SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 



CUPID SWEET PEAS 



This distinct type of dwarf Sweet Peas was intro- 

 duced by W. ATLEE BURPEE & Co. in 1896 and does 

 well in dry seasons and on soils which become hard 

 during hot weather. The plants are of low, spreading 

 habit, with dense green foliage, and attain a height of 

 from six to nine inches. The plants root deeply and 

 flower most freely in hot, dry seasons. They are also 

 adapted for pot culture, but in growing them the 

 foliage should never be watered; always water round 

 or between the plants. A peculiarity about the Cupids 

 is that they are quite devoid of fragrance. 



At one time there was listed fully twenty varieties, 

 but now only the following are offered by us: 



PINK CUPID 



WHITE CUPID 



MIXED CUPID 



BURPEE'S BUSH SWEET PEAS 

 The plants are semi-erect, fifteen to eighteen inches 

 high when in full flower, but branching freely so that 

 the close bushes are frequently fifteen inches and more 

 in diameter, composed of short erect branches with 

 abundant light-green foliage. The tendrils at ends of 

 the leaves clasp themselves closely to the adjoining 

 branches, so that the whole plant is held quite erect 

 though sufficiently open to admit of a freer circulation 

 of air than in the low compact form of the Cupid type. 

 As these have not met with the success anticipated, 

 they have been discarded. We understand in some 

 parts of England florists are growing these for cutting 

 with larger part of foliage. 



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