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SWEET PEAS 
Can be sown any time from October to March, early planting will produce the best results They 
requme an open situation, good rich soil and plenty of water. Sow in drills covering the seed about 2 
Inches deep or a trifle more in light soils. When about a foot high draw the earth up to the stems 
with a hoe. They should have brush, sticks or wire netting to climb over. By keeping the flowers 
gathered and any dead flowers cut off the plants will bloom for a longer period. 
NEW ORCHID FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 
A grand new class of Sweet Peas, having large, 
round, open flowers of extraordinary size, often 2 
inches across, with wavy standard and wide-spread¬ 
ing wings, a large number of the flowers coming 
four on a stem. 
Countess Spencer, (hybrids), orchid-flowering type. 
A very large flowered variety, a lovely shell pink 
but sports to various shades of pink, rose and 
lavender. Flowers usually four on a stem. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 15c. 
Dora Breadmore, pale buff yellow, faintly tinsred 
with delicate pink. Pkt. 10c. oz. 20c. 
Frank Dolby, a lovely pale blue. Of the Gladys Un¬ 
win type, large. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c. 
Gladys Unwin, pale rosy pink, flowers large and 
bold, with a striking upright crinkled or wavy 
standard and broad wings. Very fine. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 15c. 
Henry Eckford, intense bright orange, quite distinct. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c. 
Helen Lewis, bright orange-salmon. Very large, 
usually four on a stem. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c. 
Helen Pierce, bright blue, mottled or marbled on 
white ground, after the style of a Gloxinia in 
color and markings. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c. 
Mrs. Alfred Watkins, pale pink, very large flowers, 
with wavy standard like Gladys Unwin. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. 20c. 
Nora Unwin, pure white, immense flowers of the 
Gladys Unwin type, the best white yet introduced. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c. 
Phenomenal, white edged with blue, large upright 
flowers. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c. 
SWEET PEAS- 
Aurora, white, striped and flaked with orange-salmon, 
very large. 
Blanche Burpee, pure white, very large. 
Blanche Ferry, pink and white. 
Dorothy Eckford, pure white, large flowers of great 
substance. 
Dorothy Tennant, deep rosy mauve. 
Emily Eckford, standard light reddish mauve, wings 
porcelain blue. 
Gorgeous, bright orange-salmon, wings orange red. 
Gray Friar, beautiful watered purple on white 
ground. 
Hon. F. Bouverie, standard coral-pink, wings flesh 
pink. 
Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon, deep primrose yellow. 
Janet Scott, deep salmon-pink, very large. 
Juanita, white, striped lavender and mauve. 
Katherine Tracy, brilliant pink; grand. 
King Edward VII, bright crimson, the best of its 
color; flowers large and borne on long stiff stems. 
Lady Mary Curry, bright orange-pink, shaded rosy 
lilac. 
Lady Grisel Hamilton, delicate silvery lavender. 
Queen Alexandra, bright crimson scarlet, large 
blooms on long stems, very free flowering. Pkt. 
10c, oz. 15c. 
Special Offer.—One Package each of the above New 
Sweet Peas mailed upon receipt of 75c. 
GENERAL LIST 
Lottie Eckford, white, suffused and edged with 
lavender. 
Lovely, shell pink, extra large; very fine. 
Marchioness of Choimondeley, cream overlaid and 
edged with pink. 
Mont Blanc, the earliest sweet pea yet introduced. 
The flowers are large and of the purest white. 
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, bright rose, striped on 
white ground. 
Navy Blue, deep blue, extra fine. 
Othello, deep maroon; best dark variety. 
Prince of Wales, bright rose, very large flowers on 
stout stems. 
Salopian, deep crimson red, extra large. 
Sensation, white with flesh tinge. 
Stella Morse, primrose, clouded rosy apricot. 
Venus, salmon-buff, shaded with pink. 
The above varieties 5c per pkt.; 50c doz. pkts.; 10c 
per oz.; 20c /q lb.; 60c lb. The whole collection 
of 28 varieties, 1 pkt. of each, mailed free for $1. 
California Giant Mixed, 5c per pkt.; 10c per oz.; 20c 
per % lb.; 60c per lb. 
