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 1914 
 Copy 1 
 
 Revised Edition 
 
 SWEET PEAS 
 UP-TO-DATE 
 
 A Flower, Natural Size, of 
 
 -WEDGWOOD" 
 from Photograph taken at 
 
 FORDHOOK FARMS. 
 
 PUBLISHED IN 1914 BY 
 
 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. 
 
 SEED GROWERS 
 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 
 
SWEET PEAS UP-TO-DATE 
 
 By G. W. KERR 
 
 FROM OBSERVATIONS MADE AT FORDHOOK 
 
 FARMS TRIAL GROUNDS DURING THE PAST 
 
 SIX SEASONS AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 
 
 IN ENGLAND 
 
Countess Spencer Sweet Pea. 
 
 Grown by James W. Nairn, Truro, Nova Scotia, who sends the cJiai nnng 
 
 photograph from which this engraving has bee?i reproduced. 
 
SWEET PEAS 
 UP-TO-DATE 
 
 WITH A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION 
 OF ALL KNOWN VARIETIES, IN- 
 CLUDING NOVELTIES FOR 1914 
 
 By G. W. KERR 
 
 PUBLISHED IN I914 BY 
 
 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO. 
 
 SEED GROWERS, PHILADELPHIA 
 
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PREFACE 
 
 We were well pleased with the reception accorded our 
 revised edition of Sweet Peas Up-To-Date when pub- 
 lished in 1910, but since the list of varieties contained 
 therein was compiled so great has been the interest of 
 hybridizers and specialists in this beautiful flower, that 
 new varieties have been oflfered the public in bewilder- 
 ing numbers, with the result that to keep our book 
 really "up-to-date" we feel that it is necessary to pub- 
 lish this new edition. 
 
 Sweet Peas are a great specialty with us, neither 
 time nor money being spared in our endeavors to test 
 and try out all novelties as they are offered by European 
 and other Sweet Pea specialists. Our Sweet Pea trials 
 at Fordhook Farms in 1913 numbered 1133, many of 
 these being duplicated on Burpee's Floradale Farm in 
 California. We are thus enabled to find out for our- 
 selves just which varieties are worthy of perpetuating 
 and offering to our customers and friends. 
 
 We have— at Fordhook — for the past five years 
 been hybridizing the original winter-flowering varieties, 
 viz.: Burpee's Earliest of All (Christmas Pink), Burpee's 
 Earliest Sunbeams, Burpee's Earliest White and Bur- 
 pee's Re-selected Earliest of All, with the finest varieties 
 of Spencers, with a view to evolving a new race of early 
 or winter-flowering Spencers, and we are now able to 
 say that we have accomplished this even beyond our 
 most sanguine expectations, as we have now winter- 
 flowering Spencers in many exquisite colors, though 
 it may be a year or so ere we have sufficient stocks of 
 these to offer to the public. 
 
 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 
 
 Fordhook Farms, December 10, 19 13. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 "The Sweet Pea has a keel that was meant to seek all 
 shores; it has wings that were meant to fly across all 
 continents; it has a standard which is friendly to all 
 nations; and it has a fragrance like the universal Gos- 
 pel : yea, a sweet prophecy of welcome everywhere that 
 has been abundantly fulfilled." 
 
 So said the Rev. W. T. Hutchins, the well-known 
 Sweet Pea enthusiast, when attending the Sweet Pea 
 Bi-centenary Celebration in London in 1900; and his 
 words sound almost like a prophecy — a prophecy that 
 has indeed been abundantly fulfilled. 
 
 As far as we can learn the Sweet Pea is a native 
 of Sicily, and we read that in 1699 Franciscus Cupani, 
 an Italian monk, sent seeds to England, and so was 
 begun the culture of Sweet Peas. 
 
 Although there were several distinct colors in cul- 
 tivation, no great advancement was made until the 
 late Henry Eckford, of Wem, Shropshire, England, 
 in 1870 started his great life work on Sweet Peas. 
 Since then the development of this lovely and fragrant 
 flower has been one of the floral wonders of the age. 
 
 The late Thomas Laxton, of Bedford, England, also 
 worked on the improvement of the Sweet Pea, starting 
 in 1877. His Invincible Carmine was certificated in 
 1883, being the first recorded result of cross-fertilization, 
 and since then many florists have assisted in carrying 
 on the improvement of the Sweet Pea, America being 
 to the front as usual, many charming and refined va- 
 rieties being distributed by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 
 and other American seedsmen, and quite three-fourths 
 
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 of the Sweet Pea seed used each year all over the world 
 is grown in this country. 
 
 Had any one ten years ago said that the Sweet 
 Pea would become within the next few years the most 
 popular flower of the day, he would have been laughed 
 at, and yet this has now become an accomplished fact. 
 I can well remember when the first "Sweet Pea 
 Show" in England was planned (that was in 1900). 
 Although I was a great admirer of the Sweet Pea and 
 had seen and grown all the new varieties as they were 
 introduced, 1 simply laughed at the idea of holding a 
 show of Sweet Peas alone— and 1 was only a unit among 
 the many scoffers at the project. But, thanks to those 
 at the helm, the first show at the Crystal Palace, London, 
 was held, and turned out to be such a success that since 
 that year the Sweet Pea Society has held its annual 
 Show, and now the National Sweet Pea Society is among 
 the most flourishing of the "one flower" societies; and 
 it is impossible to describe to those who have not at- 
 tended any of their exhibitions the enthusiasm which 
 prevails among the exhibitors, the immensity of the 
 Show and the exquisite exhibits from the trade growers: 
 flowers of the largest size with stems eighteen inches to 
 two feet long, the long lines of decorated tables, and, 
 last but not least, the novelties. Of course, the novel- 
 ties are not all gems of the first water, but no Show 
 passes without some great improvement in color or 
 form appearing. The Aquarium Show of 1901 will 
 long be remembered, as it was there that Silas Cole, of 
 Althorp Gardens, Northampton, first exhibited his 
 glorious "Countess Spencer," which was three years 
 later introduced by the late Mr. Robert Sydenham, 
 of Birmingham. The "Countess Spencer" was such 
 
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 an improvement in size and of a form so distinctly new, 
 the immense standard and wings being beautifully 
 frilled and waved, that it created a perfect sensation 
 at the Show, but since the advent of its introduction in 
 1904 the new waved or orchid-flowered varieties have 
 been added to considerably, these being either sports 
 from the popular Countess Spencer, or the results of 
 the careful hybridist. 
 
 The first "Spencer" sports to appear were John 
 Ingman and Helen Lewis, followed by Mrs. Charles 
 Foster and Mrs. Charles Mander. Since then many 
 new colors have been evolved, a list of which is given 
 on pages 38 to 60. 
 
 About the time that Mr. Cole brought out Countess 
 Spencer the same variety was found as a sport in that 
 fme old grandiflora variety, Priyna Donna, by Mr. Viner, 
 of Frome, Somerset, and W. J. Unwin, of Histon, Cam- 
 bridge, also found a sport in Prima Donna, and this he 
 called Gladys Unwin. It is also of the wavy type and 
 of much the same shade of pink as Countess Spencer, 
 but the flowers do not come quite so large. 
 
 The merest novice in gardening realizes that the 
 Sweet Pea is the most popular annual now cultivated, 
 and this is not to be wondered at when we consider 
 all its qualities: first, there is the primary question of 
 cost, when for a few cents we can have a row right 
 around our garden or clumps among our shrubs — and 
 what other flower will give us such glorious results so 
 cheaply? Then, as to cultivation. The Sweet Pea 
 will succeed in practically any good garden soil, though 
 extra cultivation will well repay the grower. And, 
 again, what flower gives us such a multitude of ex- 
 quisite colors and shades of colors combined with such 
 
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 delicate and thrilling fragrance as our "Queen of All 
 Annuals" — the regal Sweet Pea? And yet another 
 great quality in its favor is that the more flowers you 
 cut from the vines, the longer and more continuously 
 will the plants continue to bloom. In fact, by not allow- 
 ing any seed pods to set, followed up with high-class 
 cultivation, Sweet Peas will continue to flower for quite 
 three months, and in some locations even longer. 
 
 To those who are unacquainted with the different 
 varieties I would specially recommend the collections 
 put up by W. Atlee Burpee & Co., and offered at very 
 moderate prices. For instance you can have a large 
 packet each of six first-class sorts for 25 cents, — thirteen 
 varieties for 50 cents. While the dollar-box collection 
 of fmest Spencer varieties is great value. Full partic- 
 ulars of the above will be found in the current year's 
 "Burpee's Annual," copy of which will gladly be sent 
 on application. 
 
 G. W. Kerr. 
 
 Fordhook Farms, November 22y 1913. 
 
SOIL AND PREPARATION 
 
 Any ordinary garden soil will suit Sweet Peas, pro- 
 vided the following points are observed : 
 
 First. The ground should be drained or the soil 
 be of such a nature that in a season of excessive rains 
 the water will not lie and so cause the roots to rot, 
 or start mildew among the plants. 
 
 Second. The seeds should be planted in such a 
 position that no excessive shade shall interfere with 
 the sturdy growth of the vines, as too much shade 
 encourages a spindly and weak vine, with few, if any, 
 flowers. You should choose, therefore, a spot in your 
 garden right in the open, where your plants may have 
 all the available light and air, though a little shade 
 from the scorching mid-day suns of June and July 
 will be found most beneficial. 
 
 Soils cultivated and prepared as for your vegetable 
 plot will give fair results, but for this, the Queen of 
 all our annual plants, a little extra care and selection 
 of soil will be well repaid by the additional size of 
 flower, longer stems, better color, and prolonged period 
 of blooming. 
 
 Whatever may be the composition of your soil, 
 a start should be made in the fall of the year by trench- 
 ing it to a depth of from two to three feet. Should 
 the subsoil be poor, it would be absurd to bring it to 
 the surface, but it should be broken up, turned over, 
 and mixed with any old garden refuse or stable litter. 
 Thoroughly mix with the second spit a liberal quantity 
 of half decayed stable or cow manure — the latter for 
 
SOIL AND PREPARATION 
 
 preference if the soil is light — adding a good dressing 
 of bone meal as the work proceeds. I he top spit should 
 be filled in as rough as possible (at the same time mix- 
 ing with the soil thoroughly rotted manure) and left so 
 all winter, that the frost, snow, and rain may have a 
 better chance of exerting their mellowing influences 
 upon the soil. Should the under spits be very light, 
 1 would recommend that it should be taken out of the 
 trench and replaced with soil of heavier substance. 
 
 If the land is very heavy, with a clay subsoil, long 
 stable litter and rough material from the garden rub- 
 bish heap should be incorporated with the subsoil which 
 is broken up, as this will help materially to drain and 
 sweeten the trench, and farm-yard manure, road sweep- 
 ings, and wood ashes will help to lighten the top spits, 
 adding bone meal as recommended above. 
 
 While on the subject of trenching, we ought to ex- 
 plain that where the Sweet Peas are to be planted in 
 rows the trench should be taken out at least two feet 
 wide and the rows should be five feet apart. 
 
 As soon as the frost is out of the ground in early 
 spring and the soil is in a nice, dry condition, the rows 
 should have a fairly heavy coating of superphosphate 
 of lime (acid phosphate), which can be forked or raked 
 into the soil and all made ready for planting. Care 
 should be taken that the soil is not too loose, as in this 
 condition it would be apt to dry up quickly during the 
 summer; therefore, if it is loose and open, get it con- 
 solidated by forking and treading, but do not attempt 
 to work the trench until it is quite dry. 
 
 Soils deficient in lime will be greatly benefited by a 
 good dusting of fresh lime put on in the fall or winter, 
 using it as soon as slaked. On ground that has been 
 
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 heavih' manured for some years this application will be 
 found most beneficial, as it combines with the organic 
 matter contained therein, thereby setting free much 
 plant food that was not previously available to the 
 crops. 
 
 Where it has been found impossible to trench the 
 ground in the fall, this operation should be commenced 
 as early as possible in the spring, but in this case only 
 old, well-decomposed manure should be utilized, using 
 bone meal and superphosphate of lime (acid phosphate) 
 as recommended above. 
 
 SOWING AND PLANTING 
 To those who want the very best results we say plant 
 your Sweet Pea seeds in pots. This should be done in 
 January or February, according to location, using pots 
 of three and one-half or four inches diameter. A 
 suitable compost for this consists of turfy loam, leaf 
 soil, and a little sand, all thoroughly mixed. A little 
 of the roughest of the turf should be placed on top of 
 the crocks to insure perfect drainage, afterwards filling 
 the pot to within an inch and a half of the top. Then 
 put in an inch layer of sharp sand into which the seed 
 should be sunk half an inch when planting, the use of 
 the sand being to prevent the seed rotting ere germ- 
 inating, as many seed so often do when planted in heav- 
 ier soil. Four seeds will be quite sufficient for each 
 pot, making all firm and labeling each variety as it is 
 sown. The pots should be then placed in a frame or 
 cool greenhouse as near the light as possible, so that the 
 growth will be kept sturdy and dwarf. The frame or 
 greenhouse bench on which the pots are to stand should 
 
SOWING AND PLANTING 
 
 be thoroughly cleaned and afterwards given a thorough 
 dusting of soot or lime to kill all insects, or keep them 
 at bay. When the young vines are two or three inches 
 tall, insert a few twigs in the pots to keep them in an up- 
 right position. 
 
 After the first thorough soaking to settle soil and 
 seeds, great care should be taken not to overdo the 
 subsequent waterings, as in the event of sharp frosts, 
 should the Peas be in an unheated structure, there 
 is always the danger of the young plants getting frosted. 
 In severe weather the careful grower will always see 
 that the frame is covered and protected from night 
 frosts. 
 
 When the young plants are well through the soil, 
 air should be given on all favorable occasions, and if 
 the plants have been started in heat they should be 
 now removed to a cold frame. As spring advances 
 the sashes should be entirely removed during the 
 brightest part of the day, keeping them off night and 
 day as "planting out time'' approaches. According 
 to locality and weather conditions prevailing at the 
 time, the young plants should be put out from early 
 March to early May. 
 
 One pot will be found sufihcient to form a good 
 clump, and some growers favor this method of growing 
 Sweet Peas — the ground for the clump having been 
 prepared by taking out the soil to a depth of about 
 three feet by three feet and preparing it as before ex- 
 plained for the row system. 
 
 When planting in rows each potful should be planted 
 about eighteen inches apart in the row. Place the 
 entire ball of soil with plants and twigs — taking care 
 to keep all intact with the exception of loosening the 
 
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 mass of roots at the base — in the hole previously pre- 
 pared for its reception. If the plants are well watered 
 the day before planting, the ball of soil will be more 
 likely to remain entire when knocked out of the pot. 
 Should the weather be very dry at the time of planting, 
 it may be found advisable to give the newly trans- 
 planted vines a thorough watering, and this will like- 
 wise help to settle the soil about the roots. 
 
 A good ring of soot (which should be collected dur- 
 ing the season from the stove-pipe) put on the soil 
 round the plants will now be of the greatest possible 
 benefit in warding off insects, and even a slight dusting 
 of the same material over the \oung vines has been 
 used also to advantage. 
 
 SOWING OUT OF DOORS 
 Those who have not the conveniences — or, perchance, 
 think it too much trouble — for the pot method of 
 Sweet Pea culture should plant the seeds as early in the 
 spring as soil and weather conditions will allow. 
 Whether the ground has been prepared as advised in 
 a previous chapter or simply dug over one spit deep, 
 the procedure is the same. 
 
 A small trench or furrow about four inches deep 
 should be taken out and the seed sown evenly, using 
 about one ounce of seed to a fifteen-foot row, — covering 
 with two inches of soil. After covering make the sur- 
 face soil fairly firm and finish all by putting a good 
 dusting of soot along the row, as this will keep away 
 birds and insects. 
 
 When the seedlings are about two inches high, thin 
 out the young plants, leaving one to every six inches, 
 as this will be found quite sufficient to give you a good, 
 
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 thrH'ty row, allowing the air and light to circulate 
 freely among the growing vines, giving more room to 
 the gross feeding and deep searching roots, the natural 
 results being larger flowers, longer stems, better color, 
 and more flowers. As the young vines grow, the soil 
 should be hoed up to them on either side, thus strength- 
 ening the plants and keeping them in an upright posi- 
 tion, while the slight trench thus made on either side of 
 the row is of great benefit when watering the plants dur- 
 ing a dry spell, or, on the other hand, it acts as a natural 
 drain in carrying off the superfluous moisture during a 
 very wet period. The rows should be staked now, as 
 it is of great importance that the young vines be sup- 
 ported from their earliest stage, but this will be dealt 
 with in a subsequent paragraph. 
 
 FALL PLANTING 
 
 While we are on the subject of sowing, it would be in- 
 complete were we not to mention Fall planting. For 
 early bloom Fall or Autumn planting is to be recom- 
 mended if your latitude will allow of it. This method 
 is largely carried out in many parts of England with 
 best results. In the Southern States this operation 
 may be done towards the end of October, while for 
 this locality (Philadelphia) we have proved that No- 
 vember and early December plantings give the most 
 satisfactory results. Our experiments at Fordhook 
 Farms have shown that Sweet Peas sown in early 
 October made growth about three inches tall before 
 severe weather set in, and that subsequently the plants 
 were frozen out, while seed sown in November and early 
 December just started to germinate before frost, and 
 as there were no top growths to freeze, withstood the 
 
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 winter and started away strongly with the first mild 
 weather in March, the earlier varieties showing flower 
 on May 1 5th, while the ordinary varieties of grandiflora 
 and Spencer types were in full bloom early in June. 
 
 These experiments in Fall planting seem to show 
 us that we ought to aim at sowing the seed at as late 
 a date as possible, that the seed may just germinate 
 previous to frost, thereafter lying dormant all winter 
 and so be ready to take advantage of the earliest mild 
 days of spring, long before we could get on the ground 
 to make early plantings. Give the rows a mulch of 
 strawy litter or hay before severe frost sets in, or it may 
 be put on shortly after planting, removing it early in 
 March. 
 
 The advantages of Fall plantings are early flowering 
 and, on account of slower top growth in the early stages, 
 a much stronger root growth which will carry the plants 
 safely through periods of drought and so secure an ex- 
 tended flowering season. 
 
