. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1754 SWEET PEA SWEET POTATO years after Mr. Eckford's introduction of a new variety our seedsmen are able to offer tlie seed at a price within the reach of every gardener. For a small outlay these novelties can be planted in masses unthought of by European gardeners. California has done much more than this for
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1754 SWEET PEA SWEET POTATO years after Mr. Eckford's introduction of a new variety our seedsmen are able to offer tlie seed at a price within the reach of every gardener. For a small outlay these novelties can be planted in masses unthought of by European gardeners. California has done much more than this for the Sweet Pea, however. The Sweet Pea likes a cool soil and climate, the vines shriveling up during midsummer and succumbing to the red spider during the hot, dry weather which prevails over a very large portion of our country. To a certain extent, tlierefore, the popularity of this flower has been confined to the cooler northern states. In the effort of nature to adapt the plant to changed conditions, an entirely distinct type of growth soon appeared in the California fields, having a low, compact, spreading habit. The dense, deep green foli- age lying closely to the soil, serves to mulch, shade and protect the strong network of roots lying beneath the surface. This type is known as the Cupid Sweet Pea. That it is apparently due to climatic influence is readily shown by the lar>ge number of distinct varieties we now have with this type of growth, manj^ of which originated directly from the tall varieties, and not from sports of the original Cupid. This Cupid Sweet Pea succeeds excellently in hot, dry weather, and exposed dry locations where success with the tall varieties is exceptional. Conversely, the Cupid type does not suc-. 2444. Three varieties of Sweet Pea, about half natural size, indicating the progress in size of flower. The figure on the left shows a variety of the last generation: that on the right an average tiower of to- day. The middle flower is the graudiflo
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