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packed. By never allowing a blossom to 

 go to seed, the flowering of Sweet Peas may 

 be prolonged for more than three months. 

 Planting far apart is another help. Some 

 growers advocate 18 inches between the 

 plants ; and for exhibition flowers this may 

 be advisable. But it is somewhat a counsel 

 of perfection ; and for market and home use I 

 find 6 inches answers perfectly. Indeed, if 

 I had exhibited last year, I am assured that 

 I should have swept the district of prizes. 

 Above all, Sweet Peas must never be sown 

 two years in succession on the same spot ; 

 and it is better, if possible, to sow once in 

 three years on ground that has been deeply 

 dug, well manured, and allowed to lie rough 

 and sweeten with the Winter's frost. 



