LATHYEUS 



LABURNUM AND BROOM ORDER lathyeus 349 



out, after which they may be staked and 

 treated as above. In mild seasons, how- 

 ever, they may be planted out about the 

 second or third week in March with safety 

 if they have not been grown in too high 

 a temperature previously. 



The variety of uses to which Sweet 

 Peas may be put are many, and one of 

 their great charms is to make an other- 

 wise dingy-looking garden bright and gay, 

 and give an abundance of blossom, which 

 if picked when just opening and on long 

 stalks will last a week or more in vases of 

 fresh water. 



A few of the best varieties grown are 

 mentioned below, and an attempt has 

 been made to group them according to 

 the prevailing colour. 



White Sweet Peas. — Blanche Burpee, 

 Cupid, Emily Henderson, Mrs. Sankey, 

 Queen of England, Saidie Burpee, Sensa- 

 tion. 



White, Blush, shaded or striped PinJc, 

 Hose, Purple, Lavender dc. — -Aurora, Capt. 

 Clark, Daybreak, Dehght, Dolly Varden, 

 Duchess of Sutherland, Earliest of All, 

 Eliza Eckford, Empress of India, Gaiety, 

 Isa Eckford, Juanita, Lemon Queen, 

 Princess of Wales, Eamona, Senator. 



Pink, Cerise, in various shades. — 

 Adonis, Alice Eckford, Apple Blossom, 

 California, Countess of Aberdeen, Countess 

 of Shrewsbury, Cupid, Duke of York, 

 Emily Lynch, Hon. F. Bouverie, Kathe- 

 rine Tracey, Lady Mary Currie, Lord 

 Penzance, Lottie Hutchins, Lovely, 

 Modesty, Mrs. Gladstone, Ovid, Peach 

 Blossom, Pink Friar, Prima Donna, 

 Princess Beatrice, Bed Biding Hood, Boyal 

 Kobe, Eoyal Eose, Violet Queen. 



Pv/rple in various shades. — Black 

 Knight, Captain of the Blues, Carmen 

 Sylva, Comitess of Cadogan, Dorothy 

 Tennant, Duke of Clarence, Duke of 

 Sutherland, Duke of Westminster, 

 Emily Eckford, Fashion, Grand Blue, 

 Imperial Blue, Indigo King, Madame 

 Carnot, Maid of Honour, Monarch, Navy 

 Blue, Othello, Purple Prince, Shahzada. 



Lavender, Heliotrope, Lilac, various 

 shades. — Burpee's Bush Sweet Pea (18- 

 24 in. high). Colonist, Countess of Eadnor, 

 Creole, Duchess of York, Golden Gate, 

 Grey Friar, Lady Grisel Hamilton, Lady 

 Nina Balfour, Lottie Eckford, New 

 Countess, Princess May, Wawona. 



Yellow, Primrose, Orange, Salmon, 

 various shades. — Chancellor, Coquette, 

 Countess of Powis, Golden Gleam, Gor- 



geous, Lady Beaconsfield, Meteor, Mrs. 

 Eckford, Oriental, Primrose, Queen 

 Victoria, Stella Morse, Triumph. 



Rose, Crimson, Scarlet, Bed. — Ameri- 

 can Belle, Blanche Ferry, Brilliant, Bronze 

 King, Cardinal, Duchess of Edinburgh, 

 Firefly, Her Majesty, Ignea, Invincible 

 Carmine, Little Dorrit, Mars, Mikado, 

 Miss Hunt, Mrs. Dugdale, Novelty, 

 Oddity, Painted Lady, Prince of Wales, 

 Prince Edward of York, Queen of the 

 Isles, Eising Sun, Salopia, Scarlet In- 

 vincible, Splendour, Stanley, The Belle, 

 The Queen, Vesuvius. 



L. pubescens. — A charming Chilian 

 perennial about 6 ft. high, with a somewhat 

 shrubby habit, and oddly pinnate leaves. 

 more or less covered with down all over. 

 The large and beautiful pale lilac-purple 

 flowers appear in June in dense racemes, 

 and seeds are produced in due course if 

 the blooms are allowed to remain unpicked. 



Culture Sc. as above. In the colder 

 and more northern parts of the country it 

 is advisable in severe winters to give a. 

 little protection to the dormant roots with 

 some dry leaves, bracken &o. 



L. roseus. — A native of Spain, with 

 ovate, roundish leaflets, very short ten- 

 drils, and small awl-shaped stipules. 

 Flowers in summer, rosy, on thread-like 

 stalks. 



Culture dc. as above. 



L. rotundifolius (i. Drunvmondd). — 

 A pretty Everlasting Pea, native of Persia, 

 Asia Minor &c., with ovate, roundish leaf- 

 lets, semi-sagittate stipules, and winged 

 branching stems. Flowers from May to 

 July, bright rose-pink, an inch across, 

 and in large clusters. 



Culture dc. as above. 



L. Sibthorpi. — A beautiful early- 

 flowering Everlasting Pea, 2-3 ft. high. 

 The flowers appear in May and June 

 in rich masses and are of a beautiful rosy- 

 purple colour, very useful for cutting. 



Culture dc. as above. 



L. splendens {Pride of California). — ■ 

 A beautiful Everlasting Pea, native of 

 southern California. It has 4-angled stems 

 about 12 ft. long, and slender pinnate grey- 

 green leaves. From 6 to 12 very distinct 

 carmine-red blossoms are borne on the 

 racemes during the summer months in 

 the open air, but somewhat earlier in a 

 greenhouse. 



Culture dc. as above. This species 



