SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 



$400.00 that season from quarter of an acre of Sweet 

 Peas. Therefore, to those in suitable locations this 

 is surely encouragement enough to induce them to 

 give these popular flowers a trial. We have heard of 

 growers sowing their Sweet Peas after taking off an 

 early crop of vegetables, but would rather favor the 

 method of sowing Sweet Peas on a free piece of land 

 as early in the spring as possible, putting up the trellising 

 at once, and in the space between the rows planting an 

 early crop of lettuce, radish, etc., that will be cleared 

 away before the Peas come into flower. This plan 

 could be altered according to location and latitude, or 

 they might be sown in the fall; but what we would 

 like to impress upon the grower is that it is no use 

 expecting best results if the seed are sown late in the 

 spring, for to secure a long flowering season the roots 

 must have made good growth before warm weather 

 sets in. 



As the best prices are obtained from flowers bunched 

 in one color, it is advisable to sow named varieties, 

 and if only six varieties are wanted to start with, we 

 recommend the following as being as good as any for 

 this class of trade: 



Yarrawa Rose-pink and cream 



Nora Unwin White 



Countess Spencer Rich pink 



King Edward Spencer Crimson 



Florence Nightingale ....... Lavender 



Mrs. Routzahn Cream pink 



Or a more extended list might be made from the 

 list given on page 35. 



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