. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo8. The American Florist. 566 considerable space in the range that can be devoted to peas, a few being brought on in pots, a greater or less quantity of seed available at any time during the winter is a wise precaution. Burn- ing coal to heat dying plants or a vacant space is unprofitable, and if any part of another crop proves a failure, pulling it up and planting sweet peas is a rea- sonably sure way of retrieving at least a part of the loss. VARIETIES. As to varieties: the Zvolanek strains are now recognized
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo8. The American Florist. 566 considerable space in the range that can be devoted to peas, a few being brought on in pots, a greater or less quantity of seed available at any time during the winter is a wise precaution. Burn- ing coal to heat dying plants or a vacant space is unprofitable, and if any part of another crop proves a failure, pulling it up and planting sweet peas is a rea- sonably sure way of retrieving at least a part of the loss. VARIETIES. As to varieties: the Zvolanek strains are now recognized as most desirable. Of these the following deserve especial mention: Christmas Pinlf, Florence Denzer, white; Mrs. F. J. Delansky, pink; Mrs. Wm. Sim, salmon pink; Mrs. Charles H. Toty. lavender; Mrs. Alex. Wallace, lavender. There are many other varieties, but these are very suitable. Wm. Sim, of Cliftondale. Mass., and Anton C. Zvolanek, of Boundbrook. N. J., are both recognized as authorities on winter flowering sweet peas. The following is an extract from a paper re- cently read by Mr. Sim before the Gar- deners' and Florists' Club of Boston: "To grow the sweet pea to perfection under glass you must have a greenhouse suitable for the purpose. It should be at least eight feet high on the sides, four and a half feet being glass. My houses are seven feet, and I find the side rows strike the glass when the vines are about half grown, thereby giving me half a crop. My center rows are about right; they are 12 to 15 feet high. The higher the vines grow the more and better flow- ers you get. We plant the rows five feet apart and in a line with the supports of the greenhouse. The uprights are 12 feet apart, so in supporting we run twine from one support to the other on each side of the row. This I have found the best method of supporting. I have tried wire netting; it is only a nuisance, as the vines do not cling to the wire, which causes just as much tying as if it were not the
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