 STAKING AND TRELLISING 
 A great diversity of opinion prevails over the ques- 
 tion of the most suitable material for staking Sweet 
 Pea vines. According to the National Sweet Pea 
 Annual for 1907, the opinions of fifty-two experts 
 were asked, forty-seven of the number voting for sticks, 
 most of them regarding hazel brush as being the best. 
 My own opinion on the matter is strongly in favor of 
 good twiggy boughs cut in the late winter or early 
 spring, that they may be on the green side and so tough 
 enough to last the season. If boughs are used, they 
 ought to be inserted at least one foot in the soil with the 
 tops inclining, if anything, a little outwards: i. e., the 
 
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 tops of the boughs should not meet, as it is at this part 
 that so much space is wanted when the Peas are in full 
 growth, therefore by inclining your sticks outwards it 
 leaves room for all top growth and tends to keep your 
 vines in an upright position. Should your sticks not 
 be twiggy at the bottom, it will be found desirable to 
 insert a few short boughs between the taller sticks 
 wherever necessary. 
 
 Now although we might all wish to stake our Sweet 
 Peas with boughs, in the majority of cases this is an 
 impossibility through our inability to procure them: 
 therefore, the question of the next best substitute 
 arises, and this is to be found in wire netting of four- 
 or six-inch mesh. The initial cost of this material is 
 certainly a drawback where a large area of Sweet Peas 
 is grown, but it will be found the cheapest in the long 
 run, lasting as it does for many years. Netting four 
 to six feet wide will be found sufficient for this locality, 
 but in cooler sections where the Sweet Pea vines flourish 
 as they do in our extreme Northern States, Canada, 
 and England, this width may have to be doubled. 
 Stakes to support the wire netting will have to be used, 
 driving these twelve or eighteen inches into the ground. 
 Some growers use only one row of wire netting, but we 
 believe in the double row, say twelve inches apart. 
 Another method is the use of soft, light jute twine. In 
 this case stout stakes are used, driving one into the 
 ground every five feet down the rows on either side of 
 the Peas, then running the twine from stake to stake, 
 commencing a few inches from the ground with six 
 inches between each length. This will be found a most 
 economical method of staking your Peas, though not 
 so satisfactory as boughs or wire netting. 
 
SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 The Rev. W. T. Hutchins' advice on staking, as 
 given in one of our former publications, is also of in- 
 terest on this important point in Sweet Pea culture, and 
 we append the following extracts: 
 
 "There are all degrees of success in growing Sweet 
 Peas, and the answer to the question of what kind of 
 support to give them depends largely on how thrifty 
 your vines are. 1 expect my own vines to make a 
 strong growth, at least six feet high, and, besides the 
 matter of height, it is quite evident that such a weight 
 of vines when wet, and when the strain of a gust of 
 wind comes broadside on them, will require a very 
 strong support. If you care for only moderate success, 
 smaller bushes or four-foot poultry wire may be suf- 
 ficient. If your soil has neither depth nor riches and 
 you provide a six-foot hedge of birch, your bushes will 
 be more conspicuous than your Sweet Peas. Or, if 
 you neglect your vines and let them go to seed, they 
 will dry up when two-thirds grown. Or, if you plant 
 them too thickly, they will make a spindling and 
 shorter growth. You are the one to decide whether 
 you want a four-foot or a six-foot support. 
 
 "Then, if you ask what to make the support of, 
 judging from most people, you will use that which 
 comes most convenient. 
 
 "Here are the points to be considered in a support 
 for Sweet Peas. Grow them at their best, and provide 
 for both height and strength, then allow for their loose 
 branching habit, and give them width enough to ramble. 
 I use birches entirely. They are brought to me in 
 twelve or fourteen foot lengths, just as cut from the 
 patch, and from each 1 get one good stout one seven 
 feet high, and the lighter top is used to fill in. 
 
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CULTIVATING, MANURING AND WATERING 
 
 "They are less unsightly if the tops are clipped to 
 an even six-foot level and the sides are trimmed suf- 
 ficiently to present a neat view from the end. 1 hese 
 twiggy birches are a more natural support, and in the 
 scorching sun do not heat as wire will. Of course, 
 birches last but one year, and should be procured early 
 in the spring, before their leaves start. Make ashes 
 of them in the fall. 
 
 "There is no limit to the style of trellis that can 
 be made, and they should be so made as to take apart 
 easily for storing away in the winter. By painting 
 the ground end of the posts or uprights with asphaltum 
 they will last longer. The printed designs are mere 
 suggestions of what can be made cheaply (see page 85). 
 
 "Keep your vines green and growing as long as you 
 can. Good rich ground and keeping the pods off will 
 do this, and when the vines get above six feet clip off 
 the tops and they will send up new branches." 
 
 CULTIVATING, MANURING AND WATERING 
 The liberal use of the hoe between the rows and plants 
 will be found of great service in conserving moisture 
 and, of course, at the same time keeping down the 
 weeds. Should the weather set in very dry and hot, 
 a liberal mulching of manure or grass should be given, 
 extending quite twelve inches on either side of the 
 plants, and a thorough watering two or three times a 
 week will keep your seedlings on the move. No liquid 
 manure should be applied, however, until the first blos- 
 soms appear, and then only sparingly — or rather in a 
 weak state — at first, alternating the waterings with 
 clear water. As the plants come into full flower the 
 manure may be made much stronger. 
 
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 Now, as to the kind of manure to applw We 
 know that growers of experience have their own pet 
 manures and mixtures, but the following may all be 
 relied upon. One of the least expensive, and one which 
 at the same time almost serves a double purpose by both 
 feeding the plant and acting as an insecticide, is soot. 
 Place about a peck of soot in a bag and let it dissolve 
 for a few hours in an old tub or barrel filled with water. 
 Guano may be used in the proportion of one pound to 
 twenty gallons of water; or sulphate of potash, one 
 ounce to one gallon of water. Farmyard liquid manure, 
 used about the color of weak tea, is also of service, 
 and nitrate of soda might be used occasionally at the 
 rate of, say, }i ounce to a gallon of water. When using 
 liquid manure, it is well to. let it follow a thorough 
 soaking with clear water, that the fertilizing material 
 may penetrate to the lowest roots, and if possible all 
 watering should be done after the sun has gone down, 
 as this will to a great extent save the cracking of the 
 soil and allow the plants to get the full benefit of the 
 moisture. Spraying the vines overhead in the cool 
 of the evening will be found to benefit the plants during 
 a hot, dry spell. 
 
 BUDS DROPPING 
 Where the plants have been well cultivated and heav- 
 ily manured and the vines consequently are growing 
 vigorously, it sometimes happens that a large propor- 
 tion of the first buds drop from the f]ower stem before 
 opening, and it often follows a period of wet and cool 
 weather. But the grower need not be alarmed at this, 
 as the vines will soon assume their natural mode of 
 
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 procedure, all buds subsequentl\- opening and remain- 
 ing on the stem as they should do. Bud dropping is 
 most frequently met with in a wet season. 
 
 WINTER BLOOMING SWEET PEAS 
 Sweet Peas are now being grown in Nearly increasing 
 quantities under glass to produce the ever-welcome, 
 fragrant flowers during the dull days of winter and 
 spring. 
 
 To succeed in this, a heated greenhouse is indispen- 
 sable, and the seeds may be sown on raised benches, 
 in pots, or the solid bed or border. The date of sowing 
 will depend on when the Sweet Peas are wanted to 
 bloom. The forcing of winter-flowering varieties takes 
 from two and one-half to three months from the date of 
 planting until blooming, if started about the middle of 
 August. Later sowings take rather longer; therefore, 
 if required for spring cutting, seed should be planted 
 early in November. The seed may be planted in the 
 row, or started in small pots or flats (many growers 
 prefer flats). 
 
 Best results are obtained when grown in solid beds, 
 though we have seen magnificent Peas cut from plants 
 on raised benches. They come into flower earlier 
 when grown on raised benches, but the quality of bloom 
 is not so fine, nor is the flowering season so prolonged 
 as when grown in solid beds. It pays to prepare a 
 special compost for Sweet Peas, which should be com- 
 posed of three parts good fibrous loam, not too heavy, 
 and one part well-rotted manure (cow or sheep manure 
 for preference), to which add a good dressing of bone 
 meal. 
 
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 The rows should, where possible, be five feet apart, 
 certainly not less than four feet, and they must have 
 head room of not less than six feet — ten to twelve feet 
 being better. Take out the soil to the depth of i8 
 inches and 12 inches wide. Stir up the sub-soil and 
 fill up with prepared compost; or, if the existing 
 soil is fairly good, manure and bone meal might be 
 added to it instead of the prepared compost, but the 
 additional size of flower and length of stem obtained 
 by the thorough preparation of the soil more than 
 repay the initial cost of material and extra work 
 entailed. 
 
 One ounce of seed will sow about 30 feet of row, 
 planted very thinly. When the seedlings are from three 
 to four inches high, thin out to four inches apart. 
 Water carefully and sparingly until the plants are 
 well up and growing strongly. During the early stages 
 of growth the temperature must be kept fairly low — 
 say 42 to 48 degrees at night, with a rise of 10 degrees 
 during the day. 
 
 Spray the plants occasionally when the weather is 
 clear and bright, but do so early in the day that the 
 foliage may be dry by night. A humid atmosphere 
 must be avoided, also cold drafts, as this will start 
 mildew. Fumigate every seven or ten days to keep 
 the vines free from green fly, as their ravages very soon 
 cripple the plants. 
 
 The plants must be given supports immediately 
 they are from three to four inciies high, as a lack of 
 something to cling to at this stage acts as a decided 
 check to their growth. The soil should always be kept 
 loose around the plants. 
 
 As the flower buds begin to swell a gradual rise of 
 
WINTER BLOOMING SWEET PEAS 
 
 temperature may be given, and when the plants are 
 in full flower it should average from 48 to 52 degrees 
 at night, rising to 60 or 65 during the day. 
 
 At this stage it will add to the size of flowers and 
 length of flower stems if a top dressing of well-rotted 
 cow or sheep manure be given (which might later be 
 supplemented with applications of liquid manures 
 once a week). Apply it after stirring the soil, and the 
 subsequent waterings will carry the strength of it down 
 to the roots. See that ventilation is given whenever 
 possible, as a close, humid atmosphere encourages bud 
 dropping. The absence of lime from the soil is also 
 conducive to bud dropping, therefore the soil should 
 be tested previous to planting. To do so pour a little 
 Spirits of Salt upon the soil, when if lime is present in 
 sufficient quantity it will cause a fizzing to follow; if 
 it does not do so the soil is deficient of this necessary 
 earth constituent and a dressing of air-slaked lime 
 should be applied while trenching the ground. 
 
 Among the most suitable varieties for winter forcing 
 I can recommend the undernoted, but these will be 
 entirely superseded when the new winter flowering 
 Spencers are put on the market. 
 Burpee's Earliest Sunbeams. Primrose. 
 Burpee's Earliest White. (Similar to Watchung.) 
 Burpee's Re-selected Earliest of All. (Similar to 
 
 Christmas pink.) Pink and white. 
 Christmas Stella Morse. Pinkish-apricot. 
 Le Marquis. (Christmas Navy Blue.) 
 Mont Blanc. White. (Similar to Florence Denzer.) 
 Mrs. Alex. Wallace. Rosy lavender. 
 Mrs. C. H. Totty. Pure lavender. 
 Mrs. E. Wilde. Bright rose. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Mrs. F. J. DoLANSKY. Bright pink. 
 Mrs. Wm. Sim. Salmon-pink. 
 
 To follow the winter-flowering type we recommend 
 planting the Spencers or grandifloras toward the end 
 of December, and these should begin flowering in April 
 and continue until the fall and spring planted outdoor 
 crops begin to bloom, though better results may be had i 
 by planting them in October in a cold house or frame 
 that the plants may be allowed to come along slowly, j 
 If started in a frame remove to the greenhouse previous i 
 to hard frosts. 
 
 SEED AND SLOW GERMINATION 
 The majority of the blue and lavender colored Sweet 
 Peas produce small, poor looking seeds of a mottled 
 appearance, which by the novice may be regarded as 
 of inferior quality, yet it is simply the nature of these 
 varieties to produce such seed, and they are of as good 
 germinative power as the large, round, plump seed 
 which we fmd in the other colors. 
 
 Some seasons Sweet Peas are slow in germinating 
 or fail to do so altogether. Now, before condemning 
 the seedsman, it is well to fmd out where the fault 
 lies, and if the grower will take the trouble to carefully 
 examine the seed, nine times out of ten he will fmd that 
 although they are still perfectly dormant they are quite 
 plump and fresh, and if the outer coating is cut with a 
 sharp knife, taking care not to harm the embryo plant, 
 he will fmd that in a few days they will germinate 
 freely and well. The reason assigned for this state 
 of affairs is that the seeds have been so well ripened — 
 say after a very hot, dry summer — that the coating 
 
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INSECT PESTS AND BLIGHT 
 
 has become so hard as to be quite impervious to mois- 
 ture. 
 
 In the case of new and expensive varieties, many 
 growers have now adopted the method of cutting all 
 the seed ere planting. See illustration. 
 
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 White seeded varieties are also a cause of much 
 annoyance at times, as they are apt to rot in the ground 
 should the weather be wet and cold after planting. 
 We, therefore, advise sowing these rather thicker than 
 the'dark seeded sorts, and not so deeply; or, to hurry 
 germination, and so avoid the risk of them rotting in 
 the soil, the seed should be soaked in warm water for 
 twelve hours previous to planting, or, if starting them 
 in pots, use an inch layer of sand, as advised on page 12, 
 this being the method I always use when planting 
 scarce and new varieties, and with most satisfactory 
 results. 
 
 INSECT PESTS AND BLIGHT 
 The Cut Worm.— This pest is in some seasons most 
 destructive to the vines in early stages of growth, and 
 various methods of combating its ravages have from 
 time to time been advocated, such as hand-picking, 
 sowing lettuce beside the rows of Peas, etc. However, 
 a dusting of tobacco powder or soot will be found as 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 effectual a deterrent to the mischief caused by these 
 worms as anything you can try. 
 
 Red Spider and Green Aphis or " Pea Louse." — 
 These small insects are apt to attack the vines during 
 hot and dry periods, and war must be waged against 
 them as soon as they appear or they will multiply so 
 quickly as to soon destroy all growth. We recommend 
 spraying with whale-oil soap or a wea1< solution of 
 kerosene emulsion, applying it every third da\' until 
 the vines are quite free of them. Vines that are kept 
 growing steadily and that receive a spraying of clear 
 water occasionally in the evening are less liable to be 
 attacked by these pests. 
 
 The Sweet Pea Blight, as the writer has seen it, 
 appears to be caused by drought combined with shallow 
 cultivation, for had the roots been able to penetrate 
 the hard subsoil and reached rich soil, the plants would 
 naturally have kept healthy and strong, instead of 
 drying up, flagging, and becoming yellow, in many 
 cases ere they had even bloomed. 
 
 Streak Disease (Thilavia bassicola), although 
 so prevalent some seasons in England, rarely, if ever, 
 is to be met with in this section, and I have not heard 
 of it being seen in California. 
 
 Scientists who have studied "streak" seem to have 
 arrived at the conclusion that errors in manuring were 
 at the root of the evil. 
 
 We are told that all nitrogenous manures should 
 be withheld from the Sweet Pea, for as it belongs to the 
 leguminosae family of plants, all of which are capable 
 of assimilating the free nitrogen of the atmosphere, it 
 is unnatural to feed it nitrates, as by so doing the 
 nitrogen-gathering bacteria in the root nodules die of 
 
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THE BEST SWEET PEAS 
 
 inanition and the plant is, therefore, susceptible to 
 disease. Therefore where disease has prevailed it is 
 well to avoid the too free use of farmyard manure. 
 
 If the soil m.ust have humus, apply the dung to the 
 previous crop, or use it only in a thoroughly rotted 
 condition, as in that state most of the nitrogen will 
 previously have been liberated. 
 
 THE BEST SWEET PEAS 
 So much depends on the personal taste or fancy of 
 the expert that it would be absurd to say arbitrarily 
 that any set of varieties were the very best. However, 
 to assist those who have not had an opportunity of 
 making comparisons, the following selections can be de- 
 pended upon whether they are intended for exhibition 
 purposes or for garden and home decoration. My first 
 choice is those marked with an asterisk. 
 
 Dainty Spencer, White edged rose 
 
 Decorator Rose terra-cotta 
 
 Edith Taylor Rosy cerise 
 
 *Elfrida Pearson Blush pink 
 
 *Florence Nightingale Lavender 
 
 George Herbert Rosy carmine 
 
 *Hercules Deep pink 
 
 *Illuminator Cerise-pink and salmon 
 
 King Edward Spencer Bright crimson 
 
 *King White Pure white 
 
 *Margaret Atlee Rosy pink on cream 
 
 Margaret Madison Clear azure blue 
 
 Melba Salmon 
 
 Mrs. C. W. Breadmore Primrose edged rose 
 
 Mrs. Cuthbertson Pink and white 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Mrs. Hugh Dickson Pink apricot on cream 
 
 *Mrs. Routzahn Apricot and pink 
 
 Mrs. W. J. Unwin White flaked orange 
 
 *Nubian or King Manoel Deep maroon 
 
 *Orchid Helio mauve 
 
 Primrose Spencer Clear primrose 
 
 Queen Victoria Spencer Primrose flushed rose 
 
 *Rosabelle Rose 
 
 Scarlet Emperor or 
 *Vermilion Brilh'ant Crimson-scarlet 
 
 Senator Spencer Chocolate flake 
 
 Stirling Stent Orange-salmon 
 
 Tennant Spencer Purplish mauve 
 
 *Thos. Stevenson Orange-scarlet 
 
 Wedgwood Light blue 
 
 Varieties for Truckers and Market Gardeners 
 Truckers and market gardeners who have a market 
 for cut flowers are now awakening to the fact that there 
 is mone}' in Sweet Peas. The writer saw a letter from 
 a trucker some time ago which stated he had made 
 ^400.00 that season from quarter of an acre of Sweet 
 Peas. Therefore, to those in suitable locations this 
 is surely encouragement enough to induce them to 
 give these popular flowers a trial. We have heard of 
 growers sowing their Sweet Peas after taking off an 
 early crop of vegetables, but would rather favor the 
 method of sowing Sweet Peas on a free piece of land 
 as early in the spring as possible, putting up the trellising 
 at once, and in the space between the rows planting an 
 early crop of lettuce, radish, etc., that will be cleared 
 away before the Peas come into flower. This plan 
 could be altered according to location and latitude, or 
 they might be planted in the fall; but what we would 
 
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VARIETIES FOR MARKET GARDENERS 
 
 like to impress upon the grower is that it is no use 
 expecting best results if the seed is planted late in the 
 spring, for to secure a long flowering season the roots 
 must have made good growth before warm weather 
 sets in. 
 
