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FIG. 195. Large pods and full. 



inches. As the plants grow, fill in 

 tion until the 

 ground is level. 

 With such deep 

 roots the plants 

 should not lack 

 moisture. If they 

 do, mildew will 

 result, against 

 which there is 

 very little help. 

 On rich soil the 

 plants will mostly 

 make leaves and 

 stalks, and will 

 give few peas. 

 If peas are sown 



Peas suffer from lack of 

 moisture, and their whole 

 culture is based on this fact. 

 The round-seeded peas should 

 be sowed first ; south of New 

 York they may even be sowed 

 in the fall (November) for 

 spring sprouting . After them 

 in spring the wrinkled sorts 

 are sown, the dwarfs first, 

 and taller kinds next, at in- 

 tervals of about a week, until 

 early June. Begin again in 

 August to sow the dwarfs for 

 a fall crop. In order that 

 they may not suffer from 

 drought, peas should be sown 

 in trenches, six inches deep ; 

 cover them for a couple of 

 the trenches with each cultiva- 



FIG. 196. Dwarf peas need no support. 



