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peas come up they must grow six inches before they 

 can look the landscape over; this trench is gradually 

 filled as the vines grow, and having been forced to 

 deep roots they forgive us for not watering and 

 survive even prolonged droughts. As in the case of 

 almost all other flowers, we have only bought sweet 

 pea seed once, and the stock from our own seed in- 

 creases in bloom and variety each year. The only 

 thing I don't like about them is the way they bull- 

 doze you into picking their flowers every day whether 

 you want to or not, so I always solve this on the first 

 day of June by sweetly making a gift of the peas 

 to some member of the family. 



Salp'iglossis 



For rich, glowing, unusual tones plant salpig- 

 lossis, a native of Chili, and a distant relative of the 

 petunia. 



Petunias 



Speaking of the petunias, I've changed my 

 former opinion of them since I've seen the wonders 

 wrought by that inspired hybridizer, Myrtle Francis 

 of California, the woman to whose tireless studies we 

 owe the extraordinary ruffled beauties, measuring six 

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