IV 



CULTURE UNDER GLASS 



GROWING Sweet Peas under glass has become 

 quite a common practice in recent years. In 

 America, the winter flowering section is largely 

 grown, but great success has not been obtained 

 with them in Britain. The winter-flowering race 

 is different in habit from the ordinary sweet 

 pea. They run up to a height of nearly two 

 feet before they break out freely into side growths, 

 'and the flowers are smaller than the summer- 

 blooming sorts. For those who wish to try 

 these winter bloomers, I cannot do better than 

 quote the instructions given in a Bulletin on 

 Winter Flowering Sweet Peas, issued by the 

 Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, 

 U.S.A. 



" Winter flowering Sweet Peas grow six to ten 

 or more feet high, and if they are to attain their 

 full development, a house with this amount of 

 headroom is required. They need all the light 

 they can get, as the lighter the house, the more 



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