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The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



PEAS. 



Pisum sativum. 



PEAS hold an important place in the garden. They are 

 favourites with almost everyone, and are always in great 

 demand so long as they can be supplied fresh and young. 



When grown exten- 

 sively they are a 

 speculative crop, by 

 reason on the one 

 hand of uncertain 

 weather conditions, 

 especially when an 

 attempt is made to 

 get them very early 

 in open field work, 

 and on the other 

 hand from the fre- 

 quent gluts to which 

 markets are subject 

 during the few weeks 

 whilst the bulk of the 

 main-crop supplies 

 are being poured in. 

 Still, there is the fact 

 that Peas will always 

 sell at some price, 

 eyen if it is not a 

 very remunerative 

 one, whilst on the 

 occasions when a 

 good crop can be got 

 on the market early , 

 the returns are very 

 satisfactory. 



The grower who 

 works his ground 



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