. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. lways on the wet side and in a steadygrowing condition. White seeded sweet peas, such asFlorence Denzer, must be started insand, as they seldom germinate if Temperature and Ventilating. Ventilation is one of the most im-portant points in growing sweet peassuccessfully. As soon as sown all theair possible should be allowed. Thebest temperature is 45 to 50 degreesat night, 56 degrees during cloudy and65 to 70 degrees F. on bright sunnydays. As «oon as cool nights arrive,let the
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. lways on the wet side and in a steadygrowing condition. White seeded sweet peas, such asFlorence Denzer, must be started insand, as they seldom germinate if Temperature and Ventilating. Ventilation is one of the most im-portant points in growing sweet peassuccessfully. As soon as sown all theair possible should be allowed. Thebest temperature is 45 to 50 degreesat night, 56 degrees during cloudy and65 to 70 degrees F. on bright sunnydays. As «oon as cool nights arrive,let the steam run in two to fourpipes, at the same time the ventila-tors should be kept open as long aspossible, especially when the firstbuds appear. This will prevent thedropping of the buds, especially dur-ing rainy or inclement The first insect which will appearis the green worm, similar to the cab-bage worm; these must be picked offevery day before they become toonumerous. They will be found almostalways on the top or upper several hard frosts the wormwill disappear. The green fly is a. SWKuf PEAaNo. 75 Miss, Fosie Reilly. No. 23 Mrs. F. J. Dolansky. No. 63Mrs Wm SimNo. 28 Mrs. W. Wm. Smalley. No. 66 Watchuue.(Courtesy of A. C. Zvolanek.) sown directly in soil. Or, soak themover night in water; next morningput them in damp sawdust, or somesimilar material for two to four daysuntil roots about 1-4 inch have start-ed; as soon as this start has beenmade, sow them in moist soil whichshould stand a few days withoutwatering. Plant either in the bencheswhere they are to grow, or in the plants start to grow, whichwill be in two to three days, givethem some water and in a few daysmore they can be watered just asheavily as black-seeded ones. If thespace on the benches is not ready, sowin four or five inch pots, and thenplant in benches after three or fourweeks, but be very careful with thewatering, as over-dry or pot-boundplants will never produce g
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