92 SWEET PEAS IN CANADA 



TEXAS 



Not a great many of the florists in Texas grow Winter 

 Sweet Peas, although a few cultivate them extensively. 

 On the other hand, almost every one who pretends to grow 

 flowers at all grows Peas in the Spring and Summer. The 

 seeds are generally sown so as to furnish a succession of 

 flowers. There are several varieties which have proved 

 very satisfactory, notably Snowbird, Christmas Pink, and a 

 lavender of that type. The Winter-flowering Spencers 

 have been tried with rather poor results. In our list of 

 cut flower quotations we give place to Carnations, Roses and 

 Sweet Peas in this order. The Sweet Pea is easily third in 

 favor with us at all times, and during April and May it 

 contests with Carnations closely for first place. Growers 

 here consider the Sweet Pea much in advance of the Violet. 



SWEET PEAS IN CANADA 



In the eastern part of the great sister Dominion, and 

 in the Toronto region in particular, Sweet Pea culture 

 in greenhouses has far better results than outdoor culti- 

 vation. Sweet Pea culture under glass is practiced far and 

 wide and with success. The matter of temperature, soil, 

 and treatment in general, is under the command of the 

 grower, which is a great gain in this northern climate. The 

 usual Winter bloomers are grown here, and the new sorts 

 with fancy prices are being tested in a mild way. 



It is found that soil that has grown some crop already 

 is by no means good enough for Sweet Peas. Turf is best, 

 just chopped up roughly, with some bonemeal through it; let 

 the turf trench be deep and 12 in. wide at least. In private 

 establishments sometimes a bed is made on each side of 

 the greenhouse and plants are trained up each side of the 

 glass without interfering too much with the growth of the 



