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may be richer than in the case of the earliest crop. It is a 

 good plan to have a liberal amount of well-decayed manure 

 about five or six inches below the surface. Between the 

 rows about three feet should be allowed, or in the case 

 of the taller growing kinds, four or five feet. 



Among the varieties suitable for Second Earlies are : — 



Stratagem, Majestic, and Duke of Albany. 



About three weeks later main crop Peas are to be 

 sown, good varieties being : — 



Eureka, Satisfaction, Best of All, and Autocrat. 



For the latest Peas of all, Ne Plus Ultra, Sutton's Late 

 Queen, and Reading are perhaps the best varieties. 



It is not much good sowing seeds after the end of 

 June. As soon as the seeds are sown it is wise to 

 place pea guards or galvanised wire netting over them 

 in order to protect them from birds. In dry weather it 

 is most important to supply the growing crop with 

 plenty of water, a good plan being to open a shallow 

 trench about a foot distant from each row, and to pour 

 water into this so as to fill the trench. The surface 

 soil between the rows should not be allowed to become 

 caked and hard, but should be kept friable by means of 

 the hoe. 



Broad Beans 



Broad Beans do best in a deep, rather stiff soil, which 

 should be well manured the previous autumn. The 

 earliest crop may be sown in November, Mazagan being 

 a good variety for this purpose. Giant Long Pods may 

 be sown in February or March, and in the following 

 month one of the Broad Windsor types should be 

 planted. 



The seeds should be sown in single rows about nine 

 inches from seed to seed. Beyond keeping the surface 

 of the soil friable by the occasional use of the hoe, little 

 in the way of subsequent cultivation is necessary. 



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