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Flower Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
SWEET PEAS 
are among the most beautiful of all 
our hardy annuals. Any ordinary gar¬ 
den soil is well adapted for growing 
them. Select a sunny, open place, 
several feet from any building, or close 
fence, and as far as possible from large ' 
trees. Sow as early in the spring as 
possible. Do not wait Jor fair 
weather. Plant in double rows six 
inches apart and four inches deep, 
dropping the seeds three inches apart, 
alternating them in this manner 
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When up, hoe the soil toward the 
plants a little, but do not form a 
ridge. Furnish support early. The 
one important point is to keep the.sur¬ 
face of the soil fine and mellow from 
the time it is worked up in the spring. 
The following list embraces the most 
desirable sorts that have been brought 
out up to the present time, although we 
can furnish any of the 150 varieties 
offered by the trade. 
Per packet, 5 cents ; oz., 10 cents. 
y x lb., 20 cents ; y lb., 35 cents; 
lb., 60 cents; unless otherwise 
noted. 
Not less than y x pound of a vari¬ 
ety at these rates. 
America. Crimson-scarlet,striped on white. 
Apple Blossom. Rose and white, 
the stem. 
Aurora. Orange-rose, striped on white. 
Blanche Ferry. Rose and very light pink. 
Extra Early Blanche Ferry. Rose and very light pink. 
Black Knight. Deep maroon ; self-colored. 
Countess Cadogan. Standard light bluish purple; wings clear blue. 
Has generally four blossoms to 
The largest and 
25 cents; y lb., 
Countess Spencer Hybrids. A magnificent 
new type. The largest and most beauti¬ 
ful Sweet Pea in cultivation. Color, vari¬ 
ous shades of pink and rose. Stems long 
and stiff. Packet, 10 cents ; ounce, 20 cents. 
Crown Jewel. Standard suffused with rosy- 
violet; wings creamy white, tinted with rose. 
Dainty (new). White with pink edges. Stems 
very long and almost invariably bear four 
blossoms. 
Dorothy Eckford (new). 
best pure white. y x lb. 
' 40 cents; lb., 75 cents. 
Dorothy Tennant. Rich rosy mauve self. 
Duke of Clarence. Rich deep claret self. 
Duke of Sutherland. Standard dark violet 
violet and indigo. 
Duke of Westminster. Standard clear pi: 
with tint of violet. 
Emily Eckford. Rosy mauve, changing to an almost true blue. 
Emily Henderson. The most sturdy and vigorous pure white. 
1 * lora Norton (new). The clearest and tnost pronounced blue. 
Gray Friar. Beautiful light watered purple on white ground, 
having a grayish effect. 
Golden Rose (new). The largest primrose, lightly striped and 
mottled with pink. f x lb., 25 cents ; y lb., 40 cents ; lb., 75 cents. 
Gorgeous. Rich glowing scarlet-orange. 
Hon. F. Bouverie. Standard and wings both deep pink at base, 
shading to light pink. 
Janet Scott (new;. 1 he best deep pink. Large size, hooded 
form. y x lb., 25 cents; y lb., 40 cents; lb., 75 cents. 
and purple ; wings 
rple; wings purple, 
Jeannie Gordon (new). Rose 
and pink, on primrose ground, 
lb., 25 cts.; y lb.,4octs.; lb.,75cts. 
Jessie Cuthbertson (new). Primrose, 
striped with light pink. Large size, hooded 
form. y x lb., 25 cts.; y lb., 40cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Katherine Tracy. Standard soft pink; wings 
a trifle lighter. 
King Edward VII (new). Bright red or 
crimson-scarlet. y x lb., 25 cents; y lb., 
40 cents; lb., 75 cents. 
Lady Grisel Hamilton. Standard mauve ; 
wings lavender. Flowers extra large. y x lb., 
25 cts.; y lb., 40 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Lady Skelmersdale. Standard light carmine 
shading to white ; wings almost pure wh 
Lord Kenyon * v new). Rose - magenta, 
flushed crimson. 
Lottie Eckford. White, shaded and edged 
with soft lavender. 
Lovely. Beautiful soft shell-pink 
Maid of Honor. White, edged and shaded 
with light blue. 
Marchioness of Cholmondeley (new). The 
best buff and pink. Packet, 10 cents; oz., 
15 cents; y x lb., 40 cents ; lb., $1.50. 
Miss Willmott. Standard orange-pink, 
veined with deeper shade ; wings orange- 1 
rose. The largest and best of this shade. 
Modesty. Most delicate tint of pink. 
Mont Blanc. The earliest-flowering white. 
l / x lb., 25 cts.; y lb., 40 cts.: lb., 7s cts. 
Mrs. Dugdale. Crimson-rose; self-colored. 
One of the largest-flowered. 
Mrs. Walter Wright (new). Very large— 
the largest purple-blue. A shade between j 
Dorothy Tennant and Emily Eckford. Pkt., j 
io cts.; oz., 15 cts.; y x lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. | 
Navy Blue. Standard indigo and violet; I 
wings indigo, shading to navy blue and bright • 
blue. 
New Countess. Delicate lavender. 
Nymphaea (new . White, changing to pink. 
The bottom flower darker than the others. 
Stems long and usually bear four blossoms. 
y x lb , 25 cts.; y, lb., 40 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Othello. A very deep glossy maroon self. 
Prima Donna. The softest clear pink self. 
Prince Edward of York. Standard crim¬ 
son-scarlet; wings crimson. Extra large. 
Prince of Wales. Rose-crimson ; self- 
colored. Flowers extra large. 
Queen Victoria. Light primrose, self- 
colored. 
Royal Rose. Standard deep rose; wings 
light pink. 
Sadie Burpee. Pure white, very large size. 
Salopian. Crimson-scarlet. A trifle smaller, 
but deeper and richer than King Edward 
VII. A favorite pure red. 
Sensation. White, suffused with blush-pink. 
Shahzada. Rich dark maroon with shade of 
purple. 
Stella Morse. Cream and buff, flushed pink. 
The Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. The largest 
and best of the primrose-colored Sweet Peas. 
y x lb., 25 cts.; y lb., 40 cts.; lb.. 75 cts. 
Venus. Soft salmon-buff, delicately shaded 
with rosy pink. 
DWARF VARIETIES. 
Pkt. 
oz. 
X lb. 
lb. 
Cupid, Beauty . . . . 
• • 5 
10 
25 
80 
Cupid, Pink. 
• • 5 
10 
25 
80 
Cupid, Primrose . . 
• • 5 
10 
25 
80 
Cupid, White .... 
• • 5 
10 
25 
80 
Cupid, all varieties mixed 5 
10 
20 
75 
A “Color Table ” showing the 
class color of all Sweet Peas 
here listed will be found on the 
opposite page. 
