WINTER- FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 


















MICHELL’S 
EXCLUSIVE INTRODUCTIONS 
Top Sergeant 
1943 Introduction. A deep blood-red-crim- 
son. Large, bold-faced flowers with extra- 
strong stems. An excellent Early Winter-flow- 
ering type with good strong growth. This 
is undoubtedly the truest crimson in the 
complete list of Winter Sweet Peas. + 
Vy oz., 75¢; oz., $1.40; 4 Ib., $5.00. SS 
Forest Fire 
1943 Introduction. Giant, bright orange- 
scarlet, duplexed flowers that will not burn. 
Its good strong stems make this new Sweet 
Pea worth while for the florist grower. The 
foliage is a good green, not dark like the 
older orange varieties. V2 oz., 75¢; oz., 
$1.40; 14 Ib., $5.00. 
Michell’s Gorgeous 
Never have we seen such a colorful Sweet 
Pea-—a glistening golden cerise brightening to 
a carmine. Under artificial light it is truly 
gorgeous, as the name implies. The magnifi- 
cent, large, duplexed flowers are produced in 
fours and fives on long, stiff stems. Oz., 
60c; 14 Ib., $1.75; Ib., $6.00. 
Michell’s Lady Luck 
Vivid carmine-rose, suffused with purpley 
large perfectly formed flowers. A very heavy 
producer of long, stout stems, each bearing 
four blooms. We highly recommend this Sweet 
Pea to the florist who wants the best. Oz., 
60c; 1% Ib., $1.75; Ib., $6.00. 
NEW SPRING-FLOWERING 
HOT WEATHER SWEET 
PEAS 
This new type has performed outstandingly 
well in the spring months, giving excellent 
flowers on long stems when the Early-flowering 
Michell’s Gorgeous Sweet Peas 
Dephne. An exquisite soft OZ a/4clbae Eb: 
salmon-pink on a cream 
types have given out. ~The spring-flowering ground. The flowers are 
type also gives a much heavier crop of flowers of great size .......... 
ihan the standard Earlies. Seed should be sown Delicious. A shade of pale 
in September or October in the greenhouse for 
flowering during March, April and May. 
Oz. V% lb. 
Spring-flowering Rose-Pink. 
A beautiful clear rose-pink 
SHAG aye. 1) oatateaetond G herete $0.50 $1.55 $5.00 
Spring-flowering Blue. A 
salmon and cream de- 
lightfully tElended. The 
Lb. flowers are huge ....... 
Eileen. Rich begonia-rose, 
with salmon shadings... 
Eleanor Blue. Clear light 
blue with a delightful sil- 
splendid clear marine-blue .50 1.55 5.00 Vela? Saclal Scse a heod- onc 
Spring-flowering Lavender. A Fascination. Salmon-rose- 
fine clear lavender shade .50 1.55 5.00 Pella) comtacemsckct cs eens nye 
Spring-flowering Mauve. Florence Michell. An extra- 
Bright satin mauve ..... 10) fessy— Sele) hide deep blGemeeeeenaie: 
Spring-flowering Black-Seed- Florists’ Blue. A very vig- 
ed White. Strong-growing; orous grower with large, 
long-stemmed ......... OCR S25 081,2-00 clear pure blue flowers. . 
Spring Flowering Choice Mix- Florists’ Rose. The color is 
ed 3 Rk eee ee eee AO ioysye -Sy10\0} a pure rich rose-pink... 
Fragrance. A clear lavender 
selt; flowers large, beau- 
tifully frilled and on enor- 
mous, long, strong stems. 
General List of Michell’s Winter- 
Flowering Sweet Peas 
$0.40 $1.25 $4.00 
AMERICAN BEAUTY. Fine) Oz. 1% Ib. Lb. Very free bloomer ~~... 
American-Beauty-rose a Gardenia. Gardenia is a 
Ball Blue. Fine form; clear dense paper-white having 
even: blue see ecres 8 large, ruffled flowers with 
Ball Improved Orange. A good substance for ship- 
splendid _large-flowering APU NEES ORR o OV G GOD Joe 
clear, deep glowing or- Giant Rose. A _ large, im- 
GUGetSOnt Sete ees proved Zvolanek’s Rose 
color. Extra-fine variety. 
