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In 1889, Captain of the Blues, Delight, Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. Sankey, 

 and Purple Prince. 



In 1890, Alba Magna, Countess of Radnor, Lottie Eckford. 



In 1 89 1, Dorothy Tennant, Duke of Clarence, Empress of India, Mon- 

 arch, Princess Victoria, and Senator. 



In 1892, Emily Eckford, Her Majesty, Ignea, Lemon Queen, Mrs. 

 Eckford, and Waverly. 



In 1893, Blushing Beauty, Firefly, Gaiety, Lady Beaconsfield, Lady 

 Penzance, Ovid, Peach Blossom, Royal Robe, Stanley, and Venus. 



In 1894, Blanche Biu-pee, Duke of York, Duchess of York, Eliza Eck- 

 ford, Meteor, Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, Novelty, and The Belle. 



In 1895, Alice Eckford, Captivation, Countess of Aberdeen, Crown 

 Jewel, Little Dorrit, and Mikado. These were offered by the Reverend 

 Mr. Hutchins in 1896. 



In 1896, Coquette, Countess of Shrewsbury, Lovely, Mars, Prima Donna, 

 and Royal Rose, which were offered in the United States in 1897 by Burpee 

 and the Reverend Mr. Hutchins. 



In 1897, Countess of Powis, Lady Nina Balfour, Prince Edward of 

 York, Queen Victoria, Triumph, Salopian, and Shahzada. 



In 1898, Black Knight, Chancellor, Colonist, Duchess of Sutherland, 

 Lady Grizel Hamilton, Lady Mary Currie, and Prince of Wales. 



In 1899, Countess Cadogan, Duke of Westminster, The Honorable 

 F. Bouverie, Lady Skelmersdale, Mrs. Dugdale, Othello, and Sadie Burpee. 



In 1900, Calypso, Countess of Lathom, Duchess of Westminster, 

 Fascination, Lord Kenyon, and Mrs. Fitzgerald. 



The two-hundredth anniversary of the introduction of the sweet pea 

 was celebrated by the Sweet Pea Bi-Centenary Celebration in London in 

 1900. Including the introductions of that year, there had been two 

 hundred and sixty-four varietal names of the tall-growing type of sweet 

 peas catalogued. This included all the indeterminate variety names, as 

 Purple, Purple Black, Purple Brown, Purple Striped, Light Blue and 

 Purple, Red Striped, Striped Red and White, Striped Scarlet, Scarlet, 

 Dark Red, Red striped with White, and so on; also, slight variations in 

 color, form, and the like, as Striped Celestial, Light Gaiety, Extra Early 

 Blanche Ferry, New Countess, and others, as well as the double sweet peas. 



Out of this extensive list not more than one hundred and seventy-five 

 varieties had been catalogued by any seed firm; the remainder were scat- 

 tering introductions, some of which were not listed for more than one 

 year. Mr. Eckford is responsible for one hundred and fifteen varieties. 

 The relative superiority of the Eckford varieties is seen when we examine 

 the lists of this period, for we find, for example, in Burpee's catalog for 

 1899, one hundred and forty varieties exclusive of doubles and cupids, 



