so CULTURE OF THE SWEET PEA 



phasized, whereas the true explanation of 

 success lies in the removal of all pods as 

 soon as the flowers wither. If delayed un- 

 til the seed-pods are well developed, their 

 removal is of little benefit to the plant. 

 If one desires to save seed, it is best to 

 mark vigorous plants and save seed from 

 them. As the plants usually flower freely, 

 few plants are necessary to supply all the 

 seeds required by the amateur. All plants 

 not required for seed production should be 

 kept free of seed-pods so that they will 

 continue to produce flowers. Cutting all 

 of the best flower spikes does not produce 

 the desired results, unless the plants are 

 gone over frequently, many short-stemmed 

 or inferior flowers will form pods and in 

 a very short time the strength of the plant 

 will be utilized in developing these in the 

 effort to reproduce itself. To obtain good 

 flowers for the longest period of time the 



