Spring 2008 PRICE LIST of Seeds from the National Collection of Sweet Peas and other Lathyrus species.
We stock over 900 varieties of Sweet Pea plus all Lathyrus species in cultivation. Please ask if your requirements are not listed as we may have them in small quantities.
Terms and Conditions:
1. Unless otherwise stated, seeds are £1.25 per 10; £5.60 per
50 of each variety.
2. Please add cost of postage, packing and insurance: 80p for UK delivery;
£2.00 for Europe delivery; £2.50 for Rest of World
3. These prices remain valid until June 2008. All previous price lists are
void.
4. Payment with order (£ Sterling Cheques payable to R.Parsons)
5. Should any variety be out of stock, we will substitute the closest available
unless you tell us otherwise.
6. All seed is sold subject to the Laws of England.
Collections
1. Exhibitor’s Collection: 50 seeds each of any five varieties of your
own choice from the List of Spencer varieties (excluding Novelties) £25.00
2. Sussex Collection: 10 seeds each of any 10 varieties of your own choice from the List of Spencer varieties (excluding Novelties) £11.00
3. Scented Collection: 10 seeds each of any 10 varieties of your own choice from the list of Old fashioned & Grandiflora varieties £11.00
Key
In the variety descriptions, the following symbols are used:
AGM = RHS Award for garden decoration;
C = especially recommended for cut flower production
E = especially recommended for flower show exhibition
* = strength of scent (1 = less than average; 3 = better
than average)
Our Novelties
for Autumn 2007: |
Monty Don *** To
help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the BBC TV programme ‘Gardener’s
World’, we are pleased to introduce our new grandiflora variety ‘Monty
Don’. Monty chose this from among our seedlings because it has the exceptional
scent of old fashioned varieties combined with a velvety dark maroon colour.
The flowers are more dainty than the spencer varieties but appear in profusion.
A donation of 50p for every packet sold will be made to Monty’s charity
working with young offenders.
Price £3.00 per packet (minimum 10 seeds)
Bill’s Choice E ** Deep Rose Pink on white ground. Awarded First Class Certificate at Scottish Trials 2006. Raised by the late Bill Truslove
Jacqueline Ann E ** Deep lavender on cream ground. Raised by Roger Parsons.
Tony Bates ** Opens cream becoming lavender blue when fully open. Raised by Roger Parsons
Pip’s Maroon *** Dark Maroon. Selected by Mike Carr from a cross made by the late Pip Tremewan.
Jim ** A good new cream raised by Roger Parsons
Judith Wilkinson E *** Carmine crimson. Awarded Preliminary Commendation for exhibition at Wisley Trials 2006. Raised by the late Bill Truslove.
Too many varieties to choose
from? Why not try one of our mixtures:
Spencer Mixture - A blend of different Spencer varieties
Old fashioned - A blend of different old fashioned and grandiflora
varieties
Fandango Flakes - Spencer size in a blend of different flaked
colours
Melody Bicolours - Spencer size in a blend of different bicolours
Striped Mixture - Spencer size in a blend of different striped
colours
All at the standard price of £1.25 per packet; £5.60 per large packet.
OR Create your own blend from our extensive range of varieties. Packeted to your specification for only £6.75 per large packet (minimum 50 seeds)
Want to learn to grow better
sweet peas?
Why not join the National Sweet Pea Society (NSPS).
Website: www.sweetpeas.org.uk
or Details from the Membership Secretary, NSPS, Primrose Cottage, Clayton
Lane, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester PO20 8JQ Tel. 01243 673770
E-mail: rpsweetpeas@tiscali.co.uk
Spencer Sweet
Peas |
Very large frilly flowers and long
stems make these extremely popular for cutting and for exhibition, as well
as for garden decoration.
Andrew Cavendish (Hubbuck / Parsons 2007) C E **Clean Lavender.
