. Burpee's farm annual written at Fordhook Farm. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. ft. tCPYMGHTEB 1395 I ;C0 It is impossible to overpraise the striking beauty of this gigantic-flowered new Sweet Pea. The flowers are of fine substance, full % expanded form (as shown in the illustration), and are truly gigantic in size. The immense flowers are borne three and four on a stem ; : the stems are extra long and strong. The vines are vigorous in growth and ^jigl^. bloom " most pro
. Burpee's farm annual written at Fordhook Farm. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. ft. tCPYMGHTEB 1395 I ;C0 It is impossible to overpraise the striking beauty of this gigantic-flowered new Sweet Pea. The flowers are of fine substance, full % expanded form (as shown in the illustration), and are truly gigantic in size. The immense flowers are borne three and four on a stem ; : the stems are extra long and strong. The vines are vigorous in growth and ^jigl^. bloom " most pro- "wk *use^- The color I \ effect is gorgeous; both standard ""iP^s. and wings are flaked and striped on a white ground, with bright orange-salmon. JSjjf' For bunching alone, or "ijgf to brighten a bouquet of assorted colors, nothing ould be more effective. Grown at Fordhook Farm, among more than one hun- dred varieties of Sweet Peas, it excited the immediate atten- tion of all visitors, on account of the enormous size and wonderful bril- liancy of the flowers. Each "packet" contains more than thirty seeds. Perpkt. 15 cts.; 2pkts. for 25 cts.; 10 pkts. for $ Passing further we came to a patch of Cupid Sweet Pea, which looked beautilul, almost coveriug the ground with their lite flowers. This variety has been watched closely this season 'sports," but so far without avail, coming very true at all times. . The varieties introduced by W. At lee Burpee, namely, Gray Friar, Oddity, Ramona, Juanita, and Daybreak, were looking fine. We came upon the novelties that are to be introduced this coming season, and some of them have bright futures ; for instance, the salmon- striped sweet pea (Aurora), possessing the finest form and texture.— From The American Florist, Chicago, August 1, 1896. Burpee's New Dwarf Sweet Pea CUPID,—see page Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced f
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