SWEET PEA REVIEW. 
What they say — Coniimied 
The Press The People 
Washington, D. C, Dec. 1896. 
"Sweet Pea Review," published by 
the Sunset Seed and Plant Company, 
San Francisco. A pretty little booklet 
on the subject of .Sweet Peas, compar- 
ing the various varieties and colors, 
with a few sug-yestions lor their proper 
care- A book that will be welcome to 
all interested in these flowers.— 7//tf 
American Fanner. 
Louisville, Kv., Dec 1896. 
" SwKKT Pka Rhvihw." — The Sun- 
set Seed and Plant Company, of San 
Francisco, Cal., has just issued a 
handsome booklet of thirty-two pages, 
containing a complete classification in 
color-groups, according to type, of all 
the best Sweet Peas. Only the most 
desirable sorts are recommended. The 
work is compiled from critical notes 
made during the growing season of the 
Sweet Pea of 1S95-96. The pamphlet 
is handsomely illustrated, and contains 
a comparative chart. — Soulkern Flor- 
ist and Gardener. 
San Francisco, Oct. 18. 1897. 
A Book on Svvk kt Pkas.— " Sweet 
Pea Review" is a very neat and well- 
written little volume that was needed, 
for the Sweet Pea fad is a healthy one 
and lasting. All the different varieties 
of these delicate, sweet-scented blos- 
soms of beauty are, in the Review, 
arranged in color groups and classified 
according to type. There are also 
many valuable critical notes and much 
information of a practical and scientific 
character. To quote the words of 
Mr. Sproule's preface : '* A brief, 
definitely worded 'Review of Sweet 
Peas' must prove interesting to the 
horticultural world. Accuracy has 
been aimed at, and our conclusions, 
derived from the broad plane o. practi- 
cal experience gained m our own seed- 
growing domain, arc trustworthy. 
Copious notes and endless comparisons 
in our fields are here condensed into 
convenient and practical form, and 
while not perhaps perfect in every 
respect they will be foun(l peculiarly 
convenient. It is our effort, by co- 
operation, to still further ennoble the 
charming Sweet Pea, and in pursuance 
o( that etid the present little publica- 
tion, the fruit of recreative moments 
snatched from a busy life, is respect- 
fully tendered to flower lovers." — San 
Francisco Call. 
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 16, i8g6. 
We have read quite carefully and with 
much interest the " Sweet Pea Review" 
you so kindly sent iis, and have thought 
some notes of our experience on some 
of the points touched upon would be of 
interest to you 
Mrs. Saiikev: Although this is often 
classed as a white, we think it a mis- 
take to do so. As a white it certjunly is 
not equal to either Blanche Burpee or 
Emily Henderson, but as grown here 
it is an exquisitely cielicate siiade of 
pink, whicli shows to best advantage 
when the flowers are bunched, aiul 
makes the variety well worthy of a 
place even in a small collection. We 
think selection should be made with 
the view of retaining this pink lint 
rather than to eliminate it. 
Kathi'iine Iraiy: Altliough this lias 
some resLmlilaiu I' in color to Mrs. 
Gladstoni-, it tlid not orij^inalc from that 
variety, but is a sporl found in Kmily 
Henderson, and has many points of 
resetnhiance, in habit of vine, shape, 
and poise of the (lower, etc., to that 
variety, so that it has been called a pink 
Emily Henderson. I liis. like the Mrs. 
Sankey, shows to best advantage when 
bunched, and as used in that way some 
two flowered stems are an advantage 
rather than otherwise, because of the 
more graceful arrangement which they 
permit, and when it does well a large 
proportion of the stems are three 
(lowered. 
We are much pleased with what you 
say under " A New Classilication." and 
particularly with I he referein e lo lignres 
where the var ious forms are compared 
with cirt K s. We believe that this 
reference to a circle is the key to a true 
and really scienti(ic classification, but 
many varieties as grown by us do not 
show the form ^'our classification would 
indicate. For instance, the standard of 
Blanche Ferry measures more vertii ally 
thati across, and its w idest ]);in is in ;u 
the top, making it approai h iinci ted 
pear shape. We would say that a care- 
ful reading of your description of vari- 
eties would lead us to think that the 
delicate shades, prn li<'iilrtrlv of red, arc 
more pj'onoiniLcd :iTid liuautiliil with us 
than with yoii, wliili; (hr deeper shades, 
especially of l»lues,an' sti onger with \ ou. 
Cougralulaling >'ou on hein • al)le to 
add so nuich lliat is valuable to tlie liter- 
ature of this beamifid (lower, and thank- 
ing you again for sending us a copv. 
D. M. I"i;rkv & Co. 
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