 As the best prices are obtained from flowers bunched 
 in one color, it is advisable to sow named varieties, 
 and if only six varieties are wanted to start with, we 
 recommend the following as being as good as any for 
 this class of trade: 
 
 Nora Unwin White 
 
 Mrs. H. Dickson Apricot pink 
 
 Countess Spencer Rich pink 
 
 King Edward Spencer Crimson 
 
 Florence Nightingale Lavender 
 
 Margaret Madison Light blue 
 
 Or a more extended list might be made from the 
 following: 
 
 Best Varieties for Cutting for Market 
 
 Early Varieties 
 
 Burpee's Earliest White White 
 
 Burpee's Re-Selected Earliest 
 
 of All Pink and white 
 
 Burpee's Earliest Sunbeams. .Primrose 
 Le Marquis or Christmas 
 
 Navy Blue Bright blue 
 
 Mrs. A. Wallace Lavender 
 
 Mrs. Wm. Sim Salmon pink 
 
 White 
 Dorothy Eckford Nora Unwin 
 
 Primrose 
 Queen Victoria Spencer Primrose Spencer 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Pink 
 Janet Scott Countess Spencer 
 
 Zarina Florence Morse Spencer 
 
 Rose 
 Prince of Wales Marie Corelli 
 
 Crimson and Scarlet 
 Vermilion Brilliant King Edward Spencer 
 
 Lavender and Light Blue 
 Asta Ohn Mrs. Geo. Higginson, Jr. 
 
 Flora Norton 
 
 Orange-Pink and Sahnon 
 Stirling Stent Helen Lewis 
 
 Blue and Purple 
 Blue Jacket Purple Prince 
 
 Maroon 
 Black Knight Othello Spencer 
 
 Striped and Mottled 
 Helen Pierce Aurora Spencer 
 
 GROWING FOR EXHIBITION 
 Where the main object of the planter is flowers for the 
 exhibition table, more intensive methods of culture 
 are usually carried out. For instance, if the rows of 
 Peas are grown in a block, instead of trenching the 
 ground for each individual row onlw the entire piece of 
 ground should be deeply dug and thoroughly manured, 
 as described on page lo and the growths thinned out 
 considerably; in fact, only taking up two to four stems 
 on each plant. All other branches or laterals being 
 carefully pulled out, not cut out, as by adopting the 
 latter method new laterals would again be emitted in 
 the course of a few days. 
 
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GROWING FOR EXHIBITION 
 
 Plant in double rows, allowing twelve inches 
 between the rows, and in transplanting set each plant 
 at least six inches apart in the row. If the seed has 
 been sown four or five in a pot, or in boxes, care must 
 be taken not to break or injure the roots in any way 
 when separating them, and in planting do not cramp 
 the roots. Spread them out carefully and see that the 
 hole is of a suificient depth to allow for the main root 
 without any doubling. As the growth is concentrated 
 in a limited number of stems the vines will, therefore, 
 be much taller than when allowed to grow naturally, 
 and provision must be made for this when staking. 
 
 The best method is to drive stout posts at the end 
 of each double row, to which nail two or three cross 
 pieces, the first eighteen inches wide, attached about 
 nine inches from the ground, the center pieces twelve 
 inches wide, and the top cross piece nine inches. Stout 
 wires are then strained horizontally along both sides of 
 the row from the cross pieces. Long stakes or bamboos 
 are now put flat against the wires, to which they must 
 be securely tied. The height of all will naturally 
 depend on what section of the country the grower 
 resides. For instance, in our northern states and 
 Canada the vines may be expected to run from ten to 
 twelve or more feet in height, while further south six 
 to eight feet may be sufficient, and much will of course 
 depend on the season. 
 
 It will be observed that by the above arrangement 
 the tops slope inward, the reason being that when 
 grown by this intensive method, each stem is ultimately 
 brought to the outside of the stakes, to which they must 
 be carefully tied as growth proceeds. 
 
 Do not thin out the stems until the plants are at 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 least twelve inches high, but be careful that they are 
 kept upright during all stages of growth, as when they 
 are allowed to sprawl along the ground they run the 
 risk of being trampled upon or twisted and injured by 
 wind, and it is in the earlier days that the welfare of the 
 plants must be most carefully guarded if success is to 
 be obtained. 
 
 In training the shoots they should be at least four 
 inches apart, according to the space at disposal. 
 
 On the approach of warm weather do not omit to 
 give the plants a good mulch of strawy farmyard 
 manure, and follow immediately with a thorough soak- 
 ing of water. 
 
 In applying water throughout the season the grower 
 will be guided by weather and soil conditions, but the 
 plants must not be allowed to suffer for lack of moisture. 
 On no account give water in driblets — either a thorough 
 soaking or none at all. On light porous soils water may 
 safely be given during a dry spell at least twice a week, 
 and on heavier and more retentive soils once a week. 
 When flowers appear liquid manures should also be 
 used, but given rather weak to begin with. Sheep or 
 cow manure, made by steeping it in a tub or barrel, or 
 taken from the farm cesspool and well diluted, will be 
 found excellent, and this may be changed occasionally 
 for artificials. Superphosphate (acid phosphate), one 
 ounce to a gallon of water. Sulphate of potash, 
 nitrate of potash, half an ounce to a gallon of water. 
 Nitrate of soda should be given only if the plants re- 
 quire a special "pick me up" towards the end of the 
 season. 
 
 To give flowers extra fine color 1 believe there is 
 nothing to surpass soot (the real Scotch imported 
 
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EXHIBITING SWEET PEAS 
 
 soot may now be obtained from many establish- 
 ments). 
 
 In showery weather it may be dusted along the 
 soil on both sides of the plants, or used as a liquid 
 manure as advised on page 20. 
 
 EXHIBITING SWEET PEAS 
 Intending exhibitors must keep the blooms hard cut 
 from the vines until, say, four days previous to the 
 date of the show, and all varieties that are likely to 
 scald with the sun should be shaded with cheese-cloth 
 or other light material, as in close competition a single 
 scorched flower might make all the difference between 
 a first or second prize. Do not erect the shading until 
 three days previous to the date the flowers are required, 
 and remove it immediately after cutting, as continued 
 shading rapidly weakens the plant. 
 
 Varieties that have orange in their colorings (such 
 as Stirling Stent, Thos. Stevenson, Helen Lewis), the 
 scarlets, and the blues, should all be protected. The 
 blooms should be cut at the last possible minute, 
 choosing whenever practicable the early morning or 
 the evening, putting the flowers immediately into water 
 and placing in a cool room or cellar until packed. Pick 
 only young, fresh blooms with the last flower just 
 open or in the opening stage, as should you be cutting 
 the day previous to the show, it will be fully expanded 
 by the time the judges come around. Cut with as long 
 stems as possible. The ideal spray should have a 
 stem of twelve to eighteen inches long, with four good 
 flowers on it. Therefore, aim at the ideal. If the 
 flowers are wet when cut they must be put very thinly 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 in vases and placed in a room where there is a httle 
 heat, but through which a current of air is playing that 
 they may dry off ere being packed, for if they are at all 
 moist when packed for travelling, the flowers will, 
 when unpacked, be found to be discolored and spotted 
 and many of the blooms will drop from the stems. 
 
 In staging the flowers never crowd them. Let 
 every flower "speak for itself." Twenty sprays make 
 a nice vase, and the best method of arranging them is 
 to start by putting some stiflf grass or reeds (cut two 
 inches long) in the mouth of the vase, as this helps to 
 keep the stems in position. Each stem must be put in 
 separately. Let every flower be seen as far as possible 
 and all face one way, with the exception of such varieties 
 as have the back of the standards tinted in coloring 
 other than the ground color of the flower, when the 
 position of such might be judiciously varied. One or 
 two pieces of foliage — a little Gypsophila — or light 
 grass, such as Agrostis Nebulosa, might with advantage 
 be used. But this should not be overdone, and only if 
 the rules allow of it. 
 
 In staging a collection of twelve varieties, they 
 should be stood in three rows, the back rows being 
 tiered eight or nine inches above the other, and arrange 
 the colors so that they do not clash. Even if the show 
 schedule does not ask for it, name each variety with 
 a neat card placed at the base of each vase. 
 
 During very hot or stormy weather, some exhibitors 
 cut their flowers in the bud stage or partly open and 
 allow them to fully expand in water, adding about 
 a quarter of an ounce of sulphate of iron to three 
 gallons of water. Some colors, such as the light blues, 
 mauves and lavenders improve very much in color by 
 
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SWEET PEAS FOR TABLE DECORATION 
 
 this method, but the salmon orange and crimson 
 colored varieties lose much of their beauty when cut 
 for long before they are required. 
 
 SWEET PEAS FOR TABLE AND OTHER 
 DECORATIONS 
 Few flowers lend themselves so readily to the deco- 
 rator's art as does the fragrant Sweet Pea. They 
 require no wiring or stiffening of the stem — once they 
 are cut, they are ready for the deft fingers to create 
 charming effects for any purpose. 
 
 Pretty effects may be had by associating two colors 
 that harmonize, though perhaps nothing is daintier 
 than a table decorated with one variety only — say, 
 the beautiful Countess Spencer. A lovely combination 
 may be obtained by using Barbara or Stirling Stent with 
 Queen Victoria Spencer or Primrose Spencer, or a 
 crimson and a yellow, and Orchid in conjunction with 
 a rich cream pink, and Illuminator with a rich primrose 
 variety — all form most charming color harmonies. 
 Lavender and blue Sweet Peas look dull under artificial 
 light, though very pleasing at other times. Or, again, 
 various shades of pink, from light to dark, form a 
 beautiful color scheme. 
 
 In arranging the flowers let all be as light and airy 
 looking as possible; never jam the sprays closely 
 together; strive to let every flower be seen. Allow 
 a few flowers to stand well above the others, which 
 tends to give all a natural appearance. A few sprays 
 of colored lycopodium allowed to trail over the sides 
 of the receptacles and arranged on the table, or sprays 
 of asparagus, smilax or other light greenery, all help 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 the general effect, while light grasses and a little of 
 their own foliage inserted among the flowers will lend 
 grace and elegance to the arrangement — if not overdone. 
 
 THE "SPENCER" TYPE OF SWEET PEAS 
 The introduction of Countess Spencer in 1904 will 
 be marked as creating a new era in the Sweet Pea 
 world. This most lovely of pink Sweet Peas is of 
 immense size, and the forerunner of quite a new type. 
 Previous to the Countess Spencer appearing, our Sweet 
 Peas were either of hooded standard or expanded 
 upright standard forms. Countess Spencer was the 
 first to appear with beautifully frilled and wavy stand- 
 ard and wings, of immense size — but, alas! it was not 
 fixed to type, as it sported very badly. This sportive 
 character, however, has proved really a blessing in 
 disguise, as so many of the sports were of quite new 
 shades, at the same time containing all the parents' 
 characteristic form and size. All would have been 
 right had the various seed-growers not been in such a 
 hurry to rush those unfixed sports upon the market, 
 much to the disgust of many amateur growers. 
 
 A peculiarity about the "Spencer" sports is that 
 they generally come in duplicate: i. e., the same 
 color in Spencer and grandifiora types. Take, for 
 instance, Helen Lewis and John Ingman: with Helen 
 Lewis sport there was also a very large grandifiora 
 sport of the same color, similar in appearance to Lady 
 Mary Currie, and with John Ingman appeared a variety 
 of much the same color, but also of grandifiora type. 
 The result was that both were saved, and as the old 
 type is so much more prolific in seed-bearing, the result 
 
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THE SPENCER TYPE OF SWEET PEAS 
 
 became worse instead of even remaining stationary. 
 However, observant growers are now becoming more 
 careful in the saving and roguing of their stocks, so 
 that in the future we may hope for better results from 
 new colors of the Spencer type. 
 
 Much has been written on the sportiveness of Count- 
 ess Spencer and its seedlings, some growers affirming 
 that it is caused by small insects, others that the bee 
 is supposed to split the calyx or keel and so carry the 
 pollen to other varieties; others again explain how the 
 pistils in some flowers are enlarged and come out 
 through the keel, and so are in a position to catch the 
 pollen from other varieties; but it is a question how 
 any of these theories can be established, as it is a rec- 
 ognized fact that fertilization has been eflfected ere 
 the flower opens. 
 
 King White. Engraved from a Photograph 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 LIST OF SPENCER SWEET PEAS 
 The following includes — so far as we know — all varieties 
 introduced up to 191 4, and although the majority of 
 them will never become popular, a description of these 
 later introductions will doubtless be of interest to Sweet 
 Pea enthusiasts. We have tested practically every 
 variety as it was introduced, and are now offering 
 those sorts which in our opinion are of superior merit, 
 full particulars of which will be found in " Burpee's 
 Annual." 
 
 A. B. Bantock. (Baker's, 1910.) Cream\- buff and pink, 
 
 shaded amber. 
 A. N. Dickson. (Breadmore, 191 1.) Rosy-lilac with 
 
 purple wings. 
 A. A. Fabius. (Alsen, 1910.) Glowing rose. 
 Afterglow. (Bolton, 191 1.) Reddish-mauve with violet 
 
 wings. 
 Aggie Elder. (Breadmore, 191 3.) Similar to Decorator. 
 Agnita. (Cautley, 1912.) White, flushed lilac. 
 Agricola. (Bolton, 191 3.) White, flushed soft lilac. 
 Albert Gilbert. (Gilbert, 1910.) Rose self, similar to 
 
 Marie Corelli. 
 Alpha. (Breadmore, 1912.) Pale lilac self. 
 Althorp Cream. (Cole, 1910.) Similar to Primrose 
 
 Spencer. 
 Althorp White. (Cole, 19 10.) Similar to White Spencer. 
 Amber. (Aldersey and Jones, 1913.) Rich salmon rose. 
 America Spencer. (Burpee, 1910.) Red tlaked on white 
 
 ground. 
 Amethyst. (Aldersey, 19 10.) Violet blue. 
 Andrew AiTKEN. (Bolton, 1913.) Soft salmon. 
 Anglian Brilliant. (King, 1914.) Coppery-red. 
 Anglian Crimson. (King, 1910.) Crimson self. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Anglian Fairy. (King, 191 3.) Light lemon, suffused pale 
 copper. 
 
 Anglian Lavender. (King, 191 1.) Deep lavender, suf- 
 fused pink. 
 
 Anglian Orange. (King, 191 1.) Salmon-pink. 
 
 Anglian Pink. (King, 191 1.) Salmon-pink on cream 
 ground. Similar to Miriam Beaver. 
 
 Anglian Royal. (King, 1914.) Crimson-lake. 
 
 Annabel Lee. (Alsen, 1913.) Rosy-mauve. Similar to 
 Irish Belle. 
 
 Anna LuMLEY. (Lumley, 1909.) Synon\mous with Othello 
 Spencer. 
 
 Annie Sculpher. (Deal, 1913.) Salmon-cerise. 
 
 Annis Gibson. (Breadmore, 1912.) Purplish-mauve. 
 
 Apple Blossom Spencer. (Burpee, 1908.) Rose and 
 blush'. The form is beautiful and it is of largest size. 
 
 April. (Dipnall, 1913.) Blue flake on white ground. 
 
 Arthur Green. (Dobbie, 1911.) Bronzy-brown with vio- 
 let wings. 
 
 Arthur Unwin. (Unwin, 1910.) Salmon-rose with buff 
 wings. ' 
 
 Ashantee. (Stark, 1912.) Reddish maroon. 
 
 AsTA Ohn. (Morse, 1909.) Charming soft lavender, suf- 
 fused mauve. 
 
 Audrey Crier. (Breadmore, 1908.) A lovely shade of 
 salmon pink, of the largest size and finest form. 
 
 Aurora Spencer. (Burpee-Morse, 1909.) Cream white 
 ground; exquisitely flaked and mottled rich orange salmon. 
 
 Austin Frederick. (Woodcock, 1911.) Pale lavender. 
 
 Avalanche. (Lumley, 1912.) White self. 
 
 Barbara. (Holmes-Sydenham, 1912.) Salmon-orange self. 
 
 Beatrice Spencer. (Morse, 1909.) White ground tinted 
 with soft pink and buff on the standard, while each wing 
 has a blotch of brighter pink near the base. 
 
 Beauty. (Bolton-Sharpe, 1908.) A blush pink Spencer. 
 Similar to Florence Morse Spencer. 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Bend Or. (Aldersey, 191 2.) Salmon standard, rose wings. 
 
 Bertha Massey. (Bide, 191 i.) Rosy-lilac self. 
 
 Bertie Usher. (Usher, 1912.) Violet flake on white. 
 
 Similar to Loyalty. 
 Bertrand Deal. (Deal, 1910.) Rosy-mauve self. 
 
 Beryl. (Alderse\, 1913.) Creamy-pink self. Very similar 
 to Lilian. 
 
 Betty. (Dobbie, 1912.) Purplish-mauve. 
 
 Betty Cautley. (Cautley, 191 1.) Peach, shaded salmon. 
 
 BiRDBROOK. (Bolton, 1913.) Maroon flake on white. 
 
 Bird OF Paradise. (Hemus. 1912.) A Helen Pierce Spencer. 
 
 Black Knight Spencer. (Stevenson, 1910.) Shining ma- 
 roon. 
 
 Blue Flake Spencer. (Box, 1912.) Blue flake on white. 
 
 Blue Jacket. (Stark, 1912.) Deep nav\- blue. 
 
 Blue King. (Bide, 1913.) Dark blue. 
 
 Blue Picotee. (Dobbie, 1914.) White edged violet. 
 
 Blush Spencer. (King, 1909.) White suffused blush pink. 
 
 Bobbie K. (Chandler-Unwin, 1908.) A pale pink Spencer. 
 Similar to Florence Morse Spencer. 
 
