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nine types each of which has a general characteristic of its own. 

 By beginning with the dark purples, a graduation may be made to 

 the whites, and from the whites again on to the bright reds. The 

 dark purples may be taken as the first class, represented by 

 Waverly. The striped purples may be considered second, of which 

 Senator is an example. The lavenders may be called third, repre- 

 sented by the Countess of Radnor. The whites come fourth, of 

 which Blanche Burpee and Emily Henderson are the most famous. 

 The primroses, as Mrs. Eckford, may be counted fifth. Sixth 

 come the white shaded with pink, as Blushing Beauty. Seventh 

 are the striped pinks, as Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. The orange 

 pinks are eighth, as Lady Penzance and Meteor. Last are the 

 rose pinks, which may be subdivided, one class a pure pink, as 

 Her Majesty and Royal Robe, the other having orange besides 

 the rose, as Firefly and Miss Hunt. Here is wide range of color, 

 and of a high quality, all gained by simply growing nine or ten 

 varieties of sweet peas. Respecting double sweet peas, it maybe 

 said that the doubles are generally strong strains and give a pro- 

 fusion of large bloom, most of which, fortunately, is single. 



It is a great advantage, of course, in the purchase of anything 

 to know just what to get, and when a wise man purchases, he 

 gets the very best. At the Springfield Show, Mr. Hutchins and 

 Mr. Burpee selected independently the four varieties which each 

 considered the best. Mr. Hutchins' choice was. Her Majesty, 

 Mrs. Eckford, Lady Penzance, Ramona. Mr. Burpee's choice 

 agreed with this as to the first two, Her Majesty and Mrs. Eck- 

 ford, but chose for the others, Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain and 

 Blanche Burpee. A selection by either of these men, of course, 

 carries much weight, but when they agree upon any one or two 

 varieties as being the best of all, their choice is not to be disputed. 

 Besides this, the Station experiment plot has been closely studied 

 and the best representatives in all points of each of the classes 

 which have been named above as they have grown here this 

 summer, have been recorded. They are (in my opinion) : — 



I. Dark purple. i. Waverly. 



2. Duke of Clarence. 



II. Striped purple. i. Gray Friar. 



2. Juanita. 



3. Senator. 



