VARIETIES 51 



The Newest Varieties. The five varieties described below 

 were those honoured by the National Sweet Pea Society, after a trial, 

 with many others in University College Gardens, Reading, in 1908. 



George Stark (Stark and Son, Great Ryburgh, Norfolk). This 

 beautiful variety was unanimously chosen as a worthy recipient of 

 the silver medal offered by the National Sweet Pea Society as the 



THE CHARMING NEW SWEET PEA MBS. A. 

 IRELAND (SOFT ROSE AND BLUSH). 



best novelty of the year. It might be described in brief as a 

 Spencer Queen Alexandra. This conveys that it is a scarlet with 

 a waved standard. It is a large flower of vivid colour, the blossoms 

 being borne in threes on a stout stem. The substance in the bloom 

 encourages the belief that it will stand sunshine. (Silver medal and 

 first class certificate.) 



Mrs. A. Ireland (Dobbie and Co., Rothesay, N.B.). A brief 



