88 PEAS AND PEA CULTURE 



than i8 inches in height, is an exceedingly early- 

 bloomer and adapted to sections further south than 

 the standard sorts. This latter type is also recom- 

 mended for growing under glass to furnish blooms 

 for winter gardening. 



Edwin Jenkins, superintendent of the Bellefon- 

 taine Gardens of Massachusetts, makes the follow- 

 ing selection of varieties for producing satisfactory 

 results in almost any garden. White : Dorothy 

 Eckford, Nora Unwin, White Spencer. Pink : 

 Countess Spencer, Gladys Unwin, Bolton's Pink. 

 Primrose: James Grieve, Primrose Spencer, Mrs. 

 Collier. Rose : John Ingham, George Herbert, E. 

 J. Castle. Scarlet : Queen Alexandra, Marie Corelli, 

 King Edward. Maroon : Black Knight, Othello, 

 Duke of Westminster. Orange : Miss Wilmott, 

 Helen Lewis, St. George. Light Blue: Flora Nor- 

 ton, Mrs. George Higginson, Jr., Romolo Piazzaini. 

 Dark Blue : Lord Nelson, Navy Blue, Captain of the 

 Blues. Variegated Blue : Helen Pierce, Prince Olaf, 

 Phenomenal. Lavender: Asta Ohn, Frank Dolby, 

 Lady Grisel, Hamilton. 



Four Cardinal Don'ts. — When it comes to select- 

 ing varieties one can hardly do better than get in 

 touch with some reputable seed grower who will 

 provide a catalogue with full description for various 

 types and strains. If one would succeed with sweet 

 peas, there are four fundamental don'ts suggested 

 by W. A. Burpee, the Pennsylvania seed grower, 

 worthy of emphasis: (i) Don't expect sweet peas 

 to thrive in soil too poor for any other culture, or in 

 a sunless location. They need, as nearly as possible, 

 a free deep loam and moderately rich freely cul- 

 tivated soil. (2) Don't sow too shallow. Plant seed 