 Bolton's Scarlet. (Bolton, 191 3.) Light scarlet self. 
 
 Breadmore's Frilled Cream. (Breadmore, 1913.) Deep 
 cream self. 
 
 Breadmore's Lavender. (Breadmore, 1909.) (Lavender 
 George Herbert.) A lavender Spencer. 
 
 Brookland's Queen. (Deal, 1914.) Salmon-pink standard, 
 blush wings. 
 
 Brunette. (Malcolm-Dobbie, 191 3.) Mahogany self. 
 
 Burgundy. (Stark, 1913.) Rich wine self. 
 
 Buttercup. (Lumley, 1910.) Cream self. 
 
 Cairngorm. (Aldersey, 191 2.) White, flushed blue. 
 
 Cambridge Blue. (Holmes, 1914.) A light blue self. 
 
 Captain OF the Blues Spencer. (Morse, 1909.) Purplish- 
 maroon. Wings purple. Similar to Waverley. 
 
 Captain H. Travers. (Agate, 1913.) Bright salmon self. 
 Very similar to Stirling Stent. 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Captivation Spencer. (Morse-Burpee, 1912.) Rich rosy 
 wine-red. 
 
 Catherine Lumley. (Lumley, 1910.) Orange with pink 
 wings. 
 
 Cecil Crier. (Breadmore, 1907.) A deep ros\-pink. 
 
 Cerise Paradise. (Hemus, 1910.) Similar to Coccinea 
 Spencer. 
 
 Cerise Spencer. (Holmes-Sydenham, 1913.) A large 
 cerise self. 
 
 Charles Foster. (Bolton, 1911.) Pastel pink, shaded 
 lavender. 
 
 Charles Hemus. (Hemus, 1910.) Light maroon or ma- 
 hogany, small. 
 
 Charlie Irving. (Breadmore, 1910.) Orange-salmon. 
 
 Charm. (Burpee, 1913.) Blush, shaded pale lilac. 
 
 Chastity. (Bath, 1912.) Large waved blush. 
 
 Cherry Ripe. (Gilbert, 1909.) Cerise self, similar to Coc- 
 cinea Spencer. 
 
 Chocolate. (Aldersey, 1912.) Dark chocolate self. 
 
 Chilton. (Clark, 1909.) Pale salmon-pink Spencer. 
 
 Clara Curtis. (Bolton, 1908.) Primrose colored Spencer. 
 Synonymous with Primrose Spencer. 
 
 Clark's Duchess. (Clark, 1909.) Deep salmon. 
 
 Clark's Queen. (Clark, 1909.) Cream shaded towards 
 edges of petals with deep pink. 
 
 Climax. (Woodcock, 1914.) Rich carmine-rose. 
 
 Coccinea Paradise. (Hemus, 1910.) Cerise self, sim- 
 ilar to Coccinea Spencer. 
 
 Coccinea Spencer. (Breadmore, 191 i.) Bright cerise. 
 
 CoDSALL Rose. (Baker, 1906.) A deep rose. 
 
 Colleen. (W. Deal, 1910.) Carmine standard, wings 
 blush. 
 
 Colonel Larner Clarke. (Alsen, 1910.) Purplish ma- 
 roon. 
 
 Comet. (Hemus, 1912.) Rosy-pink, deeper at edges. 
 
 Commander Humphrey. (Cole, 191 i.) A rich puce. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Constance Hinton. (Hinton-Wheeler, 1914.) A black 
 seeded white. 
 
 Constance Oliver. (Lumley, 1Q08.) Delicate pink, suf- 
 fused with cream. Similar to Nell Gw\'nne. 
 
 Contrast. (Bath, 1910.) Blue and purple, edged white. 
 
 Coral. (Aldersey, 1910.) Bright pink. 
 
 Coronation. (Bolton, 1912.) Apricot, flushed pink, on 
 cream ground. 
 
 Countess of Ancaster. (Gilbert, 1910.) Deep plum self. 
 
 Countess of Northbrook. (Breadmore, 1909.) Large 
 pale pink. 
 
 Countess Spencer. (Sydenham-Cole, 1904.) A lovely 
 pale pink. The original "Spencer." 
 
 CcERULEA. (Faulkner and Aikens, 1913.) Blue, with mauve 
 tint in standard. 
 
 Cowrie. (Aldersey, 19 10.) Bright pink self. 
 
 Cream Paradise. (Hemus, 1909.) Light primrose self. 
 
 Crimson Giant. (Deal, 191 3.) Bright crimson self. 
 
 Crimson Paradise. (Hemus, 1908.) Crimson. Similar 
 to King Edward Spencer. 
 
 Cromwell. (Bolton, 1913.) White, flaked violet-mauve. 
 
 Crystal. (Aldersey, 191 2.) White, flushed pale rose. 
 
 Cynthia. (Ward, 1912.) Pink on cream ground. Some- 
 what in way of Mrs. Hugh Dickson. 
 
 Cyril Unwin. (Unwin, 1912.) Maroon and violet. 
 
 Dainty Spencer. (Bath, 1909.) See Elsie Herbert, with 
 which it is synon\mous. 
 
 Daisy. (Gilbert, 1912.) Pink self, white ground. 
 
 Dazzler. (Breadmore, 1910.) Bright glowing orange- 
 scarlet. 
 
 Decorator. (Dickson-Burpee, 19 13.) A Rose du Barri 
 Spencer. 
 
 Delight. (Deal, 1914.) Similar to Decorator. 
 
 Distinction. (Bath, 1910.) Similar to Dainty Spencer. 
 
 Dobbie's Cream. (Dobbie, 191 2.) Primrose self. 
 
 Dobbie's Scarlet. (Dobbie, 1913.) Bright scarlet self. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Dobbie's True Lavhndhr. (Dobbie, 1913.) Pale blue self. 
 
 Similar to Margaret Madison. 
 DoDWELL F. Brown. (Eckford, 1909.) Crimson. 
 Doris Burt. (Unwin, 1910.) Crimson-scarlet self. 
 Doris Clayton. (Breadmore, 1909.) Lavender. 
 Doris Usher. (Usher-Sutton, 191 1.) Pink on cream 
 
 ground. 
 Dorothy. (Bolton, 1912.) Rosy-lilac self. Similar to 
 
 Irish Belle. 
 Dorothy Harland. (Bide, 1910.) Pale salmon, cream 
 
 ground. 
 Dorothy Lees. (Lees-Sutton, 191 3.) French gray self. 
 Douglas Unwin. (Unwin, 1910.) Maroon self. 
 Dragonfly. (Aldersey, 1913.) Lavender and rose on cream 
 
 ground. 
 Duplex Cream. (Morse, 1913.) Cream self with double 
 
 standards. 
 Duplex Maggie Stark. (Stark, 1913.) Rich orange with 
 
 double standards. 
 Duplex Scarlet. (Stark, 1914.) A double crimson-scarlet. 
 Duplex Spencer (Dobbie-Burpee, 1912.) Rich pink on 
 
 cream ground. 
 Dusky Monarch. (Breadmore, 1910.) Dark purple-ma- 
 roon. 
 E. C. Matthews. (Jones, 1907.) Velvety maroon. 
 E. J. Deal. (Johnson, 1910.) White, edged rosy carmine. 
 
 Similar to Elsie Herbert. 
 Earl Cromer Spencer. (Bide, 1910.) Crimson-lake. 
 Earl OF Chester. (Ward, 1910.) Orange. 
 Earl of Lovelace. (Sutton, 191 3.) A Duplex white. 
 Earl of Plymouth. (Baker, 1909.) BuflF-colored self. 
 Earl Spencer. (Cole, Dobbie, 1910.) A waved Henry 
 
 Eckford. 
 Eastern Queen. (Cross, 1913.) Pale watered blue. 
 Edith. (House, 1912.) In the way of Helen Grosvenor, 
 
 with double standards. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Edith King. (Unwin, 1014.) Blue veined on white ground. 
 
 Edith Taylor. (Holmes-S\denham, 191 2.) Salmon-rose 
 self. 
 
 Edna Harland. (Bide, 1911.) Carmine-pink. 
 
 Edna May. (Woodcock, 1912.) White self. 
 
 Edna Turner. (Dipnall, 191 i.) Cream-pink. 
 
 Edna Unwin. (Unwin, 1910.) Orange-scarlet. 
 
 Edrom Beauty. (Malcolm-Dobbie, 191 1.) Standard or- 
 ange, wings ros\'-salmon. Similar to Helen Lewis. 
 
 Elaine. (Hemus, 1910.) Standard mauve, wings white. 
 
 Electric. (King, 1913.) Purplish lavender. 
 
 Elfrida Ellicott. (Damerum, 1914.) Rosy magenta. 
 
 Elfrida Pearson. (Pearson, 191 i.) Blush-pink. 
 
 Elizabeth. (Cross, 191 3.) Brick-red self. 
 
 Elizabeth Hemus. (Hemus, 1910.) Blush-pink. 
 
 Ella Box. (Box, 1914.) White flaked lavender. 
 
 Elsie Edwards. (Stark, 1914.) A cream ground Mrs. 
 Cuthbertson. 
 
 Elsie Herbert. (Breadmore, 1908.) White, edged pale 
 rose. 
 
 Emily. (House, 19 12.) Rosy mauve. 
 
 Emily Eckford Spencer. (Burpee, 1910.) Bluish purple. 
 
 Emmie Tatham. (Stark, 1910.) Rich rose. 
 
 Empress. (Deal, 191 o.) Rosy purple self. 
 
 Empress Eugenie. (Burpee, 1914.) Soft lavender flake 
 on white. Awarded certificate of merit, American Sweet 
 Pea Society, 191 1. 
 
 Enchantress. (Stark, 1906.) Has proved to be synony- 
 mous with Countess Spencer. 
 
 Enid Damerum. (Lumley, 191 2.) Chocolate self. 
 
 Eric Harvey. (Unwin, 191 1.) Similar to Martha Wash- 
 ington. 
 
 Eric Hinton. (Hinton Bros., 1904.) Bright pink, deeper 
 towards the edges. 
 
 Ernest King. (King, 1909.) Large orange-pink. 
 
 Essex Beauty. (King, 1910.) Clear blue. 
 ■ 44 
 
SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Ethel Roosevelt. (Burpee, 191 1.) Light rose-pink, 
 striped on primrose ground. 
 
 Etta Dyke. (Brcadmore, 1908.) Synonymous with Bur- 
 pee's White Spencer. 
 
 Evangeline. (Ward, 1910.) Lavender self. 
 
 Evelyn Hemus. (Hemus, 1908.) Cream, with a picotee 
 edging of terra-cotta pink. Similar to Mrs. C. W. Bread- 
 more. 
 
 Fair Maid. (Stark, 1910.) Flesh on cream ground. 
 
 Faulkner's Primrose. (Faulkner, 1912.) Primrose self, 
 black seeded. 
 
 Felice Lyne. (Agate, 1913.) A lighter Stirling Stent. 
 
 Felicity. (Bath, 1913.) Lilac self. 
 
 Flamingo. (Aldersey, 1910.) Vermilion red. 
 
 Floradale Fairy. (Burpee, 191 5.) A new primrose self 
 of great merit. 
 
 Flora Norton Spencer. (Morse, 1909.) Beautiful pale 
 blue, — a charming color. Not of largest size. 
 
 Florence Morse Spencer. (Morse, 1908.) Beautiful 
 light pink, deepening towards the edges. Similar to Prin- 
 cess Victoria and Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes. 
 
 Florence Nightingale. (Dickson-Burpee, 191 1.) Clear 
 lavender self. 
 
 Florence Spicer. (Jarman, 1913.) Bronzy-purple self. 
 
 Florence Wright. (Stark, 1910.) Pure white self. 
 
 Florrie. (Bolton, 1912.) Rosy crimson-lake. 
 
 Flossie Jeffrey. (Breadmore, 1910.) Shrimp-pink on 
 cream ground. 
 
 Frances Deal. (Deal, 191 2.) Rosy heliotrope. 
 
 Frank Unwin. (Unwin, 1910.) Lavender, suffused mauve. 
 
 Freda. (Breadmore, 1910.) White self. 
 
 Fred Fairburn. (Otter, 1910.) Pink self. 
 
 Freda Unwin. (Unwin, 191 i.) Light blue. 
 
 G. C. Waud. (Cole, 1910.) Crimson self. 
 
 George Curzon. (Aldersey, 1912.) Dark blue flake. 
 Similar to Loyalty. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 George Baxter. (Bolton, 1909.) Maroon, shaded violet. 
 
 George Herbert. (Breadmorc, 1907.) Bright ros>- 
 carmine of largest size and best Spencer form. Synony- 
 mous with John Ingman. 
 
 George Stark. (Stark, 1910.) An intense dazzling scar- 
 let. 
 
 George Washington. (Henderson, 1910.) Rose-crimson 
 self. 
 
 Gertie Hart. (Damerum, 1914.) Rose-mauve standard, 
 mauve wings. 
 
 Gertrude. (Cross, 19 13.) Light rose-lavender self. Sim- 
 ilar to Charm. 
 
 Giant Cream Waved. (Deal, 1910.) Primrose self. 
 
 Gipsy Queen. (Watkins & Simpson, 1909.) Similar to 
 but not so good as Ramona Spencer. 
 
 Glory of Paris. (Clark, 1909.) Similar to Burpee's 
 King Edward Spencer. 
 
 Gladys Burt. (Unwin, 1910.) Salmon-pink, cream ground. 
 
 Gladys Cole. (Jones & Sons, 191 1.) Lavender self. 
 
 Glitters. (Lumley, 1910.) Orange-scarlet. 
 
 Gordon Ankentell. (Breadmore, 1909.) Flame colored. 
 
 Gordon Keeble. (Deal, 191 3.) Soft mauve on white 
 ground. Somewhat similar to Charm. 
 
 Grace Darling. (King, 191 3.) Cream, suffused soft or- 
 ange-pink. 
 
 Grenadier. (Clark, 1909.) Scarlet self. 
 
 Grey Delight. (Box, 191 3.) Pale blue self. Similar to 
 Margaret Madison. 
 
 Guy Hemus. (Hemus, 1910.) Light lavender self. 
 
 Guy Langton. (Lumle\-, 1912.) Deep bronze. 
 
 Gwendoline. (House, 1910.) Blue self. 
 
 Harry Balfour. (Jarman, 1910.) Orange self. 
 
 Hawlmark Gladys. (Dickson, 1914.) Light cream-pink. 
 
 Flowers of largest size. 
 Helen Grosvenor. (Aldersey, 1910.) Similar to Helen 
 Lewis, but richer. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Helen Lewis. (Breadmore-Watson, 1906.) Large, wav\', 
 orange-colored standard; wings, rosy-salmon. 
 
 Helen Pierce Spencer. (Cross, 1913.) A waved Helen 
 Pierce. 
 
 Helen Williams. (Stark, 1913.) Cream with rose edge. 
 
 Helio Paradise. (Hemus, 1910.) Pale rosy heliotrope. 
 
 Hercules. (Stark, 191 1.) Large pink self. 
 
 Hereward. (Stark, 191 1.) Pale cerise self. 
 
 Hilda. (Woodcock, 191 1.) Orange-scarlet, rose wings. 
 
 Holdfast Beauty. (Hemus, 191 1.) Similar to Constance 
 Oliver. 
 
 Holdfast Belle. (Hemus, 1908.) Soft pink, tinged apri- 
 cot. 
 
 Holdfast Pink. (Hemus, 1908.) BuflF-pink self. 
 
 Horace Skipper. (Stark, 1908.) Deep rosy-pink. 
 
 Hyacinth. (Gilbert, 1910.) Magenta self, small. 
 
 Illuminator. (Burpee, 1914.) Cerise-rose on salmon. 
 
 loLANTHE. (Chapman-Mackereth, 1912.) White self. 
 
 loNA. (Gilbert, 1910.) Bluish-purple self. 
 
 Inspector. (Dobbie, 1913.) Rich salmon. 
 
 Iris. (Breadmore, 1912.) Light salmon self. 
 
 Irish Belle or Dream. (Dickson-Burpee, 1912.) Rich 
 lilac flushed pink. Awarded certificate of merit by the 
 National Sweet Pea Society, 191 1. 
 
 Isabel. (Faulkner and Aitken, 1912.) Light salmon-pink 
 self. 
 
 IsoBEL Malcolm. (Malcolm, 191 i.) Primrose self. 
 
 IvANHOE. (Dobbie, 1910.) Lavender self. 
 
 Ivy Herbert. (Breadmore, 1909.) Rich plum self. 
 
 Jack Tar. (Breadmore, 191 1.) Dark blue with bronze 
 standard. 
 
 Jack Unwin. (Unwin, 1909.) Rose flake, white ground. 
 
 J. T. Taylor. (Breadmore, 1909.) Plum colored. 
 
 James Box. (Box, 191 3.) Bright salmon self. 
 
 Jargoon. (Aldersey, 1910.) Heliotrope self. 
 
 John Ridd. (Stark, 1912.) Large purple self. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 John Ingman. (Sydenham-Cole, 1905.) Rosy-carmine with 
 darker shadings, large and of best form. 
 
 Josephine Barnard. (Bath, 1909.) Ros\'-pink; standard 
 lighter than wings. 
 
 Josephine. (Wright, 1914.) A deeper Helen Lewis. 
 
 Juliet. (Deal, 1912.) Pale apricot on lemon ground. 
 
 Kathleen. (Deal, 1913.) Rich glowing cerise. 
 
 Kathleen Macgowan. (Breadmore, 1909.) Sky blue. 
 Similar to Flora Norton Spencer. 
 
 King Alfonso. (Breadmore, 1909.) Crimson, shaded 
 magenta. Similar to King Edward Spencer. 
 
 King Alfred. (Breadmore, 1912.) Bright orange-pink. 
 
 King Edward Spencer. (Burpee, 1909.) Almost a crim- 
 son scarlet self. A magnificent flower. 
 
 King George. (Woodcock, 1910.) Lilac-rose self. 
 
 King Manoel. (Stark, 1912.) Maroon self. 
 
 King Mauve. (Woodcock, 1914.) Mauve self. 
 
 King White. (Malcolm-Burpee-Dickson, 1914.) A superb 
 white self. 
 
 Kitty Clive. (Bolton, 1909.) Pale scarlet salmon. 
 
