PEAS 6 1 



that has been made in the sweet peas, and much of 

 this success is owing to improved culture, ample space, 

 and good food at the root. 



To get a succession of peas, it is well to sow 

 every three weeks, and even then a few of the main 

 crop varieties soon catch up the earlier sowing. As 

 regards distance between the rows, this must be 

 governed by the height of the plant ; in any case 

 it is best to give as much space as possible, and there 

 need be no loss of ground, as small crops may be 

 grown between. In our own case, we give our first 

 earlies, sown in the open, three feet, and between each 

 pair of rows we plant a row of lettuce. Though most 

 of the peas may be three feet, we pinch or top at two 

 feet, and, as we stake heavily with yew or laurel 

 branches to ward off cold winds on the side most 

 affected, the shelter given to the peas also assists the 

 lettuce. Another plan is to sow early spinach in boxes, 

 and transplant between the peas ; also early cauli- 

 flowers of the Early Forcing or Snowball type are 

 suitable to plant, as advised for lettuce. In the second 

 earlies there is a wide choice. Dr. Maclaren is still a 

 good variety, a wrinkled marrow of great excellence. 

 Majestic is a very fine pea among the newer kinds, a 

 pure marrow with large pods ; and Stratagem is certainly 

 one of the best-flavoured marrows and one of the best 

 croppers we have in this- section. Telephone and 

 Peerless 'Marrowful are very good in cropping and 

 quality. Duke of York and Duke of Albany are 

 well known ; both being equally good in the third 

 division or main crop varieties. I only have one objec- 

 tion to the Duke of Albany. The plant, though it 

 crops well, does not bear a long crop, the pods being 

 produced in a short time ; still it holds its own on the 

 exhibition table. Other good kinds are plentiful, but 

 enough are described to show season and mode of culture. 



