SUPPORTING THE GROWTHS 81 



Much the same remarks may be applied to the staking 

 of Sweet Peas, when grown in clumps. When the 

 heads of the branching stakes are turned inwards the 

 grower is most assuredly courting failure, but by insert- 

 ing them so that they incline outwards, continuity of 

 blossoming is largely assured. 



Many growers place five or six plants in each clump 

 of Sweet Peas, but they should not be transferred to 

 their flowering quarters as a whole just as they are 

 turned out of the five-inch or six-inch pots, as is so 

 commonly practised. They are altogether too close 

 when planted in this way. 



Instead they should be planted a foot apart in a good 

 circle, so that ample space may be left for a large 

 feathery stake to be inserted between each plant, and 

 that full justice may be done to the clump as a whole. 

 It is astonishing what Sweet Peas will yield when 

 treated in this fashion. 



Make a rule to insert the large stakes at a period 

 when the plants are making progress through the 

 smaller stakes inserted in the first instance. In this 

 way both light and air will contribute to the satisfactory 

 condition of the plants. 



