. Illustrated and descriptive seed catalogue and price list : 1898. Nursery stock, California, San Francisco, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs. 102 BO WEN'S CATALOGUE 4. BOREATTON.—Deep wine or chestnut color, very large and one of the best dark varieties 10 5. BUTTERFLY— ' ' White, tinted with lilac; very delicate and beautiful .... 5 K^'- ; ''t!m^m 6. CAPTAIN CLARK.— ^^^H^mrflA „mir 1 Pure white, with penciled lines of carmine standards; wings, blue edged. It has a striking effect of red, white, and blue, and is sometimes Hj^B
. Illustrated and descriptive seed catalogue and price list : 1898. Nursery stock, California, San Francisco, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs. 102 BO WEN'S CATALOGUE 4. BOREATTON.—Deep wine or chestnut color, very large and one of the best dark varieties 10 5. BUTTERFLY— ' ' White, tinted with lilac; very delicate and beautiful .... 5 K^'- ; ''t!m^m 6. CAPTAIN CLARK.— ^^^H^mrflA „mir 1 Pure white, with penciled lines of carmine standards; wings, blue edged. It has a striking effect of red, white, and blue, and is sometimes Hj^B Jp called tricolor 5 Kr1' ' 'i 7' CAPTASN OF THE ~ U^^^^my^^mm^M BLUES.—One of the largest ilf||r^^^,"'^^-!^^^llRlfeli^^^^^^^^S of tlie Dme-nowered sorts. fO If Standards, bright purple blue; 'Uti JfiT ) M?Lf ^llr 1^ wings, a little lighter shade of // -rvju f ^ jr blue 5 Boreatton. 8. CARDINAL. —Deep, rich carmine-red flowers, of robust habit and one of the brightest reds in cul- tivation 5 9. COUNTESS OF RADNOR.—Standards, pale lilac-shaded mauve; wings, pale lilac. A distinct and beautiful variety 10 10. CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.—Blush; very fine 5. Cupid. 11. CUPID.—The novelty of 1896 in Sweet Peas. A genuine dwarf, plant only a few inches high; bloom of good form and substance, and pure white. Originated in California. Seeds white 10 12. DOROTHY TENNANT.—A peculiar shade of rosy mauve; very large; a vigorous grower and free bloomer. Its large blossoms and odd col- oring make it a very attractive variety 10 13. DUKE OF CLARENCE.—Very deep rosy-claret. One of the larg- est flowering varieties, and the very best of the dark colors 5. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original E. J. Bowen (Firm); Bowen, E. J; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. San
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