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January 27, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



67 



SWEET 



PEAS 



IN 



1912 



New sweet peas are as numerous as new 

 loses and new cypripediums. Probably 

 tliey are not so numerous as is the last- 

 named family of orchids, but they are so 

 abundant that 

 ] 1 a I *d 1 y any enthu- 

 siast has seen all of 

 them ill any one 



and fewer 

 had opportu- 

 nities of comparing 

 the newer varieties 

 one with the other. 

 Doubtless 



NEW SWEET PEAS. 



Knox, of ivory shade, gives a fine spike 

 of flowers, while Melba, a light salmoji- 

 pink, is a beauty that can scarcely fail 

 to secure popularity. Red Star, raised by 



Lady Evelyn Eyre, pink. Hushed witli soft 

 salmon, are otluu- sorts offered from Tenby 

 Street, Birmingham, and all have 

 seen in fine form. 



been 



year, 

 have 



some 

 varieties that are 

 at present by way 

 of being dark 

 horses " may even- 

 tually become win- 

 ners, and also it 

 seems quite likely 

 that some new 

 sweet peas of which 

 a good deal has 

 been said and writ- 

 ten, will soon fall in 

 estimation. There- 

 fore, 



needs 



V 



L 



one 

 write 

 care of new 

 ties lest 



must 



with 

 varie- 



or 



overpraise 

 overblame be 



given. 



Mr. Robert 



Bol- 



ton occupies a fore- 

 most position with 

 new varieties 



J espe- 

 cially with those 



belonging to the 

 fancy section. He 

 gave US a hint at 

 further delightful 

 colour comb illa- 

 tions Mdien he feent 

 out Charles Fostei 

 and probably 

 newest varieties 

 ^vill supersede that 

 variety. It 

 doubtful 



his 



3S 



whether 

 any new sweet pea 

 was more talked 

 Jilmut at th 



'"^^-l^-S. show 

 -July last 



e 



Aft 



erg^ow 



in 

 than 

 , a beau- 

 »^uul and indescrib- 

 able variety with 

 olue, pui^lc, and 

 mauve colourintr. 

 Prince George 

 another fancy sort 



♦I' 



Mr. VV. J. I n- 

 win, Histon, offers 

 four novelties 

 of these 

 1 



and 



Winifred 



ligbt 



, a charming 

 blue 



■Si 



nwin^ 



shade, 



sliould find favour ; 

 JiCslie liiiber 

 a medium sliaile of 

 blue; Cyril rnwin 

 is a fine 



gives 



and has 



grower 



maroon, 

 violet - shaded 



flowrrs ; uhih 



Wal- 



:1 



ri.izlit is 

 light lavender-blue, 

 a pretty sliadc if 



colour, and the 

 variety has strong 



Urow t li. 



-Mis^ Hemus, Tip- 

 ton - on - Severn, 

 offers d\\ art forms 

 of Marjory Hemus 

 Maroon 



and 



Paradise, 

 Para- 



■ r I. 



■- 



Purple 

 <lise ; those are said 

 to grow about six- 

 teen inches 

 for m i n g 



bushes ; these 

 have not seen, but 

 their 



high, 

 little 

 I 



descripti 

 suggej^t beauty and 

 noveltv. Of Lucv 



H 



Paradise 



emus, 

 RogaiiHHl. and Eve- 

 lyn Hemus, double 

 forms, are now 



offered, and should 

 ]>i*ove interestin*^ 

 ajid useful. Para- 



Moonstone, 

 witli blue 

 Holdfast 



pink, 

 tinting ; 

 Picotee, pink, witli 

 rod edtj;e : ^lariorv 

 Hemus. white, with 

 -oft violet edi2;e : 

 T^ai'adise 



Celestial, 

 p lie blue ; 

 Paradise 



and 



Pierc 



Opal 

 white with 



to 



is 



SWEET PEA R. F. FELTOX. 



Lilac with blne-grev wings, flowers considerably reduced in size. Introduced by 



Mr. R. Bolton. 



opal veining, are ail 



and 



striking 



M^iieh Mr. Bolton thinks will quickly take 

 tne lead m this division ; it is a combination 



or rose violet, and bronze. R. F. Felton, 

 'lac with blue-grey wings, is another fine 

 ^ ariety from Carnforth 



Messrs. Dobbie and Co. ha^ 

 J'l varieties to offei 



is r,v7r?'.r'^'' ''""^ vein.ng, 

 JiJ^ «f the "mar1,led " 



onl ^^''^^ not ],Iease <n e, v- 



sh.A-. first-class flower, 



s"acie of colour is very pleasing. Lady 



e some capi- 

 and their May Cani]> 



and its 



Mr. Malcolm, and distributed bv Messrs. 

 Dobbie and Co., is fine in the rich deep 

 scarlet section. 



Mr. Robert Sydenham, Lim., presents 

 several new sweet peas, chiefly raised by 

 Mr. R. Holmes, of Norwich. Thomas Ste- 

 venson has been with us one season now, 

 and is a fine orange-scarlet; Barbara is 

 svv- a fine deep salmon ; Millie Masliii Spencer 



is a big waved magenta ; Scarlet Empress 

 is a wave<l counterpart of Queen Alexan- 

 dra ; Edith Tavlor, deep rich rose; and 



new 



novelties, and m 

 some cases there is 



than 



ni o re 



one 



shade of the variety ofi^iTcd, thus Marjory 

 Hemus is off'ere<l in three heights 

 intermediate, and tall — and 



m 



clwarf, 

 three 



shades of colour — pale, medium^ and deep. 



Jfessrs. W. Atlee Burpee and Co., Phila- 

 delphia, U.S.A., are ofi^ering the splendid 

 Vermilion Brilliant in conjunction with 

 Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Sons. Newtown- 

 ards; it is vermilion, and it is brilliant. 

 These two firms are also sending out Iiisli 

 Belle, a lovely lilac flower, shaded with 

 pink. The Burpee Company has several 



