94 SWEET PEAS IN CANADA 



would outdoors. Look after the supports, as keeping the 

 stems straight and tidy counts much in the long run. 



When flowering commences, constant picking and 

 judicious feeding are required. Albert's concentrated 

 manure is good, also liquid cow manure. 



For an Easter crop sow the taller varieties about the 

 last week in December. The photograph on page 43 shows 

 the Spencer types 7 ft. high, with four stout flowers on 

 stems 15 in. long — really magnificent blooms. These 

 flowered continuously from April to the end of June. 

 During these months water was supplied unsparingly, and 

 thousands of blooms were cut from a short row. Either 

 in small houses (15 x 100 ft.), or in the mammoth houses 

 of some Americans, Sweet Peas are truly a profitable crop 

 for the private or commercial grower. Do not treat them 

 as a secondary consideration; give them the best attention; 

 give them what you know is a fair trial. 



