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THE "HENDEKSON" COLLECTION
OF CHOICEST NEW
Giant Waved Spencer
or "Orchid'
Flowered"
Sweet Peas
Sweet Peas, gay and fragrant, are the most universally popular annual
flowers cultivated. Inexpensive, easily and quickly grown from seed, thriving
in town or country gardens, supplying an abundance of contiguous bloom for
months — an adornment to garden, house or corsage. Is it any wonder that
they are "everybody's flowers," and have been for years and years, even though
for a century and a half their tardiness in developing improved varieties — without
parallel among cultivated flowers — was marvelled at by botanists? Eventually,
however, the physiological reason was understood, and artificial cross fertiliza-
tion was undertaken, then Sweet Pea "blood was broken." New colors and
forms began to appear in rapid succession, until finally, but a few years ago, a
paragon type appeared in the famous gardens of Earl Spencer, Northampton-
shire, England. This newcomer, extremely beautiful, the fairest-formed and
largest Sweet Pea ever grown, was named "Countess Spencer" and from this
has sprung the glorified modern race of Giant Waved "Spencer" or "Orchid-
flowered" Sweet Peas.
The characteristics of the Spencer Sweet Peas, grown under congenial con-
ditions are: robust growth, the plants attaining a height of from 6 to 10 feet,
requiring for full development to be not less than 6 inches apart. The flowers
are giants among Sweet Peas, measuring 2 to 2H inches across. They are beau-
tifully formed with huge standards, open and upright and immense wings grace-
fully poised. Both standards and wings are daintily waved, the undulations!
reflecting high lights and casting shadows in the depths, thus showing a harmony
of tones which greatly enhances the coloring. Three and often four or more of
these queenly blossoms are borne on long, strong stems, rendering them unsur-
passable as cut flowers for vases, bouquets and other decorations. Their
long-continued profusion of bloom is phenomenal, but accounted for by the
fact that a majority of the flowers of true Spencers fall as they fade — before the
seed pod is formed — thus continuing the succession of bloom — for as all know
when Sweet Peas set pods, the flowering diminishes. (See cut.)
THE EIGHTEEN VARIETIES SHOWN IN COLORS ON OPPOSITE PAGE AND DESCRIBED BELOW
ARE THE LATEST AND BEST— EACH TYPIFYING A POPULAK COLOK CLASS
Price for the collection, one packet each — 18 in all — for $1.00. Delivered free in the U. S.
Plate
No.
Prices Delivered Free in the United States
Charles Foster. The finest of the "fancy" or
"pastel" class; exquisite apricot-pink flushed
with lilac-blush and mauve
Clara Curtis. The largest and best strain of
"Primrose-Spencer"; flowers large, of splendid
substance and well waved; color cream-yellow.
Countess Spencer. A re-selected and improved
strain of the glorious original "Spencer" Sweet
Pea and still unbeaten in its color class; clear
pure pink
Elfrida Pearson. Magnificent large flowers of
exquisite blush-pink deepening in tone towards
the edges
Florence Nightingale. Beautiful, clear lavender
with a faint pinkish sheen; the largest and best
of its color
Etta Dyke. A superior strain of "White Spencer"
larger, whiter, better filled and has more sub-
stance than even the "Vaunted Whites" intro-
duced last year
Margaret Madison. An improved larger flower-
ing strain of this charming variety; color, clear
azure-blue when fully expanded
Martha Washington. Most beautiful; blush
white veiled with rosy-pink deepening into a
contrasting marginal zone of tyrian-rose
Maud Holmes. They very best strain of "Sun
proof Crimsons" or "King Edward Spencers,'
a brilliant crimson self — 'holding its color well
under all conditions
Mrs. Cuthbertson. A "bicolor" of the largest
and finest form; color carmine-rose with blush-
white wings, strong grower and prolific bloomer
Mrs. Breadmore. Cream-buff flushed rose and
distinctly edged with deep rose color; the best
of the "Yellow Picotees"
Mrs. Hugh Dickson. Our favorite in the beauti-
ful new "cream-pink" section; warm salmony-
pink influenced by an under color of primrose .
Mrs. Townsend. The best blue "Picotee"; color
white slightly flushed with pale lilac deepening
into a distinct blue edge
Mrs. TJnwin. Immense flowers of perfect form,
striped and flaked with bright orange-scarlet
on a white ground color. The finest of its
coloring
Nubian. The largest and best of the "Maroons"
immense flowers of rich glossy mahogany color
lightiy veiled with purple
Queen of Norway. Splendid large flowers of
violet-mauve. It is shown a little too deep in
coloring on the plate opposite — it is distinct and
beautiful
Rosabelle. Brilliant carmine-rose colored flowers
of the largest size and finest waved form. The
best of the "Herbert and Ingman" color class. .
Thomas Stevenson. Large and brilliantly effect-
ive flowers of fiery red-orange and it is prac-
tically sunproof. The finest variety in its class
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