This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: …soil, nor should pests ever succeed in getting a foothold. Pods ought, of course, never to be allowed to form on Peas for marketable cut flowers. The whole arcana of good cultivation may be summed up in the following rules by a well-known gardener: Trench deeply, manure liberally, plant thinly, stake quickly, water early, and dispod promptly. CROPS TO GROW WITH SWEET PEAS In most or all cases, a crop or crops can be grown in the same house with the Peas. Among the subjects that are suitable aie Asparagus plumosus, Wallflower, Lupines, Myosotis (Forget-me-not), Pansies, Mignonette, Candytuft, Clarkia, Stevia, Schizanthus, Primula malacoides, Primula obconica, and also Dutch bulb stock and later on bedding plants. These can be accommodated on side benches, leaving the middle of the house free for the Peas. Pansy seeds may be sown in August to produce plants for flowering in the greenhouse in Winter, and Clarkia, Candytuft and Schizanthus in the early Autumn. Wallflowers may be grown from seeds sown in July, or from cuttings taken early in the Spring. All of these plants may be grown in a night temperature of about 50 deg. and a day temperature of about 60 deg. to 65 deg. They will produce flowers late in Winter or early in Spring. Set the Pansies 5 in. or 6 in. apart each way, the Wallflower, Clarkia, and Candytuft 8 in., and the Schizanthus 10 in. to 12 in. apart. The Pansies and Candytuft should be grown in benches; the others either in benches or pots. Violets may be grown between the lines of Peas, but in that case at least 5 ft. apart is necessary. Tomatoes form a fine crop to follow with in Summer, and if the plants receive a good start, much of their crop will be ready before the outdoor fruits are ripe. An average of 7 lbs. per…