 Kitty Crier. (Breadmore, 1909.) Rose and pink. 
 
 KowHAi. (Trevethick-Mackereth, 1912.) Ivory shaded ap- 
 ricot. 
 
 Kralissa. (Aldersey, 1913.) Pink self. Similar to Her- 
 cules. 
 
 La Belle Sauvage. (Savage, 1913.) Pale pink self. 
 
 Lady Althorp. (Cole, 1906.) White, beautifully tinted 
 buff. Similar to Mrs. Sanke\' Spencer. 
 
 Lady Arthur. (Aldersey, 19 10.) Deep cerise and salmon- 
 pink. 
 
 Lady Evelyn Eyre. (Holmes-Sydenham, 1912.) Pale 
 pink, flushed salmon. 
 
 Lady Farren. (Stark, 1909.) Rose. Somewhat similar 
 to Marie Corelli. 
 
 Lady Florence WiLLOUGHBY. (Gilbert, 191 1.) Buff-pink 
 self. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Lady Knox. (Dobbie, 1912.) A large blush cream. 
 
 Lady Miller. (Malcolm-Dobbie, 1913.) Buff, suffused 
 salmon-pink. 
 
 Lady Sarah Spencer. (Cole, 1910.) Pink, suffused salmon. 
 
 Lady Ursula. (Ward, 191 3.) A Helen Pierce Spencer. 
 
 Lancashire. (Bolton, 1910.) Salmon-pink, creamy ground. 
 Similar to Miriam Beaver. 
 
 Laura Wyatt. (Dipnall, 191 3.) Brilliant orange-pink. 
 Similar to King Alfred. 
 
 Lavender G. Herbert. (Breadmore, 1909.) Lavender 
 self. 
 
 Lavender Paradise. (Hemus, 1910.) Lavender self. 
 
 Lavender Queen. (Faulkner, 1912.) Soft lilac. 
 
 Leslie Imber. (Unwin, 1912.) Rich blue self. Similar to 
 Flora Norton Spencer. 
 
 Liberty. (Lumley, 1910.) Crimson self. 
 
 LiLA. (Dipnall, 1913.) Cream, flushed lilac-mauve. 
 
 Lilac Queen. (Bath, 1910.) Clear lilac self. 
 
 Lilac Spencer. (Davies, 191 1.) Lilac self. 
 
 Lilac Sunbonnet. (Aldersey, 1910.) Lilac and helio- 
 trope. 
 
 LiLFAN. (Holmes-Sydenham, 191 3.) Soft salmon-pink. 
 
 Linda Hemus. (Hemus, 191 1.) Silvery mid-blue self. 
 
 LiNDFiELD Surprise. (Box, 1913.) Lavender ffake on 
 white. 
 
 LiZETTE Lumley. (Lumley, 1910.) Rose stripe on cream 
 ground. 
 
 Lord Aberconway. (Holden, 1914.) Rich red prawn. 
 
 Lord Charles Beresford. (Alsen, 1910.) Rosy-mauve 
 self. 
 
 Lord Curzon. (Breadmore, 1913.) Rosy magenta. 
 
 Lord Nelson Spencer. (Holmes-Sydenham, 191 3.) Dark- 
 blue self. 
 Lord Northcliffe. (Stark, 1910.) Cerise self. 
 Lorna Doone. (Stark, 1908.) Pale blush. 
 Louise Matilda. (Faulkner, 1912.) Large white self. 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Lovely Spencer. (Morse, 1909.) Bright pink at base of 
 standard and wings, becoming almost blush white at the 
 edges. 
 
 Loyalty. (Stark, 191 2.) Violet flake on white ground. 
 
 Lucy Hemus. (Hemus, 1908.) Light pink on cream. 
 
 Mabel Baccus. (Unwin, 1914.) A Helen Pierce Spencer. 
 
 Madge Ridgard. (Unwin, 1910.) White, flushed helio- 
 trope. 
 
 Maggie Stark. (Stark, 1909.) Orange-scarlet. Similar 
 to Helen Lewis. 
 
 Magnificent. (Stark, 1910.) Similar to Mrs. W. J. Un- 
 win. 
 
 Majestic. (Miller, 191 2.) Large cream self. 
 
 Malcolm's Waved Cream. (Malcolm-King, 1909.) Same 
 as Primrose Spencer. 
 
 Maori Belle. (Trevethick-Mackereth, 191 1.) Lavender 
 self. 
 
 Maori Chief. (Trevethick-Mackereth, 1912.) Maroon 
 self. 
 
 Marchioness OF TwEEDDALE. (Bolton, 191 1.) Similar to 
 Martha Washington. 
 
 Margaret Atlee. (Morse, 191 3.) Apricot on cream 
 ground. 
 
 Margaret Madison. (Morse-Burpee, 1912.) Clear pale 
 blue self. Certificate of merit. National Sweet Pea So- 
 cietv, 191 1. 
 
 Marie. (Cross, 191 3.) White, flaked blue. 
 
 Marie Corelli. (Burpee-Morse, 1910.) Brilliant rose- 
 carmine or red. 
 
 Marion. (Dobbie, 191 i.) Pale lilac rose. 
 
 Marjorie Damerum. (Damerum, 1914.) Light blue self. 
 
 Marjorie Hemus. (Hemus, 1912.) White, picoteed blue. 
 
 Marjorie Linzee. (Breadmorc, 1909.) Rosy pink. 
 
 Marjorie Willis. (Lumley, 1908.) A large, rose colored 
 Spencer, resembling Marie Corelli. 
 
 Marks Tey. (Dobbie, 1913.) Violet with bronze wings. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Martha Washingtjn. (Henderson, 1910.) White edged 
 and flushed rose. 
 
 Mary Garden. (Morse-Burpee, 1912.) Pink on cream. 
 
 Mary Vipan. (Eckford, 1910.) Rose self. 
 
 Masterpiece. (Dobbie, 1910.) Lavender self, flushed rose 
 on standard. 
 
 Maud Guest. (Eckford, 1909.) Svnonymous with Lady 
 Althorp. 
 
 Maud Holmes. (Holmes, 1910.) Crimson self. Similar 
 to King Edward Spencer. 
 
 Mauve Paradise. (Hemus, 1910.) Light mauve self. 
 
 Mauve Queen. (Dobbie, 1912.) Bright mauve. 
 
 May Campbell. (Dobbie, 1912.) Cream, flaked carmine. 
 
 May Farquhar. (Unwin, 1910.) Deep blue self. 
 
 May Unwin. (Unwin, 1914.) Orange-scarlet. 
 
 Melba. (Malcolm-Dobbie, 1912.) Large pale salmon. 
 
 Melody. (Dickson, 1914.) A magnificent cream-pink. 
 
 Menie Christie. (Dobbie, 1908.) Standard purplish-car- 
 mine; wings, rosy magenta. 
 
 Mercia. (Stark, 1910.) Pale salmon self. 
 
 Millie Maslin Spencer. (Holmes-Sydenham, 1912.) 
 Magenta-crimson self. 
 
 Minnie Furnell. (Alsen, 1912.) Pink with cream eye. 
 Similar to Mrs. R. Hallem. 
 
 Minnie Orst. (Deal, 1912.) Blue, veined white. 
 
 Miriam Beaver. (Burpee-Morse, 1910.) Salmon-pink suf- 
 fused with buff or apricot on a primrose ground. 
 
 Miss A. Brown. (Darlington, 1909.) Svnonymous with 
 Asta Ohn. 
 
 Miss J. Brown. (Aitkens, 1914.) Rich orange, scarlet 
 wings. 
 
 Miss Frills. (Gilbert, 1909.) Similar to Mrs. Sankey 
 Spencer. 
 
 Miss L. E. King. (King, 1909.) White, flaked orange- 
 pink. 
 
 Miss L. Hawkes. (Agate, 1913.) Light pink. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Miss M. A. Linzee. (Bruadmore, 1908.) A bright rosy- 
 pink self. 
 
 Mistress Lumley. (Lumley, 1910.) Cream flaked. 
 
 MoLLiE Clegg. (Breadmore, 1910.) Lavender self. 
 
 Moneymaker. (Agate-Lumley, 1910.) White self. 
 
 Monitor. (Bolton, 1910.) Rose flake. 
 
 Moonstone. (Aldersey, 1910.) Pale lavender-gray self. 
 
 Mother-o'-Pearl. (Aldersey-Sydenham, 1909.) Plum- 
 bago-blue. 
 
 Mrs. Alex. Ware. (Bolton, 1910.) Cream, shaded apri- 
 cot. 
 
 Mrs. Alsen. (Alsen, 1910.) Clear blue self. 
 
 Mrs. Andrew Ireland. (Dobbie, 1909.) Similar to Apple 
 Blossom Spencer, but on a buff ground. 
 
 Mrs. a. Malcolm. (Malcolm-Mackereth, 1909.) Cream 
 self. 
 
 Mrs. Bryce. (Bolton, 191 i.) White, edged buff. 
 
 Mrs. B. Gilbert. (Gilbert, 1914.) Rose, veined. 
 
 Mrs. Charles Foster. (Baker, 1907.) A rosy-lavender 
 Spencer. 
 
 Mrs. Charles Mander. (Baker, 1907.) Rich magenta 
 with rather darker wings. 
 
 Mrs. Cuthbertson. (Dobbie, 1912.) Pink with white 
 wings. 
 
 Mrs. C. W. Breadmore. (Breadmore, 1908.) Buff ground 
 with picotee edge of rose. 
 
 Mrs. D. Denholm Fraser. (Onwin, 1913.) Salmon 
 flaked on white. 
 
 Mrs. E. CowDY. (Bolton, 1913.) Large maroon self. 
 
 Mrs. E. Darlington. (Darlington, 1910.) Rose, cream 
 ground. 
 
 Mrs. Duncan. (Stark, 1910.) Crimson-scarlet self. 
 
 Mrs. E. J. Johnstone. (Johnstone, 1910.) Salmon-buff 
 self. 
 
 Mrs. E. Noakes. (Agate-Lumley, 1910.) Lavender self. 
 
 Mrs. E. Otter. (Otter, 1910.) French gray, veined. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Mrs. F. Wellesley. (Woilesle\-, 191 o.) Cream, tinged 
 
 blush. 
 Mrs. Fred Arey. (Breadmore, 1913.) Cream, flushed 
 
 pink. 
 Mrs. George Charles. (Bolton, 1910.) Dark blue. 
 Mrs. Gibbs Box. (Box, 1912.) Salmon-pink, cream 
 
 ground. 
 Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes. (Bolton, 1906.) A pale pink 
 
 Spencer. Similar to Princess Victoria and Florence Morse 
 
 Spencer. 
 Mrs. Harriette Hemus. (Hemus, 1912.) Pale salmon. 
 Mrs. H. Chivers. (Unwin, 1910.) Cream-pink. 
 Mrs. H. E. Ward. (Aitkens, 1914.) Rich golden pink. 
 Mrs. H. G. Tigwell. (Unwin, 191 1.) Similar to Ethel 
 
 Roosevelt. 
 Mrs. Herbert Hemus. (Hemus, 191 1.) Magenta. 
 Mrs. Heslington. (Heslington-Dobbie, 1912.) Lavender, 
 
 shaded mauve. 
 Mrs. H. Lees. (Agate, 1913.) Bright pink. 
 Mrs. H. Lowe. (Lowe, 1910.) Salmon-rose. 
 Mrs. Holroyd. (Breadmore, 191 3.) Bright maroon self. 
 Mrs. Henry Bell. (Bolton, 1908.) Rich apricot pink on 
 
 cream ground. Similar to Mrs. Routzahn. 
 Mrs. Hugh Dickson. (Dobbie, 1910.) A beautiful rich 
 
 apricot on cream ground, shaded pink. 
 Mrs. James C. House. (House, 1912.) Mauve with purp- 
 lish wings. Synonymous with Tennant Spencer. 
 Mrs. J. Emmett. (Bolton, 1914.) Light apricot-pink. 
 Mrs. Jessop. (Bolton, 1914.) Glowing cerise-pink. 
 Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain Spencer. (Bath, 1909.) White 
 
 striped with rose. 
 Mrs. Lancaster. (Bolton, 1910.) Cream-pink self. 
 Mrs. L. C. Hockey. (Jarman, 1913.) Pale rosy-mauve. 
 Mrs. McIlwrick. (Malcolm-Dobbie, 1914.) Rosy mauve 
 
 standard, mauve wings. 
 Mrs. Miller. (Miller, 1910.) Primrose self. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Mrs. R. Hallam. (Unwin, 1911.) Soft salmon self. Sim- 
 ilar to Doris Usher. 
 Mrs. Reginald Hill. (King, 191 3.) A lilac-lavender self. 
 
 Very similar to Irish Belle. 
 Mrs. Routzahn. (Burpee, 1909.) Buif or apricot ground, 
 
 flushed and suffused with delicate pink. 
 Mrs. R. W. Pitt. (Stark, 1909.) Rosy cerise. 
 Mrs. Sankey Spencer. (Morse, 1909.) A black seeded 
 
 White Spencer, showing a tinge of buff in the bud stage. 
 
 Not of largest size. 
 Mrs. S. Champion. (Bide, 191 o.) Creamy-pink self. 
 Mrs. Townsend. (Jarman, 1910.) White, flushed and 
 
 edged blue. 
 Mrs. T. G. Baker. (Baker, 1909.) White edged and tinted 
 
 amber buff. Similar to Lady Althorp. 
 Mrs. W. J. Unwin. (Unwin, 1910.) Orange flake on white 
 
 ground. 
 Mrs. Walter Carter. (Bunting, 1909.) A lavender 
 
 colored Spencer. 
 Mrs. Wm. King. (King, 1908.) Synonymous with John 
 
 Ingman. 
 Mrs. W. S. Birch. (Jones, 191 1.) Mauve-pink on cream 
 
 ground. 
 Mrs. Walter Wright Spencer. (Routzahn, 1910.) 
 
 Mauve self. 
 Mrs. T. W. Warren. (Holmes-Sydenham, 1912.) Bright 
 
 blue, veined on white. 
 Mrs. Wilcox. (Gilbert, 1909.) Similar to America Spen- 
 cer. 
 Mulberry. (Aldersey, 1912.) Mulberry-red self. 
 Muriel Quick. (Unwin, 1913.) Blue veined on white. 
 Mystery. (Aldersey, 1912.) Pale pink, flushed salmon. 
 Nancy. (Bolton, 1910.) Shrimp-pink self. 
 Nancy Perkins. (Perkins-Unwin, 1910.) A Spencer 
 
 Henry Eckford. 
 Navy Blue Spencer. (Breadmore, 1909.) Blue. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Nell Gwynne. (Stark, 1908.) Deep cream, suffused with 
 
 salmon. Similar to Constance Oliver. 
 Nettie Jenkins. (Unwin, 191 i.) Light lavender self. 
 New Marquis. (Dobbie, 1914.) Rich mauve. 
 Nora Herron. (Wright, 1914.) Deep salmon self. 
 Norma. (Clark, 1909.) Blush, suffused pale salmon; pink 
 
 at edges of petals. 
 Nubian. (House, 1910.) Chocolate self. 
 Olive Bolton. (Bolton, 1907.) Deep rosy pink. 
 Olive Bright. (Dickson, 1913.) Rich rose. 
 Olive Ruffell. (Stark, 1908.) Bright rosy salmon. 
 Opal. (Aldersey, 19 10.) Pale lavender-blue. 
 Orange King. (Bide, 191 i.) Salmony orange. 
 Orange Perfection. (Box, 1912.) Orange with rose 
 
 wings. 
 Orange Seedling. (Hemus, 191 i.) Orange self. 
 Orchid. (Malcolm-Burpee, 1913.) Lovely shade of helio. 
 Orion. (Holmes-Sydenham, 1912.) Deep reddish-crimson. 
 Othello Spencer. (Burpee-Morse, 1909.) A rich, deep 
 
 maroon of largest size. 
 Overcomer. (Alsen, 1910.) Pink self. 
 Paradise. (Sydenham, 1907.) Same as Countess Spencer. 
 Paradise Carmine. (Hemus, 1907.) Synonymous with 
 
 John Ingman. 
 Paradise Ivory. (Hemus, 1907.) Synonymous with Queen 
 
 Victoria Spencer. 
 Paradise Orange. (Hemus, 191 1.) Salmon-orange self. 
 Paradise Red Flake. (Hemus, 1908.) A waved America, 
 
 red flaked on white ground. 
 Pearl. (Aldersey, 1910.) Pure white. 
 Pearl-Gray Spencer. (Morse-Burpee, 1912.) Dove-gray 
 
 suffused light rose. 
 Pedestal. (Bolton, 1913.) Rich cream, flaked dark rose. 
 Peggy. (Lumley, 191 2.) Blush. 
 Peter Blair. (Bolton, 1914.) Cream, striped rose. 
 Phyllis. (Unwin, 1914.) Mrs. W. J. Unwin margined white. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 PicoTEE. (Watkins and Simpson, 1910.) Same as Dainty 
 Spencer. 
 
 Plashet Beauty. (Savage, 1910.) Pinkish mauve, lav- 
 ender wings. 
 
 Premier. (Stark, 1910.) Crimson-scarlet self. 
 
 President. (House, 1909.) Similar to Senator Spencer, 
 but not so much color nor so desirable a variety. 
 
 Pride of Coombe. (House, 1910.) White, flaked rose. 
 
 Primrose Beauty. (Stark, 1912.) Primrose self. 
 
 Primrose King. (Jarman, 1910.) Primrose self. 
 
 Primrose Spencer. (Burpee, 1908.) Deep primrose or 
 creamy yellow, of largest size. Clara Curtis, Althorp 
 Cream, Malcolm's Cream, and Primrose Paradise are all 
 synonymous. 
 
 Primrose Waved. (Eckford, 1908.) Same as Primrose 
 Spencer. 
 
 Prince George. (Bolton, 191 2.) Lilac-rose, reddish-vio- 
 let wings. 
 
 Prince of Asturias. (Breadmore, 1908.) Standards deep 
 chocolate; wings deep purple. Similar to Othello Spencer. 
 
 Princess Alice. (Bath, 1909.) Same shade as the grandi- 
 flora Emily Eckford. 
 
 Princess Juliana. (Breadmore, 1910.) Primrose self. 
 
