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The Florists' Review 



Jolt 17, 1013. 



SWEET PEA TRIALS. 



[Concluded from page ll.l 



Three publications have been issued, 

 and the writer is rapidly putting into 

 final form all the descriptive notes on 

 . varieties. This material will be ready 

 for publication at the close of the pres- 

 ent season. The publications which we 

 have already issued have had a gratify- 

 ing reception not only in this country 

 but in England. 



' This year the seeds which were re- 

 ■ ceiyed for trial were sown singfy in 

 - 3-ineh pots during the last week in 

 March. Each pot was carefully labeled, 

 teo that no mixing of varieties ill haa- 

 dlinig could possibly happen. The pote 

 ^ ,were placed in the greenhouse un.til 

 germination occurred and then were 

 transferred to coldframes, where they 

 remained until they were planted in the 

 field. The preparation of the land was 

 similar to that which we have practiced 

 heretofore. There was no rain for three 

 weeks after transplanting, and for a 

 time we thought the chances of success 

 unfavorable. However, the plants grew 

 well after the rains and began to bloom 

 about June 20. This year we have 

 abandoned the use of string as a sup- 

 port, and have employed wire netting. 

 This serves the purpose well, except in 

 the case of some varieties which re- 

 quired tying to the netting. In addi- 

 tion to the 150 varieties sown in pots, 

 about 100 varieties were planted in the 

 open ground. Owing to the late, cold 

 season these were not planted until 

 April 18, and at the present time only 

 the Blanche Ferry and its near relatives 

 are in bloom in this part of the trial 

 grounds. On the other hand, the plants 

 from seed sown in pots are now bloom- 

 ing freely and are making a splendid 

 show. This affords an excellent illus- 

 tration of the relative earliness of the 

 same varieties grown by the two sys- 

 tems. 



Among the varieties of recent intro- 

 duction now growing on the trial 

 grounds are: 



Barbara, Bertie Usher, Betty, Blue 

 Jacket, Captivation, Spencer, Chastity, 

 Coronation, Cyril Unwin, Debbie's 

 Cream, Edith Taylor, Irish Belle, John 

 Ridd, Lady Evelyn Eyre, Lady Knox, 

 Leslie Imb§r, Margaret Madison, Loy- 

 alty, Mauve Queen, May Campbell, 

 Melba, Millie Moslin Spencer, Mrs. 

 Cuthbertson, Mrs. Heslington, Mrs. T. 

 W. Warren, Orion, Pearl Gray Spencer, 

 Primrose Beauty, Princess May, Red 

 Star, Rosabelle, Scarlet Empress, Scar- 

 let Emperor, Vermilion Brilliant, Wini- 

 fred Unwin, Zarina Spencer, Andrew 

 Aitken, April, Brunette, Bolton's Scar- 

 let, Charm, Clematis, Bobbie's Scarlet 

 and Debbie's True Lavender, Earl of 

 Lovelace, Ella Kelway, Felicity, Gustav 

 Hamel, Grace Darling, Helen Pierce 

 Spencer, Inspector, Lillian, Laura Wy- 

 att, Lila, Lord Nelson Spencer, Lady 

 Miller, May Perrett Spencer, Mrs. E. 

 Cowdy, Mrs. Reginald Hill, and South- 

 cote Blue. 



At the present time, so far as we 

 have studied the varieties, it appears 

 'that those of merit are: 



Maj- Campbell— Marbled carmine on cream 

 ground. 



Charm (Fordhook Fairy)— White suffused wltb 

 delicate blush lilac. .» ^ ,,. 



Orchid — Rich, deep lavender suffused with 

 pink. 



Debbie's Scarlet— Brilliant scarlet. 

 ' Lady Evelyn Eyre— A large blush variety. 



Llla — A distinct variety; standards faint lilac 

 de(>per at midrib; wings light primrose. 



Orion — Crimson. 



Mrs. Cuthbertson— Rose pink standard and 

 white flushed, pale-rose wings. 



Walter P. Wright— Bluish lavender. 



At the present date we would report 

 that Inspector is better than Melba, 

 and that both are better than Earl 

 Spencer. The former shows a good per- 

 centage of doubles. 



Debbie's Scarlet appears to be the 

 best of the bright scarlets, although 

 Red Star is good. 



Margaret Madison is doubtless better 

 than Flora Norton Spencer. Leslie Im- 

 ber and Southcote Blue are no better 

 than the latter. 



Helen Pierce Spencer, May Farquhar, 

 Lord Nelson Spencer and Millie Maslin 

 Spencer are ' good, but will report on 

 them later. 



Loyalty, Bertie Usher and Blue 

 Jacket are blue-striped varieties. 



Cyril Unwin resembles Arthur Green, 



Tfcere are several cream-pink, white, 

 orange, maroon and mauve varieties, but 

 nothing which at this date is superior 

 to the standard varieties. 



These brief notes are subject to pos- 

 sible revision after further study, and 

 the members of the society are referred 

 to our forthcoming report for complete 

 descriptions and comparisons of varie- 

 ties. 



The recently organized department of 

 floriculture proposes to continue to test 

 new varieties of sweet peas each sea- 

 son and hopes that the work which has 



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