February 6, 1909. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
93 
- Sweet Pea - 
PARADISE IVORY. 
This variety takes a leading position 
amongst the cream coloured Sweet Peas. 
It was grown at Reading last year under 
the auspices of the National Sweet Pea 
Society, who gave it an Award of Merit. 
The petals are of the colour of old ivory, 
and the large flowers are waved. It was 
also true to type last year, as it was 
tested and examined from this point of 
view before the Award of Merit was 
granted. The accompanying photograph 
shows flowers which we received from Miss 
Hemus, F.R.H.S., Sweet Pea Specialist, 
Holdfast Hall, Upton-on-Severn, at the 
end of July last year. 
Miss Hemus has raised quite a number 
of new varieties, and amongst them is 
Paradise Carmine, which had an Award 
flower, but it is notable for its great sub¬ 
stance and the pure white colour of the 
flowers, which are not yellow in the bud. 
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.A Really Fine Cauliflower. 
Sutton’s Magnum Bonum. 
When one discovers a good thing, I 
think it is only a neighbourly act to 
pass on the information to one's fellow 
readers of The Gardening World, -as it 
is just as easy to grow a good variety as 
a poor one. Of course, what succeeds in 
one locality may be a complete failure 
in another. I have an idea, however, that 
any vegetable that succeeds thoroughly in 
this late district is almost certain to do 
well anyw'here. Sutton’s Magnum Bonum 
Cauliflower I have grown during the last 
three seasons, and as each summer has 
been entirely different from any of the 
Sweet Pea Paradise Ivory. Maclaren and Sons. 
of Merit from the R.H.S., and a First- 
Class Certificate from the Woodbridge 
Society in 1907. In colour, shape and 
size it is superior to John Ingman, as we 
frequently see it. Zarina is a nearly uni¬ 
form, bright pink variety on a cream 
ground. It is a larger and darker 
coloured flower than Queen of Spain, 
upon which it is an improvement. Im¬ 
proved Lucy Hemus has never yet been 
shown, but it is a grand descendant of 
Evelyn Hemus, and perfectly fixed. It 
is a bicolor of a soft shade of pink, mostly 
produced in fours. 
Paradise Constance Oliver is a beau¬ 
tiful shade of pink overlying a 
cream ground, and the petals are 
waved. Paradise Elsie Herbert is simi¬ 
lar to Evelyn Hemus in having a rose 
picotee edge, but the ground colour is 
pure white not cream. Handsome waved 
varieties are Paradise Regained (blush), 
Primrose Paradise, Maroon Paradise, 
Paradise Red Flake, Lucv Hemus, Hester 
(a waved blue flake), and Holdfast Pink, 
a larger and more vigorous variety than 
Queen of Spain. Zero is also a waved 
others, I think the test is sufficient to 
warrant my passing an opinion. 
In each of the seasons mentioned this 
has been- by far the best Cauliflower 
grown here. It is dwarf in habit, the 
curd is extra firm, and well formed; the 
heads being of fair size, and beautifully 
white. It has also another very strong 
recommendation, it remains fit for use 
for double the time any other variety with 
which I am acquainted will stand. Grow¬ 
ers who require the best of produce should 
give this a trial. C. Blair. 
Preston House, Linlithgow. 
Sweet Pea Novelties: 
Clara Curtis 6d. & 4d. Constance Oliver 1/- 
Elsie Herbert T- & 6d. IttaDyke 6d. & 4d< 
Evelyn Hemus 1/- & 6d. Florence Morse 6d. & 4d. 
Lady Althorp 1/- & 6d. Marjorie Willis 1/- & 6d. 
llenie Christie 6d. & 4d. Mrs. Clias. Foster 6d. & 4d. 
Mrs. Hardeastle Mrs. Henry Bell 1/-. 
Sykes 6d. & 4d, Princess Victoria 6d. & 4d. 
Primrose Spencer 6d. & 4d. The King 1/-. 
St George 1 - & 6d. White Spencer 6d. & 4d. 
The Marquis 1/- & 6d. 
Over 100 Varieties, in 2d. packets, 1/9 doz. Choose your orvn 
varieties—cheaper than eollectior s. For descriptions see 
Oatriogue. Tested Seeds. 
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