Cultural Directions. — 275 



which is fully sufficient for my purposes. I also look with dis- 

 favor upon the practice of brushing; lience plant chiefly the more 

 dwarf sorts which do not require support. 



The sowing is usually done by hand in drills opened to the 

 proper depth, and seed scattered pretty freely to insure a full 

 stand. 



VARIETIES. 



Garden peas are classed in three great sections ; namely, 

 (i) the round or smooth peas ; (2) the wrinkled peas ; and (3) 

 the edible-podded or sugar peas. The round or smooth sorts 

 are hardier than the others and can therefore, be planted earlier. 

 Although all peas are usually classed as perfectly hardy, it is 

 nevertheless a fact that a large percentage of the seed annually 

 planted rots in the ground, merely because the ground at the 

 time of planting is not warm enough for germination. 



The majority of farmers plant only the common smooth 

 kinds, chiefly Black-Eyed Marrowfat, both for home use, and for 

 market ; and neither they, nor their village customers are aware 



f/\AULE'S IMPROVED^t- ^/SW ness, sweetness and 



EXTRA EARLY y^jU \,/-'J^^M ^ tenderness of some 



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^ "*" wrinkled peas. I 



confess I have no appetite for the Black-Eyed Marrowfats, and 

 others of that class, and do not want it on my table, so long as I 

 can just as well have wrinkled sorts, that are as much superior 

 to them as cream is to skim-milk. Besides this the wrinkled 

 sorts have larger and better-filled pods, and peas of very much 



