Sweet Peas. 79 



Carditial. (Morse.)* 



Fair ; expanded, erect ; medium-large size ; poor substance ; color, 

 crimson-rose inclined to be blotched, wings purple-rose ; bloom profuse. 



Height Aug. 6, six feet. 



t Small to medium. Cannot see difference between this and Capt. Sharkey. 

 Cardinal. (S. S. & P. Co. )* 



Same as Cardinal (Morse), except the stock seemed to be poorer. 

 Carmen Sylva. (Hutchins). 



Poor ; expanded, erect, notched ; small to medium size ; poor-fair sub- 

 stance ; color, white shaded with magenta, penciled with mauve, wings 

 pinkish mauve ; bloom medium-profuse ; ugly. 



Height Aug. 6, five feet, six inches. 



t Very poor. 

 Carmine Invincible. (Morse.) 



Fair ; expanded ; large ; poor-fair substance ; color crimson, wings pur- 

 ple-rose ; bloom profuse. 



Height Aug. 6, five feet, six inches. 



I Distinct from Invincible Carmine. 

 Countess of Aberdeen. (Breck. )* 1S96. 



Not in bloom Aug. 3. 



Height Aug. 6, five feet. 



t No bloom Sept. 9. 

 Countess of Radnor. (Morse.)* 



Very good ; hooded ; large ; good substance ; color, pinkish-lavender ; 

 bloom medium. Said to be running back to original blush tint. 



Height Aug. 6, five feet, six inches. 



t Very large. Bloom more profuse toward end of season. Handsome and 

 distinct. See note under Dorothy Tennant. 



Countess of Radnor. (S. S. & P. Co.)* 



Like Princess May. A striped-purple intermingled. 

 Cotintess of Radnor Improved. (Morse. ) 



Same as Countess of Radnor. Madame Carnot intermingled. 

 Crown Jewel. ( Breck. ) * 1 896, 



Not in bud Aug. 3. 



Height Aug. 6, four feet, six inches. 



t Very poor ; erect, notched ; small to very small size ; very poor sub- 

 stance, color, blush-pink with more or less bronzy finish on the standard. 

 Bloom sparse. 

 Crown Pri7icess of Russia. (Morse.) 



Poor ; expanded ; small-medium size ; poor substance ; color, white 

 lightly flushed with pink and primrose, wings flushed with pink ; bloom 

 sparse-medium. 



Height Aug. 6, five feet, six inches. 



Said to have a historical value only as being the first of the flushed pinks. 

 Cupid. (Introd. by Burpee, 1896. See Bull, iii, p. 182). 



An interesting dwarf, growing about eight inches high, and worth growing 

 as a pot plant, but of little value in the open. The flowers are small and 

 white, and with us were scattered along through the season, at no time 

 making a show. See page 73. 



