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14 CULTURE OF THE SWEET PEA 



The sweet pea may be classified accord- 

 ing to the habit of the plant into 

 rv W .[Garden varieties 

 ^ ' [Winter-flowering 

 [Cupids 



Bush varieties (now obsolete) 

 It is important to remember that the win- 

 ter-flowering varieties are absolutely dis- 

 tinct from the garden varieties in their 

 habit of growth. The Cupids are occa- 

 sionally grown because of their novelty. 



Sweet peas are usually classified accord- 

 ing to the form of the flower. The earliest 

 known varieties of the sweet pea had flow- 

 ers in which the standards were reflexed 

 and deeply notched at the apex. The ef- 

 fort of Mr. Eckford and others was to 

 eliminate the notch and give the standard 

 greater substance so that it could hold it- 

 self erect. This brought about the open 

 form which often retained something of 



