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will find that the early part of September is the best time 

 for them to start. 



The Sweet Pea tests at Cornell showed that seeds 

 planted in beds on Sept. 24, 1910, g^HHHated in from 60 

 to a little over 100 days, according to the variety. Earli- 

 est of All and Watchung took 63 days; Snowbird and 

 Blanche Ferry, 66; Christmas Pink, 87; Mrs. Zvolanek, 

 90; Wallacea, 94; Florence E. Denzer, 96; and Mrs. Wm. 

 Sim, 102. The earliest of the Telemly varieties was Pale 

 Primrose, which took 88 days. 



Some growers think that the Summer flowering Spen- 

 cers are superior to the early types so far as quality of 

 flowers is taken into account, and, indeed, that may be 

 correct as applied to the very best, but they are much slower 

 in coming to maturity, and a September crop would occupy 

 the houses all Winter, and at the best would only begin to 

 provide blooms in any quantity, or of good quality, by the 

 end of March or beginning of April. 



The most choice blooms usually come from the later 

 sowings, so that the plants can be grown cool and steadily 

 all the time. This is a very important matter. Never 

 try to force Sweet Peas. Keep them growing steadily 

 in a temperature as nearly between 50 and 60 deg. Fahr. 

 as possible. The conditions of a balmy June cool day 

 should be imitated. 



In sowing, a drill may be taken out with a draw hoe 

 6 in."Jry 8 in. wide, and 1]/% in. to 2 in. deep. Sow the seeds 

 thinly. Now that expensive varieties are likely to be much 

 employed by those desiring flowers of first grade, it will 

 be best in most cases, and certainly wisest, to raise the 

 seedlings in 2^-in. pots, one in each pot, and plant them 

 out. But they must never be allowed to become stunted. 

 In any case, we wo uld suggest that time is well spent when 



ERRATUM 

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