 Princess Katherine. (Bath, 1909.) Pale blush pink. 
 
 Princess Mary. (Holmes-Sydenham, 191 3.) Bright silky 
 blue. In way of Flora Norton Spencer. 
 
 Princess Victoria. (Dobbie, 1908.) A light pink Spencer 
 of largest size, similar to Florence Morse Spencer. 
 
 Purity. (Bolton, 1908.) Synonymous with White Spencer. 
 
 Purple Prince. (Dickson-Burpee, 1911.) Standard pur- 
 plish-maroon, wings rosy-purple. 
 
 Quaker Maid. (Malcolm-Dobbie, 1914.) Dove-gray, 
 wings lavender. 
 
 Queen Eira. (Jenkins-Parsons, 1912.) White. Black 
 seeded. 
 
 Queen Mary. (King, 1910.) Pink on cream ground. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Queen Mother. (Breadmore, 191 3.) Deep lilac self. 
 Queen of Norway. (Bolton, 1910.) Heliotrope-mauve 
 
 self. 
 Queen Victoria Spencer. (Burpee, 1909.) A black seeded 
 
 Primrose Spencer, flushed rose in the bud stage. 
 Queenie. (Deal, 1909.) Ivory, tinted blush. 
 Radiance. (Dickson, 1914.) Orange, scarlet wings. Very 
 
 similar to Thomas Stevenson, 
 Radiant. (Ward, 1913.) Rich rosy-pink. 
 Rainbow Spencer. (Morse- Burpee, 1912.) Ivory white, 
 
 flaked rose. 
 Ramona Spencer. (Morse, 1909.) White, flaked light 
 
 pink or blush. 
 Rata. (Trevethick-Mackereth, 1912.) Deep crimson self. 
 Red Admiral. (Aldersey, 1913.) Crimson self. 
 Red Chief. (Bolton, 1910.) Red maroon. 
 Red Star. (Malcolm-Dobbie, 1912.) Crimson-scarlet self. 
 Rena Oliver. (Lumley, 1910.) Light pink self. 
 R. F. Felton. (Bolton, 1912.) Lavender self. 
 Robert Sydenham. (Holmes, 191 5.) Rich orange-salmon 
 
 self. 
 Roman I Rauni. (Sydenham-Aldersey, 1909.) A buff 
 
 ground Countess Spencer. 
 RosABELLE. (Malcolm, 1912.) Distinct shade of rose. 
 RosABELLE HoARE. (Unwiu, 1909.) Rose flake on white 
 
 ground. 
 Rosalind. (Clark, 1909.) A deep rose-colored Spencer. 
 Rose Diamond. (Aldersey, 191 3.) Very similar to Dec- 
 orator. 
 Rosemary. (Aldersey and Marsden Jones, 191 3.) Similar 
 
 to Rosabelle. 
 RosiE Adams. (Stevenson-Wright, 1908.) Rosy mauve. 
 
 Similar to Captivation Spencer. 
 RosiE Gilbert. (Gilbert, 1908.) A crimson self. 
 RosiE Sydenham. (Sydenham, 1906.) Synonymous with 
 
 John Ingman. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 RoTOiTi. (Trevethick-Mackereth, 1912.) Cream, flushed 
 
 pink. 
 Royal Purple. (R. Wright, 191 3.) Rich purple. 
 Royal Red. (Aldersey, 1913.) Dark crimson self. 
 Royal Scarlet. (Aldersey, 1910.) Scarlet self. 
 Ruby. (Aldersey, 19 10.) Orange-scarlet, wings reddish 
 
 rose. 
 Ruby. (Bolton, 1910.) Reddish magenta. 
 Ruby Palmer. (Dobbie, 1914.) Bright rub\-red. 
 Ruth Earl. (Lumley, 191 i.) Chocolate-colored self. 
 Scarlet Emperor. (Holmes-Sydenham, 1912.) Bright 
 
 scarlet self. 
 Scarlet Empress. (Holmes-S\denham, 191 2.) Scarlet 
 
 self. 
 Scarlet Monarch. (Deal, 1910.) Crimson-scarlet self. 
 Scotch Pearl. (Aldersey, 19 10.) Lavender, flushed pink. 
 Seafoam. (Cole, 1910.) White self. 
 Seamew. (Cautley, 1912.) Pale blue. Similar to Margaret 
 
 Madison. 
 Seashell. (Aldersey, 19 10.) Light lilac-rose, cream ground. 
 Senator Spencer. (Burpee-Morse, 1910.) Deep claret or 
 
 wine-color stripes and flakes on a light heliotrope ground. 
 Shawondasee. (Hemus, 1910.) Similar to Flora Norton 
 
 Spencer. 
 Silas Cole. (Cole, 1909.) Dark maroon. 
 Silver Dawn. (Cross, 1913.) Buff, marbled lavender- 
 blue. Similar to Helen Pierce Spencer. 
 Silver Wings. (Stark, 1908.) Similar but not so good as 
 
 Ramona Spencer. 
 Sincerity. (Deal, 1914.) Rich deep cerise. 
 Skyline. (Dickson, 1914.) Clear soft blue. 
 Snowflake. (Breadmore, 1910.) White self. 
 Southcote Blue. (Sutton, 1913.) Pale blue self. 
 Steeton. (Bolton, 1914.) Terra-cotta pink. 
 Stevenson's White. (Stevenson, 191 3.) White self. 
 Stirling Stent. (Agate, 191 i.) Bright salmon-orange. 
 
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SPENCER VARIETIES 
 
 Suffragette. (House, 1910.) Lavender flake on white 
 
 ground. 
 Sultan. (Hobbies, 1914.) Deep maroon. 
 Sunproof Crimson. (Sydenham-Holmes, 1910.) Similar 
 
 to King Edward Spencer. 
 Sunproof King Alfonso. (Breadmore, 1910.) Similar 
 
 to King Edwa d Spencer. 
 Sunrise. (Gilbert, 1909.) An orange self, but not so good 
 
 as Helen Lewis. 
 Sutton's Queen. (Sutton-Rothera, 1908.) Buff ground, 
 
 flushed and edged pink. 
 Sutton's Sunproof Crimson. (Sutton, 191 3.) Crimson 
 
 self. 
 Syeira Lee. (Sydenham-Aldersey, 1909.) A rich salmon 
 
 pink on a buff ground. 
 Tarboosh. (Aldersey, 19 10.) Red self. 
 Tarbrush. (Aldersey, 1910.) Dark claret. 
 Tennant Spencer. (Morse, 1909.) Purplish mauve of 
 
 largest size and best Spencer form. 
 The Abbott. (Stark, 1913.) French gray, flaked chocolate. 
 The Hon. Delia Spencer. (Cole, 1910.) Light magenta. 
 The King. (Dobbie, 1909.) Similar to Burpee's King 
 
 Edward Spencer. 
 The Marquis. (Dobbie, 1908.) Rosy heliotrope. 
 The Squire. (Faulkner, 1912.) Crimson-scarlet self. 
 The Sultan. (Bide, 1910.) Maroon self. 
 Thomas Stevenson. (Holmes-Sydenham, 191 1.) Rich or- 
 ange-scarlet. 
 Thora. (Stark, 1910.) Pale pink with darker edges. 
 Tom Bolton. (Bolton, 1910.) Dark maroon self. 
 Topaz. (Aldersey, 1910.) Ivory self. 
 Tortoiseshell. (Aldersey, 191 3.) Shrimp-pink. 
 Triumph Spencer. (Bolton, 1909.) Salmon-pink bi-color. 
 True Blue. (Aldersey, 1912.) Indigo-blue self. 
 VeraJeffery. (Breadmore, 1908.) A pale pink. 
 Vera Lees. (Lees, 191 3.) Buff, suffused salmon-pink. 
 
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 Vermilion Brilliant. (Dickson-Burpee, 1912.) Bright 
 
 scarlet self. 
 Veronique. (Lumley, 191 1.) Bluish-purple, veined. 
 Victor Unwin. (Unwin, 1913.) Chocolate self. 
 Viola Ratcliffe. (Breadmore, 1910.) Rosy-lavender self. 
 Violet Crabb. (Bide, 191 1.) Reddish lavender. 
 Walter P. Wright. (Unwin, 1912.) Light lavender. 
 Waterwitch. (Bunting, 191 1.) Cream ground, picotee 
 
 edge. 
 Waved Cream. (Malcolm-Mackereth, 1909.) Cream self. 
 Waverley Spencer. (Morse. 1909.) Purplish maroon, 
 
 wings rosy-purple. 
 Wedgwood. (Dickson-Burpee, 1914.) Light-blue self. 
 Wenvoe Castle. (Gerhold, 1910.) Rosy mauve. 
 White Queen. (Stark, 1912.) Large white self. 
 White Spencer. (Burpee, 1908.) Pure white, of largest 
 
 size. It is identical with Etta Dyke. 
 White Waved. (Eckford, 1908.) Similar to White Spencer. 
 Winifred Deal. (Deal, 1910.) Similar to Dainty Spen- 
 cer. 
 Winifred Savage. (Savage, 1910.) Purplish heliotrope. 
 Winifred Unwin. (Unwin, 1912.) Pale lavender self. 
 Winnie Jones. (Stark, 1909.) Cream flaked rose. 
 Winsome. (Deal, 1910.) Pink, suffused heliotrope. 
 W. R. Beaver. (Bolton, 1910.) Claret stripe on gray 
 
 ground. Similar to Senator Spencer. 
 W. T. HuTCHiNs. (Burpee-Morse, 1910.) Light apricot 
 
 or buff overlaid with a beautiful blush pink. 
 Yankee. (House, 1909.) An America Spencer. 
 Zara. (Hemus, 1908.) Salmon-pink. 
 Zarina Spencer. (Holmes-Sydenham, 191 3.) A waved 
 
 Zarina. 
 Zebra. (Hemus, 1910.) Rosy mauve flake, white ground. 
 Zephyr. (Hemus, 1908.) A silvery blue self. Similar to 
 
 Flora Norton Spencer. 
 Zillah Smith. (Unwin, 1914.) Cream, margined rose. 
 
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 UNWIN TYPE OF SWEET PEAS 
 These resemble the Spencer type, having the same 
 wavy form, but are not so large, the original variety 
 being Gladys Unwin. The vines are thrifty and pro- 
 duce abundantly the handsome waved flowers which 
 make most attractive bouquets. Nora Unwin is 
 especially fme in form, and Frank Dolby is to be classed 
 among the best lavender or light blues. 
 
 A. J. Cook. (Unwin, 1907.) Violet mauve self. Variable. 
 
 Anglian Blue. (King, 1909.) A waved Flora Norton. 
 
 Blush Queen. (Dobbie, 1907.) Pale blush. 
 
 Chrissie Unwin. (Unwin, 1908.) Rosy-red self. 
 
 E. J. Castle. (Unwin, 1907.) Light rosy carmine, with 
 
 light salmon shading. 
 Frank Dolby. (Unwin, 1907.) Lavender blue. 
 Gladys Unwin. (Unwin, 1905.) Pale pink, beautifully 
 
 waved. 
 Jack Unwin. (Unwin, 1909.) Rose flake on white ground. 
 Miss E. F. Drayson. (Unwin, 1908.) Crimson-scarlet self. 
 Miss Frills. (Gilbert, 1909.) White shaded blush. 
 Mrs. Alfred Watkins. (Unwin, 1907.) Pink shading 
 
 to blush. 
 Nora Unwin. (Unwin, 1907.) Pure white, beautifully 
 
 waved. 
 Phoenix. (King, 1909.) White, flushed and shaded lilac. 
 Phyllis Unwin. (Unwin, 1906.) Rosy carmine self. 
 Pink Pearl. (Unwin, 1907.) Rich pink self. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 LIST OF GRAN DI FLORA SWEET PEAS 
 
 Since the introduction of the Spencer type very Httle 
 has been done to improve the grandifloras, hybridizers 
 devoting their energies to the further development of 
 the Spencers, but although the latter is now the most 
 popular, there is still a good demand for the older type. 
 
 Abbreviations: H., Hooded Standard; S. H., Slightly Hooded 
 Standard; E., Erect Standard. 
 
 An asterisk (*) denotes that the variety is nearly e.xtinct. 
 
 Two asterisks (**) mean that the variety is little known, but listed 
 in a few catalogs. 
 
 Acme.** (H. J. Jones, 1908.) Blush white. S. H. 
 
 Admiration. (Bur- 
 pee, 1900.) Beau- 
 tiful pink laven- 
 der. H. 
 
 Adonis.* (Carter, 
 1884.) Standard 
 carmine pink with 
 rosy wings. E. 
 
 Admiral Togo.** 
 (Breadmore, 1906.) 
 Extremely dark 
 violet maroon. H. 
 
 Agnes Eckford. 
 (Eckford, 1907.) 
 A soft blush pink, 
 self color. H. 
 
 Agnes Johnston. 
 (Eckford, 1903.) 
 Standards are rose 
 pink, shaded cream; 
 pinkish buff wings. 
 E. 
 pure white black-seeded 
 
 EcKFORo's "Blanche Burpee." 
 
 A typical bloom of the erect or expanded 
 
 type. 
 
 Albatross.** 
 varietv. S. 
 
 (Dobbie, 1907.) A 
 
 H. 
 
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GRANDIFLORA SWEET PEAS 
 
 Alba Magnifica.* (Henderson, 1890.) A pure white self. 
 E. 
 
 Albion.** (Stark, 1906.) Ivory white. 
 
 Alice Eckford.* (Eckford, 1896.) Creamy white, with 
 tinge of purph'sh violet. E. 
 
 America. (Vaughan, 1896 ) White striped red. E. 
 
 American Belle.* (Burpee, 1894.) Standard bright rose; 
 wings white with carmine spots. Now discarded. E. 
 
 American Queen.* (Burpee, 1902.) Standard clear sal- 
 mon red; wings bright deep rose. E. 
 
 Annie B. Gilroy.** (Eckford, 1909.) Deep cerise. 
 
 Annie Stark'.** (Stark, 1906.) White, delicately flushed 
 with pale pink. 
 
 Apple Blossom. (Eckford, 1887.) Shaded and edged soft 
 rose on white. H. 
 
 Aurora. (Burpee, 1897.) White ground, striped orange 
 salmon. S. H. 
 
 Autocrat.** Better known under the name of Indigo King. 
 
 Azure Fairy. (Bath, 1910.) French gray, watered blue. 
 
 Baden Powell.** (Jones & Son, 1901.) Similar to Cap- 
 tain of the Blues. S. H. 
 
 Baker's Scarlet.** (Baker, 1909.) Scarlet self. E. 
 
 Beacon. (Bolton, 1906.) Standard cerise with creamy 
 wings. E. 
 
 Black.* (Noble, Cooper & Bolton, 1880.) Generally 
 known as Invincible Black. E. 
 
 Blackbird.** (Bolton-Sharpe, 1908.) Blackish maroon. 
 Synonymous with Midnight. S. H. 
 
 Black Knight. (Eckford, 1898.) Standard dark claret, 
 wings brownish purple. E. 
 
 Black Michael. (Eckford, 1905.) Bright shining reddish 
 maroon. E. 
 
 Blanche Burpee. (Eckford, 1895.) Snowy white. E. 
 
 Blanche Ferry. (Ferry, 1889.) Standard bright rose- 
 pink; wings creamy white. E. 
 
 Blue Belle. (Bide, 1909.) Bright blue. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Blue Edged.* (Trevor Clarke-Carter, 1883.) White and 
 
 pink edged with blue. E. 
 Blue Hybrid.* Probably identical with Blue Edged. E. 
 Blushing Beauty.* (Eckford, 1893.) Soft rose-pink. H. 
 Bolton's Pink. (Bolton, 1905.) Rich orange-pink. E. 
 BoREATTON.* (Eckford, 1887.) Dark maroon self. E. 
 Bouquet. (Deal, 1912.) A pink Helen Pierce. 
 Bride of Niagara.* (Vick, 1895.) Bright carmine rose 
 
 standard; wings white, tinged pink; double flowers. E. 
 Bridesmaid. (Vaughan, 1904.) Carmine shading to rose 
 
 and pink; wings of a lighter shade. E. 
 Brilliant.* (Burpee, 1897.) Crimson scarlet. S. H. 
 Brilliant Blue. (Burpee, 1907.) The standard is very 
 
 large, slightly hooded, of the richest dark navy blue; the 
 
 shaded purple wings are deep Oxford blue. E. 
 Britannia.** (Dobbie, 1904.) White, flaked crimson. S. 
 
 H. 
 Bronze King.* (Haage & Schmidt, 1894.) Coppery stand- 
 ard, ivory white wings. E. 
 Bronze Prince.* (Eckford-Bull, 1885.) Standard rose 
 
 flushed bronze scarlet with pale blush wings. E. 
 Butterfly.* (Sutton, 1878.) White, edged and shaded 
 
 with blue. H. 
 California.* (Lvnch, 1897.) Verv pale pink, self colored. 
 
 H.3 
 Calypso.* (Eckford, 1900.) Magenta, and veined mauve. 
 
 E. 
 Caprice.** (Johnson, 1906.) White, delicately shaded 
 
 pale pink. S. H. 
 Captain Clarke.* (Clarke-Sharpe, date of introduction 
 
 unknown.) White, flushed and penciled with carmine; 
 
 wings blue edged. E. 
 Captain of the Blues. (Eckford, 1890.) Standard bright 
 
 purple blue; wings paler blue. E. 
 Captivation. (Eckford, 1897.) Of a deep magenta shade. 
 
 S. H. 
 
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GRANDIFLORA SWEET PEAS 
 
 Cardinal.* (Eckford, 1885.) Scarlet crimson. E. 
 
 Carmen Sylva.* (Laxton, 1892.) Claret shading to white; 
 wings light lilac. E. 
 
 Carmine Rose.** (Muskett.) Date of introduction not 
 known. Better known as Princess Beatrice. Color, light 
 pink. E. 
 
 Celestial.* (Lorenz, 1896.) Standard light mauve; wings 
 lavender. H. 
 
 Chancellor.* (Eckford, 1898.) Standard bright orange; 
 wings bright orange pink. H. 
 
 CocciNEA. (Eckford, 1901.) Self colored, bright rich cherry. 
 E. 
 
 Colonist.* (Eckford, 1898.) Soft lilac, overlaid bright 
 rose. S. H. 
 
