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moistest situation in the garden as heat and drought are injurious to 

 them. The seed should be sown in beds of light, rich soil, and as soon 

 as the plants begin to crowd each other they should be transplanted 

 to their final positions. The distances between the plants will depend 

 on the size of the variety grown, but, generally, 2 feet between the 

 rows and 18 inches from plant to plant will be sufficient. They should, 

 whenever possible, be planted out in moist weather, and in absence of 

 rain should be irrigated or watered regularly. 



Quantity of seed. — A quarter of an ounce of seed will produce suffi- 

 cient plants for 7 rows one chain in length 



Varieties. — The following should be tried : — Carter's Early Heart- 

 icell, Carter's Model, Carter's Little Pixie, Carter's Mammoth Beef- 

 hearted, Early Jersey Wakefield, Carter's Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy, 

 Henderson's Charleston Wakefield, Henderson's Early Summer, Hen- 

 derson's Autumn King, Landreths All the Year Round, Bloom sdale 

 Early Dwarf Flat Dutch, Redland Early Drumhead. 



Prices of seed.— English, 4d. to Is. 6d. per ounce ; American 25 to 

 50 cents per ounce, according to variety. 



Peas. 



( English) Sow from beginning of September to beginning of March, 

 once a fortnight, or once a month, to have peas for market from No- 

 vember to May. 



Soil. — A good friable loam, in which there is plenty of lime, is the 

 best for peas. The soil should be dug to a good depth, and left rather 

 rough so that the rain water may not run off it, but pass through the soil. 



Manure. — "Well-rotted stable manure should be applied in greater or 

 less quantity according as the soil is more or less poor, and it should 

 be dug in about a foot below the surface. 



The ground having been prepared, the first thing to be done is to 

 mark the distances for the rows, and this will depend on the heights of 

 the varieties selected. Tall growing varieties require to be planted not 

 less than 7 or 8 feet apart, and in England they are often planted at 

 twice or thrice that distance apart, and other low growing crops, such 

 as turnips, etc., planted between the rows, it having been abundantly 

 proved that the further the rows are placed apart, the better the yield 

 and produce. Asa rule, however, the distance between the rows may 

 be about the same as the height to which the varieties usually grow. 



Soicing the Seeds. — Having decided on the distances apart for the 

 rows, and marked them with pieces of stick, a line should be stretched 

 and drills made with a garden hoe, about 3 or 3 \ inches deep, and 

 about 6 inches wide, then the seeds should be sown, not too thickly, but 

 allowing room enough for them to grow, without robbing each other of 

 nourishment and moisture. When the seeds have been sown, the soil 

 taken out of the drills should be broken fine with a rake if lumpy, and 

 the peas covered with it, and lightly trodden. 



As soon as the plants have grown a few inches, a little earth should 

 be drawn by a hoe towards them, and this should be repeated as they 

 advance. They should then be at once sticked, and as soon as the ten- 

 drills appear the sticks will be in readiness for them to lay hold of. 

 Small sticks may be used at first, but as the plants advance in growth, 

 taller, twiggy branches will be necessary. Two rows of sticks are needed 

 for each row of peas, one on either side of the plants. In sticking, be- 



