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VEGETABLE GARDENING. 



in salt for winter use, using about seven pounds to, the bushel 



injury than those protected from a good circulation of air. 



The pea is an annual plant of uncertain origin, but probably 

 a native of central Europe. The flowers are either white or 

 violet colored, but the most desirable garden kinds, almost with- 

 out exception, bear white flowers. 



Varieties of peas are divided into three classes, those having 

 wrinkled seed, those having round, small seed, and those having 

 edible pods. Wrinkled seeded varieties do not germinate as 

 well as the smooth skinned or round sorts, nor do their germinat- 

 ing powers last so long, nor are they so hardy in resisting the 

 adverse conditions of early spring. On account of the latter 

 reason, gardeners plant the round seed first in the spring, and 



of pods. In doing this the fresh 

 tender pods are put at once into the 

 brine as they come from the field. 

 When wanted for use, they should 

 be freshened out and cooked in the 

 ordinary way. They are very good, 

 and are nearly as desirable as the 

 best canned beans. 



Figure 82 — Nott's Excelsior pea. 



Diseases and Insects— Beans are 

 quite free from the attacks of any 

 injurious insects or diseases. An- 

 thracnose of the bean (Gloeospori- 

 um lindemuthianum) shows itself 

 by black spots on the stems or pods 

 or both. It is sometimes very in- 

 jurious in moist weather, but only 

 in occasional years have W3 any- 

 thing to fear from it. It is not gen- 

 erally considered profitable to ise 

 any of the fungicides, such as Bor- 

 deaux mixture, which would read- 

 ily prevent it. Beans grown in lo- 

 cations where there is a good cir- 

 culation of air are less liable to 



PEAS. (Pisum sutivum.) 



