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of strong colours among them 1 It is difficult to say whether some 

 of the newer Sweet Peas are correctly described as " waved " or not. 

 Different experts hold different opinions. Take, for instance, the 

 lavender-coloured sort Frank Dolby ; this came out as a " waved " 



SWEET PEA BOBBY K. (APPLE BLOSSOM COLOUR). 



standard sort, yet there is a great difference in the waviness of 

 this variety and, say, Mrs. Ireland, one of the novelties for 1909. 

 And, as far as I can see, it is impossible to fix any definite standard 

 by which it shall be determined whether a variety is waved or 

 not, since there are several degrees of this characteristic. Another 



