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later heavier. Coarse manure is best not used on pea 

 land, unless trenched in in the foreign fashion; but a 

 little nitrate of soda or liquid manure may be scattered 

 on the land to give a quick start. Varieties are very 

 numerous, within the 

 types above given; for 

 uniform results, buy 

 only the best seed. Dis- 

 eases and pests are 

 sometimes troublesome. 

 Soil. Besides the 

 remarks above it may 

 be said that advance 

 preparation of the soil 

 is advisable for Peas, 

 and that they are best 

 grown on land which in 

 a previous year has been 

 well enriched. The ni- 

 trogen applied to the 

 soil before sowing is 

 not necessary if the soil Fi *- 94 > Whole P lant of dwarf Pea " 

 is known to have the nitrogen -gathering bacteria: 

 once the plants have got well started they will gather 

 their nitrogen from the air. In fact, too much or too 

 fresh manure, or an over-supply of nitrogen, will make 

 the plants run to vine, in which case they will have to 

 be persistently pinched back. 



