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EARL OF PLYMOUTH. 
EVELYN llEMUS. 
During the past year or two the frequent 
exhibits of this variety have shown that 
it is the foremost Picotee-edged variety 
in cultivation. The flowers are of a warm 
cream shading to yellow with a distinct 
and beautiful rose edge of greater or less 
breadth, and varying somewhat in inten¬ 
sity in different soils or under different con¬ 
ditions, but always true to its character 
in being a Picotee variety. It is a wavy 
pctalled variety, and is absolutely fixed 
from what we have seen or heard of it. 
In its own particular line it has nothing 
to compete with it, because although 
there is another variety that is closely 
allied, the colour is not so distinctly con 
fined to the margin as in Evelyn Hemus. 
It has been tested at Reading for true¬ 
ness to stock and has always been success¬ 
ful when shown before floral sommittees. 
For instance, it had an Award of Merit 
from the R.H.S. when first shown, and a 
similar award from the National Sweet 
Pea Society, while it had a First-class Cer¬ 
tificate at Wbodbridge, and a Silver 
Medal for the finest novelty of the year. 
Our illustration was prepared from a 
photograph of Sweet Peas sent us by Miss 
Hemus, F.R.H.S., Sweet Pea Specialist, 
Holdfast Hall, Upton-on-Severn. 
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- Sweet Pea - 
In this we have another choice and 
light-coloured variety that may be put 
to a variety of purposes. It is one of the 
novelties being put into commerce this 
year by Messrs. Baker’s, Wolverhampton, 
who usually have a number of the 
choicest things being put into commerce. 
The flowers are massive and decidedly 
wavy, so that this would form another of 
the popular Spencer tyne. The colour 
is practically uniform throughout, being 
of a soft pink overlying cream. Although 
both standards and wings are wavy, they, 
nevertheless, display a large portion of 
their surface, so that the flowers are not 
onlv suitable for home decoration, but 
also for garden embellishment and for 
exhibition. Our photograph was taken 
from flowers sent us on August 5th last 
at a time when the weather was very 
warm, dry and unpropitious for the carry¬ 
ing of flowers by post, besides being late 
in the season. Nevertheless, the flowers 
speak for themselves. 
76 THE GARDENING WOrjld. 
member not receiving a copy by the end 
of the week should notify the hon. secre¬ 
tary at once. The “Annual” will this 
year be sent to non-members for 2s. post 
free, not is. 3d., as hitherto. The Lon¬ 
don exhibition will be held on July 23rd, 
and the provincial show at Saltaire on July 
13th. A new and complete catalogue of 
Sweet Pea names and descriptions will be 
ready about the end of February, and all 
new members joining the society for 1909 
will receive a copy gratis. It will be sold 
at 6d. per copy. 
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- Sweet Pea - 
February 6, 1909. 
Sweet Pea Earl of Plymouth. 
Maclaren and Sons. 
Sweet Pea Evelyn Hemus. 
Sweet Peas 
‘■Sweet Peas, and how to grow them,” 
is the title of a volume written by Mr. 
H. H. Thomas, editor of “The Gardener,” 
which Messrs. Cassell published on 
January 8th. It gives practical advice 
on all phases of the subject, and tells 
how to grow Sweet Peas for home and 
garden as well as for exhibition. It is 
full of illustrations, and even tells how 
to arrange Sweet Peas, how to raise new 
varieties, and has a special chapter en¬ 
titled ‘ f The Beginner’s Guide to Sweet 
Pea Growing.” 
Messrs. Veitch’s Catalogue. 
For some time past our table has hi. 
laden with catalogues full of treas e? 
and gems of every sort for the gar n 
Amongst them is the beautiful and 0 
fusely illustrated catalogue of Messr J 
Veitch and Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, Lonn 
Here will be found not only old and :i\ 
introductions by different people, but tiii 
own introductions from far Cathay. Bug 
a seed catalogue, it includes vegeta ee 
and flowers in immense variety, bese; 
some bulbs for winter and spring plit- 
ing. It well repays perusal. 
Maclaren and Sons. 
