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Buist’s Prize Sweet Peas 
T HE wonderful range of colors, combined with the exquisite form of the flowers and the 
gracefulness of the stems and tendrils, make this the most popular of our annual flowers. 
They are grown so easily and repay so grandly. 
CULTURE 
Buist’s Prize 
Spencer Sweet 
Peas 
They are of the easiest culture, but the most 
important requisite to bear in mind is that they 
should be sown very early in the Spring in rich, 
welhpulverized soil. Dig a trench 18 inches deep 
and enrich with well rotted stable 
manure or bone meal. Plant in 
rows 6 inches deep. Sow the seed 
and cover 2 inches, pressing the soil 
down firmly. Plenty of sunlight and 
fresh air are essential to the success 
of Sweet Peas. 
The roots should not be allowed 
to become too dry. Water applied 
thoroughly once or twice a week, 
preferably early in the morning or 
in the evening after sundown, is 
usually better than light sprinkling 
more frequently. ' 
Splendid results can be obtained 
in the Southern States by sowing in 
the Fall or early Winter. The plants 
become better established and the 
root growth stronger, prolonging the blooming period. 
One ounce will plant a single row of 2? feet. 
As soon as the young seedlings 
are 2 inches high, thin out the 
young plants to 4 inches apart, as 
this will allow the air and light to 
circulate freely among the grow' 
ing vines, resulting in larger 
flowers, longer stems, better 
color and more blooms. Con' 
tinue filling in 2 inches of soil at 
a time until the trench is filled; 
the plants will then become 
thoroughly established to with' 
stand warm weather and will 
continue flowering a much longer 
period than if sown in the ordh 
nary way near the surface. When 
the plants are about 5 inches high, 
it is desirable to furnish some sup' 
port for the vines to run upon, 
preferably a wire netting firmly 
supported by stakes to prevent sag' 
ging; but strings or brush are used 
with satisfactory results. 
Sweet Peas should not be grown 
in same soil year after year. Another 
very important feature that must 
not be overlooked is the clipping off 
of the flowers as they mature and 
fade, for if they are allowed to 
remain, they form their seed pods 
and then mature and the vines die. 
