THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 
February 1, 1913. 
PEARSONS' Reliable Seeds. 
MAUD HOLMES. 
SWEET PEAS. 
.After m.'ikiiig hundreds of trials of Sweet Peas, tind having 
examined many more hundreds on various seed trial 
grouiuls, we make the following selections for the guidance 
of those who have not had the opiwrtunity to closely study 
and compare the v.ast army which is now in cultivation. 
THE 12 BEST DECORATIVE 
SWEET PEAS for 2/6. 
Evilyn Hemus. 
Flora Norton Spencer 
Helen Lewis . 
Helen Pierce . 
Hon. Mrs. Kenyon 
Mrs. Hugh Dickson 
Seeds. 
25 
25 
25 
100 
100 
25 
■ i- . Seeds. 
John Ingman . 25 
King Edward Spencer 25 
i-ady G. Hamilton ... lOO 
Nora Unwin ... 50 
Queen Alexandra . 50 
Othello Spencer. 25 
The EXHIBITOR’S COLLECTION 
12 Splendid Varieties for 6 
Seeds. Price, 
Elfrida Pearson i8 6d. 
Eric Harvey .. 25 ed. 
Etta Dyke ... 25 6 d. 
Evelyn Hemus... 50 ed. 
Flora Norton 
Spencer . 5,, ed. 
Giant Cream Waved 25 Od. 
post Free. 
tri*.-.. , Seeds. Price. 
Florence Night- 
ingale 
Masterpiece 
Maud Holmes 
Othello Spencer 
Scarlet Monarch 
Thos. Stevenson 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
‘5 
6 d. 
6 d. 
6 d. 
3d. 
6 d. 
6 d. 
■■ I ^ QU* 
Flowe7‘yie^s"?t'\hr';^ Vegetable and 
I«y.ng trom 25 to 50 ,,er cent, more kan we charge 
would ,f they gave us a trial, find the results equally good 
and they would have the surplus to • .l ’ 
dl„etio,„. We ,.,o.e beta, , fr.pSiaE 
Many of our friends and customers having told us that 
ounces of seed were often far more than they required, we 
have lately, for the convenience of those with small 
gardens, put up packets at 2d. and 3d. for their con¬ 
venience. We also offer nearly all the Hardy Annual 
Flowers in (liberal) 2d. packets. 
Fully Illustrated Catalogue Free on Application. 
PEAS. 
Gradus 1/ , Thos. Laxton 1/2, Reading Wonder 1/-, 
Triumph 8d., Prince of Wales 8d., Autocrat 9d., 
Prizewinner 1/-, Capt, Cuttle 1/-, Little Marvel 1/-, 
The Gladstone 1 /-. all per pint. 
All the best BEETS from 6d. to 1/- per oz, 
,, CABBAGES 6d. to 8d. per oz., 
2d. per pkt. 
„ LETTUCES from 6d. to 1/- per oz., 2d. 
and 3d. per pkt. 
Nearly all the best ONIONS 6d. to 1/8 per oz. 
RADISHES 2d. to 3d. per oz. 
The BEST TOMATOES. 
Beet of All (Sutton), the best exhibition variety, 6d. and 
1 /- per packet. 
Sunrise (Carter’s), the heaviest cropper in cultivation; 
fruit perfect in shape and excellent in flavour, 3d. and 
6d. per packet. 
Smith’s Ruby Cluster, an extremely free cropper; colour, 
shape and flavour excellent, 3d. and 6d. per packet. 
Up-tO-Date, very short jointed in habit, and extremely 
prolific. Fruit smooth, medium size, excellent quality, 
3d. and 6d. per packet. 
Kondine Red (Holmes), a wonderful cropper, 6d. and 1/- 
per packet. 
ALL THE ABOVE ARE SAVED FROM SELECTED FRUITS. 
CHOICE PRIMULAS. 
We have a magnificent strain of these. The seed is saved 
in our own houses, with the utmost care. All seed is 1912 
crop, and certain to grow if it has a fair chance. Large 
flowered varieties— -Brilliant King, intense crimson ; 
n - 7 /?® ® Pink, gigantic flower, peach blossom colour; 
Brilliant King, deep velvety crimson ; Mrs. Robt. 
Cannell, lovely white with deep red stems; Pink Perfec¬ 
tion, pure light pink ; The Duchess, white, with centre of 
rosy carmine and yellow eye; lovely White Perfection, 
fern leaved, the largest white. All these in separate 
pac ets, at 1 /- per packet. Also mixed, from above 
varieties, 1 /- per packet. Stellata Mont BlanC. and 
nes mixed, 1 / per packet. The packets contain about 
120 seeds. 
e Selection of Seed Potatoes—Scotch Grown, 
R" PEARSON & SONS 
LOW PHAM, NOTTS. ’ 
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