Culture of the Sweet Pea 699 



Captain of the Blues, 1901 



Chamberlain, 1901. Similar to Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain 



Royalty, 1901. A dark Royal Rose 



Stella Morse, 1901 



America, 1902 



Her Majesty, 1902 



Lottie Eckford, 1902 



Bridesmaid, 1903 



Enchantress, 1903. A dark Lovely 



Mauve Queen, 1903 



Extra Early Blanche Ferry, 1903 



Sadie Burpee, 1903 



Lady Mary Currie, 1904 



Prima Donna, 1904 



Prince of Wales, 1904 



Salopian, 1904 



Emily Eckford 



Lovely 



Navy Blue 



Waverly 



Ovid 



Ramona 



Unpopularity of the type 



The cupid sweet peas have never been very popular for several reasons. 

 Many persons apparently expected this dwarf type to furnish long-stemmed 

 blossoms for cutting, thus relieving them of the necessity of providing 

 supports for the plants. The short stems of this type were therefore 

 a disappointment to such persons and they unhesitatingly condemned it 

 for any purpose. In answer to the claims made that the plant was adapted 

 for use as an edging or for bedding, it was urged that the blooming period 

 was too short — not allowing for the fact that the dwarf type behaves 

 similarly to the tall type and ceases to bloom if the pods are not removed. 

 For no other reason this sweet pea has been ignored by many seedsmen, 

 while some inferior trailing plants are still offered in their catalogs. The 

 dwarf sweet pe;a, has the advantage of many border plants in its great 

 variety of colors. 



In part the unpopularity of the plant has been due to the fact that 

 the White Cupid did not germinate very successfully, especially the first 

 year of its introduction, thus affecting the popularity of this whole race. 

 The black-seeded varieties give a high percentage of germination, so that 

 poor germination is not an inherent fault of the race. 



