

CIIAITKK IX 



Hen to <.m\> the «»*>eet Pea 

 The sweet pea Is the meal beautiful 



nd fragrant of flowers. It lends grace 

 to every occasion. There Is no flower 



bleb responds more readily to « 

 ful treatment. Your garden is not 

 complete without sweet peas. 



lis plant. 

 all other plants, us.- all the Informs" 

 Eon that you bave gained and that 



.•. n obtain in plant cult . 

 1'rcparatb.ii ol I In lead Bed 



a plat which is partly shaded during 



lay and winch has a background, 

 Inch as a fence, shrubbery, ■ shed 



lid be oblong in shape, 



about wide and M • 



Sunlight will hav.- its beet 



I DOrtb and sniuh. 



In the fail work well rotted barn 



mure and bone meal deep in 

 >il. If you desire extra tin.- ll... 



: at bast two blade 

 length! in depth. This may b»- doi 



follows: «i> i>ig a hole at one end of 

 the plat the depth of one spade blade. 



ml tWO feet long; < I » ca | " 



this sr.il to the other ei >r the 



■ubaoll thus uncovered another spade 



(4) throw the following two 



Of surface soil on the subsoil which 



was spaded; (5) break up the newly 



• d subsoil, cover with the follOW- 



1 and continue the process. 



Pill the hole at the end of the plat 



with the dirt which was first moved. 



If you do not desire the best flowers. 



use the trench method of spading. Be 



to run the spade straight in t 

 s>ii. Add a fertilizer as suggested 



M.ninu tbe Seed — Sweet peas like a 



bleb is not too light or too warm. 



-eeds do best if they are planted 



in November and December, although 



mg time may continue into May. 



If the rains have not softened the 



sed seed bed, the ground must be 



thoroughly sprinkled two or three day* 



before working. 



Alter making a careful selection of 



from a seedman's catalogue, soak 



after receiving 24 hours before 



sowing. Dig a trench about five il 



deep and sow the seeds about one inch 



■pari Cover with one inch of dirt, 



the soil carefully and leave the 



rest of the trench open. 



rnre «f the Faeasej Plaata — As the 

 I plants come up, thin them to 

 about one foot apart. The plants will 

 not produce beautiful flowers if they 

 mwded. Add soil about the young 

 plants gradually, until the trench Is 

 filled. 



When the plants are large enough, 

 furnish them with something to climb 

 upon. This may be twigs stuck in the 

 ground, a string frame, or a wire net- 

 ting. The frame should be at least 

 five feet high. 



After eac rain or irrigation w 



hose, cultivate the soil with a 1 



Cul- 

 tivate whenever a >n the 

 surfa soil. 



much water. It is much 



dig a t : • 



nd irrlga 



than to sprinkle 

 At this stage of growth. 



tion. 

 i lire at i in- Maeeaoag ivri.ui 



brilliancy ami 



pen.d upon healthy growth, due to 

 ndltlons and i 



t this 

 liquid to six gallons of \\ 

 close to thi 



• **k. Irri- 

 urst with pin k the 



blossoms regulatl> Do DOl lei them 

 go to seed. Long spray- 

 as* bowls make an 

 play. 



such as tin 

 ■pldei 



and then with the hose 



treatment will wash off 



visitors. If the red spld< 



come too numerous, spray with whale 



oil soap or "back root," a tol 



preparation 



off many of I 

 buds before they open, the food I 



may | 



thus the plant may be ma 

 ■ fine flowers. 



■weal Pea I altars in rwta, ete. — Pro- 

 cure a few three lacb pots and All 



nearly to the top with soil mix 

 follows: one-third leaf mold, one-third 



one-third loam, and a little 

 meal. Plant three seeds one inch 

 Keep the soil moist, but not M 

 In the spring transplant wherever you 

 please. 



Sweet peas will do well in tin cans, 

 paper pots, window boxes. • 



Kinds of lwe«4 Peas 



sweet peas into four classes: 

 flowering. (2) dwarf, (3) grandiflora. 



The early flowering class blossoms 

 in about three months after see. 

 Planted early In September, blossoms 

 at Thanksgiving and Christ- 

 mas. 



Dwarf sweet peas grow about eight 

 imhes high and spread wldel 

 ground. Rows planted a foot apart 

 will become one mass of green foliage 

 and brilliant colors. This type makes 

 an excellent border. 



The grandiflora is the ordinary sweet 

 pea which is so well known. The seeds 

 of tills class are quite inexpensive. 

 Gardeners who know prefer the Spen- 

 cer sweet peas because of the rich 

 tj the size and beauty of the blos- 

 long sprays, the long bloom- 

 ing period. 