Recommended
Anne Barron (Entwistle / Bolton 1999) E **Rose pink on cream
ground
Aquarius (Place / Unwin 2001) * Blue stripe on white ground
Bristol (Kerton 1994) AGM *** Pale Blue.
Brook Hall (Harrod / E.W. King 2006) AGM C **White
Carlotta (Carter 1937) ** Carmine
Cathy Wright (Eagle 2000) C E ** Long stemmed White. Recommended
Chance (Parsons 2006) ** Red / magenta pink bicolour
Charlie’s Angel (Hanmer / Unwin 1990) ** Pale Blue
Cream Southbourne (Colledge / Unwin 1982) ** Cream
Crimson Ripple (T&M 2002) C * Crimson stripe on white
ground
Daily Mail (Beane / Unwin 1997) E ** Orange cerise. Recommended
Dynasty (Robertson / Unwin 1986) ** Carmine magenta
Ethel Grace (B.R.Jones/Bolton 1994) E *** Lavender
Evening Glow (Beane / E.W. King 1997) ** Pale orange pink
Flamenco (Tullett / Parsons 2006) * Orange scarlet. Colour
bleaches
Flamingo (Unwin 2004) ** Carmine magenta
Gwendoline (Unwin 1999) AGM ?C E *** Magenta Pink on white
ground.
Honeymoon (Kershaw / Maishman 1972) E *** Pale lavender on
white ground.
Isabella Cochrane (Chisholm / Kerton 2001) AGM E ** Lilac
flush on white ground.
Jayne Amanda (Truslove 1984) AGM *** Pale magenta on white
ground
Jilly (Harriss/Unwin 1988) AGM C E *** Popular Cream. Recommended
Joker (Bolton 1973) ** Purple maroon
Karen Louise (E.W.King 1998) E ** Lavender
Kitty Hawk (Unwin 2003) C ** Cerise. Duplex.
Lady Susan (Albutt / Eagle 1995) *** Bright orange pink.
Leading Light (Hammett / Parsons 2006) ** Lavender / mauve
bicolour
Lilac Ripple syn. Pulsar (Thomas/T&M 1989) C ** Lilac
stripe on white ground.
Limelight (Owls Acre 2003) C * Cream. Vigorous
Linda Mary (Parsons 2007) ** Pink stripes on cream. Duplex
Lynn Davey (E.W.James / Sewell 1998) C ** Light lavender
Marion (Walker / Marchant 1983) C E *** Lavender. Resists
bud-drop
Millennium (D.M.Jones/Unwin 2000) AGM E ** Crimson.
Mollie Rilstone (Tremewan 1993) *** Cream with Pink picotee
edge
Mrs. Bernard Jones (B.R.Jones/Unwin 1981) AGM E ** Rose Pink
on white ground.
Nanette Newman (Brackley 1992) ** Carmine magenta
Noel Sutton (Sutton 1968) AGM C E ***Mid blue. Recommended
Nora Holman (Tremewan 1991) E ** Pale salmon pink
Norman Wisdom (Unwin 2003) ** White
Oban Bay (Chisholm / Bolton 1997) AGM E ** Silver blue. Recommended
Pink Pearl (Unwin 2006) C ** Pale pink on white ground
Rosina (A.James / Matthewman 1994) E *** Light lavender
Ruby Anniversary (Sewell 2000) C ** Crimson. Recommended
Sarah Kennedy (Sewell 2002) C E ** Reselected stock. Pale
pink on white ground
Silvia Simonetti (Kerton 2006) ** Orange red
Sonia (Hunt/Bolton 1985) * Marbled Magenta. Distinct, Beautiful
Starlight (Walker / Kerton 2004) AGM C ***Carmine magenta
Subtle Charm (Albutt / Eagle 1995) E * Pale pink on white
ground.
Titan (F.G.Davis / Kerton 1989) ** Rosy mauve
Tom Cordy (Albutt / Eagle 1999) C ** Light mauve
Tracy Ann (Tierney / Eagle 2007) ** White
Valerie Harrod (Harrod/Kerton 2001) E *** Orange Pink.
