Seed Growing 



a stock, however good, could be ruined, and in 

 two generations a stock, however good, can be 

 improved ; but to accomplish the latter often- 

 times requires a life's knowledge and experience, 

 and further, it always means living in closest 

 touch with the plants or animals to observe their 

 points to detect weaknesses and to be ready to 

 take advantage of the slightest improvements. 

 In conclusion, permit me to say, never grudge 

 a fair price for pure seeds. Life is too short to 

 run the risk of disappointment, and the loss of 

 a year, by risking cheap products in one's garden. 



IN CALIFORNIA 



California is the great Sweet Pea seed growing 

 centre of the world. As all know, the climate 

 is superb and the soil conditions are admirable in 

 the stretch of land from San Francisco to Los 

 Angeles. There, in the year 1914, nearly 3,000 

 acres were devoted to Sweet Pea culture for seed. 

 Many firms are engaged in the business, the chief 

 one being Messrs. C. C. Morse & Co., who grow 

 about 400 acres of the most up-to-date varieties 

 in the most up-to-date style. 



The method of procedure is as follows. Im- 

 mediately the summer crops are removed, the land 

 is ploughed by powerful steam ploughs, and as 



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