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SWEET PEAS 



two varieties of the bush Sweet 

 Peas, which do not grow as high 

 as others, yet are not real dwarfs ; 

 the choice among these is some- 

 what limited, but Blanche Ferry, 

 of which the wings are a purple 

 shaded pink, and the standards 

 light rose, and Ramona, a creamy 

 white, flaked with pink, would 

 look beautiful. The foreground 

 is best planted with all one sort of 

 Pea. The rich pink Enchantress, 

 or paler pink Prima Donna, may 

 be the choice. Supposing a border 

 in the open were to be planted 

 according to this arrangement, it 

 would only be necessary to have 

 the row or hedge of the carmine 

 Sweet Pea as the centrepiece all 

 the length, and repeat the scallops 

 B and C and the foreground D 

 on the other side of it as well. 

 Clumps of Sweet Peas are shown 

 off to great advantage, and the 

 supporting sticks become quite 

 hidden by foliage and blossom 

 before the season is very far ad- 

 vanced. This illustration shows 

 only one of many arrangements 

 for borders of Sweet Peas. By 

 carefully selecting the colours 

 of the varieties grown many 

 charming flower associations can 

 be produced. There is no reason 

 why one should not work out 

 colour schemes in Sweet Peas as 

 well as in other flowers. 



