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which have superseded the older types, and in this 
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Sweet Pea evolution is constantly producing additions to the glorified race of ' 
collection we include a number of the most recent. 
The characteristics of the Spencer Sweet Peas, grown under congenial conditions, are: robust growth, the plants attaining a height of from 6 to 10 
feet, requiring for full development to be from 6 inches to a foot apart. The flowers are giants among Sweet Peas, measuring 2 to 2 inches across. 
They are beautifully formed, with huge standards, open and upright, ond immense wings gracefully poised. Both standards and wings are daintily 
waved, the undulations reflecting high lights and casting shadows in the depths, thus showing a varied harmony of tones which greatly enhances 
the coloring. Three and often four of these queenly blossoms are borne on long, strong stems, rendering them unsurpassable as cut flowers for vases, 


bouquets and other decorations. 
Peas set pods, the flowering diminishes. 
Their long-continued profusion of bloom is phenomenal, 
flowers of true Spencers fall as they fade—before the seed pod is formed—thus continuing the succession of bloom-— 
but accounted for by the fact that a majority of the 
for, as all know, when Sweet 
Condensed cultural instructions for garden culture under both northern and southern conditions and for winter flowering under glass are given in 
Henderson’‘s leaflet, 
Standard Orchid-Flowered 
Varieties and Novelties 
Price of the following named sorts per 
pkt. (40 to 50 seeds), 10c; per oz. (400 
to 500 seeds), 25c. One ounce will sow 
a double row twenty feet long. 
4029 Black Diamond. Dark maroon. 
4046 Bonnie Lassie. Blush pink. 
4049 Bonnie Briar. Deep rose pink on 
white ground. 
4050 Bridal Veil. Pure white. 
“How to Grow Sweet Peas to Perfection,” 
free to customers. 
eine “Vogue ”’ Gallection ; 
Sixteen Giant Spencer Sweet Peas 
(Shown in Colors on Opposite Page) 
4301 One packet each 16 varieties—A $1.60 value for $1.25 
4304 One oz. (400 to 500 seeds) each 16 varieties—A $4.00 value for $3.25 
Key to 
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4055 Chieftain. Beautiful deep mauve. A 4282 el an Deep chamois pink on a, Grand National Rich cream col- 
4095 Flagship. Clear deep blue. Sire oer phe 
4098 Flora. Clear lilac-lavender. B 4251 Pirate Gold Golden orange. J] 4124 Greta Chamois pink. 
2h Slam. Scarlet cerise shaded C* he Ruffied Rose ___ Bright rose-pink. K 4061 Cissie Pale cream pink. 
; D i tic P hite. Sa : 
4147 Hollyberry. Scarlet flushed orange. ead ain peas - L 4279 Ruffled Exquisite Salmon cerise. 
4224 Mayfair. Shell pink. gia nearing ; M 4146 Highlander Pure lavender. 
4245 Olympia. Deep rich purple of exqui- F 4253 Purple Monarch Rich purple. 1124277 Rublcendit Camann accilel 
“site form, large flower. G 4051 Capri Light blue. ‘ : : 
4249 ‘Pinkie. Flowers of largest size rose yy 4226 Melody Light salmon pink on OQ 4059 Chinese Blue Rich deep blue. 
pink. cream. P 4048 Brilliant Rose Tyrian rose. 
4280 Silver Jubilee. Salmon-pink on cream. 
4283 Smiles. Beautiful shrimp pink, shaded 
salmon. 
4287 Thriller. Orange-scarlet. 
4297 Windsor Blue. Clear blue. 
GIANT EARLY FLOWERING 
Bloom 4 Weeks Earlier Than the Late 
Spencers, Under Congenial Conditions 
Producing Profusely Immense Waved 
Flowers, Fours" Predominating on Long 
Stems 
Price of the following named sorts, 15c 
per Pkt.; 50c per Oz. 
4310 Boon. Deep salmon pink on light cream 
ground. 
4314 Bright Light. A flaming self scarlet. 
It is absolutely sunproof and, in fact, the 
brighter the sun, the brighter the color. 
4315 Eleanor Blue. Bright blue with silver 
sheen. 
4316 Exposition Pink. Rich pink. 
4318 Florist's Blue. Fine clear blue. 
4319 Florist's Rose. Pure rose-pink. 
4322 eaters. An attractive orange scar- 
let. 
4339 Hope. Pure white. 
4340 Lavanda. Uniform clear lavender. 
4341 Marine. This is the clearest of all blues. 
Both standard end wings carry this truest 
blue evenly thrc ighout the entire flower. 
4342 Mars. Crimson. 
4344 Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Clear blue. 
' 4346 Mother Machree. Coral rose. 
4367 Redwood. Deep rich crimson. 
4369 Sequoia. Golden cerise. 
4370 Shirley Temple. Pale pink. 
4383 Sweet Briar. Rose pink on white 
ground. 
4385 Top Hat. Deep violet blue. 
4386 Treasure Island. Golden orange. 
For best results with Sweet Peas, it is imperative to keep the plants free from Aphis. 
This is ee by spraying with Henderson's Rotenone Stabilized. (See page 144). 


4300 Henderson's Mixed Giant 
Spencer Sweet Peas. An unsurpas- 
sable mixture. Composed exclusively 
of Giant Waved Spencer varieties, 
blended in proper proportions of 
bright colors, selfs and art tints, also 
including several new hybrids ‘of ex- 
quisite colors and shades. 
Price, pkt., (75 to 100 seeds) 10c; 
per oz., (400 to 500 seeds) 20c; 
per 4 ib., 60cz? per Ib., $2.00. 
4400 Giant Early Flowering Spen- 
cer, Mixed. This exquisite strain 
contains the delightful, character- 
istic sweet pea colors in infinite 
variety. The flowers are identical 
in size and beauty to the named 
sorts. 
Per pkt., 10c; per oz., 40c; per 
Vq Ib., $1.25. 
SPECIAL OFFER 
Collection: of the following Six 
Popular Giant Early Flowering 
Spencer Sweet Peas: 
Bright Light 
Eleanor Blue 
Exposition Pink Top Hat 
4401 One pkt. each $.50 
4402 One oz. each $2.50 
Hope 
Lavanda 

GIANT 
EARLY FLOWERING 
SWEET PEAS 

