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shower followed by a hot sun, and unless some means are 

 taken to prevent this, many of the young plants will not 

 break through the soil, and no more will be seen of them 

 than if the seed had not germinated at all ; and those 

 annoying gaps will appear in the rows. A slight raking 

 just as the plants are breaking ground will prevent this, 

 and also kill any small weeds that may have been started. 

 The only laborious task in the cultivation of sweet peas 

 is bushing them, and bushed they must be almost as soon 

 as they are well up. Birch brush, the same as is used for 

 for tall growing eatable varieties, makes very good bush" 

 ing. Wire hen netting makes excellent support, and is 

 very neat. Whatever the vines are trained to must be 

 firmly secured in position, as the vines when fully grown 

 will surely be blown down unless strongly supported. 

 It will be found an excellent plan to place the supports 

 used in position before the peas are planted ; then sow a 

 row of seed on each side of the support, which when the 

 vines are grown will be entirely hidden from view, and a 

 beautiful wall of flowers will be the result. From the 

 time that your peas begin to bloom, the flowers must be 

 picked every day, if you would have them last until 

 frost ; for if allowed to remain, seed will begin to ripen 

 and your peas to cease blooming. The following are 

 standard varieties and should be in every collection : 



Painted Lady. A beautiful rose and white. 



Crown Princess of Prussia. A delicate light rose. 



Scarlet Invincible. Bright scarlet crimson. 



White. Pure white. 



Purple. Dark purple. 



Black Invincible. The darkest variety grown. 



The following sorts are of recent introduction, and have 

 not yet been sufficiently tested to warrant placing them 

 among standard varieties, although some of them are very 

 promising : 



Princess Beatrice. Beautiful carmine rose, which it 

 holds until frost ; an early and continuous bloomer, with 