 Columbia.* (Burpee, 1897.) White ground, suffused pur- 
 ple and penciled pink. E. 
 
 Coquette. (Eckford, 1896.) Deep primrose, shaded with 
 lavender. S. H. 
 
 Coral Gem.** (Vaughan, 1907.) Light coral self. H. 
 
 Coronation.** (Introducer and year of introduction un- 
 known.) Blush with pink at the back of the standard. 
 
 Coronet.* (Walker-Hutchins, 1898.) White striped with 
 orange pink. E. 
 
 Countess Cadogan. (Eckford, 1899.) Bluish purple stand- 
 ard and clear blue wings. E. 
 
 Countess of Aberdeen.* (Eckford, 1896.) Self colored 
 soft pink. H. 
 
 Countess of Lathom. (Eckford, 1900.) A soft cream tint, 
 heavily shaded with flesh pink in the center of the standard. 
 H. 
 
 Countess of Powis.* (Eckford, 1897.) Glowing orange, 
 suffused with purple. E. 
 
 Countess of Radnor. (Eckford, 1891.) Light lavender 
 with faint purplish tinge. H. 
 
 Countess of Shrewsbury.* (Eckford, 1896.) Rose stand- 
 ard with white wings. E. 
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 Cream of Brockhampton.** (Foster, year of introduction 
 unknown.) A clear cream self. 
 
 Creole.* (Burpee, 1896.) The standard is a light-pinkish 
 lavender with wings of pure lavender. E. 
 
 Crown Jewel. (Eckford, 1896.) Primrose ground, veined 
 with violet. H. 
 
 Crown Princess of Prussia.* (Haage & Schmidt, 1869.) 
 Deep pink shading to very light pink. For some time this 
 was a popular variety with florists. E. 
 
 Cyril Breadmore.** (Breadmore, 1906.) Rosy carmine. 
 S. H. 
 
 Dainty. (Burpee, 1903.) The flowers on first opening 
 appear to be white, but quickly change to white with pink 
 edge, making a most charming contrast; there is more pink 
 on the edges of the standard than on the edges of the wings. 
 S. H. 
 
 David R. Williamson. (Eckford, 1905.) The large stand- 
 ard is of a rich indigo blue, while the wings are slightly 
 lighter in shade. S. H. 
 
 Dawn.** (Stark.) [Standard light crimson magenta; 
 wings white shaded crimson. S. H. 
 
 Daybreak.* (Burpee, 1896.) White marbled rose and crim- 
 son. E. 
 
 Delicata.* (Stark, 1906.) White tinted with pink. S. H. 
 
 Delight.* (Eckford, 1889.) White crested with crimson. 
 This variety never became popular. E. 
 
 Devonshire Cream.** (Bathurst-Mackereth, 1908.) Cream 
 self. E. 
 
 Dolly Varden.* (Burpee, 1898.) Standard bright pur- 
 ple-magenta shading lighter, almost white on the sides and 
 penciled with heavy maroon at the base. H. 
 
 Domino.** (Henderson, 1905.) Known by its more popu- 
 lar name, "Speckled Beauty," — which is described as hav- 
 ing primrose ground marbled with crimson. 
 
 Dora Breadmore.** (Breadmore, 1906.) A primrose self, 
 shaded buff. S. H. 
 
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GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
 
 Dorothy Eckford. (Eckford, 1903.) Large, pure white 
 
 flower. S. H. 
 Dorothy Tennant. (Eckford, 1892.) Rosy mauve. H. 
 Dorothy Vick.** (Vick, 1897.) Standard scarlet, wings 
 
 crimson, produces double flowers. E. 
 Douglas Breadmore.** (Breadmore, 1906.) A bright 
 
 purple flake. S. H. 
 Duchess of Edinburgh.* (Eckford, 1887.) Crimson. E. 
 Duchess of 
 
 Sutherland.* 
 
 (Eckford, 1898.) 
 
 Pearly white, 
 
 suffused light 
 
 pink. H. 
 Duchess of 
 
 Westminster. 
 
 (Eckford, 1900.) 
 
 Apricot flushed 
 
 pink; wings rose 
 
 pink. S. H. 
 Duchess of 
 
 York.* (Eck- 
 
 ford, 
 White 
 with 
 purple. 
 Dudley 
 
 1895-) 
 striped 
 pinkish 
 E. 
 Lees.** 
 
 Dorothy Eckford. 
 Representing the slightly hooded type. 
 
 (Breadmore, 1908.) A deep maroon. S. H. 
 Duke of Clarence.* (Eckford. 1893.) Rosy claret. H. 
 Duke of Sutherland. (Eckford, 1898.) Standard deep 
 
 claret; wings deep violet blue. H. 
 Duke OF Westminster. (Eckford, 1899.) Rosy claret. H. 
 Duke of York.* (Eckford, 1895.) Standard rosy pink; 
 
 wings white. E. 
 Earl Cromer. (Eckford, 1907.) Standard reddish mauve; 
 
 wings large, of the same deep rich mauve. H. 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Earliest of All. (Burpee, 1898.) Flowers fully ten days 
 earlier than Extra Early Blanche Ferry, bearing a profusion 
 of beautifully tinted flowers. Standard bright, rosy pink; 
 wings creamy white, suffused pale rose. Planted under 
 glass in September, the vines begin to bloom in Novem- 
 ber. E. 
 
 Earliest of All Re-Selected Extreme Early. (Burpee, 
 1902.) This strain is as much earlier than Earliest of All 
 as that variety is ahead of Extra Early Blanche Ferry. 
 The plants come into full flower when only twelve inches 
 high. Christmas Pink is similar. E. 
 
 Earliest White. (Burpee, 1906.) This was discovered 
 in a field of the Re-Selected Burpee's Earliest of All. There 
 was only one plant and this produced pure white flowers. 
 A crop planted July 12th came in bloom August 20th, while 
 the plants of Mont Blanc planted on the same da\' showed 
 no sign of bloom. The plant is unusuall\- sturdy and of 
 dwarf and even growth. Thebest white for greenhouse. E. 
 
 Eastern Queen.* (Introducer and year of introduction 
 unknown.) Cream ground, slightly flaked. 
 
 Elegance. (Stark, 1909.) White, feathered orange. 
 
 Elfrida.* (Johnson, 1904.) Primrose, lightly striped rose. 
 E. 
 
 Eliza Eckford.* (Eckford, 1895.) Flesh pink, suffused 
 rose and white. H. 
 
 Emily Eckford. (Eckford, 1893.) Rosy mauve changing 
 to light blue. S. H. 
 
 Emily Henderson. (Henderson, 1894.) White. E. 
 
 Emily Lynch.* (Lynch, 1897.) Standard scarlet rose; 
 wings primrose tinged pink. H. 
 
 Empress of India.* (Eckford, 1891.) Standard rose, with 
 white wings. E. 
 
 Etna.* (Laxton, 1892.) A dark brownish crimson and vio- 
 let. E. 
 
 Evelyn Breadmore.** (Breadmore, 1906.) Blush white, 
 slightly tinged pink. S. H. 
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GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
 
 Evelyn Byatt. (Watkins & Simpson, 1906.) Standard 
 scarlet orange, with rosy wings. E. 
 
 Evening Star.* (Vaughan, 1904.) Primrose, shaded light 
 pink. E. 
 
 Exquisite. (Bath, 191 2.) White, veined blue. 
 
 Fairy Queen.* (Haage & Schmidt, 1872.) White with 
 faint carmine pencilings on throat. E. 
 
 Fascination.* (Eckford, 1900.) Magenta mauve; wings 
 deep mauve. H. 
 
 Fashion.* (Burpee, 1899.) A soft shade of reddish lav- 
 ender, deepening at base of standard. Similar to Colonist. 
 H. 
 
 FiNETTA Bathurst.** (Bathurst-Mackereth, 1908.) Pure 
 white. E. 
 
 Firefly.* (Eckford, 1893.) Scarlet crimson. E. 
 
 Flora Norton. (Vaughan, 1904.) A beautiful rich lav- 
 ender, almost a bright blue. E. 
 
 Florence Frazer.** (Vaughan, 1904.) Standard bright 
 crimson rose; wings white tinged pink. E. 
 
 Florence Molyneaux.** (Dobbie, 1905.) Cream flaked 
 with rose. E. 
 
 Gaiety.* (Eckford, 1893.) Standard flaked with cerise 
 pink; wings striped rosy purple. S. H. 
 
 George Gordon.* (Eckford, 1901.) Claret red, self 
 colored, but turns to a dull purple with age. H. 
 
 Gladys Deal.** An English name for the American va- 
 riety, Mrs. Geo. Higginson. S. H. 
 
 Gladys French.** (Unwin, 1909.) A light blue Helen 
 Pierce. 
 
 Golden Gate.* (Burpee, 1897.) Pinkish mauve and lav- 
 ender. S. H. 
 
 Golden Gleam.* (Sunset Co., 1897.) Color creamy yellow. 
 Nearly identical with Mrs. Eckford. S. H. 
 
 Golden Rose. (Burpee, 1902.) The ground color is a 
 clear primrose yellow, beautifully flushed with rosy pink- 
 S. H. 
 
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 Gorgeous. (Burpee, 1899.) Standard salmon-orange; 
 
 wings heavily suffused orange-salmon. E. 
 Gracie Greenwood.* (Eckford, 1902.) Cream shaded 
 
 with delicate pink. S. H. 
 Grand Blue.* (Eckford, 1886.) Clear, light blue color, 
 
 same as Imperial Blue. H. 
 Gray Friar.* (Burpee, 1896.) Heavily shaded with 
 
 watered purple markings on creamy white ground. H. 
 G. W. Kerr. (Baker's, 1909.) Coral pink. 
 Hannah Dale.** (Dobbie, 1908.) A large, rich maroon 
 
 self. S. H. 
 Harold. (House, 1910.) Primrose self. 
 Helen Pierce. , (Morse, 1905.) The color is very bright 
 
 blue, mottled on pure white. Decidedlx' the best mottled 
 
 variety. E. 
 Henry Eckford. (Eckford, 1906.) Bright, soft, flaming 
 
 orange, deepening slightlx' in the center of the flower. 
 
 This variety requires shading with cheesecloth to prevent 
 
 scalding in bright weather. E. 
 Herbert Smith.** (Sydenham, 1908.) A bi-color after 
 
 the style of Evelyn Byatt. E. 
 Her Majesty. (Eckford, 1893.) Rosy pink. H. 
 Hester.** (Hemus, 1907.) Blue striped, and appears to 
 
 be the same as Marbled Blue. E. 
 Hetty Green.* (Ward-Bolton, 1907.) Bright orange scar- 
 let; wings rosy crimson. E. 
 Hilda Jeffery.** (Breadmore, 1907.) Color creamy rose. 
 
 S. H. 
 H. J. R. DiGGES.* (Eckford, 1908.) Bright claret shaded 
 
 maroon. S. H. 
 Hon. F. Bouverie. (Eckford, 1899.) Pinkish salmon 
 
 standard; wings shaded to a lighter salmon-buff. S. H. 
 Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. (Eckford, 1901.) A beautiful 
 
 primrose color. E. 
 Horace Wright. (Eckford, 1907.) A self. A rich violet 
 
 blue color. S. H. 
 
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GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
 
 Bright scarlet crimson with 
 
 Blue and mauve, same 
 
 Ignea.** (Eckford, 1892.) 
 purple wings. S. H. 
 
 Imperial Blue.* (Eckford, 1886.) 
 as Grand Blue. H. 
 
 Imperial Purple.* (Introducer and date of introduction 
 unknown.) Purple with blue shading. E. 
 
 Inconstancy.** (Ferry, 1902.) White and primrose flow- 
 ers on same plant. E. 
 
 Indigo King.* (Eckford, 1885.) Dark maroon purple 
 standard with indigo blue wings. Autocrat is synonymous. 
 H. 
 
 Invincible Black.* (Introducer unknown, 1871.) Dark 
 claret. E. 
 
 Invincible Blue.* 
 (Laxton, 1888.) 
 Dark blue. E. 
 
 Invincible Car- 
 mine.* (Laxton, 
 1885.) A brilliant, 
 glowing carmine. 
 E. 
 
 Invincible Scar- 
 let.* (S. Brown- 
 Carter, 1866.) 
 Crimson scarlet. 
 E. S. 
 
 Invincible Scarlet 
 Striped with 
 White.* (Intro- 
 ducer and date of 
 introduction unknown.) Red, striped with white. 
 
 Invincible Striped.* (Carter, 1874.) Crimson striped 
 white. E. 
 
 IsA Eckford.* (Eckford, 1886.) White suffused rosy pink. E. 
 
 Ivy Miller.** (Miller, 1908.) White edged with blue. 
 S. H. Similar to Maid of Honor. 
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 Janet Scott. 
 
 Hooded type. 
 
SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 James Grieve.** (Eckford, 1908.) A large sulphur yellow. 
 
 E. 
 Janet Scott. (Burpee, 1903.) This might be called a new 
 
 shade of rich pink. The unusual size of the wings with the 
 
 large, substantial, hooded standard, gives the flower an ap- 
 pearance of enormous size. H. 
 Jeannie Gordon. (Eckford, 1902.) Standard rose, shaded 
 
 cream; wings creamy suffused rose. S. H. 
 Jessie Cuthbertson. (Dobbie, 1903.) Flaked and striped 
 
 salmon rose on a cream ground. S. H. 
 Jet. (Aldersey-Sydenham, 1909.) Similar to Midnight. 
 Josephine White.** (Ferry, 1902.) White. E. 
 J. T. Crier.* (Breadmore, 1907.) A lavender self. 
 JuANiTA.* (Burpee, 1896.) Color pure white, delicately 
 
 lined and striped with pale lavender. H. 
 Katherine Tracy.* (Ferry, 1896.) Soft rosy pink, 
 
 lighter at edges. E. 
 King Edward VII. (Eckford, 1903.) A bright crimson 
 
 self, large, with three flowers borne on a strong, stout stem. 
 
 S. H. 
 Lady Aberdare.* (Breadmore, 1904.) Soft light pink, 
 
 self colored. H. 
 Lady Beaconsfield.* (Eckford, 1892.) Standard salmon 
 
 pink; wings primrose yellow. E. 
 Lady Cooper.** (Breadmore, 1906.) A clear, lavender 
 
 self. S. H. 
 Lady Grisel Hamilton. (Eckford, 1899.) Light lavender 
 
 standard with azure blue wings. H. 
 Lady Mary Currie. (Eckford, 1898.) A deep orange 
 
 pink. H. 
 Lady M. Ormsby-Gore. (Eckford, 1901.) Pale buff tipped 
 
 deep buff, overlaid with delicate pink. H. 
 Lady Nina Balfour. (Eckford, 1897.) Delicate mauve 
 
 shaded dove gray. H. 
 Lady Penzance.* (Eckford, 1894.) Rose pink, tinged 
 
 orange-salmon. H. 
 
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GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
 
 Lady Skelmersdale.* (Eckford, 1899.) Light carmine 
 
 standard, shading to white. S. H. 
 Lemon Queen.* (Eckford, 1892.) White tinted with lemon 
 
 and blush. E. 
 Light Blue and Purple.* (Introducer unknown, 1700.) 
 
 Dark maroon with blue shadings. E. 
 Little Dorrit.* (Eckford, 1897.) Standard clear rosy 
 
 pink; wings white, suffused rose. E. 
 Lord Kenyon. (Eckford, 1900.) Bright rose pink. H. 
 Lord Nelson. (House, 1907.) A rich, deep navy blue. 
 
 This is identical with Burpee's Brilliant Blue. E. 
 Lord Rosebery. (Eckford, 1902.) A self colored rosy 
 
 magenta. H. 
 Lottie Eckford. (Eckford, 1894.) White ground, del- 
 icately edged lavender blue. H. 
 Lottie HuTCHiNS.* (Burpee, 1898.) Flaked pink on cream 
 
 ground. S. H. 
 Lovely. (Eckford, 1895.) Pink; wings delicate rose. H. 
 LuMiNOSA. (Eckford, 191 1.) Coral-colored self. 
 Madame Carnot.* (Laxton, 1892.) A blue self. H. 
 Madeline Cole. (Stark, 1910.) Pale lavender. 
 Maggie Gerring. (Eckford, 191 i.) Cream self. 
 Maid of Honor. (Burpee, 1897.) Light blue on a white 
 
 ground, shaded and edged. Similar to Lottie Eckford but 
 
 a better flower. S. H. 
 Majestic.* (Burpee, 1901.) Standard is a deep rose pink, 
 
 while wings are also deep rose, but rather softer in 
 
 tone. H. 
 Marbled Blue.** (Sutton, 1906.) White, striped and 
 
 flaked blue. E. 
 Marchioness of Cholmondeley. (Eckford, 1904.) Soft 
 
 shade of cream overlaid with pink. H. 
 Mars.* (Eckford, 1895.) R'^h crimson self. H. 
 May Perrett.** (Eckford, 1908.) Ivory flushed with 
 
 buff. E. 
 Memento.** Synonymous with Flora Norton. E. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Meteor.* (Eckford, 1895.) Orange-salmon standard with 
 
 pink wings. E. 
 Mid Blue. (Dobbie, 1909.) Of medium size; color deep, 
 
 sky-blue. E. 
 Midnight ("Jet"). (Burpee, 1908.) Standard deep pur- 
 plish maroon, almost black; wings darkest claret. S. H. 
 Mikado.* (Eckford, 1896.) Rose crimson striped with 
 
 white. H. 
 Mildred Ward.** (Sydenham, 1907.) Orange-scarlet. E. 
 Millie Maslin. (Sydenham, 1908.) Rich rosy crimson 
 
 self. Very much deeper than Prince of Wales. S. H. 
 Mima Johnston.** (Eckford, 1908.) Bright rose carmine. 
 
