i8 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 



that the chances are substantially in favour of securing 

 a higher percentage of trueness, taking one variety with 

 another, not allowing the insufficient evidence or experi- 

 ence of one season positively to decide the matter with 

 the Unwin group, any more than with the true Spencers. 



An effort is being made in some directions to separate 

 these two groups for purposes of exhibition, but the expe- 

 diency of doing so is much open to question, and it would 

 certainly place a serious responsibility upon the judges, 

 since it would involve them in the necessity of closely 

 examining every flower; for, apart from the difference 

 of the keel, there is no other distinguishing feature which 

 can be taken as a guide. An exceptionally intimate know- 

 ledge of the varieties would be helpful, but there are few 

 who would lay claim to being absolutely certain of any 

 variety other than the specialist growers who work for the 

 principal raisers. 



