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help are put to pick the second grade of 

 blooms, putting twenty-five sprays to a 

 bunch; and finally the third hands should 

 gather all the crooked and short stemmed 

 blossoms. If the flowers are to be shipped 

 a long distance to be sold the next day, 

 pick all flowers having three or more 

 blooms or buds to a stem. As soon as a 

 certain number have been picked they 

 should be placed in water, but not in deep 

 vases or large pails as the blossoms may 

 become wet and lose their fragrance. 

 After the flowers have stood in water for 

 about three hours they are ready to be 

 shipped. 



One of the most successful crops to grow 

 after sweet peas is tomatoes. In small 

 and moderately warm houses, or propagat- 

 ing beds, the tomato seed is sown in No- 

 vember and then transplanted in small 

 pots and repotted several times afterwards 



