SWEET PEAS 



INTRODUCTION 



THE Sweet Pea is the first garden flower of the present 

 day. It is found abundantly in the unpretentious garden 

 of the cottager, the less simple garden of the amateur, the 

 smart garden of villadom, and the elaborate and extensive 

 gardens of the opulent and noble. In the restricted areas 

 called town gardens the Sweet Pea has its place, just as 

 it has in the more congenial gardens attached to rural 

 homes. The plants will not flourish with the same ex- 

 cellence in the enclosed garden as in those which get the 

 benefit of pure country air, but they will nevertheless yield 

 a generous return in any circumstances for the labour 

 and love bestowed upon them. 



Whether the particular object of culture is to decorate 

 the garden, provide flowers for brightening and giving 

 fragrance to the house, or entirely for the purpose of getting 

 flowers for the exhibitions, the Sweet Pea will rarely, if 

 ever, disappoint the cultivator. Wherever the atmosphere 

 is moderately free from impurities, the plants will thrive 



