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have been instrumental in spreading a love for, and better 

 knowledge of, this desirable flower. For years large houses 

 have been added, and new growers have taken their place 

 in the ranks. 



Remarks on William Sim's system of culture appear 

 in our general treatise, and it should be stated that he 

 also grows Violets in the same house. The Sweet Peas 

 are grown in solid beds 5 ft. apart, in cool, high, airy houses, 

 in rich soil. This distance leaves room for three rows of 

 Violets at a foot or more apart between the Peas. The 

 latter are grown lengthwise of the house, and on the north 

 side of the rows, where too much shade would be cast on 

 the Violets, a space is left, and one row of Violets is taken 

 close up to the base of the Peas on the sunny side. 



There are also many growers in Long Island, New 

 Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 

 while in New Hampshire and Maine the Summer crop is 

 much in evidence. So far, the newer varieties have not 

 been so much employed owing to the cost of the seed, but 

 the leading growers are investing in the more expensive 

 kinds. The best cultivators recognize the fact that the 

 rows must be wide apart, and for the older varieties at least, 

 the plants must be grown on the cool side to get the finest 

 results over the longest period. 



This is a crop well suited to the man who does most 

 of his own work, and there are many who grow on contract 

 for a wholesale house or large retailer. The soil in many 

 cases is worked with a small hand cultivator. It is found 

 that the medium grade of blooms frequently sells well 

 because they are so useful; even more so in certain cases 

 than the flowers with stems 18 in. long. The blooms with 

 stems 12 in. to 14 in. in length usually find a ready market 

 in the lesser cities. 



