68 VINES 
simple matter, for seed is produced very 
freely, and there is no danger of deterioration of 
the strain. 
FOR CUT FLOWERS 
As an annual for cut flowers, the sweet pea 
(Lathyrus odoratus) stands preeminent. It is 
known and grown all over the civilized world 
wherever flowers are cultivated, and, each suc- 
ceeding year, becomes more popular as a source 
of cut flowers. Beside being treated as a hardy 
annual vine for summer flowers, it is grown under 
glass for winter bloom, and is as regularly seen 
in the florists’ stores as the rose and the car- 
nation. 
Sweet peas are grown in a great many different 
ways, and, undoubtedly, there are good points 
about each method. My best results have 
~ been obtained by the following method of pro- 
cedure: as early in the spring as possible, say 
about March 15, near New York, dig a trench 
the width and depth of an ordinary garden spade. 
Into this put a layer of chopped sod about three 
inches deep, covering this with about four to five 
inches of good manure. Then, with a digging 
fork, mix the sod and manure, and over this 
put a layer of good soil, about two inches deep. 
