. Catalogue 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Connecticut Middletown Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Farm supplies Catalogs. 26 FRED. P. BURR & CO. S. SWEET PEAS. We can say nothing that will add to the popularity of this ex- quisite flower ; everyone knows it; everyone grows it. Fred. P. Burr & Co. have given much thought to I lie selection of varieties listed below, and comparing their experi- ence of sixteen years with the lead- ing growers in the United States, tliey feel safe to say that no varieties can be substituted that will add to the desirability of
. Catalogue 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Connecticut Middletown Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Farm supplies Catalogs. 26 FRED. P. BURR & CO. S. SWEET PEAS. We can say nothing that will add to the popularity of this ex- quisite flower ; everyone knows it; everyone grows it. Fred. P. Burr & Co. have given much thought to I lie selection of varieties listed below, and comparing their experi- ence of sixteen years with the lead- ing growers in the United States, tliey feel safe to say that no varieties can be substituted that will add to the desirability of the selection. Our stock is all new crop, grown for us in California by the same grower who has supplied us for the two previous years. California grown Sweet Peas are the largest and finest colored in the world, and in germinating qualities are forty per cent, better than the imported seed. Where one selects a dozen varieties of Sweet Peas, he has all that are distinct enough for general use. Many sorts differ only in name, while others are so near alike that the best one of the type will answer for all. Packet. JfO lO Alba Magnifica, white, charming, - - - Apple Blossom, pink and blush, very large, - - - Blanche Ferry, pink and white, large, earliest, - - - .05 Boreatton, deep, rich maroon, large, finest dark variety, - .05 Butterfly, gray with distinct blue edge, . . .05 Cardinal, crimson scarlet, large flowers, grand, - - - .10 Countess of Radnor, lavender, distinct and magnificent, - .10 Duchess of Edinburgh, scarlet, flushed crimson, white edge, .05 Invincible Scarlet, profuse bloomer, large and brilliant, - .05 Red Striped, crimson and wine, striped white, ... .05 Isa Eckford, creamy white, blushed rosy pink, - - - .10 Lottie Eckford, creamy white with distinct blue edge, - - .10 Mrs. Gladstone, delicate pink and rose, large, - - - .10 Mrs. Sankey, white, large, bold flower, - - - - .10 Primrose, pale yellow, new and most beautiful, very scarce, - .10 Princess of Wales,
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