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February 13, 1909. 
THB GARDENING WORLD. 
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= Sweet Pea = 
E. W. King & Co’s. White Spencer. 
White Spencers under different names 
,hould now be getting plentiful, but they 
ire not all of the same quality. Some 
>f them may be large, but their petals 
.re so expanded and thin that they lack 
r. purity of colour. That is not the case 
vith E. W. King and Co.'s White Spen- 
er, which is a beautiful pure white, and 
,f good substance. The standard is very 
vavy and occasionally there are two stan- 
lards, though there are differences of 
■pinion as to this being desirable. In 
ny case, a bunch of flowers looks mas- 
ive and beautifully pure. 
Our photograph was taken from flowers 
ent us by Messrs. E. W. King and Co., 
ioggeshall, Essex, and our photographer 
.as used rather a large number of them, 
hereby seemingly reducing the size. 
They were, however, as^large as anyone 
.eed desire, while the stems were all that 
ould be expected at the beginning of 
iugust in a season that was unusually 
ry and hot. These flowers were gathered 
rom plants being grown for seed. The 
ariety is guaranteed as being fixed, 
rough occasionally a stray plant may not 
e exactly typical, yet those getting go per 
ent. of true flowers have every reason to 
e perfectly satisfied in the case of such 
variable plant as the Sweet Pea has 
ow become. We reckon that flowers 
lised from this stock wall be plentiful at 
dribitions during the forthcoming sea- 
in. 
= Sweet Pea = 
> -;- - • - \ 
A. B. Bantock. 
Messrs. Baker’s, of Wolverhampton, 
re very enthusiastic growers of flowers 
1 great variety, and amongst them Srveet 
pas receive special attention. Last 
lar we asked them for some flowers of 
leir novelties, and accordingly on 
ugust 5th we received a box of flowers of 
-i*o of their novelties, including A. B. 
antock. 
The flowers are of large size, wavy, 
right pearl-pink and quite uniform in 
lilour. It is, therefore, a very choice and 
dutiful self-coloured Sweet Pea of a 
lie that is largely popular amongst the 
Iritish community for decorative pur- 
pses in the home and in a variety of 
pys. The accompanving illustration 
tows an average of three flowers on a 
em regularly placed at equal distances 
id showing the petals, which are waved 
'1 a variety of ways. The stems are 
roag and of good length, notwithstand- 
g the late period of the year at which 
e received them, but those represented 
the illustration were not of the natural 
ngth, having been cut by the photo- 
*apher to suit his purpose, the object 
hng to show the flowers to the best ad- 
intage. 
Maclaren and Sons. 
Sweet Pea £. W. King- and Co’s. White Spencer. 
