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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897, 
SWEET PEAS 
These fragrant 
climbing annu¬ 
als are too well- 
known to require 
a description at 
length here. Seed 
should be sown 
early in sprirg 
as the ground 
can be worked to 
enable the vines 
to get a good 
strong growth be¬ 
fore the warm weather. 
Work thoroughly into the 
ground a large quantity 
of well rotted manure and 
make trenches six inches 
deep in which the seed 
should be sown covering 
them two inches. As soon as the plants show through till in 
the trench which will secure a deep root and allow blooming 
through the heat of summer. Keep the flowers picked off as 
fast as they come into full bloom, for if the pods are allowed 
to form the plants will stop blooming. 
Varieties prefixed with a * are large flowering . 
Pkt. Oz. 
Adonis. Carmine rose. 5 15 
* Apple Blossom. Standards; rosy pink white wings. 5 15 
Blanche Ferry. Flowers pink and white like that of the Painted Lady, 
equally large and more abundant, more dwarf and earlier; ^ lb., 
25 cts.*.5 10 
* Boreatton. Deep rich maroon, the finest dark colored. 5 15 
* Bronze King. Standards ; coppery bronze; wings pure white.5 15 
Blushing Bride. Rose and white, large bold flower...5 10 
Butterfly. White ground delicately edged with lavender; ^ lb., 2~> cts.. 5 1^ 
Black Invincible. Very dark. 5 10 
Crown Prince of 
Prussia. Blush 
white, suffused 
with pink.5 
Captain Clark. 
White flushed 
heliotrope with 
blue edges.5 
* Countess of Rad¬ 
nor. True; deli¬ 
cate lavender; 
very fine.10 
* Delight. White 
wings crested 
crimson.5 
Duchess of Edin¬ 
burgh. Stand¬ 
ards; orange scarlet, wings rosy crimson. 5 
Emily Henderson. Pure white; early; large perfect 
’flower; long stems; lb., SO cts. 5 
Fairy Queen. Pinkish white, slightly lined crimson on 
standards. . .5 
Grand Blue. Bright lavender blue. 5 
* Her Majesty. Rosy pink, very fine. 5 
* Isa Eckford. Creamy white,suffused rosy pink.5 
* Indigo King. Standards; maroon purple; wings indigo 
blue. . 5 15 
* Mrs. Sankey. (Black seed.) Large white flower 
changing to blush. 5 15 
* Orange Prince. Bright orange, pink, flushed scarlet. 5 15 
Painted Lady. Pink and white; ^ lb., 25 cts.5 10 
* Primrose. Pale primrose yellow. 5 15 
Princess Beatrice. Blush pink, very showy. 5 15 
*Princess Victoria. Standards;rosy pink; wings cherry- 
rose with lines of pink. 5 15 
Purple. 5 10 
* Queen of Isles. Scarlet, mottled with purple and 
white. 5 15 
* Queen of England. Pure white, large and fine. 5 15 
Scarlet Invincible; lb., 25 cts. 5 10 
Striped; lb., 25 cts. 5 10 
* Splendour. Standards; rosy crimson; wings lighter 
shades, tinged magenta. 5 15 
Violet Queen. Standards; pink; wings lilac. 5 15 
White. H lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 5 10 
Elliot’s Rainbow Mixture. Comprising the choicest 
large flowering sorts; lb., 50 cts., lb., $1.50... .10 20 
Extra Mixed. From above varieties; ^ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 
$1.00. 5 10 
Eckford’s Hybrids Mixed ; lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts... 5 10 
Fine Mixed as imported; lb., 20 cts.; lb., 30 cts ; 
lb., 40 cts. 5 10 
* Invincible Carmine. Standards; rich crimson; car¬ 
mine scarlet wings. 5 
* Lemon Queen. Blush white, tinted lemon. 5 
* Lottie Eckford. Lavender, shaded with pink and 
white. 5 
COLLECTIONS OF TSWEET PEAS. 
15 Our selection of choice named varieties. 
15 6 Named Varieties .25 
12 “ “ 50 
15 25 “ $100 
