As with the poultry breeding, Bateson began with commercial varieties of sweet peas, which showed variation in plant form and flower colour. The sweet pea notebooks are labelled on the cover with the year, and inside with ‘sweet pea crosses’ and sometimes where the plants were grown. Breeders are constantly working on new varieties, crossing selected plants in the hope of introducing a new colour, or increase the number of blooms on a stem, or to select for winter-flowering characteristics. If your priority is long stems and large flowers then the Spencer varieties are the best option for you. This masterpiece has been meticulously Reprinted in 2023, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1908.

This masterpiece has been meticulously Reprinted in 2023, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1917. A term coined in the late nineteenth century to describe Henry Eckford’s introductions and hybridisations which were larger flowered and more vigorous than the wild variety. This masterpiece has been meticulously Reprinted in 2018, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1919. One of these, Blanche Burpee, is a true breeding white variety, which when crossed with another white variety, Emily Henderson, produced progeny with purple flowers and led to the discovery of complementation.From this point on the scoring and classification of progeny becomes much more detailed and systematic, and tables of classified progeny begin to appear. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. From Book 06 II onward, many of the notebooks contain maps of the plots where the plants were set out during the summer. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. There are around 160 different Lathyrus Species around the world, of which the Sweet Pea ( Lathyrus odoratus) is one.

Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. By evening she dutifully listens to her friend’s plans for marriage and babies whilst secretly making a list. This masterpiece has been meticulously Reprinted in 2023, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1913.

Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. In addition to our emphasis on conservation of cultivars, Roger uses the enormous genepool we hold to produce new Sweet Peas with innovative form and colours, and to improve existing colours and types.