CHAPTER II 



CULTURE OF SWEET PEAS FOR SEEDS ^ 



Laymen who visit a large seed farm in 

 California marvel at the acreage of sweet 

 peas in that state and wonder how the 

 enormous output will be disposed of. But 

 it must be borne in mind that California 

 grows fully 75 per cent of the sweet peas 

 used all over the world. About 50 per 

 cent of the sweet peas grown in California 

 are exported. Of these much is sent to 

 Great Britain, the remaining 50 per cent 

 to Holland, France, Germany, New Zea- 

 land, and Australia. The gardening pub- 

 lic of Great Britain, aided by the seeds- 

 men, quickly realized the possibilities of 

 the sweet pea as an exhibition and decora- 



1 By C. C. Morse and Co, of California. 

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