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TUB OARDBN/NO WORLD . 
February 6, 1909. 
Sweet Pea Bertrand Deal. [Maclaren and Sons 
Sweet Pea Bertrand Deal. 
On the last day. of July last year Mr. 
Wm. Deal, Brooklands, Kelvedon, Essex, 
sent us a bunch of .their new Sweet Pea 
Bertrand Deal, and our illustration of the 
same shows large and shapely flowers of 
a beautiful rosy-mauve. The standard is 
only slightly wavy and is erect, showing 
off its beauty to perfection. Mr. Deal 
holds the entire stock of it, but it is only 
one of fourteen varieties selected by the 
Floral Committee of the National Sweet 
Pea Society for trial at Reading this year, 
and he hopes to introduce it in autumn 
next. 
Notwithstanding the heat of the weather 
at the time it was sent, and the fact that 
the blooms were grown on poor light 
soil, they were in excellent condition. 
The variety had not been treated in any 
way for show, being simply grown as 
Sweet Peas are in Essex for the produc¬ 
tion of seed. The distinct colour of the 
flowers, their size and general effect were 
responsible for the selection of this variety 
for trial among so many calling for re¬ 
cognition at the present time. 
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Mr. Sydenham’s Unique List of Seeds. 
A considerable amount of attention is 
given by Mr. Robert Sydenham, Tenby 
Street, Birmingham, in his “Unique List 
of the Best Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
for the Current Year.” A good deal of 
information is given with regard to Sweet 
Peas, and a coloured plate is inset in the 
catalogue. This represents six very beau¬ 
tiful varieties of Sweet Peas, namely. Mrs. 
Plardcastle Sykes, St. George, The King, 
frank Dolby. Evelyn Hemus and Flelen 
Lewis. Their names speak for themselvi 
as to the character and quality of tl 
varieties. Collections of vegetable at 
flower seeds are also given, and all < 
them have been very carefully selectc 
for some high quality’or other. 
Bees’ Tested Seeds. 
Amongst the numerous claimants fc 
attention is the well-stocked catalogue < 
Bees, Ltd., 175 to 181, Mill Street, Live- 
pool. The seeds are now sent out i 
packets of their own copyright desigr 
Each packet gives the botanical and Enc 
lish name, as well as what it is, its colou: 
and time of blooming. Five to eight line 
of information about culture and use wi 
prove very handy to those who are nc 
well versed in the art of gardening. Thes 
packets are sold at one penny each, an< 
give the number of seeds’upon eaci 
packet. W'here half-a-crown packet 
would be too large for an amateur’s gar 
den in getting variety, these smalle 
sizes will come in very handy. Flowe 
and vegetable seeds will come in thi 
order, and bulbs and roots for spring am 
summer flowering occupy several page: 
at the end of the book. Hardy flower seed- 
are very numerous. 
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= Sweet Pea = 
MRSD HENRY BELL. 
(For illustration see -page 79 . J 
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Sweet Peas with wavy flowers are now 
very numerous, and so popular are they 
with the general public, that one occa¬ 
sionally fears whether they will oust 
the plain petalled flowers or not. If the 
wavy flowers prove better than the others 
there is no reason why they should not 
take the precedence. Mr. Henry Eckford, 
M em, Shropshire, however, seems to give 
both an equal chance, and he has in the 
past proved that even a plain flower may 
be tvorthy of retention for an indefinite ( 
period of years. During the first week 
of August last we were favoured with a 
boxful of new varieties from which we 
selected several for illustration. 
The accompanying illustration of Mrs. 
Henry Bell shows a large wavy flower 
considerably reduced in the illustration, 
but, nevertheless, a large flower. The 
petals are very wavy both in the case 
of the standards and the wings, which are, 
broad, rounded, and well formed. The 
whole flower may be described as apricot 
overlaid with a soft pink of great beauty. 
One of the. stems illustrated shows three 
flowers upon it, and that may be the 
average, but four are frequently pro¬ 
duced, and the date on which our picture 
was taken must be remembered, for 
August is by no means the best month for 
showing Sweet Peas at their best, par¬ 
ticularly in the southern counties. Never¬ 
theless, Mr. Eckford so well understands 
the cultivation that he can get good 
flowers even considerably later than that 
from plants that were sown early. By an . 
excellent method of cultivation the plants 
are induced to continue flowering through 
all the long period of summer. 
