150 THE BLOSSOM CIRCLE OF THE YEAR 



In planting the Sweet Peas it is much more satisfactory to 

 have the different colors planted separately. It facilitates cut- 

 ting, they are easier to arrange and far more beautiful in clusters 

 of pinks, whites, hlacs, violets and the different shades of red 

 and the dainty primrose tones growing in masses of each color 

 than if they are indiscriminately mixed. 



One row of thirty feet will give bloom for many vases for 

 many weeks if closely cut daily, but if the garden space is limited 

 and there is not room enough for a planting of this size, it is well 

 to forego the pleasure of growing them at home. 



In the colder sections Spring planting of these flowers is advised, 

 the same procedure as that given above being used, only waiting 

 until the frost is out of the ground and the latter is in good work- 

 ing condition. 



As for varieties, the Orchid-flowered and standard varieties 

 give one the choice of daintily curled petals two or three and 

 sometimes four on a stem in all the lovely tones and shades and 

 the same range of color harmonies in the more even and sym- 

 metrical blossoms of the Standards. It is usually a choice that 

 runs to the more artistic Spencers, and can one question why ? 



