SWEET PEAS FOR TABLE DECORATION 



a rich cream pink, and Illuminator with a rich primrose 

 variety all form most charming color harmonies. 

 Lavender and blue Sweet Peas look dull under artificial 

 light, though very pleasing at other times. Or, again, 

 various shades of pink, from light to dark, form a 

 beautiful color scheme. 



In arranging the flowers let all be as light and airy 

 looking as possible; never jam the sprays closely 

 together; strive to let every flower be seen. Allow 

 a few flowers to stand well above the others, which 

 tends to give all a natural appearance. A few sprays 

 of colored lycopodium allowed to trail over the sides 

 of the receptacles and arranged on the table, or sprays 

 of asparagus, smilax or other light greenery, all help 

 the general effect, while light grasses and a little of 

 their own foliage inserted among the flowers will lend 

 grace and elegance to the arrangement if not overdone. 



THE "SPENCER" TYPE OF SWEET PEAS 

 The introduction of Countess Spencer in 1904 will 

 be marked as creating a new era in the Sweet Pea 

 world. This most lovely of pink Sweet Peas is of 

 immense size, and the forerunner of quite a new type. 

 Previous to the Countess Spencer appearing, our Sweet 

 Peas were either of hooded standard or expanded 

 upright standard forms. Countess Spencer was the 

 first to appear with beautifully frilled and wavy stand- 

 ard and wings, of immense size but, alas! it was not 

 fixed to type, as it sported very badly. This sportive 

 character, however, has proved really a blessing in 

 disguise, as so many of the sports were of quite new 

 shades, at the same time containing all the parents' 



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