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EARLY FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 
^'PRINCESS BLUE'' 
A belladonna blue — from Ridgway it would be classed as a "light wisteria blue," 
this is a delightful and pleasing shade that was in great favor at the recent coronation. The 
flowers have large bold standards, 214 inches across and are fashioned with wide spread 
wings. Both standard and wings hold to the same rich light blue color. The stems are long 
and stout and the plant is quite vigorous. 
Price per lb. 3.00 
"EVENING STAR" 
Its color is a brilliant orange scarlet suffused orange (Ridgway classifies it as a 
spectrum red shading to scarlet). Evening Star's broad standards hold to the above bright 
color, while its wings are toned to a lighter hue. The plants are strong growers, stems are 
very long with large bold flowers. This remarkable new Early Flowering Sweet Pea, re¬ 
ceived an award of "Excellent" from the New York Florist's Club in 1936, after trial at the 
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, located in New Brunswick. 
Price per lb. 1.75 
"TAHOE" 
Tahoe is a mid-blue, a shade between Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Blue Bonnet, but 
comes with large wavy flowers. From Ridgway's color chart, it would be classed as a 
"Chicory blue deepening to mauve." 
The large wavy standards and ruffled wings have the same delightful shade of mid¬ 
blue, and in addition the flowers are well placed on long stems. The plant is a vigorous, 
strong grower. 
Price per lb. 1.75 
"VIRGINIA" 
A rich rose pink on white ground, its large ruffled standard is IV?. inches across and 
both wings are very beautifully spread in proportion. The richness of Virginia is enhanced 
by the purity of its white ground, truly a flower brim full of the old Southern traditions and 
sentiment. Virginia is rich in color, superbly moulded, and lithe of stem. 
Price per lb. 1.75 
