Sweet Peas at the Olympia Show.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 9, 30 August 1911, Page 37

Sweet Peas at the Olympia Show.

LOXDOX .H lA’ 4 to 6. A magnificent exhibit of sweet peas from Messrs Dobbie and Co.. Edinburgh, was greatly admired, as much for its pleasing arrangement as for the firn* col our ami quality of the Howers. Stands of varying size*, and vases of different heights were utilised with good effect, and a few small palms at the back and sprays of smilax in the front added immensely to the effect. Right In the foreground were broad bassets of beautiful blooms. A few specialty effective varie ties were Melba. Clara Curtis. Nubian. Zarina. Mrs Hugh Dickson, the new May Campbell. Lady Knox. Sunproof ( rim son. Edrom Beaut). Mrs \. Ireland, and Elfrida Pearson. Mr. \\ . E. Al»en, Den mead Hants,

a ''i-;! iu it 111 collection. the flowers •eing large and of good colour and siib--tam<-. X'otable among :Tieni were Mi” W ■ -I. I nwin. Mr- Hugh DivKson. A-la <»im. Moneymaker. Mr- A. Ireland. Earl "'pemei ami Elr.au Beauty. \!e"> E. \\ . King ami Co.. ( ogge- - lall. iad a \er\ large and beautiful display o! high < la — Idoom*. the fe-toon-Mining a \.-r\ prefix feature. Th.* Marqui-. t lara Curti”. Anglian Orange. Anulian Blue. EBie Herbert. Queen Mary ami Mi” \\ . King being a few of the be»t ”<>rt”. Mi” C. \\ . Brcadmore brought a verx exitumive ami good h»t ~f tlowei” from \\ i nelir-l <T. the b|00?..” generatlx being

"1 good quality. Marjorie Linz.ee. Prinre”” Mary. Iris. Aurora <penrer. Idetferx very charming pale pink and cream ami ”ome Helen Pierce needling” were a few that called for ”pecial mention. Me””!” I. Stark and S. m put up a large ami attractive group ~f idooni”. (ieorge "dark. Lox alt x. Arthur I nwin and Maggie '-lark being a few of the mo”t prominent. Mr William Deal of Ke?ve.:.»n had a -mall but attractive exhibit of Sweet Pea”. Colleen forming e very attractive centre. Winifred Deal. Eram-m Deal. Scarlet Monarch and several unnamed needling” called for -peeial mention.

Mc””l” .10111 l K. Klbg aU<l '"OU”. CoggP"hall. put up large and attractive ntage or Sweet Pea”. the tl<»wer> being tastefully arranged in tiers, st. George. ( ountam-e (diver. Anna Lumley. X’ancv Perkin and Mrs (ieorge Charle”. rich navy Idue. wt-re :• few ancmg many that called for ”pe r ial mention. Menn]n Bide and "*o]|”. 1 •’arii 11am. put up a large ami c •mpreheuMve group of <weet Pean. mau\ excellent varietie” being among them. The ilowei” were all ot good quality, ami the arrangement left little to »e desired. Clara Curtis. America Spencer. Edna ’ nwin Improvfl . Mi” Towuncml. Blue Belle a lovely ii‘-h blue . Bertha Ma-a and Dainl’x

Spencer were -ome that called for special mention. Ihe ”tage of sweet peas shown by Robert Sydenham. Limited. Birmingham, were exceedingly well coloured and tastefully arranged. Such sorts as Thomas Stevenson. Edith Taylor. Miriam Beaver, Earl spencer. Empress and Emperor added m»t a little to The brilliancv of thin display. W hell the King visited the horticultural section of the R.H. Society’s Show at Xorwich in June he was specially interested iu a new nweet pea not at prenent in commerce, and which he named Prince Edward of Wales.