White Frills (Truslove/Kerton 2002) E *** White. Very frilly
White Supreme (B.R. Jones / Bolton 1990) AGM C ** White
Windsor (Brewer/Unwin 1998) C E *** Popular Dark Maroon.
Recommended
Early flowering
Sweet Peas |
Grown from a late summer sowing to flower in February onwards if frost free; or from an autumn sowing to flower in April onwards under cold glass or polythene. Period 3 varieties can be grown outside in the U.K.
Flowering Period - Earliness number in following descriptions: 1 = earliest
American Beauty
crimson. Spencer type. Earliness no. 1
Blue Wonder mid blue. Grandiflora type. Earliness no. 2
Coquette magenta / pale pink bicolour. Spencer type. Earliness
no. 2
Diana pale pink. Multiflora type. Earliness no. 1
Elegance Maroon dark maroon. Multiflora
type. Earliness no. 1
Elegance Mid Blue mid blue. Multiflora type. Earliness no.
1
Elizabeth rose pink on white ground. Spencer type. Earliness
no. 1
Evelyn salmon pink. Cuthbertson type. Earliness no. 3
Gloria carmine rose. Multiflora type. Earliness no. 1
Natalie Joy dark blue. Gawler type. Earliness no. 1
Polar Star white. Spencer type. Earliness no. 2
Princess Blue pale blue. Grandiflora type. Earliness no.
1
Regal Reflection mauve / lavender bicolour. Cuthbertson type.
Earliness no. 3
Thelma May deep violet. Gawler type. Earliness no. 1
Vulcan scarlet. Semi-grandiflora type. Earliness no. 1
Old Fashioned
& Grandiflora Sweet Peas |
These have very good scent and are good for garden decoration:
April in Paris (Hammett
/ Shepherd 2003) Blue flush on cream ground; duplex
Black Knight (Eckford 1898) Dark maroon
Bramdean (Wakefield / Parsons 2007) White
CCC (Grayson 1999) White
Cheshire Dark Blue (Synge pre 1964) mauve blue
Countess Cadogan (Eckford 1899) Blue flush on white ground
Crown Princess of Prussia syn. Lady Serena James (Haage &
Schmidt 1868) Rose Pink bicolour
Cupani (20th century) Maroon/violet bicolour
Donna Jones (Grayson 1997) Crimson
Flora Norton (Morse / Vaughan 1904) Clear blue. AGM 1995
Hi-Scent (Hammett) White with blue picotee edge
Henry Eckford (Eckford 1906) Orange Scarlet
Janet Scott (Morse/Burpee 1903) Pale Pink, white ground.
AGM 1995
Lady Grisel Hamilton (Eckford 1898) Lavender
Marbled Purple (Turral 1960s) Flaked purple on white ground
Matucana (Harland c.1955) Maroon/violet bicolour
Miss Willmott (Eckford 1901) Orange pink bicolour
Mrs. Collier (Dobbie 1907) Cream
Mrs. Walter Wright (Eckford 1903) Mauve
Painted Lady (18th century) Pink/white bicolour
Prima Donna (Eckford 1896) Pale pink
Prince Edward of York (Eckford 1897) Red bicolour
Purple Prince (Eckford 1886) Maroon / deep violet bicolour
Queen Alexandra (Eckford 1906) Scarlet
Royal Marion (Wakefield / Parsons 2007) Cream
Sicilian Fuchsia (Harland c.1955) Rose pink / pale pink bicolour
Unique (Stark 1906) Pale blue flake on white
Watermelon (Shepherd 2005) Orange Pink
Wretham Pink (Morley / Parsons 2007) Pale salmon pink on
white.
Interested in plant conservation?
Why not join the National Council for Conservation of Plants and Gardens.
