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heavily manured for Some years this application will be 

 found most beneficial, as it combines with the organic 

 matter contained therein, thereby setting free much 

 plant food that was not previously available to the 

 crops. 



Where it has been found impossible to trench the 

 ground in the fall, this operation should be commenced 

 as early as possible in the spring, but in this case only 

 oUJ, wellrdecomposed manure should be utilized, using 

 t^one meal and superphosphate of lime (acid phosphate) 

 as recommended above. 



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'<ow 



To those .w&; want the very best results we say sow 

 your Sweet Pea seeds in pots. This should be done in 

 January or February, according to location, using pots 

 of three and one-half or four inches diameter. A 

 suitable compost for this consists of turfy loam, leaf 

 soil, and a little sand, all thoroughly mixed. A little 

 of the roughest of the turf should be placed on top of 

 the crocks to insure perfect drainage, afterwards filling 

 the pot to within an inch and a half of the top. Then 

 put in an inch layer of sharp sand into which the seed 

 should be sunk half an inch, the use of the sand being 

 to prevent the seed rotting ere germinating, as many 

 seed so often do when sown in heavier soil. Four seeds 

 will be quite sufficient for each pot, making all firm and 

 labeling each variety as it is sown. The pots should then 

 be placed in a frame or cool greenhouse as near the 

 light as possible, so that the growth will be kept sturdy 

 and dwarf. The frame or greenhouse bench on which 

 the pots are to stand should be thoroughly cleaned and 



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