The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-29
SWEET PEA is
FAVORITE WITH
HORTICULTURIST

There is no doubt but that the |
Sweet Pea is the favorite of all an |
nual flowers, though in some sec
tons it can not be grown successfully |
from sowings made in the spring. In
such locations Sweet Peas can, how
ever, be grown to perfection if the
s59d is sown in the fall. BY sowing
in the fall the plants made much
stronger root growth under cool ideal
tconditions, and are therefore, better
able to Withstand the heat and
drought of late spring and early sum-
mer, while an extended Towering
season is assured.
| In the north success will also fol-
| low fall sowing If protection is given.
The best method is to SOW not later
than the middle of October, using a
protection of boards and glass. Six
or nine inch boards should be placed
lengthways along both sides of the
row, nine inches apart, making the
ends quite tight with a piece of board
to fit the opening. Glass is then laid
along the top of what might be called
| the Sweet Pea frame the glass be-
j ing held in position with either broad
headed nails or string. The glass,
however, should not be placed in po-
sition until severe weather sets in, or
course Of two or three weeks the seed
will have terminated, and the seed
lings will appear above the ground.
but so long as the weather is open
and mild, do not cover them, as we
tmost aim to encourage stout, sturdy
| growth and Sweet Peas are impati-
ent of coddling at any time. A few
degrees of frost on plants that have
4 grown in the open without protection,
will not harm them
/ In this section (Philadelphia) the.
Peas require no further covering than
the glass already referred to, but fur
j Their north where winters are more
severe, it may be well to cover the
glass and the sides of the frame with
burlap, old sacks or rough litter, but
be sure to remove it during mild.
+, bright weather. As soon as the
weather opens up in early spring, re-
move the glass, and a week or two
Il later the boards.
In this section, fall sown Sweet
Peas begin to flow with us quite early
in May, certainly several weeks ahead
of plants from seed sown in the early
spring, and these plants continue
blooming throughout the entire sea-
son, quite as long as the plants from
7 spring sowings. The advantage Of
going to this little extra trouble is
|, obvious. When sowing in September
or October In the south, or in Sweet
pea frame, do not cover the seed
more than two inches.
I In light, well drained soils and
sheltered positions, Sweet Peas may
!. tbe sown from the middle to the end
! / of November. In making this sowing
| however, the seed should be covered
. with at least three inches Of soil. AS
soon as the ground freezes hard cover
, | the rows with heavy mulch Of rough
litter. - Hasa
!. This latter sowing is made with the
object that the seeds may just have
!. terminated In the soil previous to
,jfrost, thereafter laying in cold stor-
: Eage, as It were, until the weather
| opens up in early spring. At this
time the covering must be removed
: and the soil lightly stirred, breaking
i any hard crust that may have formed
Where your Sweet Peas are want
& ed primarily for cut flowers. it is sugr
( \ gested to use the Early Flowerins
Q Spencer varieties only. Of these the
e, best will be found among the follow
: Eing.-
= Burpee's EARLY Enchantress, 9
] bright deep rose pink.
II Burpee's Early LONELINESS, sof
y pink on white ground.
BurpeesS Early h1n6, FAcn glow
: ing crimson
8 standard rich rose pink, white blush
j. wings.
II Burpee's Early Pink Beauty, {
v charming shade of soft pink on whit
= ground.
Q Burpee's Primrose Beauty, ricl
= primrose, suffused with rose. SFS
= Fordhook Rose, rich carmine rose
r Burpee's Rosy Morn, rich. ros
: with crimson standard.
3 Burpee's Early Sankey. fine ricl
= white.
Yarrawa, rosy pink with cream
a base.
Ir Where room will permit it Nigh
If be well to also SOW a few of tn
Y. standard or summer Towering Spen
If GERS, and among the best recommend
70 ed are :.
/. Floradale Fairy, deep primrose.
\ Margaret Atlee, deep pink o
le cream.
Royal Purple
al King White.
es The President, orange scarlet
to Charm, blush pink.
Constance Hinton, ivory whit.
We Elfrida Pearson, charming shade {
Ill light pink.
Hercules. deep pink.
Irish Belle, lilac.
illumination, salmon cerise.
King Edward Spencer, rich GRIN
son.
IN, Margaret Madison, azure blue.
1T Mrs. Routzahn, cream pink.
us Orchid, rich lavender.
onl May Unwin, orange scarlet.
le- Nubian, maroon.
% The seed mentioned in this artic
lys may be purchased from any reliab
is seed house at very low cost How
ng ever w. Atlee Burpee & Co., Of Phi
h. adelphia publish cultural leaflet
To- Sweet Peas. This with other leafle
and a copy of their catalogs effe
he ing all of these flowers may be hi
e." upon application.
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