Culture under Glass 



blooms there will be ... Sweet Peas may 

 be grown on benches, but solid beds are better 

 since the plants require a deep, moist, cool soil. 

 The roots should be given an opportunity to 

 go down, by properly preparing the soil two or 

 three feet in depth. . . . The seeds may be 

 sown in the beds or benches where they are to 

 stand, or they may be sown in pots. The former 

 method gives the best results [From my experi- 

 ence in England, I should question this. W.C.]. 



The Sweet Pea. must be kept growing steadily 

 from the day the seed is sown. When water is 

 needed, do not apply near the plants, but between 

 the rows, where it should be given liberally. This 

 treatment is especially important with the early 

 plantings. One reason why water should not be 

 applied too near the plants is that they are 

 especially subject to damping off. This trouble 

 becomes more prevalent in October and Novem- 

 ber, when there are more cloudy days, cool nights 

 and like conditions. Because of this no soil 

 should be heaped around the stems. 



" TIME TO PLANT. When a good crop is 

 desired for Christmas, the seed should be sown 

 the 20th of August. . When sown September 1st, 

 the plants will flower in January. When sown 

 September 15th, the main crop will be in Feb- 



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