PEAS 



grown throughout the summer months by con- 

 tinual cultivation and an occasional watering in 

 the evening. Artificial watering and dry hot 

 days have a tendency to cause the growth of 

 mildew. This may be checked by dusting the 

 plants with Flowers of Sulphur as soon as the 

 white, downy growth appears on the leaves. 

 If during the hot weather the pea vines turn 

 yellow before the crop is matured, it is a sign 

 that the plant is not only suffering from a lack 

 of water but also a lack of air at the roots. 



If the tender pea plants begin to disappear 

 very early in the spring, the English sparrow 

 may be the thief. Scatter a little fine tobacco 

 dust on the vines while the foliage is moist with 

 dew and the sparrows will not trouble you 

 again. If the vines are eaten close to the sur- 

 face of the soil so that they lop over and die the 

 slugs are at work. Dust the stems with to- 

 bacco dust and sprinkle a very little salt over 

 the surface of the soil close to the pea vines. 



If the lower leaves arid the tender shoots 

 are pulled partly into a hole the earthworm is 



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