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E NOtANDS best sweet pe a novelties 
:: :: FOR 1908 :: :: 
•yHE wonderful and increasing popularity of Sweet Peas has induced several English enthusiasts to hybridize and produce new 
^ \-arieties, some of which have proven exceptionally fine and v.ill eventually supplant older varieties of similar coloring. 
Those available we offer below : 
Audrey Crier. Originator’s description: “Absolute¬ 
ly the finest i)ink Sweet Pea ever raised; very 
large flowers of perfect form, the standard beauti¬ 
fully waved. Coloring an exquisite shade {)f 
saitnon-pink. Silver medal and 1st class certi¬ 
ficate, iSational Sweet Pea Society, and award of 
merit, Royal Horticultural Society of England.” 
Pkt. of 10 seeds, 25c. 
Agnes Eckford. Eckford’s most recent, largest and 
best pink. Flowers of giant size and perfect 
form. Color a lovely shade of bright soft pink. 
Long stems usually carrying three flowers to a 
stem.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Annie Stark. White flushed with carmine-pink. 
A fine large flower with upright, round open 
standard; very profuse'... .Pkt. of 20 seeds, loc. 
Beacon. A fine bicolor. The color of the standard 
is bright carmine, the wings clear ivory-white. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Caprice. Fine, large white flowers, delicately 
striped and blotched with soft carmine-pink. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 
Delicata. Very light blush-pink just off white, well- 
shaped, good-sized flowers of fine substance, on 
long stems.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 
Doniinoe. Pearl-blush pepperecl with carmine dots, 
shading into a zone of deep pink near the edge. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 
Earl Cromer. Very distinctive coloring, a rich 
reddish chocolate with pinkish claret wings: 
very large, long-stemmed flowers with round 
open standar(is.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Evel3m Breadmore. A beautiful variety of perfect 
form and advanced giant-flowered type; coloring 
glistening white with just a tinge of pink in the 
standard.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Evelyn Hemus. Deep cream color shading to yel¬ 
low with terra cotta, picotee edge. Award of 
merit, Royal Horticultural Society, England. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 30c. 
Florence Molyneaux. Striped and .suffused car¬ 
mine on white; grand, large flowers in long stems. 
Awarded first class certificate by the National 
Sweet Pea Society of England. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
George Herbert. -A splendid flower of largest size 
with broati, round waved standard of rich scarlet- 
rose; wings carmine-rose. Certificate of merit. 
Royal Botanic Society. . . .Pkt. of 20 seeds. 15c. 
Henry Eckford. Very striking and distinct color¬ 
ing; intense bright orange, the wings showing 
deeper rose-orange. First class certificate and 
medal from the National Sweet Pea Society. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 
Horace Skipper. A bright, rose-pink, self-colored 
flower of giant size, with round, frilled standard, 
very fine . Pkt. of 10 seeds, 25c. 
Horace Wright. Grand, large, long-stemmed flowers 
with round open standard of velvety plum-pur¬ 
ple; brings violet-purple. The finest variety of 
tMs color.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Lord Nelson. An improved navy blue, the flo^ye^ 
being larger, of finer form and of a richer indigo 
blue; wings toned pxirple. Receivefl an a^yard 
of merit from the National Sweet Pea Society. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Marbled Blue. Marbled and flaked pure dark blue 
on white, giant flowers of fine open form. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Mrs. Collier. (Syn.: Dora Cooper.) Beautiful yel¬ 
lowish cream color. Large, long-stemmed flowers 
with large, round, open standard; very vigorous 
and free-flowering.Pkt. of 20 seeds, loc. 
Prince of Asturias. Said to be the largest and best 
variety of its color ever raised. The huge stan¬ 
dard is beautifully waved and of a deep chocolate 
color, the wings deep purple, very vigorous and 
free-flowering .. .Pkt. of 10 seeds, 30c. 
Pink Princess Victoria. A very lovely pale pink of 
largest size with a large standard beautifully 
waved. Award of merit, National Sweet Pea 
Society.Pkt. of 10 seeds, 30c. 
Queen AJexandra. The finest bright scarlet in com¬ 
merce. The same brilliant shade as Scarlet Gem 
but a much larger and finer flower. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 
QTieen of Spain. Soft rose-pink overlaying buff. 
Splendid, large flowers of finest form, on long, stout 
stems . Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Sybil Eckford. Good-sized flower of unique color¬ 
ing. The standard is light, rosy apricot, the wings 
cream and lemon.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Unique. Striped lovely lavender-blue on white; 
very distinct.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 
THE UNWIN HYBRID 
SWEET PEAS 
This splendid giant-flowering race 
originated with the introduction of the 
famous pink “ Gladys Unwinfrom 
which the other varieties are selections 
or hybrids containing Unwin blood. All 
are distinguished by unusually large, 
open, round, prettily waved standards. 
Gladys Unwin. Clear light pink. A very large 
flower of open form with wavy standard. 
Per oz. 25c.; Pkt. of 50 seeds, 10c. 
A. J. Cook. Light rose-purple and bluish helio¬ 
trope; large flowers of Gladys Unwin form. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Blush Queen. Pearly white flushed with rosy 
blush; large flower with waved standard. 
Pkt. of 20 seeds, 1.5c. 
E. J. Castle. Rich carmine-rose with darker 
rose veinings. A splendid addition to the 
Unwin class.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Frank Dolby. Lovely lavender-blue; the stand¬ 
ard having a rosy mauve tinge; bred from 
Gladys Unwin an<l having the same large, 
bold, wavy standard.. Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Mrs. Alfred Watkins. Superb shell-pink; 
blush with rose-pink tintings. Large, wavy 
Unwin standard.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Nora Unwin. A magnificent white “ Gladys 
Unwin,” immense flowers of snow-white; very 
free-flowering.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 
Pink Pearl. Exquisitely rich rose-pink, deepen¬ 
ing to carmine-rose at the edges. Grand, 
large-flowers with open wavy standards, very 
free.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 15c. 
Phyllis Unwin. Bright crimson-rose standard 
with cherry-rose wings. A large, fine Un¬ 
win type.Pkt. of 20 seeds, 10c. 
The Collection of Unwin Hybrid Sweet Peas, 
1 pkt. each of the above 9 varieties for $1.00. 
THE COLLECTION OF ENGLAND’S BEST SWEET PEA NOVELTIES FOR 1908, 
» 1 packet each of the preceding 24 varieties for $3.50. ' 
Our Leaflet, “BEST METHODS OF GROWING SWEET PEAS,” free to Customers when asked for. 