 E. 
 Miss Bostock.** (Hemus, 1907.) Cream and pink. H. 
 Miss H. C. Philbrick.** (Stark, 1905.) Mauve overlaid 
 
 with clear blue. We consider this identical with Flora 
 
 Norton. E. 
 Miss Hunt.* (Eckford, 1887.) Standard pale carmine 
 
 salmon; wings soft pink. E. 
 Miss WiLLMOTT. (Eckford, 1901.) Rich orange pink; 
 
 delicately shaded rose. S. H. 
 Modesty. (Burpee, 1898.) In strong sunlight it is seem- 
 ingly a silvery white, but the suffused pink tint is shown on 
 
 closer examination. H. 
 Monarch.* (Eckford, 1891.) Standard bronzy crimson; 
 
 wings, violet. H. 
 Mont Blanc. (Senary, 1900.) Extremely early flowering; 
 
 white self, Florence Denzer is synonymous. E. 
 Mother o' Pearl.** (Sydenham-Aldersey, 1909.) Silvery 
 
 lavender. S. H. 
 Mrs. a. Malcolm.** (Malcolm-King, 1909.) Primrose 
 
 self. E. 
 Mrs. Bieberstedt.** (Bieberstedt, 1908.) A lovely deep 
 
 lavender self. S. H. 
 Mrs. Charles Masters.** (Eckford, 1909.) Standard 
 
 rosy salmon; wings cream. 
 
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GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
 
 Mrs. Collier. (Dobbie, 1907.) In form and substance 
 
 it resembles Dorothy Eckford. The flowers are large, 
 
 coming in threes and fours on long, stiff stems and of a rich, 
 
 primrose tint, entirely free from any trace of pink. S. H. 
 Mrs. Dugdale. (Eckford, 1899.) Light carmine rose, 
 
 with faint markings of primrose. S. H. 
 Mrs. Eckford. (Eckford, 1891.) A primrose self. S. H. 
 Mrs. E. Oilman. (Eckford, 1909.) Light rose bicolor. 
 Mrs. Fitzgerald.** (Eckford, 1900.) Buff flushed with 
 
 a tinge of pink. Synonymous with Stella Morse. S. H. 
 Mrs. George Higginson, Jr. (Vaughan, 1904.) A very 
 
 delicate lavender. E. 
 Mrs. Gladstone.* (Eckford, 1890.) Soft flesh pink. E. 
 Mrs. H. Kendall-Barnes.** (Dobbie, 1905.) Standard 
 
 rich apricot; wings creamy buff. S. H. 
 Mrs. Jos. Chamberlain. (Eckford. 1895.) Ground color is 
 
 a clear silvery white, brightly striped soft rosy pink. S. H. 
 Mrs. Knight-Smith.** (Eckford, 1904.) A pink self, 
 
 hooded, with large open wings. Not fixed. H. 
 Mrs. R. F. Felton.** (Bolton, 1907.) Primrose yellow 
 
 self. Synonymous with Mrs. Collier. S. H. 
 Mrs. R. M. Shelton.** (Baker, 1909.) Rosy carmine self. H. 
 Mrs. R. Massey. (Bide, 1910.) Pinkish lilac, buff ground. 
 Mrs. Sankey.* (Eckford, 1890.) Pure white: black 
 
 seeded. H. 
 Mrs. Walter Wright. (Eckford, 1903.) The standard is 
 
 a beautiful shade of mauve, clear and bright, while the 
 
 wings are a bright casrulean blue, slightly shaded with the 
 
 mauve color of the standard. H. 
 Navy Blue. (Burpee, 1899.) General color effect dark 
 
 blue; standard brilliant royal purple; wings pure violet; 
 
 the whole flower elegantly veined in sharp relief. S. H. 
 New Countess. (Burpee, 1897.) Pure light lavender 
 
 throughout both on standard and wings. An Improved 
 
 Countess of Radnor in which is eliminated the reddish cast 
 
 in standard. H. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Nigger.* (House, 1903.) Very dark maroon, nearl\' black. 
 
 H. 
 Novelty.* (Eckford, 1895.) Standard orange rose; wings 
 
 delicate mauve. E. 
 Nymphaea.* (Vaughan, 1904.) White turning to pink. 
 
 S. H. 
 Oddity.* (Burpee, 1896.) Pale carmine edged with bright 
 
 rose. S. H. 
 Orange Prince.* (Eckford, 1886.) Bright orange pink. 
 
 E. 
 Oregonia.* (Walker, 1895.) White striped with brownish 
 
 red. S. H. 
 Oriental.* (Burpee, 1898.) Rich orange flowers. H. 
 Othello. (Eckford, 1899.) A deep maroon self color; 
 
 very large size; standard slightly hooded. S. H. 
 Ovid.* (Eckford, 1894.) Bright rosy pink with crimson 
 
 veins in both standard and wings. H. 
 Painted Lady.* (Introducer not known, 1700.) Standard 
 
 rose; wings white tinged with pink. E. 
 Peach Blossom.* (Eckford, 1894.) Light salmon pink and 
 
 buif. E. 
 Perdita. (Bath, 1910.) White, marbled pink. 
 Phenomenal. (Henderson, 1905.) White, shaded and 
 
 edged lilac. E. 
 Pink Friar.* (Burpee, 1899.) White, lightly marbled 
 
 light rose crimson. Large size. H. 
 Pink Snapdragon.* (Burpee, 1903.) Soft shell pink. 
 Prima Donna. (Eckford, 1896.) A pure pink self. H. 
 Primrose.* (Eckford, 1889.) Primrose self. E. 
 Prince Edward of York. (Eckford, 1897.) Crimson 
 
 scarlet standard. Crimson wings; large open form. E. 
 Prince Olaf. (Dobbie, 1908.) The bold, effective flowers 
 
 are striped and mottled bright blue on white ground; of 
 
 good size with erect standard. E. 
 Prince of Wales. (Eckford, 1898.) A large, bright rose 
 
 self. ^ S. H. 
 
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GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
 
 Princess Beatrice.* (Hurst, 1883.) A light pink self. 
 
 Syn., Carmine Rose. E. 
 Princess Louise.* (Introducer and date of introduction 
 
 unknown, — probably first offered in 1895.) Magenta-pink 
 
 standard; lilac wings. E. 
 Princess Maud of Wales.** (Eckford, 1906.) A pale 
 
 colored Coccinea. E. 
 Princess May.* (Laxton, 1893.) P^l^ mauve standard; 
 
 lavender wings. E. 
 Princess of Wales.* (Eckford, 1885.) White striped 
 
 mauve and purple. H. 
 Princess Victoria.** (Eckford, 1891.) Cerise standard; 
 
 wings more pink. E. 
 Purple.* (Introducer and date of introduction unknown.) 
 
 A rich shade coming between Boreatton and Black. E. 
 Purple Brown.* An old dark-striped form. 
 Purple King.** (Eckford, 1908.) Purple, shaded indigo. 
 
 E. 
 Purple Prince.* (Eckford, 1886.) Standard dark ma- 
 roon; wings purple. H. 
 Purple Striped.* (Introducer and date of introduction 
 
 unknown.) An old variety; purple striped on white 
 
 ground. E. 
 Queen Alexandra. (Eckford, 1906.) An intense bright 
 
 scarlet self. E. 
 Queen of England.* (Eckford, 1887.) White self. E. 
 Queen of Pinks.** (Sutton, 1901.) Pure salmon pink. 
 
 S. H. 
 Queen of Spain. (Eckford, 1907.) A new pearly pink 
 
 self. S. H. 
 Queen of the Isles. (Eckford, 1885.) Crimson scarlet 
 
 striped on a white ground. S. H. 
 Queen Victoria. (Eckford, 1897.) A light xellow or prim- 
 rose self. H. 
 Ramona.* (Burpee, 1896.) Light pink, striped on a white 
 
 ground. S. H. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Red Riding Hood.* (Sunset Seed and Plant Co., 1897.) 
 
 Snapdragon form; crimson. 
 Regina.** (Bolton-Sharpc, 1908.) A large maroon self. 
 
 Rising Sun.* (Laxton, 1892.) Standard a bright, rosy 
 
 orange; blush wings. E. 
 RoMOLO PiAZZANi. (Eckford, 1905.) A violet blue self of 
 
 large size. S. H. 
 Roseate. (Aldersey, 19 12.) Salmon-rose and orange. 
 Rose du Barri. (Dickson-Burpee, 191 1.) Salmon-rose 
 
 and coral. 
 
 Rose Queen."* (Stark, 
 rosy pink 
 
 1905.) A 
 self. S. H. 
 Royal Robe.* (Eckford 
 1894.) A light pink 
 self. H. 
 Royal Rose. (Eckford, 
 1894.) Standard crim- 
 son pink, deepening at 
 center; wings pink. S. 
 H. 
 Sadie Burpee W. S. 
 (Eckford, 1899.) Pure 
 white flower of large 
 size. H. 
 Sadie Burpee B. S. 
 (Eckford, 1899.) Pure 
 white, the flowers show 
 a delicate pink flush in the standard when first opened. 
 H. 
 Safrano. (Gilbert, 191 1.) Primrose. 
 
 Saint George. (Hurst, 1908.) Scarlet orange self; large 
 and very bright; awarded the Silver Medal of the National 
 Sweet Pea Society, 1907. A great improvement on Gor- 
 geous and Evelyn By alt. E. 
 78 
 
 EcKFORD's "Sadie Burpee. 
 
 Intensely hooded type. 
 
GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
 
 Salmon Queen. (Clark, 1910.) Carmine-scarlet. 
 Salopian. (Eckford, 1897.) A rich, dark crimson self. 
 
 H. 
 Salvation Lassie.* (Burpee, 1902.) Light carmine, the 
 
 standard and wings both hooded like a Salvation Army 
 
 bonnet. 
 Sapphire. (Aldersey, 1912.) Indigo-blue. 
 Scarlet Gem. (Eckford, 1904.) Bright scarlet. E. 
 Scarlet Striped with White.* (Introducer and date of 
 
 introduction unknown.) One of the old varieties and dis- 
 carded some time ago. 
 Senator. (Eckford, 1891.) Creamy white ground, striped 
 
 chocolate. H. 
 Sensation.* (Burpee, 
 
 Wings white. S. H. 
 Shahzada.* (Eckford, 1897.) 
 
 S. H. 
 Shasta. (Morse, 1905.) When first opening the flowers 
 
 have a creamy tint which changes to an ivory white when 
 
 fully expanded. E. 
 Snapdragon.* (Burpee, 1900.) 
 
 ers are like a Snapdragon bud. 
 Speckled Beauty.* (Vaughan, 
 
 marbled with crimson. H. 
 Splendid Lilac* (Of German origin, first offered in 1869.) 
 
 Dull purple magenta standard; wings white, tinged lilac. 
 
 1898.) Standard pink and buff. 
 
 Dull maroon, shaded purple. 
 
 first opening the flowers 
 ;es to an ivory white when 
 
 White shaded pink; flow- 
 
 1904.) Primrose ground. 
 
 Splendour.* (Eckford, 1887.) Deep rosy crimson self, 
 
 with slightly paler wings. H. 
 Stanley. (Eckford, 1890.) Self colored in darkest maroon 
 
 of burnished tint. E. 
 Stella Morse. (Burpee, 189! 
 
 pink underlying the cream, 
 
 shade. H. 
 Sue Earl.** (Burpee, 1903.) 
 
 mauve edges; wings primrose. 
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 ».) Has a faint tinge of 
 producing a true apricot 
 
 Standard 
 H. 
 
 primrose, with 
 
SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 Sunbeams, Earliest. (Burpee, 1904 ) This might be 
 
 described as a primrose "Mont Blanc." The flowers are 
 
 of a rich primrose color and generally borne three on a long 
 
 stem. E. 
 
 Sunproof Salopian. (Bu»'pee, 1900.) This was the finest 
 
 scarlet until the in- 
 troduction of King 
 Edward VII and 
 Queen Alexandra. H. 
 
 Sunrise.** (Vaughan, 
 1904.) A bright pink 
 on primrose ground. 
 E. 
 
 Sunset.** (Vaughan, 
 1904.) Primrose 
 striped dark rose. H. 
 
 Sweet Lavender. 
 (Bath, 1910.) White, 
 marbled lavender. 
 
 Sybil Eckford. (Eck- 
 ford, 1906.) Stand- 
 ard creamy buff with 
 slight pink or apri- 
 cot, large, open, 
 creamy wings. E. 
 
 The Bride.* (Lynch, 
 1897.) White self. 
 S. H. 
 
 The Fairy.** (John- 
 son, 1907.) Laven- 
 der and white on 
 same stem. 
 Rosy pink, reflexing stand- 
 
 Earliest Sunbeams. 
 
 Early-flowering type. 
 
 The Queen. (Eckford, 1886.) 
 ard, shaded with mauve. E. 
 
 Triumph. (Eckford, 1897.) Creamy white ground, suf- 
 fused with salmon pink and tinged with carmine. E. 
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GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 
 
 True Lavender.** (Bath, 1909.) In color same as Mrs. 
 George Higginson, Jr. Standard notched on sides. 
 
 Tweedy Smith.* (Breadmore, 1906.) Standard rose pink; 
 wings rose suffused pink. H. 
 
 Unique. (Stark, 1906.) White ground, striped pale lav- 
 ender blue. S. H. 
 
 Venus. (Eckford, 1891.) Lovely salmon buff, shaded with 
 rosy pink. H. 
 
 Vesuvius.* (Laxton, 1888.) Claret color, shading lighter 
 at the edges. E. 
 
 VicoMTE DE Jantze. (Eckford, 1909.) Rose self. 
 
 Violet Queen.* (Carter, 1877.) Clear violet color. E. 
 
 Waverley.* (Eckford, 1892.) Rosy claret standard, blue 
 wings. H. 
 
 Wawona.* (Burpee, 1898.) Striped lavender lilac on a 
 white ground. H. 
 
 White Snapdragon.* (Burpee, 1902.) White snapdragon- 
 like flowers. 
 
 White Wonder. (Burpee, 1904.) The flowers are pure 
 white and of largest size and sometimes borne six to eight 
 on a long, stout stem, many of the flowers being double. E. 
 
 Xenophon. (Morse-Burpee, 1912.) This is a double stand- 
 ard form of Phenomenal. 
 
 Yellow Hammer.** (Breadmore, 1909.) Sulphur yellow. 
 
 Zarina.* (Hemus, 1908.) A pearl pink self, being an ex- 
 panded form of Queen of Spain. E. 
 
 Zero.** (Hemus, 1907.) An early pure white. E. 
 
 ZoE.** (Biffen-Unwin, 1906.) A clear, shining blue. Sim- 
 ilar to Mid Blue. E. 
 
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SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 CLPID SWEET PEAS 
 This distinct type of dwarf Sweet Peas was intro- 
 duced by W. Atlee Burpee & Co. in 1896 and does 
 well in dr>' seasons and on soils which become hard 
 during hot weather. The plants are of low, spreading 
 habit, with dense green foliage, and attain a height of 
 from six to nine inches. The plants root deeply and 
 flower most freely in hot, dr>' seasons. They are also 
 adapted for pot culture, but in growing them the 
 foliage should never be watered; always water round 
 or between the plants. A peculiarity about the Cupids 
 is that they are quite devoid of fragrance. 
 
 At one time there was listed fully twenty varieties, 
 but now only the following are offered by us: 
 
 Pink Clpid 
 
 White Clpid 
 
 Mixed Clpid 
 
 BURPEE'S BLSH SWEET PEAS 
 The plants are semi-erect, fifteen to eighteen inches 
 high when in full flower, but branching freely so that 
 the close bushes are frequently fifteen inches and more 
 in diameter, composed of short erect branches with 
 abundant light-green foliage. The tendrils at ends of 
 the leaves clasp themselves closely to the adjoining 
 branches, so that the whole plant is held quite erect 
 though sufficiently open to admit of a freer circulation 
 of air than in the low compact form of the Cupid t> pe. 
 As these have not met with the success anticipated, 
 they have been discarded. We understand in some 
 parts of England florists are growing these for cutting 
 with larger part of foliage. 
 
 82 
 
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TRELLISES 
 
 For those who prefer a trelHs, we give illustrations 
 of four of the most practical, such as have given entire 
 satisfaction at Fordhook Farms. 
 
 Make supports of com- 
 mon furring strips, also top 
 rail. Set supports eight feet 
 apart. For horizontal wires use No. i6 
 galvanized. Avoid knotty lumber. Run 
 wires from every dot, twenty-six in all. 
 Height above ground six feet, and 
 twelve inches wide. 
 
 84 
 
TRELLISES 
 
 Set the supports eight 
 feet apart. For horizontal 
 wires use about No. \6 gal- 
 vanized. Have the lower 
 wires come just outside the 
 double row of vines. Make 
 supports and top rail of 
 pine or spruce one and a 
 quarter by two and a quarter inches. Height above 
 ground six feet, and twelve inches wide at base. 
 
 85 
 
SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 
 
 This trellis is made of 
 part twine. It has three- 
 inch-square posts, and an upper and 
 lower frame of furring strips. At each 
 end are two perpendicular wires of No. 
 10 galvanized, and running lengthwise 
 are two horizontal wires of the same. 
 The diamond work can be made of 
 strong twine, and should be fastened 
 both at the middle wire and top and bottom strips. 
 Have the rows of vines come inside. Set posts eight 
 feet apart. One foot is enough for width. 
 
 86 
 
TRELLISES 
 
 Made of coarse meshed 
 poultry wire. It can 
 sometimes be bought 
 with seven inch mesh. 
 Posts three-inch-square stuff, and top 
 and bottom rails as per cut. Set posts 
 ten feet apart. Height six feet. It is 
 well to run three horizontal wires on 
 each side about six inches out to hold 
 the mass of vines where they fail to 
 fasten securelv. 
 
 87 
 
 * 
 
FOUR "DONTS." 
 
 p. 'i expect Sweet Peas to thrive in soil too poor \ 
 
 for anv other culture, or in a sunless location. ' 
 
 They need, as nearly as possible, a free deep loam, mod- '\ 
 
 erately rich and freely cultivated. 1 
 
 p. »i sow too shallow. Plant the seed not less .1 
 
 than two inches deep, and when the plants * 
 
 are two or three inches high draw the soil up to them •] 
 in ridge form. 
 
 p. • i overfeed. With a view to obtaining vigor- 'i 
 ous growth and profusion of bloom, bone, in '\ 
 some form, is the best fertilizer. Nitrate of soda will do ^ 
 for a "hurry-up" stimulant, should such be needed; , 
 but use it sparingly. J 
 
 Hrkn'f gather the blooms grudgingly. The more 
 you cut the longer the vine will continue to 
 flower. Remember, when they go to seed Sweet Peas ; 
 will cease flowering. I 
 
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