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justifies growers in striving to flower this subject at an 

 earlier period under glass. 



By the period above-mentioned, too, most of the 

 flowers of bulbous subjects, as well as a large number 

 of spring flowering plants will be long past their best 

 and, possibly, have finished their display. It is at such 

 a season that well-grown blossoms of the fragrant 

 Sweet Pea can be more fully appreciated. 



That there are certain well-known varieties that 

 flower much earlier than others we are well aware, and 

 for early displays these special sorts hare a value that 

 later kinds do not possess. These naturally early 

 varieties are especially valuable to amateur growers, who 

 do not always possess glass-houses large enough to do 

 full justice to this subject, when culture under glass 

 is contemplated. To grow Sweet Peas satisfactorily 

 under glass, an essential factor is a roomy structure, 

 where abundant ventilation can be provided, as circum- 

 stances and climatic conditions demand, and where ample 

 room can be provided for the grower to get among his 

 plants with ease. 



The question therefore arises, how is an early supply 

 of Sweet Pea blossoms to be brought into effect ? 



This is not a difficult matter after all, provided space 

 and other essentials, that we have just mentioned, can 

 be provided. A most successful grower of Sweet Peas 

 for market, who has produced some of the finest flowers 

 under glass that we have seen, commences work in this 

 connection in the closing days of each year. He pins his 

 faith to a sowing made during the last week in December. 

 The glass structure is about two hundred feet in length 

 and rows of Sweet Pea seeds are sown throughout the 

 whole length of this airy structure. That it may be a 

 commercial success, it is important that space be econo- 

 mised as much as possible. The rows are arranged 

 from three to four feet apart, and with this amount of 



