Archive image from page 53 of Currie's garden annual spring. Currie's garden annual : spring 1931 56th year curriesgardenann19curr Year: 1931 ( CURRIE BROTHERS CO. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN SWEET PEAS Beautiful, Fragrant, Fashionable HOW TO GROW THEM Sweet Peas should be planted as early in spring as the ground can be worked. Rich loam with an abundance of well rotted manure is an ideal soil. A trench about 6 inches deep should be made, sowing the seed thinly in the bottom, and cover with an inch of soil, pressing it down firmly. Gradually fill in the trench as the plants grow, and thin out to
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Archive image from page 53 of Currie's garden annual spring. Currie's garden annual : spring 1931 56th year curriesgardenann19curr Year: 1931 ( CURRIE BROTHERS CO. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN SWEET PEAS Beautiful, Fragrant, Fashionable HOW TO GROW THEM Sweet Peas should be planted as early in spring as the ground can be worked. Rich loam with an abundance of well rotted manure is an ideal soil. A trench about 6 inches deep should be made, sowing the seed thinly in the bottom, and cover with an inch of soil, pressing it down firmly. Gradually fill in the trench as the plants grow, and thin out to 2 to 4 inches apart. When too close they make a weak growth with inferior flowers. Brush or wire netting should be placed in the rows as soon as the plants appear above the ground. During dry weather water thorough- ly and stir the surface soil frequently to prevent evaporation. Keep the flowers cut and never allow seed pods to form, as that at once ends the flowering season. Late fall planting of Sweet Peas is practical, and is best done just before the ground freezes up, sowing the seed about 3 inches deep, cov- ering the rows with manure or leaves after the ground is frozen. EARLY WHITE Pkt. Early Picotee—Color pure white with an edging of violet blue on standard and wings. Very attractive $0.10 Early Snowflake—Large pure white flowers waved, borne on long stems 10 Early Song Bird—Soft pink on white ground, borne on long stems of three and four 10 Snowstorm—Improved pure white 10 Page Fifty SELECT SWEET PEAS NEW EARLY FLOWERING GIANT SPENCER Pkt. Valencia—Color bright Orange and is sunproof. Immense vigor in growth, length of stem and size of flowers $0.25 Majestic Rose—Color, deep brilliant rose pink and lacks the white at base of the standards and wings which others of this color have, this improvement in color gives it a brilliance which is quite new. In vigor of growth, length of stem, size of bloom. Majestic Rose excells all other varieties of early Sweet P