single 



SWEET PEA 



prirarose-cream, buff-cream, buff-pink, various shades 

 of light piuk, flesh-pink, rose-pink, several shades, of 

 bright rose, scarlet, crimson-scarlet, rich blood-red, 

 light blue, mauve-blue, dark blue, hivender, salmon- 

 pink and also light rose, with more or less rich infusion 

 of orange, purple, magenta. niHmon with bronzv cast or 

 rich velvety .-rtV.^f, and sIkmI— ..f vi..|,.r. All of thpse 



and blfuMnl .■..h,i--. ami .1 : .... .... i..iind 



called (.'u|ii.! '.\ a- i.iuiMi Ml I ..: ■ . i . ■.■.!.. ' 1 -1 :ip- 



inthis",!;. . .' !. .|.,, Ill ilii- r..rni nf ^pmiin- ihe 



plant t„..i - r- m,i, li.il.t. .n.k.n. .mat ,.f 



dwarf liih.ij. , III. 1. 1.. ,1.111-. l.riii^- <.t thr u.Mial MZf, but 



The b<-v( .iiii'iii i>! ]ini^'ment gives no encouragement 

 to the si.,allr,l M.iul.l.-" Sweet Pea, the grandiflora 



highest form of developim n' " i ' 

 is first in bringing the sjtu 



flora size and form, and li 



of flowers on the stem. '11 

 takes on 4 blossom- ti. :i ~i. m i.. 

 5 blossoms to a trii.- .^in-N- -'' m 

 length and diaim-ii r i.t rJM -i, 

 in determining merit. Siim- I 

 ally exhibited, aii-l the t) • 

 high culture unhss tlir -i 1 

 inches in length. TlnMiii. - ■ 

 has a standard wlii.li wh. n j ,. ■ 

 circular and will cciver a >il\. 

 exhibition stock will now shov 

 measure 1% in. across. 



Now that this flower is grown for the highest com- 

 petitive test of skill, the rules tor .iudging an exhibit 

 are of importance. Although no scale of points has 

 received general recognition, yet, allowing that each 

 variety must be .judged according to the correct indi- 

 vidual type under which it was introduced, size of 

 blossom, color, form, substance, number of blosso 



The 



,marly 



blossoms that 



the 



of 



stem, are the essential 

 points. The retrograde 

 of stock is easilv shown 

 by the loss of full 

 rounded outline, reflexed 

 standard and deterior- 

 stance. De- 

 terms have 



g., blossoms take the 

 1 common form, or are 

 mi -expanded, boldly 



hed, shell-shaped, or 



blossoms on the stem is 

 also a point aimed at by 

 the specialist. 



A good degree of suc- 

 cess is now reported from 

 ordinary gardens every- 

 where in the growing of 

 r. Yet since it 

 has been brought to its 

 present highly hybrid- 

 ized and developed 

 stage some of its hardy 

 habits that formerly 

 made it easy to grow 

 have been reduced. 

 Closer attention must 

 2442. Gaiety Sweet Pea. now bo paid to such rules 



of culture as have been 

 found neiessary. T.iler.ably rich soil inclining to a clay 

 loam is best, (iv.r-eiiriehing will be likely to cause an 

 excess of vim- gruwtli at the expense of bloom. In all 

 light soil, firming the ground by treading or rolling it 

 will be found a preventive of the early blight. The time 

 for planting is as early as possible, the ground having 



SWEET PEA 1753 



been prepared in the fall, and the seed going in as soon 

 as the frost is out. This first planting should be covered 

 one inch, the place where the row comes being hollowed 

 out about three inches to hold moisture. A later plant- 

 ing needs to be covered with three inches of soil. Slow 



2443. Red Riding Hood Sweet Pea. 



germination and almost a standstill condition through 

 the month of May is better than any forcing process. 

 Only the thinnest top-soil should be disturbed in hoeing 

 and no soil filled in earlier than June, if at all. Cut- 

 worms must be shown no quarter. A light mulch is 

 excellent for shading the ground. Whatever support is 

 given the vines must be strong and six feet high. A 

 wire trellis answers well, but gooil birches give the 

 vines a chance to ramble and they are cooler and more 

 airy. Rows should run north and south. All the 

 strength of the vines should be conserved by keeping 

 the pods removed. ^f. T. HtTCHiNS. 



California's Contributions to the Sweet Pea — 

 The pink and white Sweet Pe i or, as it was popul irly 

 known the Painted Ldd\ is an old time garden 

 favorite which was greath esteemed b\ flower lo\ ers 

 for Its beautiful c( I 1111^ 11 1 1 ligltful frigrance 

 This t>pe with til 11 I 1 I t n 1 kii d and a 



few sraill flowcn 1 I ] II 1 t tive color 



ing, constituted f 1 1 I soitment 



of varieties know 1 t I \\ I 1 \ ne spoke 



of the Sweet Pextl I I 1 iilistood m 



the sirae way that 1 1 se the faioiite 



Safi mo was the v 1 1 to In the pnst 



tweh e J eirs all tl 1 I 1 y the w onderful 



impro%enients mi 1 I the de\ elopment 



of this flower and it '11 ul irity Our list 



of varieties of the t 11 w i 1 lunning type now 

 numbers over 180 -i 11 t 



This greit ii ij x 1 I ] 1 iih t th. ^^ ik 



of Henrv Fill 1 1 



the Swell I 1 



sent cut t 



