Dreer's garden book 1928 (1928) Dreer's garden book 1928 dreersgardenbook1928henr Year: 1928 60 /flErWA-MEEl SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEED/ 'HMIEMR Orchid-flowered Sweet Pea s Twelve 'Incomparable' ORCHID-FLOWERED SWEET PEAS Of the hundreds of Orchid-flowered or Spencer Sweet Peas introduced in the last few years, we offer this season thirty-seven of what we consider the very choicest and most distinct varieties, and while we fully recommend all of the sorts described and offered on page 113, as well as the newer kinds on page 61, yet most of our customers only wish a limited number of sorts,
Dreer's garden book 1928 (1928) Dreer's garden book 1928 dreersgardenbook1928henr Year: 1928 60 /flErWA-MEEl SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEED/ 'HMIEMR Orchid-flowered Sweet Pea s Twelve 'Incomparable' ORCHID-FLOWERED SWEET PEAS Of the hundreds of Orchid-flowered or Spencer Sweet Peas introduced in the last few years, we offer this season thirty-seven of what we consider the very choicest and most distinct varieties, and while we fully recommend all of the sorts described and offered on page 113, as well as the newer kinds on page 61, yet most of our customers only wish a limited number of sorts, and with this in mind we offer this collection of Twelve Incomparable sorts described below, each one of which is a leader in its respective color and sure to give .entire satisfaction. 4064 Austin Frederick. A lovely soft lavender, flowers of giant size and perfect form, nicely waved. ' 4074 Blanche Ferry Spencer. This is an extra fine, large wavy-flowered stock of the popular pink and white Blanche Ferry. A good strong grower and very free-flowering. 4084 Constance Hinton. The finest and largest white variety of strong, vigorous growth, with enormous wavy white flowers, frequently 2\ inches across, borne in sprays of fours, and often fives, on long, strong stems. This variety is black seeded, which means that it is easy to germinate. 4108 Elfrida Pearson. This is the largest and finest blush pink variety. Flowers of enormous size and very wavy; a strong, vigorous grower, bearing its giant flow- ers on long, strong stems. 4127 Hercules. This has superseded the old Countess Spencer, being the same color, a lively rose pink, but larger in size, a strong, vigorous grower, and very free flowering. 4146 King Mauve. An attractive color being a rich deep mauve, quite distinct from any other variety. 4152 Matchless. This is considered the best cream yellow variety, flowers of largest size and prettily frilled. 4185 Picture. The largest flowering of all, the gigantic blooms are borne
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