February 6, 1909. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
79 
J,ably the deepest cream yet raised, 
n which will be found admirable for ex- 
jtion, marketing, or decorative pur- 
o^s; and Malcolm's Waved Cream, 
liatly paler in colour than Mrs. A. Mal- 
01, but like it admirably adapted for 
r purpose. 
ii ert and Son. 
rom Messrs. Gilbert 3 .n-d Son ? wlio 
1;; taken up the growing of Sweet Peas 
narnest, and with much success, come 
iirise, a lovely waved variety, somewhat 
, lar in colour to Helen Lewis, and like 
h variety a very vigorous grower, but 
t as the merit of keeping its colour in 
> ;htest sunshine ; Mrs. "W ilcox, a giant 
-ped waved variety in which the stripes 
r.iate from the centre to the edge of the 
pds, leaving the margin almost white, 
i ery vigorous grower, and absolutely 
rid;* Miss Frills, as its name implies, 
1 the petals extremely wavy. In colour 
t a faint blush, changing to white. 
l<ac House and Son. 
lessrs. Isaac House and Son have listed 
Canfhe, a beautiful deep blush Spen- 
r ; Florence, an immense rose-coloured 
Ssneer, grained with white ; Mrs. R. H. 
triad, a beautifully waved heliotrope 
C; President, a giant Sweet Pea, choco- 
1 s'markings on a grey ground ; Yankee, 
anagnificent Spencer-shaped Pea, crim- 
- pencillings on a pale grey ground. 
Fbert Sydenham. 
dr. Svdenham, who has done so much 
t popularise Sweet Pea growing, is put- 
tg out three of Mr. Aldersey s novelties, 
'ey are: Mother of Pearl, a beautiful 
5/ery lavender, hooded, and very 
sietly scented; Syeira Lee, a lovely 
wed variety, somewhat similar to Con- 
;nce Oliver, being a yellow ground, 
livily overlaid with pink; Romani 
luni, another splendid waved variety, 
1 : bracketed by the N.S.P.S. as being 
most synonymous with Mrs. Henry Bell. 
1 . Sydenham does not' guarantee the 
t) latter varieties as being quite fixed. 
t mley. 
7 rom Mr. Lumley, whose last years 
i velties turned out so exceedingly well, 
’1 have this year Anna Lumley, a Black 
light Spencer, very large, robust, and 
it is practically fixed, it is certain to 
much in demand by exhibitors. 
itkins and Simpson. 
Messrs. Watkins and Simpson are send- 
ij out Gipsy Queen, a lovely Spencer, 
’ y large, and perfectly fixed, having a 
i ght golden buff ground, and uniformly 
iked with rosy carmine. 
inting and Co. 
jrrom Messrs. Bunting and Co. come 
js. Walter Carter, a lovely lavender 
! encer, raised by Messrs. Gilbanks, Ul- 
'/ston. It is a splendid variety, a very 
• ong grower, not inclined to be hooded, 
: d well fixed. 
W. Darlington. 
Mr. T. W. .Darlington has catalogued 
1 3 novelties, a lavender and a nary 7 blue 
encer, the former, Miss A. Brown, he 
lifiis to be far ahead of Mrs. Charles 
ster. 
J. Jones. 
Messrs. Ii. J. Jones, Ltd., are sending 
t Mrs. J. G. Day, a very fine Primrose 
encer. 
T. H. Bolton. 
A new raiser, Mr. T. H. Bolton, 
Powderham Castle Gardens, near Exeter, 
is putting on the market a Crimson King 
Spencer, which is said to be quite fixed, 
and doe?s not burn. 
R. H. Bath. 
Messrs. R. H. Bath, Ltd., have cata¬ 
logued the following American varieties, 
all of which are strong growers :— Prin¬ 
cess Alice Spencer, a lovely shade of 
lavender ; Princess Katherine Spencer, a 
black seeded white; Mrs. Joe Chamber- 
lain Spencer, similar in colour to grandi- 
flora variety of same name ; Dainty Spen¬ 
cer, as the name implies, a white with 
pink edge; Josephine Barnard, Unwin 
type, a pure rose self; Flora Norton Spen¬ 
cer, a bright blue with a little more pur¬ 
ple than the original Flora Norton ; and 
Florist Lavender, grandiflora type, a sport 
from Navy Blue. 
Burpee and Co. 
Messrs. Burpee and Co. and Messrs. 
