148 THE NEW GARDENING 



because in the absence of opportunities for seeing the 

 novelties of all the principal raisers, and of expert 

 guidance, he may easily find himself landed with duplicate 

 sorts. 



It may be well to take the principal colours of Sweet 

 Peas in alphabetical order, select the best of the modern 

 varieties, and mark with an asterisk those which resemble 

 each other so much that it is not necessary to grow 

 more than one : 



Bicolor 



*Arthur Unwin. *Mrs. Andrew Ireland. 



Colleen. Mrs. Cuthbertson. 



Blue (dark] 



Bluejacket. *Mrs. George Charles. 



*Lord Nelson Spencer. Paradise Navy. 



*May Farquhar. 



Blue (medium) 



*Anglian Blue. Leslie Imber. 



*Flora Norton Spencer. *Shawondasee. 



*Kathleen Macgowan. Zephyr. 



Blue (pale) 



*Guy Hemus. Walter P. Wright. . 



*Holdfast Favourite. Winifred Unwin. 



*Seamew. 



Blue flake 



*Blue-flake Spencer. Prince Olaf Spencer. 



George Curzon. *Suffragette. 



Blue-veined 



Bird of Paradise. Paradise Iris. 



Helen Pierce. Paradise Opal Pierce. 



Paradise Bird's-egg. 



