22 CULTURE OF THE SWEET PEA 



MARKET VARIETIES 



Open and hooded varieties — Dorothy Eckford, 

 King Edward VII, Brilliant Blue, Lady Grizel 

 Hamilton, Prima Donna, Blanche Ferry 



Waved varieties — Countess Spencer, Nora Un- 

 win, Asta Ohn, King Edward Spencer 



Cultural Requirements 

 Site. Sweet peas should be planted 

 where they can get the maximum amount 

 of sunlight, and the rows should run north 

 and south. A free circulation of air is 

 beneficial, but the best site is one which is 

 not swept by strong winds, which break 

 the plants from their supports and injure 

 the stems of the plants. Any injury to the 

 stem of the plant invariably results in 

 smaller flowers and shorter flower stems. 



Soil. Any garden soil is suitable for 

 sweet peas, provided it is sufficiently 

 drained so that in periods of excessive 

 rains the water will not lie upon the sur- 



