 Some new dwarf kinds are now to be had which have merit, and recently double varieties have made their appearance, which, as soon as the type becomes reliably fixed, will prove quite an acquisition. Sweet Peas: While not so satisfactory with us as in...  First Biennial Report, 1887-8 - Page 376by Kansas State Horticultural Society - 1889Full view - About this book
 | Francis Brill - 1872 - 168 pages
...harrowing in one thousand pounds of bone-flour or six hundred pounds of guano to the acre. They should be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. Mark out furrows six inches deep, thirty inches apart, in which drop the seed one foot apart, and cover... | |
 | Massachusetts Horticultural Society - 1886 - 896 pages
...and long continuance of blooming secure its cultivation in every flower garden. Sweet peas must be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be worked ; the seed should be sown in drills, and covered at least six inches deep. This may be done in two... | |
 | 1886 - 450 pages
...culture and long continuance of blooming, secures for it a place in every flower gardenSweet Peas must be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. The seed should be sown in drills and covered at least six inches deep. This may be done in two ways.... | |
 | Kansas State Horticultural Society - 1889 - 522 pages
...fastidious tastes can scarcely fail to be satisfied. Phloxes: Next to the Petunia, Phlox Drummondi is one of the most satisfactory flowers in cultivation....frost is past, and are claimed to give better flowers. Zinnias : These are coarse-growing annuals of easy culture, and reward the grower with an abundance... | |
 | Kansas State Horticultural Society - 1889 - 516 pages
...themselves early in summer, and if the weather is unfavorable, beds become ragged late in the season. 8ow seed in the house or hotbed about March 1st and transplant,...frost is past, and are claimed to give better flowers. Zinnias: These are coarse-growing annuals of easy culture, and reward the grower with an abundance... | |
 | Ida Dandridge Bennett - 1903 - 382 pages
...sun, the Sweet-pea loves to plunge its roots deep in the cool, moist earth, and the seed should be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, or, better yet, in the fall. This late fall planting has much to recommend it, as there is more leisure... | |
 | Helena Rutherfurd Ely - 1903 - 746 pages
...hours before sowing and when they are up, to mulch them two or three inches. The first crop should be planted as early in the Spring as the ground can be worked. For years I grew only the tall varieties, but they required so much labor and occupied so much room... | |
 | Frank Duane Gardner - 1916 - 1140 pages
...the field, about May 10th in the North. Most farmers grow the bulk of their crop from sets which are planted as early in the spring as the ground can be worked. This is the most certain method of procuring a crop, though as large bulbs cannot be obtained as from... | |
 | Wisconsin State Horticultural Society - 1916 - 144 pages
...flowers for days. They are, without doubt the best ilower to ship, that is grown from a bulb. They may be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be worked and with successive plantings every two weeks until July 1st, they will give continual bloom until... | |
 | 1918 - 576 pages
...not be put out until danger of severe frost is past. Perennials and Asparagus Perennials should be planted as early in the spring as. the ground can be worked. As they will remain for a number of years after once being planted, special care should be taken to... | |
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