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temperature averages from 75° to 80°. 

 Divisions of the root in particular will 

 emit shoots at the expiration of three 

 ■weeks at the farthest.'" — Gard. Chron. 

 For a drawing and interesting article 



thoroughly decomposed, excluding all 

 that possesses the least fermentation. 



" It has been found that frequent 

 sowings of peas in the same ground is 

 injurious; the plants not unusually 



on this recently introduced tree, see turn yellow, and partially die before 



the " Horticulturist.'''' 



PAVETTA. Three species. Green- 

 house evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. 

 Sandy loam and peat. 



PAVIA. Seven species. Hardy 

 deciduous trees and shrubs. Layers 

 and grafting on horse-chestnut. Com- 

 mon soil. 



PAXTOMA rosea. Stove orchid. 

 Division. Very turfy loam, leaf-mould, 

 and sand. 



PEA. Pisum sativum. 



" The Pea is a hardy annual, a 

 native of the south of Europe, and cul- 

 tivated from time immemorial. 



<' There is an immense variety, from 



perfecting fruit. This remark is par- 

 ticularly applicable to the early kinds. 



" The first crops should be sown in 

 the spring, so soon as the ground will 

 admit of being worked, choosing the 

 driest soil, and such as lays well ex- 

 posed to the sun. 



" To have a constant succession, a 

 few should be planted every fortnight 

 or oftener. At the time the hist sowing 

 of early ones is made, sow also some 

 of the later varieties, which will come 

 in as the early ones go out of bearing. 



" The usual method of cultivation, is 

 to sow the seed in drills, as directed 

 for the Kidney Beans, only thicker in 



which the following have been selected j the drills. As the plants rise from half 



as among the best, and more than suf- 

 ficient for any garden ; some inferior 

 kinds are still cultivated, apparently 

 from want of knowledge. 



" Landreth's Extra Early ; this has 

 been introduced more than twenty 



inch high to two or three inches, 

 begin to draw earth to the stems, doing 

 this when the ground is in a dry state, 

 and earthing gradually higher, as the 

 stems ascend; at the same time loosen 

 the ground between the young plants, 



years, and to the present maintains its and cut down rising weeds. Stick the 

 superiority over all others, as an early plants when six to twelve inches high, 

 variety; it is unquestionably the ear- 1 as soon as they begin to vine. The 

 liest, and a general favourite. i early varieties require sticks or rods 



" The Early Frame succeeds Lan- two to three feet high ; the Imperial 

 dreth's Extra Early, and is followed by and Royal Dwarf Marrowfat two feet, 

 the Early Charlton, or Golden Hotspur, Large Marrowfat five feet." — Rur. Reg. 

 as it is likewise called. | ToforcePeas: — Forcing- commences 



" The Large White Marrow, Peru-, in December, in the early part of which 

 vian Black Eye do.. Royal Dwarf do., | month they may be sown in a hot-bed 

 and Blue Imperial, ripen nearly to- |to remain, or thick to transplant, during 

 gether; each has its admirers. The the succeeding month, into others for 

 imperial is quite dwarf and may do with- production. These may be repeated in 

 out rods ; many prefer it to all others. ^ January, and the transplanting takes 



"The Blue Prussian is an old sort, place in February. It is also a common 

 generally liked, and a good bearer. practice to sow in a warm border dur- 



" Bishop's Early Dwarf continues ing October, and the plants being cul- 

 longer than most others in bearing, tivated as a natural ground crop, are 

 and its habit being so dwarf, as not lo removed into a hot-bed in a succeeding 

 require rods, is well suited to many month, 

 gardens. ! The hot-bed must be moderate, and 



" Sugar or Eat Pods, generally boiled earthed equally over to a depth of six 

 both pod and peas, and eaten in the or eight inches, with light fresh mould 



manner of Kidney Beans 



" The Pea thrives best in a rich 

 loamy soil, but will, with proper care, 

 produce tolerable crops in almost any. 



not particularly rich. The seed must 

 be buried one inch and a half deep. 

 The frame, which is required to be two 

 feet and a half high behind, ai)d one 



The early varieties require stronger j and a half in front, ought tc^be put on 

 ground than the Marrowfats and Im- three or four days before the crop is 

 perial, but in manuring for them, ob- inserted, that the steam and heat may 

 serve to use none but such as is , abate. Seed may likewise be sown at 



