



Buist’s Prize Sweet Peas 
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. 
PLANT SWEET PEAS EARLY © Annual Climber. 4 to 5 ft. May-July. 
~ One ounce will plant a single row of 25 feet. 


CULTURE 
They are of the easiest 
culture, but the most im- 
portant requisite to bear in 
mind is that they should be 
sown very early in the 
Spring in rich, well-pulver- 
ized 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. 
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 
growing vines, resulting in 
larger flowers, longer stems, 
better color and more 
blooms. Continue filling in 
2, inches of soil at a time 
until the trench is filled; the 
plants will then become 
thoroughly established to 
withstand warm weather 
and will continue flowering 
a much longer period than 
if sown in the ordinary way 
near the surface. When the 
plants are about 5 inches 
high, it is desirable to 
furnish some support for the 
vines to run upon, prefer- 
ably a wire netting firmly 
supported by stakes to pre- 
vent sagging; but strings or 
brush are used with satis- 
factory results. 
Sweet Peas should not be 
grown in same soil year 
after year. Another very im- 
portant 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. 
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 
a light sprinkling. 
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. 
Buist’s Prize Spencer Sweet Peas 
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