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A. CURRIE & CO. m .^
Dainty Spencer.
MIXTURE OF SWEET PEAS
CHOICE MIXTURE OP GIANT SPENCEB. SWEET
PEAS — A splendid mixture of the latest and best of
the Giant Spencer type put up in a well balanced
variety of colors. Pkt., 10c; ox., 35c; % lb., 85c;
1 lb., $3.0O.
GEM MIXTURE OF SWEET PEAS — A grand combination
of the latest and best Grandiflora Sweet Pea introduc-
tions, mostly light and delicate shades, with some of the
finest of the darker varieties, put up in the proper pro-
portions to produce the best possible results. Large
pkt., 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb., 50c; 1 lb., $1.85.
Frti" 'id PFNTS W'e will mail one regTilar packet
1 ui ow \^L.i.^ M. .J ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ g Choice Giant Spencer
Sweet Peas.
For $1 00 "^^ ^^"1 mall one regular packet each of
V*'"" any 15 Choice Giant Spencer Sweet Peas.
F L O W E R S E E D S ?S1
CHOICE GIANT SPENOER SW^EET PEAS — Continued.
Mrs. Cuthbertson — Large and beautiful. Standard
waved, clear rose-pink; wings white, flushed light
rose, flowers freely.
Mrs. Routzahn — Flowers large, crimped and waved.
Color apricot, suffused delicate pink.
Orchid — Rich, deep lavender, slightly suffused pink,
suggesting the beautiful color found only in the
Cattleya family of orchids. The flowers are extra
large and are borne freely on long, stiff stems.
Mrs. Hugh Dickson — -Chaste and charming. Color rich
pinkish apricot on cream ground. Flowers large
and borne freely.
Paradise Spencer — A grand, large flower, flushed rose
on primrose ground.
Primrose Spencer — A large wavy flower of a creamy
yellow color.
(iueen A^ictorla Spencer — Flowers very large and wavy.
Color, deep primrose, flushed rose.
Rosabelle — Very large, deep rose with a distinct white
blotch at the base of the standard and wings.
Royal Purple — Rich purple.
Stirling Stent — A superb variety of the finest Spencer
types. Color, rich, glowing, deep salmon, suffused
with orange. The flowers are large and borne
abundantly on long, stiff stems.
Thomas Stevenson — The best of all the self orange
scarlet Spencer sorts. The flowers are produced
freely on long, strong stems, generally four to the
stem.
Wedgwood — A lovely shade of light blue. The flowers
are large, of good substance, and are borne in four-
flowered sprays on long, stiff stems.
W^hite Spencer — Giant wavy flowers, borne freely on
long, stiff stems.
Any of the above Choice Giant Spencer Sweet Peas,
pkt.. 10c: oz.. 40c; % lb., $1.35; 1 lb., $4.50.
GRANDIFLORA SWEET PEAS
Blanche Ferry — Standard bright rose, wings white
tinted rose.
Dorothy Eckford — Extra large pure white.
King Edward VII — Very large crimson-scarlet.
Lady Grisel Hamilton — Standard lavender, wings azure-
blue.
Miss Willmott — Very large, deep orange-pink.
Othello — Deep maroon.
Prima Donna — A lovely shade of soft pink.
Q.ueen Alexandra — Intense crimson-scarlet of fine form.
Any of the above named Sweet Peas: Per pkt., 5c;
la pkts., 45c; oz., 20c; V^ lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75.
EARLY FORCING SWEET PEAS
Christmas Pink — Pink and white.
Christmas White — Pure white.
Flamingo — Crimson.
Mrs. Alexander Wallace — Fine lavender.
Mrs. Chas. H, Totty — Beautiful light blue or lavender.
Mrs. F. J. Dolansky — Daybreak-pink.
Any of the above Early Forcing Sweet Peas. Per
pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; 14 lb., 75c; 1 lb., $2.50.
Eckford's Large-Flowering Mixture — Made up of large-
flowering sorts in evenly-balanced colors. Pkt. 5c; oz.
15c; % lb., 40c; 1 lb., $1.25.
INOCULATE SWEET PEAS
Innoculation increases the grotvth, producing large
luxuriant vines, and increases the number of blossoms.
The bloss-oma also will be larger, much larger. AH this
is due to the increased amount of nitrogen supplied the
plant.
Small Garden Size 20 cents.
Large Size 50 cents.

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Author A. Currie & Company.; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.
Full title
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Farm and garden annual : 1923.
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42216027
Item ID
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133091 (Find related Wikimedia Commons images)
Title ID
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66154 (Find related Wikimedia Commons images)
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Page 79
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NameFound:Alexandra NameConfirmed:Alexandra EOLID:11855105 NameBankID:1842495 NameFound:Cattleya NameConfirmed:Cattleya EOLID:11350393 NameBankID:2663173 NameFound:Orchid NameFound:Prima NameConfirmed:Prima Foord, 2008 NameFound:Q. ueen
BHL Page URL
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https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42216027
DOI
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10.5962/bhl.title.66154
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Flickr sets
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  • A. Currie & Company Farm and garden annual : 1923.
  • Garden Stories
Flickr tags
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  • Bulbs (Plants)
  • Catalogs
  • Equipment and supplies
  • Flowers
  • Gardening
  • Nurseries (Horticulture)
  • Plants, Ornamental
  • Seeds
  • Vegetables
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
  • bhl:page 42216027
  • dc:identifier https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42216027
  • bhlGardenStories
  • BHLinbloom
  • bulbs (plants)
  • nurseries (horticulture)
  • plants, ornamental
  • u.s. department of agriculture, national agricultural library
  • bhlgardenstories
  • bhlinbloom
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28 January 2015
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