almost completely enveloped, being nearly pure white. It is early flowering, and in plentitude and continuity 
of bloom it excels all other sorts. It is very fragrant and produces its flowers on stems frequently eighteen 
inches long. Pkt., 10 cts. 
SWEET PEAS.— Lathyrus Odoratus. 
Here are Sweet Peas on tiptoe for a flight 
With wings of gentle flush o y er delicate white , 
And uiper fingers catching at all things , 
To bind them all about with tiny rings. — Keats. 
The varieties here described, together with those on pages 
87-89, embrace everything in Sweet Peas, produced to date, 
that is distinct, beautiful and desirable. We were the first 
seedsmen in America to popularize these gems of beauty and 
fragrance and we still maintain our position with the largest 
stock of the best strains of the kinds that give satisfaction to 
planters. The prices we quote speak for themselves. 
BRECK S HARVARD. This beautiful, deep crimson variety, introduced by us 
three years ago, has become a great favorite throughout the country. Per lb., 
75 cts.; oz., 1 o cts. ; pkt., 5 cts. 
BLUSHING BRIDE. The beautiful rose and white flowered variety, grown so 
largely by Boston florists. Per lb., 75 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; pkt., 5 cts. 
FISHER’S SNOWFLAKE. A new white, that received the first first class 
CERTIFICATE of MERIT awarded by the 1 Massachusetts Horticultural Society to a 
Sweet Pea. I his fact alone is a sufficient guarantee of its superiority. It attains a 
height of about three feet, and produces on long stems an abundance of large, pure 
white flowers. It is an early and continuous bloomer, and sure to become a first 
favorite. We control the entire stock and offer it only in sealed packages. Per lb., 
$1.50; oz., 20 cts. ; pkt., 10 cts. 
DESIRABLE INTRODUCTIONS OF PREVIOUS YEARS. 
Alice Eckford. Rich, Cream tinted cerise standards, white 
wings. Pkt., 10 cts. 
Blanche Burpee. A pure white, of exquisite form and 
immense size. Oz., 10 cts.; pkt., 5 cts. 
Blanche Ferry. Improved Extra Early strain. Two 
weeks earlier in flowering than the original Blanche 
Ferry. Oz., 10 cts.; pkt., 5 cts. 
Cupid. The general experience with this new dwarf 
variety was somewhat disappointing last season, yet we 
would recommend our friends to give it another trial 
before condemning. It has merit although a little time 
may be necessary to develop the good points. The 
plants attain a height of six inches only although 
the pure white flowers are a$ large as those of the more 
vigorous growing sorts. Oz., 30 cts.; pkt., 10 cts. 
Crown Jewel. Pale standard, tinted and veined with 
violet-rose, the wings creamy, slightly tinted with rose. 
Pkt., 1 o cts. 
Captivation. Rosy-purple self, finely expanded, Pkt., 
10 cts. 
Countess of Aberdeen. White margined with pale pink. 
Pkt., 10 cts. 
Duke of York. The standard is bright, rosy pink, with 
a primrose tint. The wings are primrose, tinted white. 
Pkt., 5 cts. 
Eliza Eckford. Standards a pretty hue of rose, the 
back of the standards having each a flake of deep rose and tinted with the same, 
with rose. Pkt., 5 cts. 
Katherine Tracy. The color is soft, but brilliant pink. Oz., 10 cts.; pkt., 5 cts. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
The wings delicately striped 
