THE NEW SWEET PEAS FOR iSgj. 



cherry crimson. Not a seed germinated 

 of either two above sorts, with me. I 

 was indebted to friends for specimens. 



Red Riding Hood — This is a flower 

 that no one would think of growing 

 after seeing. It is an ugly abortion 

 that does not deserve the name of sweet 

 pea, neither in form nor color is it 

 attractive. The standard is only about 

 half the size of the wings, clasps them 

 close behind, and is only visible when 

 you look at the back of the flower. The 

 wings are rose-pink, verging on magenta, 

 shading to a dirty white at the base, and 

 nearly enclose the bluish white keel. 



New Californian — An unnamed seed- 

 ling sent out to customers for trial by 

 W. A. Burpee & Co. This is a de- 

 oided acquisition, somewhat in the 

 style of Butterfly, it has more color than 

 that variety, the white ground of the 

 standard is heavily flushed dark laven- 

 der, becoming darker towards the cen- 

 tre, in some flowers almost purplish red, 

 wings lighter in color with darker edge. 

 Standard much incurved at the sides, 

 running to a point at the top, frequently 

 notched at the sides as in Butterfly, 

 needs selecting to get rid of these 

 notches, and the tendency to purplish 

 red. When true a very handsome 

 flower and a good buncher. 



Golden Gleam — Sent out to customers 

 by the Sunset Seed and Plant Co., of 

 California, is by far the best addition 

 made to the list this year by American 

 growers. Of largest size, finest shell 

 form and a beautiful shade of clear 

 primrose, nearer yellow than Mrs. Eck- 

 ford or Primrose, and larger and finer 

 shape than either of them. Only one 

 seed grew of those sent me, but that 

 one made a vigorous plant, covered 

 with flowers from early in July till frost 

 came. 



AM the other .^merican novelties, five 



in number, Coronet, Columbia, Cali- 

 fornia, Emily Lynch and The Bride, 

 were introduced by the Rev. \V. T. 

 Hutchings, all of them, except Emily 

 Lynch very poor germinators and weak 

 growers, by far the best of the set is 



The Bride — A very fine white, not 

 quite as large as Blanche Burpee, but 

 finer shape, and much superior to any 

 other white in the market. It is said to 

 be a seedling from Mrs. Eckford, and 

 retains a trace of the parent color for a 

 few hours after opening, but soon 

 becomes a pure white, of fine substance 

 and beautiful shell form, its weak point 

 is poor germinating power, only about 

 ten per cent, of the seeds planted grew. 



Coronet resembles Aurora in color, 

 but is not so fine a shade, and is much 

 inferior to it in shape and vigor, the 

 standard is too much reflexed and in- 

 clined backwards at the sides, which 

 takes away from the apparent size, ger- 

 mination very poor, only two seeds grew 

 out of the package. 



Columbia — Said to be a red, white 

 and blue, not well fixed yet, in most of 

 them the standard was bluish white, 

 streaked rosepink, the wings clearer 

 whites lined lavender blue, but in many 

 of them the pink was very faint, needs 

 selecting, fairly fertile and vigorous. 



California — A pale, delicate creamy 

 pink, standard small for the size of the 

 wings, which are very large and spread- 

 ing, somewhat like Countess of Aber- 

 deen, but inferior to it, a poor germina- 

 tor and weak grower. 



Emily Lynch — Came in two distinct 

 flowers, one with rose pink standard and 

 pale wings, not unlike Duke of York, 

 the other with cherry-pink standard 

 laced darker and white wings, both of 

 the same shape, erect standard and 

 spreading wings, good germinators, fairly 

 vigorous and profuse bloomers. There 



