THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
February 8, I913, 
PEARSONS’ Reliable Seeds. 
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. M^e also offer nearly all the Hardy Annual 
Flowers in (liberal) 2d. packets. 
Fully Illustrated Catalogue Free on Application. 
PEAS. 
MAUD HOLMES. 
Cradus 1/ , Thos. Laxton 1/2, Reading Wonder 1 .-, 
Triumph 8d., Prince of Wales 8d., Autocrat 9d., 
Prizewinner 1/-, Capt, Cuttle 1/-, Little Marvel II- 
The Gladstone 1 /-. all per pint. 
.All the best BEETS from 6d. to 1/- per oz. 
CABBAGES 6d> to 8d. per 
2d. per pkt. 
LETTUCES from Gd. to 1/— per oz., 
and 3d. per pkt. 
Neaily all the best ONIONS 6d. to 1/8 per oz. 
RADISHES 2d. to 3d. per oz. 
oz., 
2d. 
SWEET PEAS. The BEST TOMATOES. 
After making hundreds of trials of Sweet Peas, and having 
e.xamined many more lumdreils on various seed trial 
grounds, we make the following selections for the guidance 
of tho.se who have not had the op[)ortunity to closely study 
and compare the vast army which is now in cultivation. 
THE 12 BEST DECORATIVE 
SWEET PEAS for 2/6. 
_ , Seeds. 
Evilyn Hemus. 25 
Flora Norton Spencer 25 
Helen Lewis . 25 
Helen Pierce .100 
Hon. Mrs. Kenyon ... 10O 
Mrs. Hugh Dickson ... 25 
Seeds' 
John Ingman . 25 
King Edward Spencer 25 
Lady G. Hamilton ... 100 
Nora Unwin . 50 
Queen Alexandra ... 50 
Othello Spencer. 25 
The EXHIBITOR’S COLLECTION 
12 Splendid Varieties for 5 
Seeds. Price. 
Elfrlda Pearson 
Eric Harvey . 25 
Etta Dyke ... 25 
Evelyn Hemus... 50 
Flora Norton 
Spencer ... 50 
Giant Cream Waved 25 
6 d. 
6 d. 
6 d. 
6 d. 
6 d. 
6 d. 
post free. 
Seeds. Price. 
Florence Night¬ 
ingale . 
Masterpiece 
Maud Holmes ... 
Othello Spencer 
Scarlet Monarch 
Thos. Stevenson 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
15 
6 d. 
6 d. 
6 d. 
3 d. 
6 d. 
6 d. 
Vegetable and 
w Uowest Profitable 
Prices. We feel confident that many amateurs now 
Iiaying trom 25 to 50 per cent, more than ive charge 
would, If they gave us a trial, find the results equally ^ood 
and they would have the surplus to spend in othe^ 
directions. We quote below a few specialities. 
Bost of All (Sutton), the best exhibition variety, 6(l« and 
1 /- per packet. 
Sunrise (Carter’s), the heaviest cropper in cultivation; 
Iruit perfect in shape and excellent in flavour, 3d> and 
Gd. 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 ; 
® 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, 
tern leaved, the largest white. All these in separate 
packets, 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. 
4 Fine Selection of Seed Potatoes-Scotch Grown, 
J. R. PEARSON & SONS, 
LOWDH: AM, NOTTS. 
“THE 
NURSERIES,” 
SstabUsd^d 1TS2- 
