HISTORY AND EVOLUTION $5 



Eckford, St. George, and Helen Lewis — 

 the salmon varieties, and possibly some of 

 the scarlets and blues, should be shaded 

 for four to six days previous to the time 

 the flowers will be needed. The shade 

 should be so arranged that it can be re- 

 moved at night. 



The sweet peas having been well grown, 

 with stems twelve to fifteen inches long, 

 the next consideration is the cutting of the 

 flowers; for it is one thing to grow good 

 flowers, and quite another, but equally dif- 

 ficult, to exhibit successfully. 



Sweet pea flowers, especially for exhi- 

 bition, should be cut while dry, preferably 

 in the morning or evening. The proper 

 stage of development will depend on the 

 number of hours that must elapse before 

 the judge can pass upon the exhibit. 

 Flowers cut the day before exhibiting 

 should be taken with the lower flowers 



