216 THE PRACTICAL GARDEN -BOOK 



The flowers last a long time when cut, and give a vase of 

 flowers a light, graceful effect. The seed should be sown 

 in boxes, hotbed, or windows ; or, in warm garden soil, the 

 seed may be sown where the plants are to stand. Only half 

 hardy, and should not be planted out until settled weather. 

 Annual. 



Sweet Corn. See Corn. 



Sweet Herbs. The Herb garden should find a 

 place on all amateurs' grounds. Herbs may readily be made 

 profitable by disposing of the surplus to the green grocer 

 and the druggist. The latter will often buy all that the 

 housewife wishes to dispose of, as the general supply of 

 medicinal herbs is grown by specialists, and goes into the 

 hands of the wholesaler and is often old when re- 

 ceived by the local dealer. The seedsmen's catalogues men- 

 tion upwards of forty different Herbs, medicinal and culinary. 

 The majority of them are perennial, and will grow for many 

 years if well taken care of. However, it is better to resow 

 every three or four years. The annual kinds are raised 

 from seeds each year. Beds 4 feet square of each of the 

 Herbs will supply an ordinary family. 



Sweet Pea. No annual receives greater atten- 

 tion these days than the Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea exhibitions 

 are held in several sections of the country, the press gives 

 considerable space to the discussion of varieties, and the 

 public generally is interested in the growing or buying of 

 the flower. On any occasion the Sweet Pea is in place. A 

 bouquet of shaded colors, with a few sprays of galium or the 

 perennial gypsophila, makes one of the choicest of table 

 decorations. Deep, mellow soil, early planting and heavy 

 mulching suit them admirably. Sow the seeds as soon 

 as the ground is fit to work in the spring, making a drill 5 

 inches deep. Sow thickly and cover with 2 inches of soil. 

 When the plants have made 2 or 3 inches growth above the 

 soil, fill the drill nearly full, leaving a slight depression in 



