Description

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This special re-print edition of Horace J. Wright's book "Sweet Peas" is a guide to the Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) and how to grow them. Written in 1910, this classic text provides insight into everything a gardener might want to know about Sweet Peas, their varieties and how to cultivate them successfully. Chapters include Historical Notes on Sweet Peas, The Three Great Groups of Sweet Peas, Making New Varieties, General Culture of Sweet Peas, Seed Sowing, Culture Under Glass, Sweet Peas For The Garden, Sweet Peas For Decoration, Cupid and Bush Varieties, Fifty Standard Varieties of Heirloom Sweet Peas, The Culture of Sweet Peas For Exhibition and more. A real treasury of knowledge on growing Sweet Peas. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.