THIS TEAR'S NOVELTIES 
ENGLISH-GROWN OUTDOORiSWEET PEAS 
TREATED o SEED 
RAISER’S DESCRIPTIONS IN ALL INSTANCES 
Abundance. A warm mauve, approaching a deep Cattleya- | 
orchid shade. Six or seven Howers to a stem but eight and j 
nine are not uncommon. The stems are long and strong, 
blowers of good size and nicely placed. Healthy, vigorous 
grower. Pkt. (25 seeds) 35c. i 
Aristocrat. Gold Medal, Royal Horticultural Society 
and National Sweet Pea Society. A grand pink sort. At 
the base of petals the shade is delicate wild rose pink, but 
both standard and wings are brightly illuminated with rich 
almond blossom pink. I he flowers are of immense size. 
A splendid sort for exhibition and the garden. 
Pkt. (12 seeds) 50c. 
Blue Beauty (Trivett). A fine, bright mid-blue that we 
have the privilege of naming; it is as true-blue as a Sweet 
Pea can be, large, well-placed blossoms on long, stout 
stems. Healthy, vigorous vines; for exhibition and cutting. 
Pkt. (25 seeds) 35c. 
Chelsea. Immense size, yet refined in form and coloring; 
warm, shell pink over a white ground. Exceedingly free 
flowering and of robust growth; fine for all purposes. 
Pkt. (12 seeds) 35c. 
Copper-Mahogany. Another new shade in Sweet Peas; 
old mahogany overlaid with burnished copper, glittering 
and sparkling, large, well-placed flowers on long stems. 
Rather dwarf, vigorous growing vines. Pkt. (15 seeds) 50c. 
Countess Baldwin. The color is a lovely combination of 
Iridescent salmon. Begonia orange-scarlet and shrimp-pink- 
I he flowers are of full exhibition size, attractively frilled 
and waved. Indispensable for all decorative purposes. 
Pkt. (15 seeds) 50c. 
Cream Gigantic. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural 
Society, England. A big, bold and densely waved flower 
with a cream coloring that is rich, lustrous and even. 
Pkt. (12 seeds) 50c. 
Exhibitionist. A grand new sort with the rich lavender of 
Ambition but several shades deeper, d'he blooms are large 
and well-placed on long, stout stems and are deliciously 
sweet-scented. \ery strong growing, robust plants. 
Pkt. (10 seeds) 50c. 
“Your Sweet Peas are the best we can buy and always 
come true to name.” 
MR. JOHN CAIRNS 
Superintendent-Head Gardener to 
ROBERT GOELET, Esq. 
“The seeds you sent to Mrs. Knox all germinated fine 
and we have a good looking lot of plants.” 
MR. ARTHUR C. TANNER 
Superintendent-Head Gardener to 
MRS. CHARLES B. KNOX 
“I can recommend your Giant Sweet Peas to all those 
desiring high class or exhibition flowers.” 
MR. JOHN McPADYEN 
Superintendent-Head Gardener to 
HARRISON WILLIAMS, Esq. 
King Lavender. This is the strongest growing lavender 
sort, the vines are very robust and the huge flowers fre¬ 
quently five to a stem are borne on unusually long and 
stout stems. The color is clear lavender, slightly lighter 
than Powerscourt. Eor exhibition King Lavender will be 
hard to beat and is grand for cutting. Pkt. (30 seeds) 35c. 
Leader. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society and 
National Sweet Pea Society, England. This is truly a mon¬ 
ster in size; in fact. Leader yields bigger flowers than any 
other sweet Pea in cultivation. The color is a rich shade of 
salmon-pink that is full of light. Pkt. (12 seeds) 50c. 
Peer. Award of Merit, British National Sweet Pea Society. 
A modern orange-pink Sweet Pea for exhibitors and garden 
cutting, the flowers are very large and beautifully placed on 
strong stems. The vines are exceptionally healthy and 
vigorous. Pkt. (30 seeds) 35c. 
Picardy. Highly commended at N.S.P.S. and R.H.S. 
trials. A clean and cheerful Almond blossom-pink washed 
with rich rose upon a cream ground. A very beautiful sort 
for all purposes. Pkt. (12 seeds) 35c. 
Princess Royal. Gold Medal, R. H. S. and N. S. P. S. 
•A sensational triumph, an ideal Sweet Pea. A delightful 
shade of salmon melting in with a glorious cherry pink, 
lovely and fascinating. This variety is a marvelous grower 
and the strong, long stems carry five and six large blooms 
with ease. Pkt. (12 seeds) 35c. 
Purple Robe. A large, frilled Olympia and a great im¬ 
provement, bright rich purple shade; fine under artificial 
light; large blossoms on stout stems freely produced. 
\dgorous, healthy grower. Pkt. (12 seeds) 35c. 
Rosita. The blooms are of enormous size, prettily waved, 
heavily scented and well poised on unusually long stems. 
Charming old rose, flushed with orange and wings of deep 
rose. Strong constitution, very free in growth. 
Pkt. (15 seeds) 50c. 
Startler. Award of Merit, British National Sweet Pea 
Society. A big flower on strong stems; it has shape and 
quality; fine constitution, and is, in fact, the finest vivid 
scarlet sort. Pkt. (12 seeds) 50c. 
“I could not have procured a better mixture of Sweet 
Peas than your novelty mixture, even if I had bought the 
separate named varieties and mixed them myself. They 
produced 4 to 5 good large blooms to every stem.” 
MR. SIDNEY SMITH 
Superintendent-Head Gardenerlto 
MRS. R. V. N. GAMBRELL 
“I have always had good results from your Sweet Peas; 
believe they are the best procurable.” 
MR. FREELAND GORDON 
Superintendent-Head Gardener to 
THOMAS H. ROULSTON, Esq. 
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