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Seventy-nine stocks of Sweet Peas were received for trial at various 

 times during February, March, and April of 1912. The majority were 

 sown in the middle of March, in rows very thinly, averaging about 

 six inches apart^ between the seeds. The land had been well manured 

 and deeply dug for a previous crop. The germination was excellent, 

 and considering how late they were sown, the growth was very good, 

 most of the stocks attaining a height of seven feet. The stocks were 

 mostly true, healthy, and flowered profusely. No mulch of manure in 

 any form was applied, but the Dutch hoe was frequently used between 

 the rows, thus keeping the soil below moist by preventing evaporation. 



A.M. = Award of Merit. 



Afterglow (Dobbie). — A very distinct variety. Standard, deep 

 mauve, wings bright bluish-violet. Borne mostly in fours. A strong 

 and vigorous grov/er. 



Apple Blossom Spencer (Dobbie). — Described vol. xxxvii., p. 394. 



Arthur Green (Dobbie). — Described vol. xxxvii., p. 394. 

 1^.. Asta Ohn (Dobbie). — Described vol. xxxvii., p. 394. 

 " Beauty of Fife (Stark). — A very useful deep rose-pink variety of 

 large size. The plants are strong and very vigorous, and carry an 

 abundance of fours. 



Blue Jacket (Stark). — A pretty variety, having a white ground 

 marbled with dark blue. It is very free-flowering, and a strong grower. 



Charles Foster (Dobbie). — A charming flower, having the standards 

 rosy-pink and the wings lilac. A strong grower. 



Colleen (Dobbie), A.M. July 6, 1909. — Described vol. xxxvii., 

 p. 394. 



Countess Spencer (Dobbie). — Described vol xxxvii., p. 394. 



Dobbie 's Cream (Dobbie). — A good cream flower with prettily 

 waved standard. It is a free-flowering variety, producing many 

 fours. 



Debbie's Mid-Blue (Dobbie), A.M. June 23, 1908.— Described 

 vol. xxxvii., p. 394. 



Dobbie's Sunproof Crimson (Dobbie), A.M. June 21, 1910. — 

 Described vol. xxxvii., p. 394. 



Dorothy Eckford (Dobbie), A.M. September 2, 1902.— A splendid 

 white Sweet Pea of vigorous growth, and very useful for cutting. An 

 exceptionally free-flowering variety. 



Double Maggie Stark (Stark). — Standards generally double, 

 orange -salmon ; wings, rose Neyron red. A very pretty variety. 



Double Primrose Beauty (Stark). — A pretty cream-yellow variety, 

 often with double standards. 



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