Mr. W. J. Unwin.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 16, 19 October 1910, Page 40

Mr. W. J. Unwin.

Mr. W. J. Unwin, of Histon, Cambridge, whose portrait we give in this issue, occupies a high position in the sweet pea world, because of the many beautiful varieties he has raised and distributed. Mr. Unwin used to grow sweet peas largely for market, but the growing enthusiasm for, and popularity of. the Queen of Annuals, led him to take a keener interest in the flowers he grew. He discovered a wavy sport of lovely pink colouring about the same time Countess Spencer appeared, but it differed from the latter in shade, and also proved to be fixed when grown in quantity; it was named Gladys Unwin. Mr. Unwin is a member of the Executive Committee of

the National Sweet Pea Society, and has been a strong supporter of the society s policy of conducting independent trials of sweet peas, and he also very heartily supported the movement for the promotion of the Sweet Pea Conference held last winter. Mr. Unwin has given to the floricultural world such good sweet

peas as Gladys Unwin, Edna Unwin, Doris Burt, E. J. Castle, A. J. Cook, Frank Dolby, Mrs. Alfred Watkins, Nora Unwin, Phyllis Unwin, and Mrs. W. J. Unwin.—“Gardeners’ Magazine.”