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XIX. WATERING AND FEEDING . . . . 84 



XX. SHADING THE BLOSSOMS . 88 



XXI. WHEN To GATHER THE SWEET PEAS . . .92 

 XXII. How NEW SWEET PEAS ARE RAISED . . .94 



XXIII. METHODS OF EXHIBITING SWEET PEAS PREPARING FOR 



THE SHOWS ...... 99 



XXIV. CUT-BACK PLANTS . . . . .106 

 XXV. THE USE OF THE SWEET PEA IN TABLE DECORATIONS . 108 



XXVI, SWEET PEAS IN OTHER DECORATIONS . . .116 



XXVII. CLASSIFICATION OF THE BEST VARIETIES IN THEIR RESPEC- 

 TIVE COLOURS . . . . .120 



XXVIII. TOO-MUCH-ALIKE VARIETIES . . .123 



XXIX. SOME OF THE PESTS AND DISEASES OF THE SWEET PEA . 126 



INDEX . . . . . , 133 



