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SEED CATALOGUE, THORN HILL, N. Y. 
A GRAND NEW SWEET PEA- “MISS 
BLANCHE FERRY.” 
Largest Flowered—Most Beau iful—Most Perfect 
in Form—Most Fragrant. The FinestSweet Pea 
in Existence for Florist or Private Garden. 
This is a nctv ancl distinct variety which is simply 
unapproached in the beauty of its flower and the 
good qualities of the plant. It is so compact and 
bush-like in habit that it can be grown without any 
support. The plant throws up innumerable flower 
stems, each bearing three or four of the immense 
pink and white flowers which completely cover it. 
The flowers are of the largest size, perfect in form 
and of a peculiar and beautiful combination of rich 
pink and white, giving an effect far superior to any¬ 
thing yet produced. 
» The Sweet Tea is already the fashionable flower 
for corsages, for carrying, or for table decoration, 
but this new and strikingly beautiful variety will 
eclipse all others in its host of admirers. When 
once known, the demand for it will be so great that 
no florist can afford to be without a large stock. 
Fortunately the wonderful floriferous habit of the 
plant will enable him to fill his orders if he takes 
the precaution to plant a liberal supply. Every 
lady who has the control of a small plat of ground 
can, by devoting it to this new Pea, have always at 
hand the material for the most exquisite personal 
and table adornment. But beauty of form and sweet peas—miss blanche ferry. 
color are not all, for this is by far the most fragrant of any variety yet produced. I am confident that 
such a rare combination of excellence will make this Pea the worthiest and most popular flower of recent 
introduction. I have carefully grown the stock upon my own grounds and it is limited. Would urge my 
customers to order at once so that they may not ho disappointed in securing the flower of the season. 
Per pkt., 10 cts.; 3 pkts., 25 cts.; 7 pkts., 50 cts. 
EXTRA LARGE FLOWERING IMPERIAL GERMAN PANSIES. 
In the Imperial German Pansies the 
labor of many years of careful culti¬ 
vation and constant selection has re¬ 
sulted in an almost endless variety of 
charming shades of color, and good 
circular substance united with extra 
large size of flowers. The plants are 
compact in growth, and flower very 
profusely. They continue to bloom 
most freely throughout the entire 
summer, the flowers being much 
larger and finer than in the old strains. 
In a written description it is impos¬ 
sible to do justice to the wondrous 
beauty and countless combinations of 
colorings of this superb strain. They 
embrace all the solid or self colors; 
delicately shaded flowers; live-spotted 
on backgrounds of every color; large 
spotted; edged or bordered flowers of 
various colors, each with a distinct 
rim of white, yellow or blue; dark and 
light marbled varieties; flowers, with 
clear, distinct eyes ; striped flowers of 
striking beauty,* and vividly-colored 
fancy varieties, blotched, veined, mot¬ 
tled aud margined in combinations 
that would be thought impossible 
until the flowers are actually seen. 
Imperial German Splendid 
Mixed —This mixture embraces seeds 
of over 50 colors aud markings. Per 
pkt. 15cts.; 4 pkts. for 50 cts,; 10pkts. 
for $1.00. 
pure white and the balance bright red, interspersed 
in odd and striking contrast. Per pkt., 10 cts. 
Blue Harlequin —The pure white of about 
half of the petals is strikingly relieved by solid, 
deep blue petals irregularly interspersed. Per 
pkt., 10 cts. 
IMPERIAL GERMAN' PANSY. 
Harlequin Asters—Of upright habit, medium 
height, very profuse blooming, this new race pro¬ 
duces odd flowers of striking beauty, entirely dif¬ 
ferent from all other varieties. 
Red Harlequin—About half of the petals are 