Morse and Co. are again offering us many 
Maclaren and Sons. 
Sweet Pea Mrs. Henry Bell. 
(For description see page 82 .) 
varieties, but experience has taught us 
that American seed, especially of the 
Spencer type, cannot be relied on to pro¬ 
duce such good results as English grown 
seed, and growers should therefore walk 
warily. From Messrs. Burpee and Co. 
come Queen Victoria Spencer, King Ed¬ 
ward Spencer, and Mrs. Routzhan Spen¬ 
cer, and Mr. Burpee savs of them they 
have been grown carefully, and most 
rigidly rogued, and it is safe to expect 
that they will come at least 80 to 90 per 
cent. true. The names of the first two 
give all- the descriptions necessary, and 
Mrs. Routzahn Spencer seems to be 
synonymous with Mrs. Henry Bell. All 
are vigorous growers, and well worth a 
trial. 
Morse and Co. 
From Messrs. Morse and Co. we have 
Ramona Spencer; Beatrice Spencer; Cap¬ 
tain of the Blues Spencer; Mrs. Sankey 
Spencer; Lovely Spencer; Tennant Spen¬ 
cer ; Flora Norton Spencer; all similar 
in colour to the grandiflora type varieties 
of the same names. They are also put¬ 
ting on the market Mrs. Routzahn Spen¬ 
cer and Asta Ohn Spencer, the latter a 
lavender, for which it is claimed to be so 
much superior to Mrs. Charles Foster, 
and anv other lavenders we have seen, 
that there can be no place for the others. 
Messrs. Burpee and Morse are also send¬ 
ing out Aurora Spencer and Othello 
Spencer. 
Other Novelities. 
Other Sweet Pea novelties may be sent 
out this year, but in the above list all the 
best varieties are included. A very wel¬ 
come change is noticed in the Sw 7 eet Pea 
lists of many of our seedsmen, where we 
find in addition to their own novelties 
those of other raisers offered for sale. 
This is a decided advantage to growers, 
as instead of having to send to perhaps a 
dozen' sources, they can get their supplies 
from one. In this connection mention 
must be made of Mr. Mackereth, who in 
his comprehensive list of novelties (the 
preface of which, by the way, is well worth 
reading, and is characteristic of its 
author), includes those of Dobbie, Bolton, 
Stark, BakePs, Unwin, Hemus, King, Mal¬ 
colm, Gilbert, House, Sydenham, Lum¬ 
ley, Watkins and Simpson, Darlington, 
T. H. Bolton, Bath, Burpee and Morse, 
and I feel confident that if anyone has 
any difficulty in getting any novelty in 
commerce, if it can be procured at all Mr. 
Mackereth will be able to get it. 
In looking over the long list of novel¬ 
ties, growers, especially those who are 
hampered for room, will have difficulty in 
knowing what novelties to grow, as from 
the descriptions given many are so alike, 
or synonymous with older varieties. 
Where, however, there are so many fine 
varieties offered, one should easily be 
able to make a suitable selection, and at 
the end of the season it will probably be 
found that the following have come out 
well:—Among waved varieties. The King, 
or the best of the King Edward Spencers ; 
Mrs. A. Ireland or Improved Lucy 
Hemus ; George Baxter, Maroon Paradise, 
or Anna Lumley; Kitty Clive ; Mrs. R. M . 
Pitt ; Earl of Plymouth ; Zephyr or An¬ 
glian Blue Spencer; Mr. Malcolm's 
Creams; King's Blush Spencer; and 
among striped and flaked varieties, Win- 
nie Jones, Jack L T nwin and Mrs. M ilcox. 
I don't think that any of the lavender 
varieties, now that Bolton, Dobbie, 
Baker's, etc., have fixed stocks of Mrs. 
Charles Foster, will be found better than 
that variety. Of the grandiflora type the 
best will probably be : Annie B. Gilroy, 
Dobbie's Mid-Blue, Baker’s Scarlet, 
Zarina, Mrs. Charles Masters, and 
Gladys French. Of the American varie¬ 
ties those most worth trying seem to be 
King Edward Spencer, Queen Victoria 
Spencer, Mrs. Routzahn Spencer, and 
Asta Ohn Spencer. 
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Ilex Pernyi. 
This new. Holly is figured on the front 
cover, as well as on a plate facing p. 2, 
in the Januarv nhmber of u Revue de 
l’Horticulture Beige,” showing its habits 
admirably. 