Website: www.nccpg.com
Or Details from the NCCPG, 12 Home Farm, Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey GU3
1HS
Tel. 01483 447540 Fax: 01483 458933
E-mail: info@nccpg.org.uk
Other Lathyrus
species |
In the following descriptions, the
name of the species is followed in sequence by: author and date first described;
approximate height; flower colour; flower size; number of flowers per raceme;
common name, if any
The following is a very limited selection of our range. For
all other Lathyrus species in cultivation – please ask about
availability as we are likely to have them in small quantities.
Annuals
L.annuus var. annuus (Linnaeus 1753) 1.0m Yellow (small/medium) 2-3
L.annuus Hotham Red (Grayson 1998) 1.0m Red (small/medium) 2-3
L.belinensis (Maxted & Goyder 1988) 1.0m Red/Yellow bicolour (medium)
2-3
L.chloranthus Mixed (Boissier & Balansa 1859) 2.0m yellowish and red (medium)
3
L.chrysanthus (Boissier 1845) 0.4m Yellow (small) 2-4
L.clymenum var. articulatus (Arcangeli 1882) 2.0m Red/White (small/medium)1-3
L.clymenum Chelsea (Parsons 1996) 2.0m Mauve/Lavender (small/medium) 3-4
L.gorgonii (Parlatore 1838) 1.0m Orange Red (small/medium) 1
L.hirsutus (Linnaeus 1753) 1.0m Purple/Mauve bicolour (small) 1-3
Little Gems (L.hirsutusxL.odoratus) (Hammett/Grayson 1996) 0.5m (small) 1-6:
1. Mauve/lavender bicolour 2. Pink / white bicolour
L.odoratus (Linnaeus 1753)1.5m Maroon/Violet bicolour(large)2-3 Wild Sweet
P.
L.sativus var. albus (Alefeld in Howard & Khan 1928) 1.0m White (medium)
1
L.sativus var. azureus (Korshinsky in Darnell 1930) 1.0m Blue (medium) 1
L.sativus Blue Stripe (Grayson 1998) 1.0m White with Blue splash (medium)
1
L.tingitanus (Linnaeus 1753) 2.0m Glowing Purple (large) 2-3 Purple Tangier
Pea
L.tingitanus var. roseus 2.0m Pink (large) 2-3 Pink Tangier Pea
Everlasting Peas
Well known perennial pea. 2.0m tall with large flowers, 3-12 per spike.
L.latifolius Mixed. A blend of the following latifolius varieties.
L.latifolius Pink Pearl. Pink
L.latifolius Red Pearl. More red than Wendy’s Joy
L.latifolius Wendy’s Joy (Bolton 1999) Magenta mauve.
L.latifolius White Pearl. White.
L.rotundifolius (Willdenow 1802) Persian Everlasting Pea. Medium sized Red
flowers
L.sylvestris (Linnaeus 1753) Narrow-leaved Everlasting Pea. Medium sized Purple
flowers
Other Perennials
L.cirrhosus (Seringe in DeCandolle 1825) 0.6m Purple (small/medium) 4-10
L.heterophyllus var. unijugus (Stace 1991) 2.0m Purple (medium) 5-15
L.nervosus (Lamarck 1788) 1.5m Violet blue (medium) 3-10 Lord Anson’s
Pea
L.niger (Bernhardi 1800) 0.6m Purple (small) 2-10 Black Pea
L.polyphyllus (Nuttall in T. & Gr. 1838) 1.5m Maroon/Violet (small/medium)
5-13
L.vernus subsp. vernus (Bernhardi 1800) 0.4m Mauve (small) 3-15 Spring Pea
L.vernus var. variegatus (Bassler 1973) 0.4m Pink/White, green leaves (small)3-15
L.vernus Rosenelfe 0.3m Pink/White bicolour (small) 3-15 Spring Pea
L.vernus Mixed 0.4m mixed (small) 3-15 Spring Pea
Roger Parsons - Nov 07