On 18/7/07 19:20, in article , "K"
wrote:

Janet Tweedy writes
In article , Sacha
writes
I don't remember who recommended this (Charlie?) but I'm greatly in their
debt. It's absolutely gorgeous. The stems are very short, so I put them
into tiny vases right up to their necks but the scent is the best I've ever
encountered and I really love the colour.

Tony, probably. He recommended them to me


I have grown them for years Sacha, they are the original sweet peas In
believe. The best for scent!

Don't know whether 'the original', but they are a very early variety
(despite the species-sounding name they are a variety not a separate
species)

The legend that they came into the country with the Romans is a charming one
but several sources query it. I don't really care. I'm saving seed at the
end of the flowering season for ourselves and for Cormaic. He and Mrs Taz
saw it here a while ago and he used to have it but lost it, so I've promised
to try to keep them some seed. It will certainly be interesting to see if
they come 'true'.

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Sacha
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'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'