The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-28
ABOUT SWEET PEAS
When Ground is Dry Enough to Dig is the Time to
 Plant.
CHOOSE THE SUNNIEST SPOT
Trench One Foot Deep and Six Inches Wide, Running North and
 South.

As soon as the ground Is sufficiently not dig or work the ground when it is wet, Choose the sunniest spot you have, preferably having the line running north and south. Dig trench one foot deep by six inches wide, put in four inches of well rotted manure and two inches of soil, which leaves the plant ing surface about six inches from the top; sow the seeds about an inch apart not in a single line but scattered over all the surface; cover over and leave slight cavity at the top. This will probably hold sufficient moisture from the rains till the planrs are well de- veloped. The vines should be supported when only few inches in height. The old fashioned pea brush is probably the best support, but is rather unsightly and often difficult to procure In the cities; wire netting is cleanly and economical. as the netting can be NltdHcu Ol lllt NiltS Nllpli tIlC sVuSth aS over and put away for another sea- sons use. If the plants later in the season are troubled with the green fly (aphis) a liberal swinging with strong tobacco water Is the most effective remedy. should the vines become af- 1icted with mildew, a copious dusting with sulphur is the best cure.
 rrr- IL. h. is sometimes necessary, but on no ac- count sprinkle the foliage; soak the roots thoroughly, give them generous watering or not at all. If your space for sweet peas Is quite limited, sup ply of the very best mixed sorts will be all that is necessary, but if the area is good size, always plant the separate named varieties; you can thus select your special favorite colors, the effect is more striking and in picking and arranging a great advantage is | gained.
 Buy your seed from some reputable seed house, from some one who has a reputation to keep up; we should say the nearer your own city the better; but the great facilities in mailing seeds makes it easy to procure from any distance. There is such an extend ed number of varieties in market and many of the names are almost synony- nous that it is difficult to make per, 1 feet selection but we think the follow
 ing list includes as good as any one can desire: For white Mont Blanc IS the earliest but rather dwarf for gen eral use; for the main supply take either Emily Henderson, Blanche Bur pee or Dorothy Bedford; there are none better among the white varieties; mong the dark maroon sorts. Black Michael stands eminent: the same can be said for Navy Blue among the dark blues. Mrs Higginson is the clearest pure blue variety yet sent out. The crimson and scarlet shades are well represented by Queen Alexandra and Salupian, while in the lavender shade Lady Grizel Hamilton excels any oth
 CT Blanche Henry yet stands alone as being one of the sturdiest and most prolific varieties in existence; the color is deep rose and white, an improve ment on the old favorite Painted Lady. Among the clear pink and rose shades there is a great variety. If you plant either Lovely Katharine Tracy, Coun- tess Spencer, Mrs. Dugdale or Her Majesty you will find very few to ex- ceed them. We are gradually nearing a color that may almost be called vel low. Henry Eckford and Hon. Mrs. Kenyon are the two most promising kinds that approach clear orange or | yellow. The shaded and tinted varieties are almost without number, but unless one desires a very large collection it is better to hold to the self colors. Some of these tinted varieties are very pleas ing and among the lilac mauve shaded we would recommend Butterfly, Lottie Eckford, Lottie Hutchins and Maid of Honor. The best of the pink shaded kinds are Golden Rose and Grace Greenwood It may be difficult to pro- cure all these varieties at one place. but if you are dealing with a reliable scotsman, one that grows sweet peas and knows what he sells. it would be well to let him substitute other names of the same general coloring V.