papers, just a year ago under the name — Sensation. 
During my cross-country trip last March and April, 
I have seen many florists who have bought the Sen- 
sation, but in most cases it was nothing but my 
Christmas Pink, or Pink and White Orchid; in some 
cases again it has contained only 30 per cent, of the 
Orchid type, and the balance of the oldest Grandiflora. 
The most amusing of all was at the Philadelphia 
Flower Show where one seedman made a special prize 
offer for the Sensation; two entries had been stated 
in this class, — one vase was my old Pink and White 
Orchid, and the other was my Christinas Pink Orchid — 
but no Sensation in the entire sweet pea exhibit. 
There was also exhibited many other names of sweet 
peas, namely: Fallhoock Sankey, which is very similar, 
if not the same as my Mrs. M. Spanolin; Fallhoock 
Dainty, same as my Venus, Fallhoock Rose, same as my 
as my Orchid Beauty; Fallhoock White, same as my 
White Orchid, and many others. Should those be put 
on the market with a big noise sooner or later, I 
urge every grower to test them side by side with my 
old varieties, and judge if there is any improvements 
or fraud. I supply 9 9 per cent, of the Winter 
Flowering Sweet Pea seed furnished to the florist, 
not only in the United States, but in South Africa, 
Australia, and most any part of the civilized world, 
and I claim that I have originated every Winter Sweet 
Pea variety known, with the exceplion of two, no 
matter under which name they may come — from the 
Orchid Flowering type there are 106 distinct varieties 
already grown all over the world. 
Last year's crop of seed was sold out entirely of 
most every named variety. The main crop is usually 
ready in August, but in order to furnish seed to my 
patrons earlier, so as to insure a full bloom by 
Thanksgiving and Christmas, I have sown a large 
acreage of the main varieties in the Southern part of 
California, in the so-called frostless section. The seed 
will be ready for shipment on July 10th to 15th; also 
in sufficient time for early cutting. The following 
well known commercial varieties will be ready in 
the first part of July: Pink and White Orchid, White 
Orchid, Orchard Beauty, The Czar, Bed Orchard, Mrs. 
A. A. Skach, Venus, Mrs. Jos. Manda, Miss F. Roland, 
Apricot Orchard, Mrs. M. Spanolin, Bridal Veil, Bo- 
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