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soils too it is less robust than we like to see plants of a 

 garden Sweet Pea. Individual blooms of course are 

 very striking in appearance. Navy Blue, a fine dark 

 blue sort, would be liked much better if the blooms did 

 not bleach so quickly in hot, sunny weather. In other 

 respects it is a good thing for the garden. Queen 

 Alexandra, the intense scarlet self that never fails to 

 please, is a beautiful acquisition for the garden, and 

 in the same connection we may mention the bright 

 orange self Henry Eckford that is seen to great ad- 

 vantage where the friendly shade of tall trees can 

 afford protection from the sun during the warmest 

 hours of the day. Primrose and buff colours as re- 

 presented in Dora Breadmore, give prominence to a 

 variety valued both for its colour and its free dis- 

 play in the garden. For Jeannie Gordon as a garden 

 Sweet Pea we have nothing but praise. Of robust 

 constitution, free-flowering, consistently good in every 

 respect, this fine bi-colour of bright rose, shaded 

 cream, is one suitable for every garden. Triumph, 

 although much older, is still a good bi-colour and quite 

 distinct. Bright pink standards and white wings, 

 flushed purple, give us a capital garden Sweet Pea on 

 plants with a good habit. Other good sorts worthy of 

 special notice are the following : Janet Scott, bright 

 pink, tinged buff, very pretty ; George Herbert, rosy 

 red standards and rosy purple wings ; Mrs Walter 

 Wright, mauve standards and blue wings ; Dainty, 

 white with pink picotee edge, very dainty ; John 

 Ingman, rose carmine, veined a delicate shade of the 

 same colour ; Gladys Unwin, a pretty pale pink sort 

 with waved standards ; Duke of Westminster, a distinct 

 colour, rich velvety maroon, overlaid with violet ; 

 Florence Crutcher, a robust plant bearing a profuse 

 display of deep rose blossoms, many sprays having 

 four flowers. Mrs Hardcastle Sykes, a lovely flower 



