SWEET PEAS AT WISLEY, 1911. 



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fully free-flowering crimson Spencer Sweet Pea, which remained un- 

 scorched during the very hot and trying weather of July, although in 

 a position where they obtained a maximum amount of sun. 



Bobbie's Mid-Blue, A.M. June 23, 1908. — A deep sky-blue flower 

 of medium size, with an erect standard. It is a vigorous grower and 

 free-flowering in habit. 

 • Domthy Eckford, A.M. September 2, 1902, P.— A splendid white 

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



Earl Spencer, A.M. July 19, 1910. — A vigorous-growing variety of 

 a rich orange-salmon colour, which requires shading in very sunny 

 weather. 



Elfrida Pearson, A.M. July 19, 1910, P. — A very large pale pink 

 flower of great beauty. The habit of the plant is very vigorous and 

 free-flowering. 



Edrom Beauty. — A fine orange-salmon variety, which produced an 

 abundance of bloom, although the plants were not quite so vigorous as 

 some of the other sorts grown. 



Elsie Herbert, A.M. July 9, 1907, P. — This variety is the same 

 as ' Dainty Spencer, ' and has' large white flowers edged with deep 

 rose. 



Ethel Eoosevelt. — A primrose flower, flaked with blush-crimson. 

 It is free-flowering in habit, but not so vigorous as others at Wisley. 



Etta Dyke, P.— A splendid white variety with waved standard. It 

 is most useful for cutting, and flowers very freely. 



Evelyn Hemus, A.M. June 25, 1907. — A cream-coloured flower, 

 with a broad rose edge. It is a vigorous variety producing plenty of 

 bloom. 



Flora Norton Spencer. — A light blue fl.ower with a waved standard. 



Frank Dolby. — A large-flowered lavender variety, having a vigorous 

 habit, and producing an abundance of bloom. 



Gladys Unwin, P. — An exceptionally vigorous variety at Wisley, 

 having pale rosy-pink flowers of excellent form. 



Hannah Dale.— A rich maroon flower, with an erect standard: 



Helen Lewis. — The flowers of this striking variety are large and 

 bright orange-salmon in colour. It is a vigorous grower. 



Helen Pierce, A.M. July 14, 1911. — This very strong-growing and 

 free-flowering variety has flowers with a pure white ground, veined and 

 mottled with bright blue. The standard is erect and the variety is 

 splendid for cutting. ' 



Ivanhoe^ A.M. June 21, 1910, P. — This is one' of the finest mauve 

 Sweet Peas yet raised. The standard has a suffusion of pink over the 

 prevailing soft heliotrope-mauve. Grown in clumps, it is a most 

 effective decorative variety. 



Isobel Malcolm, P. — An exceptionally vigorous variety, having 

 great quantities of ivory -coloured flowers of remarkable quality and 

 beauty. 



' James Grieve. — A bright, primrose flower. The plants of this 

 variety unfortunately proved rather weak at Wisley. 



