or Boxes under Glass 
promotes sturdiness, than which nothing is 
more to be desired. In the greenhouse — unless 
specially designed structures obtain — this uni- 
form coolness is rarely forthcoming. Drier 
conditions often prevail, and the plants farther 
removed from the glass not infrequently become 
drawn and to some extent weakened. In 
expert hands this would not happen ; out of 
them it often does. 
Sowing in pots. — To-day the majority of 
Sweet Pea cultivators — particularly those who 
grow the flowers exclusively for market pur- 
poses — sow the seeds in pots. Usually 4-inch 
pots are used, four seeds being placed in each, 
a system which admits of transplanting with 
a minimum of root disturbance when the right 
time arrives. The soil used is good loam with 
a little sand intermixed. Fill the pots with 
soil to within three-quarters of an inch of the 
rim ; make all moderately firm, and water 
thoroughly before sowing the seeds. Allow 
twelve hours to elapse before sowing the seeds, 
when all excess of moisture will have passed 
away. Covering the seeds with half an inch 
of fine soil will allow a slight recess for affording 
water in the future. Give a light watering 
after covering in the seeds to settle the soil. 
Watering the soil in advance of seed -sowing 
has been found to promote a more uniform 
germination of the seeds. 
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