Glitters. Brilliant fiery cerise 
$0.40 $1.25 $4.00 Grenadier. Dazzling scarlet 
Ball Rose Improved. Spark- 
ling shade of deep rose. . 
Blue Bird. A charming shade 
ATS Ey oe Harmony. A beautiful clear 
Baa k eines aoee epee lavender. >: Miva Aste se 
ane : = Hiawatha. Fine; large-flow- 
Be a light cream ingadecp arose ma eine ees 
Hope. The finest black-seed- 
ed pure white to date . 
Jeanne Mamitsch. Flowers 
large, on long stems; color 
a beautiful shade of rose- 
pink 
Bridesmaid. A delicate, 
sparkling shade of silver- 
pink. Large flowers usual- 
ly in fours on 14 to 16- 
INCO STEMS Sater cere chert 
Josie. Rich, clear rose-pink; 
very large, 
FIOWEFS™ = cia) ees cre SS eieseht 
Laddie Improved. Giant 
bright rose on long stems 
Majestic Rose. Deep brilliant 
rose-pink 
Michell’s Rose Wonder. A 
beautiful clear, sparkling 
rose-pink color on a light 
ground 
Miss Annie Laurie. The rich- 
est tone of pure rose-pink 
ever introduced in a Sweet 
Pea 
Mrs. Herbert Hoover (The 
California Blue). Flowers 
are clear blue; long stems. 
Navy Blue. Flowers a rich 
dark blue with four to a 
STON cranes cca etene a Peaade ae 
Princess Blue. The largest- 
flowered, light lavender- 
blue, early flowering sort 
that we have seen; excep- 
tionally long stems 
Rhapsody. A fine large-flow- 
ering rosy lavender sort. 
Vigorous growth and very 
free flowering. Superior to 
Twilight “Wis. «Recue aeeteesvons 
Rhumba. Colored a golden 
cerise, Rhumba is a large, 
deeply duplexed flower. . 
Rose Queen. A most attrac- 
tive shade of rose-pink.. 
Sensation. Duplex. A clear- 
toned, luminous  geran- 
ium-pink, a new shade in 
early varieties, and excel- 
lent under artificial light. 
Sequoia. Enormous, rich gol- 
denucérise Sie. a eee ees 
Shirley Temple. Brilliant rich 
rose-pink, four large 
blooms on each stem 
Skippy. A new and very 
pleasing shade of light 
salmon-pink with good 
lONGFSTCINS Makereustees puesto 
Snowstorm, Improved. One 
of the best early-flow- 
ering white Sweet Peas .. 
Sparks. Large-flowered var- 
iety with a broad yet dain- 
tily frilled standard. In- 
tense yet sparkling shade 
of bright orange-scarlet. . 
TITANIA. Mammoth. Deep 
rose with white ground... 
Top Hat. A fine grower with 
flowers of a deep bright 
violet color. Siemic see 
Tops. This beautifully du- 
plexed Sweet Pea is a deli- 
cate rose-pink color, com- 
bined with a soft salmon 
SHSM is eet ee eee 
Treasure Island. The color 
is sparkling golden or- 
ange and the flowers are 
huge, measuring 21) in- 
ches across and 2 inches 
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Triumph. A_ beautiful clear 
shade of soft lilac-mauve, 
without a tinge of purple 
or blue 
Twilight. Good, long-stem- 
med, large-flowering lav- 
ender variety 
Valencia. A bright orange 
in color and absolutely 
sun-proof. Stems long ... 
White Champion. Long-stem- 
med; pure white. White- 
seeded, 6s Si 5h i some ee 
White Harmony. A _black- 
seeded variety. Flowers 
large, pure paper-white, 
of grand substance, on 
long, ‘Stems, = t.rerqent creates 
Michell’s Winter-flowering 
Spencer, Mixed......... 
long-stemmed 
Oz. Y4lb. Lb, 
$0.40 $1.25 $4.00 

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HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 
