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rubble, and road scrapings, and immediately the trench- 

 ing is finished a small surface dressing of soot and 

 lime in equal proportions should be applied. The 

 land should then be in splendid condition for receiving 

 the seeds or plants when the season comes round. 

 As a rule it is fairly easy to get good dishes of Peas 

 during June and the early part of July, but after that 

 date, except in the northern districts, they are more 

 difficult to obtain. At the same time it is practically 

 useless to put up a collection of vegetables unless these 

 are included, so that strenuous efforts should be made 

 toobtain them, and deep trenches should be prepared 

 for these late additions in the same way as for Celery. 

 Select suitable varieties, sow the seed thinly at the 

 proper dates, and have the roots well under control ; 

 the trenches are a means of supplying both liquid 

 manure and clear water in sufficient quantities to 

 maintain the plants in strong growth. A good 

 mulching of half-decayed manure, however, should 

 be placed about them. Mildew generally plays sad 

 havoc with all the later sowings of Peas, this result- 

 ing from dryness at the root. For all early shows 

 raising the plants in boxes and transplanting is pre- 

 ferable, and much better results are obtained in this 

 way, providing, of course, the plants receive proper 

 attention during their growth before planting out. In 

 no case must the plants be forced, but encouraged to 

 make a sturdy and quick growth, and be thoroughly 

 hardened before placing in their open quarters. This 

 plan has many advantages over sowing in the open. 



